The goal of this Assignment is to observe an ‘archaeological site’ as an anthropologist would. The student will analyze their observations in terms of themes from the subfield of archaeology such as how it helps frame our understanding of how we can learn more about the human past by studying and interpreting material culture.
Description:
Motel of the Mysteries is a well-known book among archaeologists (see basic description in Smith 2009). This humorous (now sadly out of print) book takes a look at how an archaeologist of the future might look at a late 20th century roadside motel. While our artifacts make sense to us how might they preserve and be interpreted by future archaeologists? In this Assignment we will explore this idea.
Smith S. (2009). Motel of the Mysteries. The Society for Georgia Archaeology. Retrieved from: http://thesga.org/2009/01/motel-of-the-mysteries/
Directions for 4-6 page Assignment:
Disclaimer
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Writing Expectations
All written submissions should be submitted usingAPA formatting. In part this includes: