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Anthropology 210
Plains/Midwest Prehistory
Spring, 2007
Instructor: Michael Michlovic
Office and Hours: 104 King Hall, M-H; 1-3:30pm.
Tel/email: 477-2035/ michlovc@mnstate.edu
Texts: No books are required. Readings as assigned (see below). Students must have access to the internet for the class readings. All of the assigned readings may be accessed from campus computer labs and are free of charge.
Course Description: This course is an overview of the culture history of the native peoples of the northern Plains and Midwest. It combines the fields of ethnography and archaeology. This course is intended to provide students with an appreciation of regional Native American culture history from the perspective of archaeology and ethnohistory, to give students an opportunity to think anthropologically, and to assist in developing the ability to think critically about historical issues.
Course Topics · Introduction, evidence used--archaeological and ethnohistorical
· Geography and peoples
· Cultures at Contact; impact of Europeans.
· The mythic past. Moundbuilders and Vikings.
· Early Cultures: the Paleoindian and Archaic periods
· The Woodland; Hopewell influences, and the "container revolution."
· Late Woodland dynamics; wild rice, deep water fishing, and gardening.
· The village life-way.
· The great, late cultures: Oneota, Middle Missouri, Mississippian
· Overview/Review.
Assignments: Students are required to complete assignments based on readings. There will be no more
than three during the semester. These short writing assignments will be about 10pts each.
Exam Schedule:
- Exam #1: Jan. 19 (map quiz) (15-20pts)
- Exam #2: Feb. 7 (~40pts)
- Exam #3: March 7 (~40pts)
- Final Exam: May 4 (9am) (~70pts)
Student Assessment:
Final grades will be assigned as simple letter grades (A, B, C, D, F), and will be based on the total accumulated points from assignments. Tests will consist of objective and essay questions. There is no type of extra credit available.
"Students with disabilities who believe they may need an accommodation in this class are encouraged to contact Greg Toutges, Coordinator of Disability Services at 477-5859 (voice) or 1-800-627-3529 (MRS/TTY), CMU 222 as soon as possible to ensure that accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion."
Readings:
Week 1
MNModel environment; Ojibwa, Wikipedia
http://www.mnmodel.dot.state.mn.us/chapters/chapter3.htm#ch31 Some navigation may be needed in this entry
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ojibwa Links are available here
Week 2
Sioux, Mandan, wild rice, maize, American bison, Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santee_Sioux;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandan Links are available in both of these sources
Week 3
Moundbuilders
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mound_Builders It is useful to follow some links in this piece
Paleoindian Mammal Hunters on the Plains of North America
http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/95/24/14576
Week 4
New Evidence for Late Paleoindian and Early Archaic
http://www.jstor.org/view/00027316/di021317/02p0007b/0?currentResult=00027316%2bdi021317%2b02p0007b%2b0%2cFFFF1F&searchUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jstor.org%2Fsearch%2FBasicResults%3Fhp%3D25%26si%3D1%26Query%3Dpaleoindian
Week 5
The Concept of the Altithermal Hiatus in Northern Plains Prehistory
http://www.jstor.org/view/00027294/ap020413/02a00020/0?currentResult=00027294%2bap020413%2b02a00020%2b0%2cAB0882A302&searchUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jstor.org%2Fsearch%2FBasicResults%3Fhp%3D25%26si%3D1%26Query%3Daltithermal%2Bhiatus
Week 6
Old Copper Culture
http://www.jstor.org/view/00027316/ap010063/01a00050/0?searchUrl=http%3a//www.jstor.org/search/BasicResults%3fhp%3d25%26si%3d26%26Query%3dlate%2bwoodland%2bminnesota&frame=frame¤tResult=00027316%2bap010063%2b01a00050%2b0%2c5E01&userID=c7115918@moorhead.msus.edu/01cc99332600501b416d4&dpi=3&config=jstor
Week 7
Woodland, Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodland_period It may be useful to follow some links in this piece
King Coulee site
http://www.jstor.org/view/00027316/di021316/02p0154g/6?searchUrl=http%3a//www.jstor.org/search/BasicResults%3fhp%3d25%26si%3d1%26Query%3dlate%2bwoodland%2bminnesota&frame=noframe¤tResult=00027316%2bdi021316%2b02p0154g%2b0%2cFF07&userID=c711590b@moorhead.msus.edu/01cce4405b2ac710f4501bc99&dpi=3&config=jstor
Week 8
From Site to Story: Northern Headwaters, Twin Cities
http://www.fromsitetostory.org/tcm/tcm.asp
http://www.fromsitetostory.org/nhr/nhr.asp Both of these sites require some navigation
Week 9
Burial Mounds, Charles
http://www.jstor.org/view/00438243/ap000073/00a00020/0?currentResult=00438243%2bap000073%2b00a00020%2b0%2cFFFFFF&searchUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jstor.org%2Fsearch%2FBasicResults%3Fhp%3D25%26si%3D1%26Query%3Dburial%2Bmounds%2Barchaeology
Week 10
Spring Break
Week 11
Middle Woodland, Mason
http://www.jstor.org/view/00027294/ap020395/02a00030/0?currentResult=00027294%2bap020395%2b02a00030%2b0%2cFF7F&searchUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jstor.org%2Fsearch%2FBasicResults%3Fhp%3D25%26si%3D1%26Query%3Dwoodland%2Bsocieties
Week 12
Cleland, Fishing
http://www.jstor.org/view/00027316/ap010183/01a00040/0?currentResult=00027316%2bap010183%2b01a00040%2b0%2cBBFFFE&searchUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jstor.org%2Fsearch%2FBasicResults%3Fhp%3D25%26si%3D1%26Query%3Dlate%2Bwoodland%2Bminnesota
Week 13
From Site to Story, Red Wing
http://www.fromsitetostory.org/rwl/rwl.asp This site requires some navigation
Week 14
Middle Missouri, Lehmer
http://www.jstor.org/view/00027316/di021309/02p01154/0?currentResult=00027316%2bdi021309%2b02p01154%2b0%2c7F&searchUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jstor.org%2Fsearch%2FBasicResults%3Fhp%3D25%26si%3D1%26Query%3Dmiddle%2Bmissouri%2Barchaeology
Week 15
Early Historic, Bishop and Smith
http://www.jstor.org/view/00027316/ap010152/01a00040/0?currentResult=00027316%2bap010152%2b01a00040%2b0%2cFF07&searchUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jstor.org%2Fsearch%2FBasicResults%3Fhp%3D25%26si%3D1%26Query%3Dojibwa%2Bwild%2Brice
Week 16
Review
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