CLAR (CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY) 120: ANCIENT CITIES FALL 2013Tuesday Thursday 11-12:15, Murphey Hall 116The course is an introductory survey of the archaeology of early settlements, polities and urban centers of the ancient Near East and Egypt; and the Bronze Age, Early Iron Age and Archaic-Classical Greek Aegean. We will begin with the earliest known settlements in the Near East, ca. 9000 B.C., and trace urbanization as far as the Greek cities of the Aegean in the 5th and 4th centuries B.C. The purpose of thecourse is to examine the characteristics of urbanism, and the archeological evidence for settlement structure, urbanization and state-formation in different cultures of the ancient Mediterranean world.Professor Donald Haggis 226 Murphey [email protected] Office hours: T 1:30-2:30; Th 12:30-1:30 or by walk in.Co-instructor: Catharine Judson Murphey Hall 305, [email protected] Assistants (office hours forthcoming)Sarah Hilker – Mu Room 305, 962-7637, [email protected] Benson – Mu Room 114, 962-7650, [email protected] McCullough – Mu Room 114, 962-7650, [email protected] SyllabusThe schedule below is merely the order in which we will discuss the material and subject matter. We may not keep strictly to the actual dates (these are projected and ideal)—that is some sections may take longer, depending on class discussion and interests—but we will stick to this order. It is fundamental that you come to class and keep up with the material as presented. The material on the Midterm and Final Exams will cover only material that we have covered in class up to the exam date—they will not be cumulative, and will not cover material not covered in class.Date Subject Textbook ReadingAugust 20 IntroductionAugust 22 Neolithic Syria Palestine and Anatolia CP 1-17; Gates 13-28;Artstor: Jericho and Ain GhazalAugust 27 Neolithic Syria Palestine and Anatolia CP 1-17; Gates 13-28; Artstor: Catal HuyukAugust 29 Neolithic Syria Palestine and Anatolia CP 1-17; Gates 13-28; Artstor: Catal HuyukSeptember 3 Mesopotamia CP 18-25; Gates 29-40; Artstor: Eridu and UrukSeptember 5 Mesopotamia CP 25-29; Gates 40-66; Artstor: Ur and Early Dynastic Sumerian sitesSeptember 10 Mesopotamia CP 25-29; Gates 40-66; Artstor: Ur and Early Dynastic Sumerian sitesSeptember 12 Egypt CP 30-36; Gates 78-86; Artstor: Egypt Predynastic; Egypt Archaic (Dynasties 1-3)September 17 Egypt CP 37-42; Gates 87-98; Artstor: Old Kingdom (Dynasties IV-VI; Giza and Saqqara Mastabas)September 19 Egypt CP 37-42; Gates 99-119; Artstor: Middle Kingdom Kahun and New KingdomtemplesSeptember 24 Egypt CP 37-42; Gates 99-119; Artstor: Middle Kingdom Kahun and New KingdomtemplesSeptember 26 Bronze Age Crete (Minoans): CP 43-49; Gates 120-129; Biers chapter 2; Artstor: MinoansOctober 1 Bronze Age Crete (Minoans): CP 43-49; Gates 120-129; Biers chapter 2; Artstor: MinoansOctober 3 Bronze Age Crete (Minoans): CP 43-49; Gates 120-129; Biers chapter 2; Artstor: MinoansOctober 8 Bronze Age Crete (Minoans): CP 43-49; Gates 120-129; Biers chapter 2; Artstor: MinoansOctober 10 Bronze Age Greece (Mycenaeans) CP 49-52; Gates 131-139; Biers chapter 3; Artstor: MycenaeansOctober 15 MIDTERM EXAMFall Break (begins 5:00 P.M. Wed. October 16)October 17 Fall BreakOctober 22 Bronze Age Greece (Mycenaeans) CP 49-52; Gates 131-139; Biers chapter 3; Artstor: MycenaeansOctober 24 Bronze Age Greece (Mycenaeans) CP 49-52; Gates 131-139; Biers Chapter 3; Artstor: MycenaeansOctober 29 Early Greece 11-7th centuries (Early Iron Age)Gates, chapter 11 pp. 193-206; Biers chapters 4-5; CP, chapter 6; Artstor: Early Iron Age GreeceOctober 31 Archaic Greece (early Greek cities) Gates, chapters 12-13; Biers chapters 6-7November 5 Archaic Greece (early Greek cities) Gates, chapters 12-13; Biers chapters 6-7November 7 Greek sanctuaries: Olympia Gates, chapter 14; Biers, chapters 7-8November 12 Greek sanctuaries: Delphi Biers, chapters 7-8November 14 Greek cities: Athens Gates, chapter 15, Biers chapter 8November 19 Greek cities: Athens Gates, chapter 15, Biers chapter 8November 21 Greek cities: Athens Gates, chapter 15, Biers chapter 8November 26 Greek cities: Olynthus and Priene Gates, chapter 16, Biers chapter 9November 27-29 Thanksgiving HolidayDecember 3 Greek cities: Olynthus and PrienePaper due (last day of class)Gates, chapter 16, Biers chapter 9December 5, 11 Reading daysThursday December 1212:00 PM (noon)Final Exam Dec 12 (please check theRegistrar’s schedule to confirm this date and time)12:00 PMTexts (required) (available at the UNC Student Stores):Gates C. Gates, Ancient Cities: The Archaeology of Urban Life In The Ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece and RomeRequiredCP Course pack Ancient Cities (available from Student Stores) RequiredBiers W.R. Biers, The Archaeology of Greece RequiredImages (required): All of the images for the course are stored and retrievable through Artstor, which you can get to through the Sakai site for this class or UNC Library or following this link:http://www.artstor.org/info/index.htmlThese images will be used in class (see Syllabus), are complementary to the reading, and should be used for study and exam preparation.1. Go to http://www.artstor.org/info/index.html, then click “Enter Here.”2. Go to the OPEN tab in the middle of the screen to find the image folders.3. Find and double click on the little gray folder labeled “CLAR 120 Ancient Cities Fall 2013” (or click on open on the bottom of the screen).4. Double click on the image set folder that you want.5. Double click on the image that you want, and it will allow you to exam it at various scales and sizes and see a sequential slide show.If you want to down-load these images to your computer, you can, either by exporting the image set to a power point or down-loading the Artstor (OIV) off-line viewer into which you can import the file. To do this, however, you will need to register with Artstor. To do so is easy: 1. Click on “register” in the upper right hand corner. Your username is your UNC email address, and your password should be “artstor.” 2. Log on, by clicking “log in.” At the prompts enter your email address and the password “artstor.”To download the off-line viewer (offline presentation tool) (OIV), go to the “Tools” tab at the top of the screen and follow the tabs and commands. This function requires registration