Anthropology 011 Course Outline
Lesson 1: Introduction, Background, and Old World Origins
Lesson 2: Siberia, Peopling of the Americas, and Paleoindians
Lesson 3: Extinctions and Archaic Readjustments
Lesson 4: Mound Builders of the Eastern Woodlands
Lesson 5: Early Southwest Cultures
Lesson 6: Later Southwest Cultures
Lesson 7: Classic Mexico
Lesson 8: Post Classic Mexico
Lesson 9: Mississippians
Lesson 10: Northern Farmers
Lesson 11: Peoples of the Gulf
Lesson 12: The Interior West
Lesson 13: The West Coast
Lesson 14: The Arctic
Lesson 15: Worlds in Collision and Modern Archaeology
What's New in Archaeology?
"Tomb Raider" Has Nothing on Real Archaeological Tech
July 31, 2003—In the movie Tomb Raider: Cradle of Life, intrepid archaeologist Lara Croft, played by Angelina Jolie, uses state-of-the-art technology like a multipurpose digital media device—the Panasonic AV20/30 eWear/d-Snap—and a customized Jeep that can handle Africa's rugged off-road conditions.
But as well equipped as she is, Lara Croft has nothing on the real-life archaeologists when it comes to technology. <more>
National Geographic News
Early villages hold the key to war
September. 15, 2003—The advent of affluent village life with communities splitting into clans may have heralded the first wars, suggests archeological analysis of ancient Mexico. <more>.
New Scientist
'Virgins' First To Settle Las Vegas?
August 26, 2003—Evidence for the earliest known dwelling in the vicinity of Las Vegas suggests that the current casino and nightclub hotspot was first settled around A.D. 400 by Native Americans who may have come from the Virgin Branch of Anasazi (early Puebloans), the Mojave, the Paiutes or another unidentified group. <more>
Discovery News
Six Degrees of E-mail Separate Wired World?
August 7, 2003—How well do you know Madonna? Do you consider Tiger Woods a buddy? What about former South African President Nelson Mandela? According to the "small world" theory, you should be just six handshakes away from each of them. But can anyone in the world really reach anyone else through a chain of just six friends?
Yes, say researchers from Columbia University in New York, who have published the first results of their "Small World Research Project." <more>
National Geographic News