ANT4068:  Archaeology of Technology
Fall 2004  -  Heather M.-L. Miller

Class Schedule
The readings for each class relate to the class discussions, while the lectures and videos are usually designed to introduce you to the readings for the following week.
Readings preceded by * are in the required book.  Readings preceded by # are in the 'recommended' books, so don't copy those if you bought the book.  Note that these copies usually do NOT include bibliographic references - you'll have to get the book.
 

Week	Topics	Readings
Sept. 14	Lecture: Overview and Introduction: Themes in Ancient Technology Discussion of Projects   CLAY - POTTERY   Videos:  Maria.  Indian Pottery Maker of San Ildefonso.  US National Park Service. 27 min. The Potters of Thrapsano: A Modern Workshop with Clues to Ancient Technology. 1999.  Cinegraphic Films.  27 min.
Sept. 21	CLAY - POTTERY   Demonstration & Discussion of Readings: Pottery production, from prepared clay to firing   Lab:  Lab in Handbuilding Pottery, in order to compare the visual marks on coil vs. pinched/drawn pottery.  (X ray analysis may be done as well) --PREPARE TO BE MESSY--	#(1) Rye (1981): pp. 1-5, 16-28, & especially pp. 29-40. (2) Kenoyer (n.d):  Lab 13: Ceramic Production: Clay Preparation. Pp. 75-79. #(3) Sinopoli (1991): pp.vii-ix & 9-42.
Sept. 28	POTTERY TECHNOLOGY; ORGANIZATION of PRODUCTION   Discussion of Readings including those from Sept. 21 Think about the organization of potters work and distribution systems in the ethnographic readings AND in videos we have seen.   STONE   Demo/Slides:  Stone Bead Production in Khambat, India (agates-chipped) and in Peshawar, Pakistan (talc/steatite & lapis-sawn).  References: Kenoyer, Vidale &. Bhan (1994); Vidale (1995)   Lab:  Flintknapping or Stone Bead Production - BRING GLOVES!	(1) Review readings from last week. #(2) Sinopoli (1991):  Ch. 5 (pp. 83-117) (3) Shah (1985): pp.15-27,31 (4) Van der Leeuw (1993):  pp. 238-288.
Oct. 5	TOPIC STATEMENTS DUE THIS WEEK!   STONE & BONE; FORMAL ANALYSIS, PRODUCTION PROCESSES   Discussion of Readings: Martin represents a standard observational investigation of artifact assemblages. Greenfield discusses experimental analysis of cut marks on bone. Inizan et al. outline the development of the chain operatoire approach, and describe observational analysis, including use wear. For more on use wear, see the book by George H. Odell, a leader in the use wear field. Bleed introduces the operations research approach.   Video:   Flintknapping with Bruce Bradley.	(1) Martin (1999): pp. 81-112 (2) Greenfield (2002)  (some photographs have not been included, as they did not photocopy well.) (3) Inizan et al. (1992): pp.1-32 (4) Bleed (1991)   If you are interested in stone usewear studies, I should introduce you to Dr. Chen Shen, Curator at the ROM.

Further information to be posted after 1st class.


See Schedule for 2003 for an idea of other topics we will cover.