Spring 2005
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00-9:50
105 Donald P. Corbett

Course Description

Although many historical archaeology courses focus on methods—how one goes about doing archaeology—this course is a basic survey of what we have learned from the archaeological record. Here we study the spread of European culture to the Americas, particularly during colonial and early American periods, as seen through its archaeological sites and artifacts. This introduction entails a chronological and topical survey of the evolution of American civilization, covering Native American-European contact, early colonial sites, 18th-century society, and various selected topics. Emphasis will be on North America, and many examples will come from the northeast so that we can best make use of our own study collections for illustrations, although we will discuss other areas as well. Slide and video presentations will be frequent in this course, so be prepared to take good notes. (Satisfies the General Education Human Values and Social Context Western Cultural Tradition Requirement.) No prerequisites. Cr. 3.

Instructor

Dr. Alaric Faulkner
Tel. 581-1900
E-mail:
Office hours: Monday 2:00-3:30 and by appointment in South Stevens 228a. You may also find me in the Historical Archaeology Laboratory, room 246, at the end of the hall.

There will be a course "conference" for ANT 173 on FirstClass. From time to time I will post information relevant to the course such as practice questions on this location. However, to communicate with me directly, please use my e-mail. Also, for further Anthropology program information, look us up on the web at: http://www2.umaine.edu/anthropology.

Readings

There is no single text on this subject. Consequently I have done my best to select readings which are available, relatively inexpensive, and well illustrated. A few brief articles have been put on reserve. The reading is light, so strive for thorough comprehension.

Required

Deetz, James, In Small Things Forgotten: The Archaeology of Early American Life. Bantam Doubleday, 1977.

Ivor Noël Hume, In Search of This & That: Tales From An Archaeologists Quest. Selected essays from the Colonial Williamsburg Journal, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg, Virginia 1996.

William M. Kelso with Beverly Straube, Jamestown Rediscovery 1994-2004, Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Richmond, 2004.

Optional

Stanley South, Archaeology at Santa Elena: Doorway to the Past. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, Popular Series 2, 1991 (out of print, but if you can get a copy you may find it useful!).

Ivor Noël Hume, Discoveries in Martin's Hundred. Colonial Williamsburg Archaeological Series No. 10, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1987

Dennis J. Pogue, King’s Reach. Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum Studies in Archaeology #1, Maryland Historical and Cultural Publications, 1990.

Robert L. Bradley, Archaeological Cults: The Myth of Pre-Columbian Europeans in Maine, typescript, Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Augusta, Maine, n.d.

Alaric Faulkner and Gretchen F. Faulkner, Acadian Settlement 1604-1674, in Maine: The Pine Tree State from Prehistory to the Present, Judd, Churchill and Eastman, editors, Chapter 5, 1994

Alaric Faulkner, Gentility on the Frontiers of Acadia, 1635-1674 An Archaeological Perspective. In New England/New France, 1600-1850, Peter Benes, ed. The Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife Annual Proceedings 1989, Boston University Press, Boston, Mass., pp. 82-100. 1992

Alaric Faulkner, Archaeology of the Cod Fishery: Damariscove Island. Historical Archaeology 19(2):57-86, 1985.

This is a visually oriented course, developed for on-screen digital lecture presentation, using numerous illustrations and animations. You cannot possibly benefit from these features unless you see them. Since exam questions will be derived from lectures, on-screen presentations, movies, and readings, regular attendance is essential! You simply can not absorb this material by studying somebody else’s notes! Although I will not take attendance formally, be forewarned that if you miss more than three classes (out of only 26) you will have severe difficulty earning a passing grade.

Grades will be based on three tests or "prelims." Each prelim will be worth one third of your grade. Prelims will cover all materials on the attached outline which have been covered prior to the exam date. Makeups will be allowed only in the most extenuating circumstances such as illness, and only if I am notified promptly of the circumstances, generally before the exam is given. If you absolutely must miss an exam, leave word explaining the circumstances on my voice mail (581-1900) or e-mail () to be considered for a makeup.

The college insists that course syllabi contain some mention of our cheating policy. While I believe this should be unnecessary, as you are all adults, suffice it to say that I have zero tolerance for cheating in any form. I will do my part to see that any student caught cheating is removed from the university. In this course, plagiarism is not an issue as there are no written assignments, but unauthorized recording, copying or distribution of exams is strictly forbidden. Also, no form of crib notes will be allowed in examinations. Keep your eyes on your own paper during exams so as not to raise the slightest suspicion of cheating. How’s that for a friendly message!

ANT 173 ARCHAEOLOGY OF AMERICAN COLONIZATION

OUTLINE AND ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE

Spring 2005

I. Artifact and Text: Definition and Methods Of Historical Archaeology

Historic/Prehistoric Contexts
Dimensions of Archaeology - Time, Space & Form
Chronology in Historical Archaeology: Ceramics, and Clay Tobacco Pipes

Readings:

James Deetz (1977) In Small Things Forgotten (skim all for overview)
Ivor Noël Hume, In Search of This & That: "Writings on the Archaeological Will" pp. 1-9

Initial Old World-New World Contacts

Hoaxes, misunderstandings, and the all-American need to be first: Examples from Maine
The Norse settlements in Greenland and North America
L'Anse aux Meadows (1000), a Norse Site in North America
A Norse Coin in Maine
Initial Reactions of Native Americans

Readings:

Robert L. Bradley, Archaeological Cults: The Myth of Pre-Columbian Europeans in Maine (on reserve)
James Deetz (1977) In Small Things Forgotten (Chapters 1 and 2 review)

Initial European Exploration and Exploitation of North America: Commercial ventures Basque Whaling at Red Bay, Labrador (1550-1600)

Film:

The Basque Whalers of Labrador (late Mon., Feb. 7, continues Wed. Feb. 9)

Initial European Exploration and Exploitation of North America (continued)

Archaeology of the Martin Frobisher Site 1576-1578
Sir Francis Drake's 1579 Lost Harbor in California
Sir Walter Raleigh's Roanoke Colony (1585-1590?)
The Spanish Entradas into the Southeast and Southwest
Santa Elena (1566-1587)

Readings:

Stanley South: Archaeology at Santa Elena: Doorway to the Past. South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, Popular Series 2, 1991 (optional as the booklet is out of print!).
Ivor Noël Hume, In Search of This & That: "Roanoke Island, America's first science center" pp. 96-109.

Contact with Native Americans: The Spanish vs. Other Europeans

Exchanges: Copper kettles, Ornaments, and Beads in the Northeast

Further Voyages of Exploration and Attempts at Settlement: English

The Cod Fisheries of Newfoundland and New England: Stepping Stones for Settlement
Richmond's Island and Damariscove
The Weymouth Expedition of 1605

Readings:

Alaric Faulkner, Archaeology of the Cod Fishery: Damariscove Island. Historical Archaeology 19(2):57-86, 1985 on reserve

Preview: Early English Settlements in the Chesapeake and New England

Martin's Hundred (Wolstenholme Towne 1618 - March 1622)
Archaeology of Plimouth Plantation 1620 [readings only]

Film:

Search for a Century: The Discovery of Martin's Hundred Plantation (Wed. March 30, continues Fri. Apr. 1)

Readings:

James Deetz, In Small Things Forgotten Chapter 5 (review)
Ivor Noel Hume, Discoveries in Martin's Hundred
Ivor Noël Hume, In Search of This & That: "Coming to grips with 'Granny'" and "Martin's Hundred: The Search Continued" pp. 37-55.

Origins and Evolution of English Settlements in the Chesapeake and New England cont'd

Jamestown (1607 and later)
Popham Colony (1607)

Early French Settlement of the Northeast

The Champlain/de Monts settlement at St. Croix and Port Royal
Champlain's Habitations at Quebec, 1608 and 1624

Life on the Acadian Frontier with New England

Gentility on the Frontiers of Acadia
Archaeology of Fort Pentagoet and St Castin's Habitation

Readings:

William M. Kelso and Beverly Straube, Jamestown Rediscovery 1994-2004, All!
Ivor Noël Hume, In Search of This & That: "All Ashore at Jamestown" pp. 110-121.
Alaric Faulkner and Gretchen F. Faulkner, Acadian Settlement 1604-1674, in Maine: The Pine Tree State from Prehistory to the Present, Judd, Churchill and Eastman, editors on reserve
Alaric Faulkner, Gentility on the Frontiers of Acadia, 1635-1674 An Archaeological Perspective, in New England/New France, 1600-1850, Peter Benes, ed. on reserve

Graven Images: the Archaeology of Colonial Gravestones.
Archaeology and the Georgian World View:

Shirley Plantation
Carter's Grove
Mount Vernon

Archaeology of the Old South

Fort Mosé

Readings:

Deetz In Small Things Forgotten : (review, especially chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8)
Ivor Noël Hume, In Search of This & That: "Custis Square: The Williamsburg home and Garden of a very curious gentleman" pp. 19–32; "The Ruins of Rosewell," pp. 147-158.
Dennis J. Pogue, King’s Reach.

Guest lectures by graduate students, dates and topics to be announced.
Readings:

Ann-Eliza H. Lewis, ed. Highway to the Past: The Archaeology of Boston's Big Dig