UHON 222 The Legacy of Ancient Technology
The University of
Tuesday/Thursday 2:00-3:15pm, Honors Room 8
Dr. Troy Lovata (lovata@unm.edu)
http://www.unm.edu/~lovata/spring10/ancienttech
Office Hours (Honors Room 2B): 1:00-1:45 pm Tuesdays and
Thursdays, 3:30-4:30pm Wednesdays, and by appointment.
SCHEDULE
REVISED on 4/12/10
January
19 First day of
class
Introduction to class policies and procedures
Begin discussion of Tools, Ethnoarchaeology and the Modern meaning of Pre-industrial Technology
21 Ethnoarchaeology and Pre-industrial Technology
Read: Chapters 6 from David and Kramer’s Ethnoarchaeology in Action and Stiles’ ‘Ethnoarchaeology’.
26-28 Stone Tools: Grinding
Read: Adams’ ‘Use Wear Analysis of Manos…’ and ‘Refocusing
the Role of Food Grinding Tools’ and Mohr’s ‘
February
2-4 Stone Tools: Knapping
Read: Whittaker chapters 1-7.
Assignment 1 Due February 2
9-11 Stone Tools: Knapping cont’d
Read: Whittaker chapters 8-10.
16-18 Stone Tools: Knapping cont’d
23-25 Projectiles
Read: Cotterell and Kaminga’s ‘Projectiles’; Frison’s ‘Experimental Use of Clovis Weaponry and Tools on African Elephants’.
Assignment 2 Due February 23
March
2-4 Projectiles cont’d
9 Projectiles cont’d
11 Projectiles cont’d
15-17 Spring Break, No Class
23 Projectiles cont’d
Atlatl test day
25 Cordage: Part 1
Read: Kidder’s ‘Making Cordage by Hand’; selections from Gill’s ‘Practical Basketry’.
Assignment 3 Due March 25
30-April 1 Cordage: Part 1 cont’d
Read: Thomson’s ‘A Bark Sandal from the
6 Cordage: Part 1 cont’d
Project test day
8 Cordage: Part 2, Skill
Read: Ingold’s ‘Beyond Art and Technology: The Anthropology of Skill and Thought’.
13 Adobe
Read: selections from Romero and Larkin’s Adobe: Building and Living with Earth.
15 Adobe cont’d
No organized class. Small group tours.
20-22 Adobe cont’d
Read: Oliver’s ‘Earth as a Building Material Today’; Brown
and
Assignment 4 Due April 20
27-29 Adobe cont’d
May
4 Adobe cont’d
6 Adobe cont’d
Last Day of Class: Required attendance, Course Evaluations
Museum Assignment Due
10 Assignment 5 Due via Email
-TRL 01/10