Diamond, Jared
1997 Guns, Germs and Steel. New York: Random House

Course Content:
This course is a romp though the world’s great archaeological sites with a view to making students literate in world archaeology. It is an introduction to the well-known sites and artifacts that have shaped our view of the past from the advent of modern humans to the beginning of written records. We will look at the causes and consequences of the developments in the human career, and also at the hoaxes, frauds and bad science that plague popular views of the human past. By the end of this course, students will know what archaeologists know about how and why the big events in human prehistory occurred, will be able to identify the important sites and artifacts, and will be able to critically evaluate the way things archaeological are presented in the popular media.

Course Presentation:
The information for this course will come from lectures, websites, films and readings.

Method of Evaluation:(tentative)
Mid term 20%
Assignments 20%
Quizzes 15%
Final 25%
Attendance, exercises, in-class assignments 10%