Readings listed on this page should be completed by the date indicated. To prevent from falling behind, you are encouraged to read ahead, and having read the articles prior to lecture and discussion will help you to make the most of the lectures and discussions.  In many cases class discussions and small group exercises will require familiarity with the readings for a given date.

Try to get these done by Oct 1 (by Oct 4th at the latest)

Ashmore, Wendy and Robert J. Sharer. (1988) How Archaeology Works. Discovering Our Past: A Brief Introduction to Archaeology, orig. pages 30-54. Mayfield. [Reprinted in Annual Editions: Archaeology 00/01, pp. 15-26. Dushkin and McGraw Hill]

Feidel, Stuart (1990)  The development of American Archaeology: a brief review.  Ch. 1 in, Archaeology of the Americas, second edition, S. Feidel. Pp. 1-21

Williams, Stephen (1998)  Who got to America First? A very Old Question.  In Anthropology Explored: THe Best of the Smithsonian AnthroNotes, Selig and London, eds.  Washington D.C., Smithsonian Press.  Pp. 141-149.

Dillehay, Tom D. (1998) The First South Americans: Archaeology at Monte Verde. In Anthropology Explored: The Best of Smithsonian AnthroNotes, Selig and London, eds. Washington D.C., Smithsonian Press. Pp.159-166.

Oct. 8:   Elias, Scott A. (1996) The Ice Age History of National Parks in the Rockies. Washington, D.C., Smithsonian. Chapter 3.

Oct. 11:   Begley, Sharon and Andrew Murr (1999) The First Americans. Newsweek, Apr. 26, 1999, pp. 50-57. [Reprinted in Annual Editions: Archaeology 00/01, pp. 71-76. Dushkin and McGraw Hill]

Oct. 13:
Thomas: Pp. 49-88

Oct. 15:
Mosely: Pp. 87-102

Gray, Jane and Watson Smith (1962) Fossil Pollen and Archaeology. Archaeology v. 15, no. 1, Pp. 16-26. [Reprinted in Fagan, B (1970) Introductory Readings in Archaeology. Boston, Little Brown and Co. Pp. 83-99.

Oct. 25:
Schoeninger, Margaret J., Michael J. DeNiro, and Henrik Tauber. (1983) Stable nitrogen isotope ratios of bone collagen reflect marine and terrestrial components of prehistoric human diet. Science 220(4604):1381-1383.

Smith, Bruce  (1998)  Middle and South America (Ch. 7).  In The Emergence of Agriculture.  New York: Scientific American Library.  Pp. 145-182.

Oct. 29:
Moseley: Pp. 102-106

Selig, Ruth O. and Bruce D. Smith (1998) A Quiet Revolution: Origins of Agriculture in Eastern North America. In Anthropology Explored: The Best of Smithsonian AnthroNotes, Selig and London, eds. Washington D.C., Smithsonian Press. Pp.178-192.

Nov. 5:
Evans, Susan T.  (2004)  The Initial Formative (c. 2000-1200 BC), Ch. 4 in Ancient Mexico and Central America.  London: Thames & Hudson. Pp. 99-126.

Highwater, Jamake (1982) Rediscovering ancient Mexico City. Archaeology. 35(1):46-50, 52.

Nov. 8:Thomas: Pp. 89-123

Nov. 12:Thomas: Pp. 124-182

Barker, Alex W. (2002) Myths and Monsters: Decoding Ritual Images of a Mysterious Ancient American Religion. Archaeology July/August 2002, pp. 40-45.

Nov. 15:Moseley: Pp. 107-130

Nov. 17:
Moseley: Pp. 131-171

Nov. 19:
Moseley: Pp. 172-222

Nov. 22:
Moseley: Pp. Pp. 223-244.

Nov. 29:Moseley: Pp. 245-275.

Dec. 3:
TBA- Norse in Greenland and North America

Dec. 6:Thomas: Pp. 183-230

Dec. 8:
Fagan, Brian. (1988) Black day at Slack Farm / by Brian Fagan. Archaeology 41(4):15-16, 73.

Holloway, Marguerite (1995) The preservation of the past. (preservation of archeological wonders). Scientific-American. 272(5):98-101.

Sebastian, Lynne. (1990) Looting and the law: the view from New Mexico. (protection of prehistoric ruins and objects of antiquity). Archaeology. 43(6):52.

Dec. 10:Thomas: Pp. 231-244