Archaeology ancient Egyptian civilization

Power and maintenance of ancient Egyptian civilization during the unification period 3100 BC Pharaoh Narmer Upper Egypt invades Lower Egypt

Project description
Must be SAA referencing and bibliography
Power and maintenance of civilization during approx 3100 BC during the tie of Upper and Lower Egypt unification due to Pharaoh Narmer

Bietak, Manfred., Czerny, Ernst., Forstner-Mu¨ller, Irene (editors)
2010 Cities and Urbanism in Ancient Egypt. Verlag der O~sterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Austria.
Kemp, Barry
2006 [1989] Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilization. Taylor & Francis Routledge, London.
Rice, Michael
2003 [1928] Egypt’s Making: The Origins of Ancient Egypt, 5000-2000 BC. Taylor & Francis Routledge, London.
Sauneron, Serge
2000 The Priests of Ancient Egypt. Translated by David Lorton. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, N.Y.
Trigger, Bruce G.
1993 Early Civilizations: Ancient Egypt in Context. American University in Cairo Press, Egypt.

Ancient Civilizations

Anthropology 2225-080

Spring 2014, Dr. Carmichael

Term Paper

DUE WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11th

Assignment Instructions

Choose one of the five primary civilizations featured in this course (Sumer, Indus, Egypt, Maya, Inka) and write a ten-page research paper focusing on one of the following topics: origins and early development; power, infrastructure and maintenance; collapse (event or process); pseudo-archaeological claims. Describe the archaeological evidence, and discuss the stimuli of cultural complexity or devolution.

Review the relevant sections in our textbook, and consult the bibliography for each chapter.

Consult the reserve books for this course in the library.

Research Paper Instructions
This assignment must be a minimum of ten (10) typed pages in length (maximum 12 pages), using (Times) Roman or Times New Roman font, 12-point pitch, double spaced; the margins must be standard format margins (“default”). The pages must be stapled together. The page count (10 pages) does not include the cover page (title), references cited page, illustrations, maps, or figures. Pages must be numbered.

Quoted sentences or paragraphs from any source are not allowed. This assignment must be in your own words, and must be your own original composition for this class. You may not resubmit material from other classes.

The use of illustrations, maps, and figures is encouraged. Each must be identified by source, given a title by you, numbered (i.e. Figure 1, 2, 3 etc.), and referred to in the body of the text. Do not place maps, figures, or illustrations in the body of the text: put them all together at the back of your paper (after the bibliography). Also at the back, before the bibliography, provide a list of illustrations and identify their source.
The order for assembling a paper is: cover page
text
list of figures (illustrations, maps, etc.)
references cited
figures

All submissions must be proofread for spelling and grammar before submission.

Your work must be typed and presented in hard copy – online submissions not accepted.

Late Submissions

Papers handed in late will receive a penalty of minus 10% per day, and will not be accepted if they are more than five days late (weekends count).

Papers can be submitted to Dr. Carmichael in class, or to Dr. Julie-Anne White in B 278 (Anthropology Lab) on the due date by 3:30 pm to avoid a late penalty, or lefty in the drop box outside B 278.

Parts of a Paper

1) Cover Page: includes the title of your paper, author’s name (you!), who it is written for (instructor’s name followed by course title, number, and section number), and the due date of the assignment.

2) Introduction: one or two paragraphs that specify the topic of your paper (what you are going to write about), and the order in which you will present the information (how your paper is organized).

3) Body: present the relevant information that you have obtained from your research. Also include your thoughts and observations about this data (what are its weaknesses and strengths, is it contradicted or confirmed by other sources?). Include proper references (the sources of your information).

4) Conclusion: in one or two paragraphs summarize the body of your paper, point out what further research needs to be done by archaeologists to clarify the subject, and state the conclusions you have reached concerning this topic.

5) List of Figures (Maps, Illustrations, etc. – call them all Figures)

6) References Cited: include a list of references that you have referred to in the text of your paper.

7) Figures (place them all together at the back)

References

Please try to use library books in the library (avoid checking them out) so that others in the class who are researching similar topics have access to them.

– You must reference all sources of information.

– You may not use sources published before 1990 (with the exception of Tainter 1988 on the Library Reserve Readings List).

– You must consult and refer to a minimum of eight (8) academic sources (references) within the text of your paper (those doing pseudo-archaeology see note below). You are not limited to eight references; you may cite as many as you require. You may use the textbook, but not for a major part of your information. You must consult and refer to a minimum of eight (8) main sources in addition to the textbook.

– Papers on pseudo-archaeology must have a minimum of five academic sources and five non-academic sources. But you are not limited to ten sources – use as many as you wish.

– When referencing a source (e.g. Wenke and Olszewski 2007) provide the number of the page from which the information was taken (e.g. Wenke and Olszewski 2007:356).

– You may cite your lecture notes as a source of information providing you specify the date this information was provided (e.g. class lecture May 28th). However, lecture notes may not be used as a major source, and they do not count as one of the eight required sources.

– You can gather references from the bibliography at the end of each chapter in our textbook, from the subject catalogue in the library, and from the online journal indexes. You are encouraged to explore the journal literature. Ask the librarian for assistance if necessary.

Be careful using websites as major sources (generally not recommended). If you do, you must state why it is a credible reference (e.g. museum or government websites). However, you may use peer-reviewed books and academic articles that you access online.

NOTE: At this academic level you should be going beyond the use of general encyclopedia references (e.g. Encyclopedia Britannica). Wikipedia online encyclopedia is NOT a reliable source because contributors can alter articles, and there is no way of knowing whether the information is valid. Do not use Wikipedia. Academic encyclopedias that identify the author and his/her credentials are allowed.
Referencing Format for Archaeology

1) You must reference your sources within the text of your paper.

2) Provide a ‘References Cited’ list at the end of your paper that includes all of the citations referred to in the text. Also, include a separate list of figures, maps, etc.

3) Do not use footnotes or endnotes.
References and SAA Style Guide
• In this course you are required to use the SAA Style Guide as presented in the periodical American Antiquity, which is also accessible on the Internet at (http://www.saa.org/StyleGuideText/tabid/985/Default.aspx). You must consult and follow it for all of your Assignments and your Term Paper. NO EXCEPTIONS!
Term Paper Grading Breakdown (out of 100 points)

Content 55 possible
Research 25 possible
Grammar & Composition 10 possible
Follow Instructions 5 possible
References & American Antiquity style guide 5 possible

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