ANT 3163M

Mesoamerican Archaeology

Dr. Arlen Chase


Schedule

Topics and Assignments:

(parenthesis indicate a day on which there is no class meeting; bold indicates an exam day);

Week Dates Topics and Readings
1. May 12, 14

Introduction to Mesoamerican Civilization; Archaeological Background;
Early Man and the Origins of Settled Life; The Olmec

  • Coe and Kootz, Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4
  • Coe, Chapter 1
  • Readings: Kirchoff 1943; Crossley/Wagner 1987

video: Searching for the Maya, Background to Mexico
2. May 19, 21 Post-Olmec, Monte Alban, and Other Formative Period Cultures
  • Coe and Kootz, Chapter 5
  • Coe, Chapters 2 and 3

videos: La Venta, Mirador
3. May 28 The Early Classic: Teotihuacan and the Maya
  • Coe and Kootz, Chapter 6
  • Coe, Chapter 4

videos: Mirador; Teotihuacan

MAY 26 is a UCF holiday; there is no class
4. June 2 ,4

Classic Period Maya and Hieroglyphic Writing

  • Coe, Chapter 5 and 9

videos: Caracol, Copan, Superstates

EXAM #1 is on June 2
5. June 9, 11 The Terminal Classic era, the "Collapse," and Later Mesoamerica
  • Coe and Kootz, Chapters 7 and 8
  • Coe, Chapter 6

video: Dos Pilas, Santa Rita Corozal
6. June 16,18 The Postclassic Period
  • Coe and Kootz, Chapters 9 and 10
  • Coe, Chapters 7. 8. and 9

video: Aztec

EXAM #2 is on June 18
7. June 20 Last Day of Class Summer Term A


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