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Teaching Archaeological Pragmatism Through Problem-Based Learning, Lynne. Kvapil Nov 2014

Teaching Archaeological Pragmatism Through Problem-Based Learning, Lynne. Kvapil

Lynne A. Kvapil

This article outlines the application of problem-based learning, or PBL, to a freshman-level course in Aegean prehistory. The project described demonstrates how PBL can be used to tap into college-level students’ natural curiosity about the ancient world while training them to use practical, broadly applicable writing and research skills.


Continuous Modeling Of Core Reduction: Lessons From Refitting Cores From Whs623x, An Upper Paleolithic Site In Jordan, Michael Shott, John M. Lindly, Geoffery A. Clark Jul 2014

Continuous Modeling Of Core Reduction: Lessons From Refitting Cores From Whs623x, An Upper Paleolithic Site In Jordan, Michael Shott, John M. Lindly, Geoffery A. Clark

Michael J. Shott

The systematic production of usable flakes is often presented by lithic technologists as a rigid set of strategies or procedures to be followed in a step-by-step fashion. The quintessential example is the chaîne opératoire, developed by the French in the 1980s and widely applied today. An alternate view is that lithic reduction is a fluid behavioral set conditioned by an intimate familiarity with techniques and materials and tempered by environmental and situational circumstances. In an effort to address the ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions central to an epistemologically informed archaeology, and thus help lithic analysts from different research traditions better understand …


Lithic Landscapes And Raw-Material Exploitation Among Hunter-Gatherers, Michael Shott Jul 2014

Lithic Landscapes And Raw-Material Exploitation Among Hunter-Gatherers, Michael Shott

Michael J. Shott

No abstract provided.


Literature Of The Scientific Imagination. [Review Of Daniel Fondanèche's La Littérature D'Imagination Scientifique, Amsterdam: Rodopi, 2012], Arthur B. Evans Jul 2014

Literature Of The Scientific Imagination. [Review Of Daniel Fondanèche's La Littérature D'Imagination Scientifique, Amsterdam: Rodopi, 2012], Arthur B. Evans

Arthur Bruce Evans

No abstract provided.


Displaying Human Remains In Italy, Why It Matters To Italian Museums: Research, Ethics, And Repatriation, Vincent Barraza Apr 2014

Displaying Human Remains In Italy, Why It Matters To Italian Museums: Research, Ethics, And Repatriation, Vincent Barraza

Vincent Barraza

Looking critically at museum collections in Italy exhibiting human remains, this paper examines current display practices and techniques, cultural views on displaying the dead, and explores the controversial topic of “Human Remains vs. Historical Object.” This paper compares the scientific benefits of collecting, analyzing, displaying human remains, in concert with a cultural and physical anthropological analysis, including cultural identity and viewer interpretation.  It argues the ethical and moral issues associated with the exposition of human remains for their historical, scientific or entertainment value. Finally, it explores the principles behind repatriation, including a discussion on ownership and assessing claims to human …


Arqueología Del Poblamiento De Un Territorio Del Mediterráneo Occidental (Alicante, España) En Época Tardo-Antigua. Un Espacio Activo Sin Ciudad Archaeology Of Settlement About A Territory Of The Mediterranean Occidental (Alicante, Spain) In Late Antiquity. Space Active Without City, Pablo Rosser Phd. Jan 2014

Arqueología Del Poblamiento De Un Territorio Del Mediterráneo Occidental (Alicante, España) En Época Tardo-Antigua. Un Espacio Activo Sin Ciudad Archaeology Of Settlement About A Territory Of The Mediterranean Occidental (Alicante, Spain) In Late Antiquity. Space Active Without City, Pablo Rosser Phd.

pablo rosser

Resumen Este artículo plantea una propuesta de fases cronológicas para la antigüedad tardía en el término municipal de Alicante, sobre la base de un pormenorizado estudio arqueológico de sus yacimientos arqueológicos excavados, su estratigrafía, su registro material y las dataciones absolutas, analizadas en el contexto geo-político de la zona en donde se circunscribe. Palabras clave: Alicante, antigüedad tardía, necrópolis, comercio, cristianismo, urbanismo. SUMMARY: This article presents a proposal for chronological phases to late antiquity in the town of Alicante, on the basis of a detailed archaeological survey of archaeological sites excavated, its stratigraphy, the material record and absolute dating, analyzed …


Introduction, Morag M. Kersel, Matthew T. Ruzt Dec 2013

Introduction, Morag M. Kersel, Matthew T. Ruzt

Morag M. Kersel

No abstract provided.


Wikileaks, Texts, And Archaeology: The Case Of The Schøyen Incantation Bowls, Neil J. Brodie, Morag M. Kersel Dec 2013

Wikileaks, Texts, And Archaeology: The Case Of The Schøyen Incantation Bowls, Neil J. Brodie, Morag M. Kersel

Morag M. Kersel

No abstract provided.


Holy Stranger Daily Ghost, Evan White Dec 2013

Holy Stranger Daily Ghost, Evan White

Evan White

No abstract provided.