Paper on Archaeology

Hello,

The writing assignment for this course is supposed to be a “thought” piece rather than a research paper, so it should not be more than five (5) pages long. You can approach the topic in any way you like, but in each case, the basic questions that you are attempting to answer are things like: “how does archaeology work;” “how is archaeological knowledge acquired and conveyed;” and “what is the impact of archaeology”?

The assignment is:

Watch a TV show or movie about archaeology and analyze how the archaeology is presented. How is the data being presented? What sorts of interpretations are being offered? What evidence is presented to support them? Do they make sense? Are they slanted in any particular way? Is there anything obvious left out? Why is this information useful/interesting/educational etc.? Is it important or valuable? Be sure that you analyze the show or movie; do not just summarize what is in it.

Please note that while this is a short essay, I do expect you to take it seriously and to show indications of critical thinking and communication skills. I will be paying attention to things like typos, grammar, and suchlike, so read it over before you turn it in!

you should provide references if you use a book or other media presentation so that I can look it up if necessary.

*** Please take note that this is going to be an online submission so make sure on the references.

thank you.