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Week One
W., 9/5: Introduction: In search of wonders
Readings
- Biers: Chapter 1, 13-22.
- Snodgrass, A. 2007: “What is Classical Archaeology?: Greek Archaeology.” In Classical Archaeology, edited by Susan E. Alcock and Robin Osborne. 13-29.
F., 9/7: Archaeology: the basics (An overview of what we do and how we do it.)
Readings
- Shanks: Chapter 1, 9-21.
01-Sources.pdf
- Davis, J. 2007: “Doing Archaeology in Classical Lands: The Greek World.” In Classical Archaeology, edited by Susan E. Alcock and Robin Osborne. 53-68.
Week Two
M., 9/10: The Bronze Age: The “Minoans” and the Cyclades
Readings
- Biers: Chapter 2, 23-61.
W., 9/12: The Bronze Age Part II: The Mycenaeans
Readings
- Biers: Chapter 3, 62-96.
- Runnels, C. and P. Murray 2001: Greece before history, Stanford. Chapter 4, The Bronze Age, 65-114.
F., 9/14: 1200: endings and beginnings
Readings
- Runnels, C. and P. Murray 2001: Greece before history, Stanford. Chapter 5, The Bronze Age, 115-28.
Week three
M., 9/17: ‘Dark Times’ and the age of Iron
Readings
- Biers: Chapter 4, 97-109
- Morris, I. 1996: “Greece in the Iron Age.” In The Iron Age in Europe, edited by Anna-Maria Bietti-Sestieri, Rome, 127-143.
W., 9/19: ‘Dark Times’ and the age of Iron II
Readings
- Whitley Chapter 5, 77-101.
F., 9/21: Discussion session
Week four
M., 9/24: The Geometric World
Readings
- Biers: Chapter 5, 110-131
- Shanks: Chapter 3, 53-91.
W., 9/26: The rise of the polis
Readings
- Biers: Chapter 6, 132-153
F., 9/28: Discussion
Week five
M., 10/1: Archaic Greece
Readings
- Biers: Chapter 7, 154-193
- Snodgrass, A. 1980: Archaic Greece: The age of experiment, Berkeley. Chapter 1 and 2, 15-84.
W., 10/3: Archaic Greece II: The case of Corinth
Readings
- Shanks, M. 1999: Art and the early Greek state, Cambridge. Chapter 2, 37-72.
F., 10/5: Discussion
Week six
M., 10/8: Columbus Day—No Class
W., 10/10: Greek Religion and the sanctuaries
Readings
- Whitley, Chapter 7, 134-164.
F., 10/12: Discussion
Week seven
M., 10/15: Greek Religion and the sanctuaries II
Readings
- Osborne, R. 2007: “Cult and Ritual: The Greek World.” In Classical Archaeology, edited by Susan E. Alcock and Robin Osborne. 246-62.
W., 10/17: The 5th Century
Readings
- Biers Chapter 8, 194-247
F., 10/19: Review
Week eight
M., 10/22: Midterm
W., 10/24: Lecture on Greek Art in the RISD Museum
Readings
- Shanks Chapter 2, 22-52
F., 10/26: Project #1 The Neoclassical in Providence: From architecture to grave plots
Week nine
M, 10/29: The 5th Century II
Readings
#Whitley Chapter 11, 269-293.
W., 10/31: Urban life: the case of 5th century Athens
- Camp, J.M. 2001: The archaeology of Athens, New Haven. 59-105.
- Whitley Chapter 13, 329-375.
F., 11/2: Discussion
MICRO PROJECT 1 DUE: The Neoclassical in Providence: From architecture to grave plots
Week ten
M, 11/5: The Western Greeks
Readings
- Cerchiai, L., L. Jannelli, and F. Longo, 2004: The Greek Cities of Magna Graecia and Sicily, Los Angeles. Introduction, 7-37.
W., 11/6: The Western Greeks II
Readings
- Holloway, R. 1991: The archaeology of ancient Sicily, London. Chapter 3, 97-120.
F., 11/9: Discussion
Week eleven
M, 11/12: The Greek World of Asia Minor
Readings
- Tsetskhladze, G.R. and A.M. Snodgrass, 2002: Greek settlements in the eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea, Oxford. Selected reading forthcoming.
W., 11/14: The Greek landscape, two cases from the Peloponessus
Readings
- Whitley: Chapter 14, 376-399.
- Alcock, S.E. 2007: “The Essential Countryside: The Greek World” In Classical Archaeology, edited by Susan E. Alcock and Robin Osborne. 120-138.
F., 11/16: Discussion
Week twelve
M., 11/19: Coins/collections: a visit to the JIAAW vault
Readings
- Seaford, R. 2004. Money and the Early Greek Mind, Cambridge. Chapter 5, Greek Money, 88-101.
W., 11/21: Thanksgiving recess—No class
F., 11/23: Thanksgiving recess—No class
Week thirteen
M., 11/26: Of house and hearth: Olynthos and Halieis
Readings
- Nevett, L.C. 1999: House and society in the ancient Greek world, Cambridge. Chapter 6, 80-126.
W., 11/28: The body: Between health and fashion
Readings
- Hall, J.M. 2007: “The Creation and Expression of Identity: The Greek World” In Classical Archaeology, edited by Susan E. Alcock and Robin Osborne. 337-354.
F., 11/30: Discussion
Week fourteen
M., 12/3: The 4th century and the Hellenistic World
Readings
- Biers: Chapters 9 and 10, 247-329.
W., 12/5: The 4th century and the Hellenistic World II
Readings
- Whitley: Chapter 15, 400-419.
F., 12/7: Connections with the Greek Past
Week Fifteen
M., 12/10: Review for final
MICRO PROJECT 2 DUE: Glossary of Key Terms
Final: Wednesday Dec. 12 @ 11 in Wilson 309.
