You final grade in this course will be based on a total 400 possible points in the course. Please remember that in the end your score on this exam will be added to your other exam scores and assignment grades to figure a final grade.
Median Class Score on Exam 2: 77
Mean Class Score on Exam 2: 76
Range = 3 to 97%
93 - 100 = A
90 - 92 = A-
87 - 89 = B+
83 - 86 = B
80 - 82 = B-
77 - 79 = C+
73 - 76 = C
70 - 72 = C-
60 - 69 = D
< 60 = F
Exam 2 Key
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Short Answer:
Nationalist- Otzi is Italian/ the first Italian.
European Union- Otzi isEuropean/ the first European
1.Human action vs Determinism:
Do changes in the material conditions of life determine change?
OR Does human action create and change the material conditions of life?
2.History vs Cultural Evolution:
Cultural evolution implies the ordering of cultures by some dimension - progress, or complexity. While the historical position holds that the only possible ordering in history is by time, it is contextual.
Also accepted “Do changes in the material conditions of life determine change?
OR Does human action create and change the material conditions of life?” due to confusion in the study sections and with slides
A flotation machine separates heavy and light material from the surrounding dirt/mud by using water. Artifacts recovered in the heavy fraction include small fragments of lithics, ceramics, beads, metal, bone, plastic etc. Artifacts present in the light fraction can include plant material, seeds, carbonized remains, pollen, textiles etc.
Different Kinds of cannibalism: Ritual, Criminal, Survival, Dietary
The Three Sisters: Corn, Beans, Squash - North America (also accepted America, Central America, South America)
Walk down game, Display, Free hands for tools and to carry children, Women traveled to gather food, Importance of distance walking.
the preservation of organic materials like wood and bone despite the site being over 10k years old in a bog in Yorkshire
Nationalist, imperialist, settler-state, nationalist most common
Cases for cannibalism do not cluster in Chaco by time or space, most evidence from PIII four-corners region, idea of toltec thugs not supportable (tula too early, toltec myth), turner exaggerates # of cases, circular criteria, and 1,000s of burials lack criteria, Witchcraft killings, Mortuary Ritual, Violent deaths, Post depositional damage, Animal gnawing.
Legitimated the notion of an Aryan race, the invasion of East Europe, propaganda tool, and scratching swastikas onto artifacts to prove that German Aryans were the ancient and true occupants of Europe.
Essay Ruberic
Thesis:
No thesis = 0 pts
Unclear thesis = 1 pt
Thesis = 2 pts
Define NAGPRA:
No mention = 0 pts
Have a definition = 2 pts
Back it up with evidence = 4 pts
NAGPRA significance:
No mention = 0 pts
One sentence = 1 pt
Two sentences = 2 pts
Most of a paragraph = 4 pts
Indigenous archaeology:
Automatic 1 pt
Too short or just in intro = 3 pts
Have a paragraph = 5 pts
Have a somewhat lengthy paragraph and aren’t repeating themselves = 8 pts
Extra long or multiple paragraphs and really thorough = 10 pts
Peopling the Americas:
No mention of it = 0 pts
Less than a paragraph = 3 pts
Have a paragraph = 5 pts
Lengthy paragraph with good discussion = 7 pts
Any mention of Indigenous theories = 8 pts
Thorough discussion of both Western and Indigenous theories = 10 pts
Oral History:
No mention = 0 pts
Just mention the words = 1 pt
Have a sentence = 2 pts
Less than a paragraph = 3 pts
Full paragraph = 4 pts
A full paragraph without comparing the archeologists’ interpretation with oral history = 3 pts
Use of Readings:
Wrong information throughout entire essay = 0 pts
Using material from class but no citations = 2 pts
One reading citation or just a works cited with readings = 3 pts
More than one reading citation = 4 pts
Writing quality:
Really bad spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. = 0 pts
No intro or conclusion or paragraph = 1 pt
Have somewhat bad spelling and grammar = 1 pt
Under 3 pages = 1 pt
Didn’t change AI material enough = 1 pt
Decently good quality and formatting = 2 pts
Grading colors (Faezeh):
Thesis/ Introduction: Black
Define NAGPRA: Blue
NAGPRA significance: Green
Indigenous archaeology: Pink
Peopling the Americas: Purple
Oral History: Red
Use of Readings and Writing: Black
Grading colors (Jessica):
Thesis: light green
Define NAGPRA: light blue
NAGPRA significance: dark blue
Indigenous archaeology: red/pink
Peopling of the Americas: purple
Oral history: green
Readings: brown
Writing: black
Overall comments:
Some misunderstandings of what NAGPRA is/does
Some misunderstandings of what Indigenous archaeology is
Minimal or no discussion of Indigenous theories regarding the peopling of the Americas
Didn’t cite enough readings
Answers to questions were too brief
Some students didn’t answer entire question