Projects in Archaeology

Anthro 304 / ARY 301
Prof. Samuel M. Wilson
Department of Anthropology, The University of Texas


Paper 3: Research Projects

This assignment allowed students to follow their own interests, pulling together information dealing with their subject from diverse sources.
 
Spring 1997 Spring 1998


Spring 1998

Sara Carolina Alonso - Why Agriculture?

Bradley Birt - Search for the Ark of the Covenant

David Campbell - Musical Instruments in Ancient Israel

Joe Carter and Jennifer Stephens - The Christianization of the Americas

Gloria Collins - Will the "Great Goddess" Resurface?: Reflections in Neolithic Europe

Hilary Gafford - Discovering Ancient Maya Religion Through Material Culture

Kristina Hagar - Organizations of Society

Alissa Krochenski -

Katherine Lemaster - The Similarities and Differences Between Mesopotamia and
                                        Our Modern World

Heather McBride -

Amber McIlwain - Unsolved Mysteries... Forensic Sleuthing in Archaeology

Mary Anne MarDock - 

Owen Morris - The Aztec Economy and its Inevitable Relation to the Modern Economy

Julie Ramirez - Fact and Fantasy: Archaeology in Film

Debbie Saxton - Where Have All the Farmers Gone?
                               The Move Away from Traditional Agrarian Roots to an
                               Urban Gatherer Society

Drennan Smith - The Hunt for Troy



Spring 1997


Annie Airaudi  Art and The Caves at Lascaux
Bill Baird & Joe Billeaud The Excavations at Troy 
Matthew Cavazos Lawrence of Arabia 
Jenny Dente  Reluctant Time Travelers: the Bog Bodies of Europe 
Pat Findlay The Silo Site, 41KA102 
Carolyn Gebhard  The New Archaeology 
Sasha Jojin Amazonian Archaeology and Archaeologists, including discussions of archaeologists, regional arch., and thoughts on where we are today. Bibliography
Sara Jones One Man's Trash 
Wellington King Archaeology of the Bible 
Rocco Laurenzo The Gateway of Nubia 
Sally McIver An Archaeological survey of Coleman County, Texas 
Carlos Rico Underwater Archaeology 
William Walker  Atlantean Archaeology 
Ted Weiman African Archaeology, The Search for the Beginnings of Humankind. 

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Anthro 304 / ARY 301
Prof. Samuel M. Wilson
Department of Anthropology, The University of Texas

Created 4/12/98. Last revised 5/8/98.