ANT 4041S
Landscape Archaeology 2004

		The following indicates the preliminary schedule of topics in the course seminars. Later there will be links to the readings you should do to prepare for each.
Schedule	Class
	7 January	Introduction to the Course The scope of the course. What topics do we want to cover? Schedule the presentations and seminars
	14 January	Archaeological Survey I - Ted & Terry Acquiring the data for landscape archaeology Goals of archaeological survey Factors that affect survey results Readings: Banning (2002), chaps 2 and 3 (copy on file in Anthropology xerox room)
	21 January	Archaeological Survey II - Ted & Terry Prospection and predictive modelling in archaeological survey Readings: Banning (2002), chap 6 (copy on file in Anthropology xerox room); TBA
	28 January	Perception & Cognition - Michael & Kisha Perception of landscapes, cognitive aspects of landscapes in humans and non-human primates Territoriality Readings: TBA
	4 February	Coastal Landscapes - Terry & Emma Underwater, intertidal, and wetland landscapes Coastal migration routes, colonization of New World Readings: TBA
	11 February	Dispersed Communities & Transhumance - Emma, Seiji, & Michael Dispersed communities, logistical settlement systems, transhumant pastoralists Readings: TBA
	18 Feburary	Reading Week - No Class
	25 February	Postponed until next week (Ted has to be out of town): Urban Landscapes - Lynne, Brandy & Sarah Urbanism in its regional context, settlement aggregation Central-place theory, urban hinterlands Christalleran settlement lattices, rank-size distributions Readings: TBA
	3 March	Agricultural Landscapes - Seiji & Brandy (?) Note that this class will run from 10AM to 1PM to accommodate the postponed seminar from last week Field systems, canal networks Aerial and sattelite remote sensing Readings: TBA
	10 March	Military Landscapes - Kisha & Emma (?) Defensive or military landscapes Battlefield archaeology Landscapes of war Readings: TBA (but Historical Archaeology 37(3) might be a good place to start)
	17 March	Ideological Landscapes - Lynne & Sarah Cosmology, geomancy Landscapes of monuments Readings: TBA
	24 March	Presentations First group of 15-min or 20-min conference-style presentations (participants TBA)
	31 March	Cancelled - SAA meetings in Montreal
	7 April	Presentations Second group of 15-min or 20-min conference-style presentations (participants TBA)

Last Update 10 January 2004

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