INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY ANTH 104.01 – Spring 2005 V. K. Bentley-Condit (bentleyc@grinnell.edu) Goodnow 307 Office Hours: MWF – 11a-3p Phone: 4305 COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is an introductory survey of the four fields of Anthropology: the study of human nature. We will cover: (1) Biological Anthropology -- the study of human evolution and biological adaptations; (2) Archaeology -- the study of prehistoric human societies in the context of cultural evolution; (3) Linguistics -- the study of the evolution and functions of human language systems, as the foundation of human culture; and (4) Cultural Anthropology -- the comparative study of human social and cultural adaptations. REQUIRED TEXTS: 1) Bailey, G.; Peoples, J. 2002. Essentials of Cultural Anthropology. Wadsworth. 2) Kamp, K. 1998. Life in the Pueblo: Understanding the Past through Archaeology. Waveland Press. 3) Lewin, R. 2005. Human Evolution: An Illustrated Introduction, 5th ed. Blackwell Scientific Publications. 4) Reed, R. 1997. Forest Dwellers, Forest Protectors. Allyn & Bacon. 5) Blackboard Readings (BR1- 13) available on Blackboard. COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Exams (4 @15% =60%): Four exams will be given during the semester – one for each of the four fields. These exams are scheduled for approximately every tenth class. Make-up exams are not an option. Dates: 21FEB, 14MAR, 18APR, 13MAY. Lab Projects (35%): There will be one “lab project” for each of the four fields – some of these will be done during class but all will require out-of-class work. While there are no formal papers for this class, each project will require some write-up. All write-ups are due at 5pm on the designated date. 1) Fossil Lab & Write-up (5%): This lab will be scheduled outside of class and will require you to spend some “quality time” with the fossil casts examining and measuring various aspects. Labs will be the week of 14FEB with the write-up due M, 28FEB. 2) Burial Lab & Write-up (10%): This lab will be scheduled both during and outside of class. The write-up is due F, 18MAR. 3) Graffiti Lab & Write-up (10%): This lab will be scheduled during class but will require work (i.e., data collection) outside of class with team members. The write-up is due M, 25APR. 4) Cross-Cultural Research (10%): This lab will be completed outside of class using the e-HRAF database with a hypothesis, predictions, data collection, and write-up. The write-up is due T, 17MAY. Class Participation/Attendance (5%): You are expected to attend every class and participate in class discussions. I keep track of both so failure to do so will have a negative impact on your grade.
INTRODUCTION
DATE:	TOPIC:	ASSIGNMENT:
M – 24JAN	Preliminaries; What is anthropology?	Bailey & Peoples 1
I. BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
W – 26JAN	Theory	Lewin 2,3,4
F – 28JAN	Methods	Lewin 7,8; BR1: Ember & Ember, Explanation & Evidence
M – 31JAN	VIDEO: Monkey in the Mirror	N/A
W – 02FEB	Video discussion	N/A
F – 04FEB	Primates	Lewin 10,12,13,
M – 07FEB	The transition to bipedalism	Lewin 15,16,17
W – 09FEB	Australopithecines	Lewin 18,19,20
F – 11FEB	Early Homo	Lewin 21,22, 23
M – 14FEB	Homo erectus	Lewin 24,25,26
W – 16FEB	Neandertals & Homo sapiens	Lewin 27, pp. 187-189 & 197-198, 29, pp. 208-209 & 213-214
F – 18FEB	Human variation	Lewin 11; BR2: Ember & Ember, Human Variation; AAA Statement on Race at: http://www.aaanet.org/stmts/racepp.htm
M – 21FEB	EXAM 1	N/A
II. ARCHAEOLOGY
W – 23FEB	Theory	BR3: Fagan, Explaining the Past
F – 25FEB	Methods	Kamp 4; BR4: Turnbaugh et al., Appendix A: The Arch Research Project
M – 28FEB	Prehistory & Neolithic Revolution Fossil Lab Due (5pm)	BR5: Turnbaugh et al., Arch Approaches to Later Prehistory; Lewin 34,35
W – 02MAR	Rise of Cities and Civilization	BR6: Turnbaugh et al., The Rise of Ancient Civilizations
F – 04MAR	Case Study – Life in the Pueblo	Kamp 1-3, 5
M – 07MAR	Case Study – Life in the Pueblo	Kamp 6-11
W – 09MAR	Burial Lab (in class)	N/A
F – 11MAR	VIDEO: Other Peoples’ Garbage; Video Discussion	N/A
M – 14MAR	EXAM 2	N/A
III. LINGUISTICS
W – 16MAR	VIDEO: Koko	Read about Koko at www.gorilla.org
F – 18MAR	CLASS CANCELLED! Burial Lab Due (5pm)	N/A
19MAR-02APR	SPRING BREAK
M – 04APR	Language	Lewin 31,32; Bailey & Peoples 3
W – 06APR	Evolutionary Approaches to Understanding Language	BR7: Dunbar, Gossip in Evolutionary Perspective
F – 08APR	Theory	BR8: Salzmann, Language and Culture BR9: Bing, Penguins Can’t Fly and Women Don’t Count
M – 11APR	Methods	BR10: Bailey et al., Methodology of a Survey of Oklahoma Dialects
W – 13APR	Male-Female Communication	BR11: Maltz & Borker, A Cultural Approach to ♂-♀ Miscommunication
F – 15APR	Graffiti Lab (in class)	BR12: Cole, ‘Oh wise women of the stalls…’ BR13: Nwoye, Social Issues on Walls: Graffiti in University Lavatories
M – 18APR	EXAM 3	N/A
IV. CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
W – 20APR	Theory	Bailey & Peoples 2 & pp. 48-61
F – 22APR	Methods	Bailey & Peoples 61-70; Reed 1
M – 25APR	Subsistence Strategy; Graffiti Lab Due (5pm)	Bailey & Peoples 5 ; Reed 3
W – 27APR	Sociopolitical Organization & Economics	Bailey & Peoples 6 & pp.174-188 Reed 2
F – 29APR	Religion	Bailey & Peoples 11
M – 02MAY	Marriage	Bailey & Peoples 7
W – 04MAY	Kinship & Gender	Bailey & Peoples 8 & pp.147-149 & 157-171
F – 06MAY	Impact of Development	Reed 4,5
M – 09MAY	VIDEO : N!ai (class will begin at 7 :50a)	N/A
W – 11MAY	Video Discussion; Wrap-up	N/A
F – 13MAY	EXAM 4	N/A
T – 17MAY	Cross-cultural Lab Due (5pm)

BLACKBOARD READINGS BIBLIOGRPHY

1) Ember, C.; Ember, M. 1996. Ch 12 – Explanation and Evidence. In: Anthropology, 8^th ed., Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.

2) Ember, C.; Ember, M. 1996. Ch 7 – Human Variation. In: Anthropology, 8^th ed., Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.

3) Fagan, B., 1999. Ch 13 - Explaining the Past. In: Archaeology: A Brief Introduction, 7^th ed., Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.

4) Turnbaugh, W.; Jurmain, R.; Nelson, H.; Kilgore, L. 1999. Ch 14 – Archaeological Approaches to Later Prehistory. In: Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 7^th ed. West/Wadsworth, Belmont, CA.

5) Turnbaugh, W.; Jurmain, R.; Nelson, H.; Kilgore, L. 1999. Appendix A: The Archaeological Research Project. In: Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 7^th ed. West/Wadsworth, Belmont, CA.

6) Turnbaugh, W.; Jurmain, R.; Nelson, H.; Kilgore, L. 1999. Ch 16 – The Rise of Ancient Civilizations. In: Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 7^th ed. West/Wadsworth, Belmont, CA.

7) Dunbar, R.I.M. 2004. Gossipi n evolutionary perspective. Review of General Psychology 8:100-110.

8) Salzmann, Z. 1998. Ch 3 – Language and Culture. In: Language, Culture & Society, 2^nd ed. Westview Press.

9) Bing, J. 1992. Penguins Can’t Fly and Women Don’t Count: Language and Thought. Women and Language 15:11-14.

10) Bailey, G.; Tillery, J.; Wikle, T. 1997. Methodology of a survey of Oklahoma dialects. SECOL Review, 21(1):1-30.

11) Maltz, D., Borker, R. 1999 (1982). A Cultural Approach to Male-Female Miscommunication. In: Podolefsky, A.; Brown, P. (eds), Applying Anthropology: An Introductory Reader, 5^th ed. Mayfield Publishing, Mountain View, CA.

12) Cole, Caroline. 1991. ‘Oh Wise Women of the Stalls…’ Discourse & Society 2:401-411.

13) Nwoye, Onuigbo. 1993. Social Issues on Walls: Graffiti in University Lavatories. Discourse & Society 4:419-442.