World Archaeology: Controversy and Conflict
CLAS 120-04/HIST 120-02
Second ½ Semester, Spring 2017
11:00-12:15 Tuesday, Thursday
Instructor: Dr. Kyle Jazwa
Email: kjazwa@monmouthcollege.edu
Office: Hewes Library, Room 11A
Office Hours: 1:45-3:00 Thursday, and by appointment
Overview
Students will study several highlights of world archaeology through the context
of heritage. Besides offering a general survey of significant archaeological
remains, the main goal of this course is to consider the role of this material
in politics and public responsibility. This means that we will consider major
ethical issues and contentious debates that are still present in contemporary
society.
Textbooks
Fairclogh, G., R. Harrison, J.H. Jameson Jr., and J. Schofield, eds. 2008. The
Heritage
Reader. Routledge.
ISBN: 978-0415372862
Watson, P. 2007. The Medici Conspiracy: The Illicit Journey of Looted
Antiquities from Italy’s Tomb
Raiders to the World’s Greatest Museums. Public Affairs.
ISBN: 978-1586484385
Assignments
Attendance/Participation
10%
N/A
Writing Assign., Letter
30%
April 4
Writing Assign., Book Review
30%
April 20
Debate
30%
May 2
Assignments
Attendance/Participation
All students are required to attend class lectures. Each student is permitted
one unexcused absence during the half semester course. All subsequent absences
will result in a 2% reduction to the course grade. In order to receive full
credit for the participation grade, however, students must come prepared to
class and contribute to the lectures by asking/answering relevant questions and
participating in any in-class activities.
Writing Assignment, Letter to the Editor
Each student will choose a controversial issue related to archaeology, museums
and cultural heritage. S/he will then take a position and write a persuasive
letter to the editor for “publication” in the (fake) newspaper, Monmouth Times.
Writing Assignment, Book Review
Write a book review of the Medici Conspiracy. Please evaluate the book and its
coverage of the illegal trade of antiquities. You may wish to read book reviews
from Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews for inspiration.
Debate, Elgin Marbles
All students will participate in a structured debate arguing for or against the
repatriation of the Elgin Marbles.
Extra Credit
Students have several opportunities to receive extra credit during the semester,
each of which will result in 1% point added to his/her final grade. These
opportunities include attendance at AIA Lectures. After attending a lecture,
please submit a one-page summary to Dr. Jazwa for full credit.
March 22 (7:30, Pattee Auditorium): A. Koh, “Sweet and Spicy Libations: The
Earliest Known Wine Cellar from the Middle Bronze Age Palace at Tel Kabri?”
April 3 (7:30, Pattee Auditorium): K. Lorenzo, “Sacrifices to Spectacles:
Intangible Expressions of Naval Victory and their Importance.”
April 27 (7:30, Pattee Auditorium): “Monmouth College Archaeology Research
Laboratory: Annual Report.”
Class Rules
Please maintain respect for the instructor and your fellow classmates. I require
all students not to interrupt the class, never use cell phones (even silently!),
avoid leaving class early or entering late (unless with permission from the
instructor), and pay attention during lectures.
Course Engagement Expectations
This course meets twice a week for one hour and fifteen minutes. Students are
expected to spend an average of one and a half hours per week in preparation for
the writing projects. Students are also expected to spend two hours per class on
reading assignments and two hours for studying/writing/other out of class
preparation and assignments. In all, students are expected to devote ten hours
per week to the “World Archaeology” course.
COURSE SCHEDULE
HR: Heritage Reader
MC: Medici Conspiracy
O: Online Copy
March 14 (T) Introduction
March 16 (R) Archaeology and Identity, Kennewick Man and NAGPRA
O: “The Kennewick Man Finally Freed to Share his Secrets” Smithsonian
HR: “Conflict in the Archaeology of Living Traditions” pp. 256-273
March 21 (T) Identification and Study, Destructive vs. Non-destructive
O: “Archaeology from Space” TED Talk (video)
O: “The Archaeological Excavation – Destructive?” THEARCHAEOANTHROPOLOGIST
March 23 (R) Permanent and Travelling Displays, Terracotta Army
HR: “Excavation as Theater” pp. 75-81
HR: “Presenting Archaeology to the Public, Then and Now” pp. 427-456
O: “Historical Museum Intentionally Courts Controversy” Washington Times
March 28 (T) Forgery, Gospel of Jesus’s Wife, Piltdown Man and Shinichi Fujimura
O: “Did Jesus have a Wife?” Atlantic
O: “Meet a ‘Stone Age’ Man so Original, He’s a Hoax” NY Times
O: “Piltdown Man: Infamous Fake Fossil” LiveScience
March 30 (R) Archaeology and Religion, Temple Mount and Shroud of Turin
O: “Why Shroud of Turin’s Secretes Continue to Elude Science” National
Geographic
O: “The Trouble at Temple Mount” The Economist
HR: “The Politics of the Past” pp. 177-190
April 4 (T) Who Owns the Past?, FYROM/Macedonia
**Writing Assignment 1 Due, Letter to the Editor**
HR: “Whose Heritage?” pp. 219-228
O: “FYROM Name Issue” MFA Hellenic Republic
O: “Archaeology Magazine Letter to the Editor” Archaeology
April 6 (R) Backyard Archaeology, Native American Material and Metal Detectors
**Meet in the Archaeology Lab, Hewes 11A**
O: “’Diggers,’ ‘American Digger’TV Shows Said to Promote Looting of
Archaeological Sites” Huffington Post
O: “Development, Looting, and Collecting: Destructive Acts that Harm
Archaeological Sites” PAST Post
O: “UK Code of Practice for Responsible Metal Detecting” Portable Antiquities
Scheme
April 11 (T) Archaeology and War, Timbuktu and Bamiyan Buddhas
O: “Timbuktu’s Destruction” Time
O: “The Man who helped blow up the Bamiyan Buddhas” BBC News
April 13 (R) Archaeology and War, Iraq Museum and Palmyra
O: “National Museum, Baghdad – 10 years Later” Archaeology
O: “Palmyra – Before and After Isis” Reuters (photos)
O: “Isis’s Destruction of Palmyra” Guardian
April 18 (T) Antiquities Trade, Shiva Sripuranthan Nataraja and ISIS
O: “The Last Dance?” Apollo
O: “The Real Values of the ISIS Antiquities Trade” The New Yorker
April 20 (R) Restoration of Artifacts, Getty Museum
**Book Review Due**
MC: Read Entire Text
April 25 (T) Restoration of Artifacts, Elgin Marbles and Machu Picchu
O: “Why are the Eglin Marbles so Controversial” Telegraph
O: “Yale Returns Machu Picchu Artifacts to Peru” NPR (article and podcast)
April 27 (R) Public Interaction, Tulum and Stonehenge
HR: “Stonehenge – A Final Solution?” pp. 524-535
O: “Mr. Bieber, Sir, we must insist that you put your butt away” NY Magazine
May 2 (T) Final Debate
**DEBATE**
WRITING ASSIGNMENT: LETTER TO THE EDITOR
You are now knowledgeable of the controversies and debates concerning
antiquities, archaeological material, and museum display. Please choose a topic
of controversy and write a persuasive argument defending your position. This
writing assignment should be framed as a “letter to the editor” in the national
bestselling (fake) newspaper, The Monmouth Times. You may choose a topic that we
discuss in class (except the Elgin Marbles or the Getty Museum) or find a topic
of interest that we do not cover in class.
Due: April 4, 11:00 AM (a hard copy is required for the assignment to be graded)
1 page, double-spaced, 10-12 font, 1” margins (or less)
WRITING ASSIGNMENT: BOOK REVIEW
Write a book review of the Medici Conspiracy. Please evaluate the book and its
coverage of the illegal trade of antiquities. This should be more than just a
synopsis of the text. Consider the strengths of the book as well as the
weaknesses and issues/topics that might strengthen the narrative. You may wish
to read book reviews from Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews for inspiration.
Due: April 20, 11:00 AM (a hard copy is required for the assignment to be
graded)
2 pages, double-spaced, 10-12 font, 1” margins (or less)
DEBATE: THE REPATRIATION OF THE ELGIN MARBLES
The class will be divided into two team and each assigned a position, for or
against, the repatriation of the Elgin Marbles. You will deliver a 2 minute,
persuasive speech that is well supported by evidence. Each speaker should offer
unique, but complementary evidence and arguments. You will be graded on your
speech individually and your team’s ability to deliver a persuasive rhetorical
argument
Due: May 2, 11:00 AM
Please meet with your team prior to the debate and your overall organization.
Consider delivery, energy and rhetorical style when preparing your speech
The teams will take turns speaking.
POLICIES
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CHANGES
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student learning. In the event of changes, an updated syllabus will be posted to
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