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choice of the site and archaeologistchoice of the site and archaeologist Term Paper Assignment 1 (Anth. 141) for Fall 2017: 1) As indicated on the syllabus, your term paper topic for this semester will involve choosing either one notable archaeological site or one important archaeologist in the history of North American archaeology. A sign-up sheet will be passed around in class and you can declare your choice of a topic at that time. 2) In considering the content of your term paper, think about the following issues: -- Archaeological Site: What are the particulars of the site setting? Why was the site excavated (i.e., what problems were being investigated)? What kinds of methods and techniques were used to investigate the site? What major findings resulted from the work (e.g., figuring out the chronology, reconstructing the life ways, elucidating general culture process, solving a major scientific problem, etc.)? Why is the site significant in understanding the evolution of culture in North America? What questions does the site pose for the conduct of future work? -- Archaeologist: What is the archaeologist’s background (you could give a short biographical sketch of early interests and influences, social and educational background, professional training, job positions held, significant lifetime achievements, major awards, etc.)? What was the intellectual or theoretical climate in which the archaeologist worked? What research is the archaeologist best known for? What influences did the archaeologist have on succeeding generations of students (as a teacher or mentor), or on the development of archaeology in general? What lessons can you draw from the archaeologist about the planning of your own career, be it in anthropology or another discipline? 3) The paper will be at least ten pages long. It will consist of a cover page, 10 to 11 pages of text, and a few pages of cited references. You should consult and list at least ten references (you cannot use our main text, an encyclopedia, a dictionary, or Wikipedia as one of the 10 required sources). I request that you use primary sources, i.e., that you make an honest attempt to get original source materials rather than second-hand treatments. You may access second-hand sources (like the internet or newspapers) to help you better understand the subject matter, but it is preferable to cite original works in the paper. It is acceptable to use online journal references (or any other sources published verbatim online with the original page numbers). 4) Papers must be turned in as hard copy, either in class or at my office (e-mailed papers will not be accepted). Late papers (those turned in after the due date) will lose 30 percent of the grade up front. A paper more than one week late will not be accepted. Use your own words in writing the paper (plagiarism will result in a zero grade). Formatting Requirements for the Term Paper (Anth. 141): 1) Margins: 1.5" on left; 1" on top, right, and bottom 2) Main Body of Text: Double-spaced 3) Fonts: 10 or 12 size (12 is standard); please use Times font style (use same font style and size throughout) 4) Paper will consist of a Cover Page (1), Text Pages (10 minimum), and References Cited Page(s) (a minimum of 10 references—you cannot use your main text as one of those 10) 5) Items on Cover Page: -- Title of Paper (3 double spaces down from top margin; all caps; centered)-- by (6 double spaces down from title; lower-case letters; centered)-- Name (1 double space down from by; centered)-- 4 lines of information in lower right-hand corner of cover page (as below)Anthropology 1410900-0950 MWFInstructor: Walter A. Dodd, Ph.D.November 20, 2016the above four lines are left-justified (i.e., aligned on their left side) 6) First Page of Text: Title is repeated exactly as it appears on cover page (centered, all caps, but at top margin of page one). 7) There is no page number on the first page of text. All subsequent pages of text are numbered either top center, top right, bottom center, or bottom right. Page numbers never go along the left margin. 8) The first line of each paragraph in the paper is indented (no blocking of paragraphs). 9) The opening paragraph of the paper starts 2 double spaces below the paper title on the first page of text. 10) The paper should have one paragraph as an introduction (summary of the problem, what will be covered, possible hint at the conclusions, etc.). The ensuing parts of the paper should be organized coherently by using subheadings to separate major sections of the paper. There should be a logical flow between major sections of the paper (evidenced both in thought and words). The paper should be well thought out in its organization, rather than merely put together haphazardly (use the subheadings to give it organization). The text should be ended with a short Conclusion or Summary section. 11) Subheadings are placed against the left margin. Use initial caps only in words of the subheading (articles such as "a" or "the," or prepositions such as "from" or "to" can be lower case; the only exception is when they start the subheading, in which case they are capitalized). Place a new subheading 2 double spaces down from the end of a prior paragraph, and then start the next paragraph 1 double space down from the subheading. Subheadings can be bolded or underlined (not both), but whichever one you choose, be consistent in its use. If you make subheadings bold, you must make the title bold also. 12) All references mentioned in the text of the paper have to be properly cited on a References Cited page that follows the main text. You can put the References Cited heading right at the top margin of the page, then come down two double spaces to begin listing your sources. 13) All references listed in the back of the paper must be listed alphabetically by surname, and followed by date of publication, and specific reference material. Entries can be single-spaced, with a double-space between entries. 14) Examples of different kinds of references cited (hypothetical): Linden, David J.2009 The Accidental Mind: How Brain Evolution Has Given Us Love, Memory, Dreams, and God. Cambridge (MA): Belknap Press. [example of book title] Anonymousn.d. The concept of trait transmission in chimps. MS. [example of ref where there is no author listed, no date of publication, and it is a manuscript—avoid such refs if possible] Camonille, Priscilla2001 Development of Genetic Theory During the 1970s. Journal of Modern Genetics 13(2):43-47. [a journal article]2002 The Not So Selfish Meme. Memetics Today 6(3):2-5. [example of more than one ref by same author] Davou, Mara2008 Great Ape Connections. In New Concepts in Genetic Science, R. G. Matson and D. D. Gish, eds., pp. 54-65. Paris: Mouflon Publishers. [example of article in a book] Robertson, Marie2001 The Dog-on-the-Leash Principle. <http://www.memetheory.org> [internet ref. example] Zeta, Humberto1999a Imitative Behaviors. Boston: Houghton-Miflin. [example of refs by 1 author in same yr]1999b Is the Bonobo Unique? San Francisco: Academic Publishing House. 15) References must be listed in the text in order to show where you got your information. Generally, it is done by putting the source in parentheses. For example: “Davou (2001) identifies the brain as the chief area where memes reside.” If you give very specific information from a source, such as numerical figures or very specific knowledge from a reference, you must give the page numbers where it is found. If you are merely summarizing the main conclusion from an entire reference, then you do not need to give specific page numbers. 16) If you give a citation that is a direct quote, you must follow it with the author's name, date of publication, and page numbers. For example: Robertson says that, "Traits are permanently tied to genes and can never operate independently of them" (2001:13-14). Use quotes sparingly (short ones, and no more than 10 total). 17) If you use figures in your paper, they must be numbered and captioned. If they are adapted from another source, then you must state that source. Figures do not count as pages of text. You can also use endnotes if you so desire (but I would suggest leaving them out for a paper of this short length). And please do not use footnotes. 18) The final paper can be stapled in the upper left-hand corner. Please do not use paper clips to bind a paper, as they usually come apart. It is also unnecessary to bind the paper in a folder (simply stapled will do). 19) After submission, the paper will be graded according to the university scoring guide that we discussed on the first day of class. You will receive feedback on your writing. I will make red notations in the body of your paper, and I will also staple a grading sheet to the back of your paper with suggestions for improvement.   NORTH AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES   Adena African Burial Ground Arlington Springs Aucilla River (Page-Ladson) Aztalan Mounds Bat Cave Betatakin / Keet Seel Black Earth Blackwater Draw Blythe Intaglios Bonfire Shelter Boylston Street Fish Weir Buttermilk Creek Cahokia Calico Canyon de Chelly Cape Denbigh (Iyatayet) Cape Krusenstern Casa Grande Casas Grandes Cerro de Trincheras Cerruti Mastodon Chaco Canyon (Pueblo Bonito) Chaw’se Crystal River Danger Cave Dickson Mounds Effigy Mounds Emeryville Shell Mound Etowah Fajada Butte Five Finger Ridge Folsom Fort Rock Cave Gatecliff Shelter Gault Gila Cliff Dwellings Grasshopper Gypsum Cave Head Smashed In Hidden Cave Hinds Cave Hiwassee Island Hogup Cave Hoko River Hopewell Mound Horseshoe (Barrier) Canyon Icehouse Bottom Indian Knoll Ipiutak Irene Mounds Keatley Creek Kennewick Key Marco Knife River Kolomoki Koster Lamoka Lake L’Anse aux Meadows La Playa Lindenmeier Little Salt Spring Mammoth Cave Marmes RS Medicine Wheel Mesa Verde (Cliff Palace) Meadowcroft RS Miami Circle Modoc RS Mound City Moundville Mountaineer Mount Royal Mummy Cave Namu Nanih Waiya Newark Mound Ocmulgee Olsen-Chubbock Onion Portage On Your Knees Cave Ozette Paisley Caves Pecos Pueblo Pendejo Cave Pender Canal Pinto Basin Port au Choix Poverty Point Pueblo Grande Qeqertassusak Rivanna River Mound Rose Spring Russell Cave Sapelo Shell Rings Serpent Mound Shabikeschee Village Skyrocket Snaketown Spiro Mounds (Craig Mound) Stallings Island Tequesta Village Thunderbird Toltec Mounds Topper Triquet Island Tularosa Cave Tunacunnhee Tyounyi Ventana Cave Weeden Island Windover Wright Mound   NORTH AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGISTS Charles Conrad Abbott James M. Adovasio Robert Ascher Caleb Atwater Adolph F. A. Bandelier Robert E. Bell Robert L. Bettinger Lewis R. Binford Daniel G. Brinton Joseph R. Caldwell Faye-Cooper Cole Henry B. Collins Margaret Conkey Don Crabtree Luther S. Cressman Dale R. Croes Byron S. Cummings Frank Hamilton Cushing Richard D. Daugherty Kathleen A. Deagan James Deetz Andrew Ellicott Douglass Robert C. Dunnell Charles C. DiPeso Charles H. Fairbanks Jesse Walter Fewkes Jesse D. Figgins William W. Fitzhugh James A. Ford George C. Frison Gayle J. Fritz Roald H. Fryxell J. Louis Giddings Harold S. Gladwin Lynne Goldstein Albert C. Goodyear Donald K. Grayson James B. Griffin Mark R. Harrington Emil W. Haury Brian Hayden Julian D. Hayden C. Vance Haynes Robert F. Heizer Edgar Lee Hewett James N. Hill Frederick Webb Hodge Preston Holder William Henry Holmes Helge M. Ingstad / Anne Stine Moe Ingstad Cynthia Irwin-Williams Thomas Jefferson Jesse D. Jennings Neil M. Judd Alice B. Kehoe J. Charles Kelley Arthur Randolph Kelly Robert L. Kelly Alfred Vincent Kidder Clyde K. M. Kluckhohn Alfred L. Kroeber Stephen H. Lekson Madeline Kneberg Lewis Willard F. Libby William A. Longacre Richard S. MacNeish Paul S. (Sidney) Martin Therkel Mathiassen W. C. McKern Clement W. Meighan David J. Meltzer Jerald T. Milanich Clarence B. Moore Warren K. Moorehead Earl Morris Dan F. Morse William Mulloy Nels C. Nelson Michael J. O’Brien / R. Lee Lyman Arthur C. Parker Timothy R. Pauketat George H. Pepper Stephen Plog / Fred Plog Frederic Ward Putnam William A. Ritchie Frank H. H. Roberts Malcolm J. Rogers Michael B. Schiffer Janet D. Spector Leslie Spier Ephraim G. Squier / Edwin H. Davis Julian H. Steward William Duncan Strong Stuart M. Struever Walter W. Taylor Cyrus Thomas David Hurst Thomas Bruce G. Trigger James A. Tuck Max Uhle Ernest Volk Antonio J. Waring Joe E. Watkins Patty Jo Watson Clarence H. Webb Waldo R. Wedel D. Fred Wendorf Richard Wetherill Joe Ben Wheat Leslie A. White Gordon R. Willey H. Marie Wormington