Reading assignments
The readings for the course are
multidisciplinary, from the fields
of archaeology, art history, ancient history, philology, philosophy,
natural sciences, gender studies, sociology, economics, military
history, etc. There will be a LOT, and much of it contradictory!
Critical reading will be required. Expect to do a full week's worth of
reading, so don't put it off
until Tuesday night.....
We will not go over the readings in detail in class.
Instead, you
will be expected to ask intelligent questions about them and to
synthesize what you learned into class discussions.
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Hint: If you have a
terrible
visual memory, you might want to
start making database records or index cards for specific objects
seen in class. Include all information gleaned from your reading. If
you start now, you won't be overwhelmed.
Week 1
On eReserves
"Gods and Heroes of the European Bronze Age" (short
selections); "Our Ancestors the Gauls," "The Contested Past."
In
Kruta (the blue Celts book),
pp. 39-49: Poppi on "The Archaeological Sources" (also on eRes in the
Archaeology folder).
In Megaw and Megaw Celtic
Art
: Introduction.
If your grasp of modern European
geography is not what it should
be, make use of the maps provided on eReserves in the "Introductory"
folder -- or any recent atlas -- and make sure you know where the
major rivers, seas, mountain ranges, and modern countries -- mainly
France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Italy,
Spain, Portugal, Turkey -- are located.
If you have not had any exposure to archaeology, read an
introduction such as Paul Bahn's Very
Short Introduction to Archaeology.
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