| BURIED CITIES AND LOST TRIBES: NEW WORLD
Lecture Course
Shereen Lerner
Mesa Community College, Dept. of Cultural Science
1833 W. Southern Ave. Mesa, AZ 85202
Office: 480-461-7306 Fax: 480-461-7812
slerner@mail.mc.maricopa.edu
Archaeology is about material culture—the
things that people use to adapt to the world around them.
Archaeology is about anthropology—the study of humankind.
Archaeology is more than "things" in a museum or
"things" that are necessarily old. These "things"
are part of people's material culture, and they can tell us
how people used them and what context these and other parts
of the material culture played in their lives. Archaeologists
ponder the things left behind by peoples who lived and died
through almost two million years of human existence. These
material remains are called artifacts and features. It is
artifacts and features that help archaeologists reconstruct
the hows and whys of people's lives. Buried Cities and Lost
Tribes is a journey into some of the lessons that archaeologists
have learned or are unfolding in the study of humankind.
Teaching Statement (forthcoming)
Approach, Rationale, and Overview
Matrix Principles
Institutional Context of Course
Course Development
Course Artifacts
Course Goals
Syllabus
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