RELG 433 - Biblical Archaeology
Study Topics and Assignments
Module 2 - History of Archaeology
Module Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this module, you will be able to :
- Describe and discuss some of the leaders of archaeology in the Near East (CLO A)
- Describe and discuss some of the principal archaeological findings in the Near East (CLO C)
Textbook Readings
- none
Course Notes
- Go here for notes on the history of archaeology
- Go here for biographies of some archaeologists
- Go here for biographies of Schliemann, Evans, and Dörpfeld
InterNet Resources
- Go here for page of InterNet Links
- You should look at the InterNet Resources for each week. Some of the links lead to one WebPage, others link to Sites which have more than one Page - in that case, it is good to investigate the whole WebSite.
Study Questions
Prepare an answer sheet for yourself, in which you make notes on these topics. Then you may use it, along with the textbook and the course notes, to answer the questions on the Test, and to formulate a thread for the Discussion Board.
- The lives and careers of archaeologists who worked in Mesopotamia.
- The lives and careers of archaeologists who worked in Egypt.
- The lives and careers of archaeologists who worked in Greece, Crete, and Turkey.
- The lives and careers of archaeologists who worked in Israel.
- Historical excavations (prior to 1920) in Mesopotamia.
- Historical excavations (prior to 1920) in Egypt.
- Historical excavations (prior to 1940) in Turkey, Greece, and Crete.
- Excavations in Israel.
Discussion Board 2
Thread :
Whom would you most like to have been :
Sophia Schliemann, Jean Francois Champollion, Howard Carter, Leonard Woolley, Kathleen Kenyon, Eilat Mazar?
Choose the person whom you would most like to have been, write a brief account of his/her life, and say why you chose him/her rather than any of the others.
Replies to 2 of your classmates' threads - If possible, choose Threads which deal with different people.
Test on Module 2
Go to the Test Section of the course on Canvas, and take the test at least once before 12 noon of the Monday following the Module.
You will have 1 hour to complete the test.
You may take the test three times before the cut-off time.
Questions will vary each time you take the test.
Your highest score will count towards your course grade.
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