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Introduction to Classical Archaeology: Syllabus for Spring 2001

Overview of course

Course requirements

• 3 midterm exams: total 40%
• Slide identification exam 1: Tuesday, February 20 (10%) (see notes on format)
• Esssay exam (15%) (Two essay questions will be drawn from a list of possible topics distributed two weeks before the exam. The topics for Fall 2000 will be made available here.)
• Slide identification exam 2: Tuesday April 24 (15%) (see notes on format)
• 3 writing assignments: total 35%

You will work in groups of 2 or 3 students on two projects using artifacts in the Worcester Art Museum. Each paper will be worth 5% of your final grade.  Due dates are:
1. Formal analysis: Greek sculpture in the Worcester Art Museum (due Tuesday, February 27 at the beginning of class ). Please be sure you read and understand the specific criteria that will be used for grading this assignment.
2. Second paper due Thursday March 29 at the beginning of class.
In early April, each group should meet with the instructor to discuss plans for revising and significantly expanding one of the papers (your choice as to which paper to revise). The revised and expanded paper will be due at the end of the study period on Thursday, May 3 and will be worth 25% of your final grade.
• 6-8 short quizzes on names, dates and other basic facts: total 15%.

Quizzes will be designed to test your preparation for class and your attention to recent lectures. They will be given at the beginning of class, will last ca. 5-10 minutes and will not usually be announced in advance.
• Class participation: 10% This includes, among other things, regular attendance, thorough preparation for class (as instructed in the class schedule), and participation in discussion and other in-class activities.
• Final exam (optional). If you decide to take the final exam, the grade you receive will replace the lowest of your midterm grades or the average of your quizzes.  The exam will be comprehensive; format will be similar to that of midterm exams and quizzes (including slide identification, short answers and an essay question).

Class schedule, assignments and other on-line resources

• Table of lecture topics and assignments
• A summary list of core material highlights ca. 75 especially significant monuments and site plans as an aid to study and review
• A few tips for success
• Holy Cross image database and combined archaeological databases on the WWW with over 34,000 digital images
• Summary notes on major chronological periods
• Notes on common spelling variations in Greek names
• Worcester College Consortium shuttle bus schedule and opening hours of Worcester Art Museum

Textbooks and required readings

• Brian Fagan, Archaeology: A Brief Introduction (7th edition, Prentice Hall 1999) (available in the college bookstore)

• Jeremy B. Rutter, The Prehistoric Archaeology of the Aegean (on the WWW at Dartmouth College)
• William R. Biers, The Archaeology Greece (available in the college bookstore)
• Eve D'Ambra, Roman Art (on order in the college bookstore)
• Selected site, monument and artifact descriptions from the Perseus Project, an on-line database of information about the ancient Greek world based at Tufts University

• Thomas R. Martin, Archaic and Classical Greece (in college bookstore and available on line as Overview of Archaic and Classical Greek History)

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