Buried Cities and Lost Tribes: New World Syllabus
Overview
This 16-week course is an introduction to archaeology through discoveries and the researchers who made them. Emphasis on methods of archaeological fieldwork and what these discoveries reveal about humanity, including the nature of archaeological inquiry, the development of human social groups, the changing role of religion in evolving societies, the origins of agriculture, the origins of settled lifeways, the rise of cities and complex societies, political strife across different cultures and the forces which fragment societies. Examples drawn from North America, Central America, and South America.
Attachments
The attachment for this resource is a sample syllabus that introduces New World archaeology through discoveries and the people who made them.
About This Resource
The sample syllabus here was submitted by a participant in a one-day workshop entitled “Teaching Indigenous History as World History” for world history teachers hosted by the Alliance for Learning in World History.
This resource was contributed by Lara Llyod.