This is my thesis idea:
The story and romance of the California missions and Junipero Serra have buried story/stories that are coming to light today. How does this change how the public is informed and how the history of the California missions and Junipero Serra are to be taught and remembered? The California missions were a place where Native Americans had a different story that currently is not centrally revealed to the general public. I think that archaeology can help reveal and provide another story less revealed.
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The following are instructions for the research paper:
Historical Archaeology: A Global Perspective Research Paper Guidelines
Suggestions for writing your paper:
• Your paper should be a research paper focusing on a topic directly related to Historical Archaeological
themes raised in class or in the assigned readings. I strongly encourage you to come see us in office hours
or make an appointment to discuss possible topics.
• The paper should be in the style of an analytical research paper, not a report. That means, pose an
interesting question, do the appropriate research or data collection, and then answer it.
• The research can have a methodological, theoretical, topical, or regional focus. I encourage you to obtain as
much primary data as possible. If your study is dependent on secondary sources then try to obtain differing
viewpoints and interpretations derived from the same body of data.
• When searching out a topic consider looking at historical archaeology websites, CRM reports, books,
journal articles databases, and collections (however, see below regarding using websites as sources).
• Make sure to carefully proof-read your paper.
• Come talk to me early if you need assistance with a paper topic.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
• Compare and contrast how history and archaeology contribute to our understanding of a particular site:
Puerto Real, York, Elmina, etc.
• Archaeology and legends – e.g. Icelandic Sagas, King Arthur, the Founding Fathers, Thanksgiving, etc.
• Research AND visit one or more of the many and varied historical sites in Northern California: Ghost
towns, Spanish Adobes, American Period Sites, Mining Sites, Forts, or Historic Communities.
• Describe archaeological contributions to our understanding of a particularly poorly documented people.
• Investigate the history of your/an neighborhood in a material culture perspective.
• Conduct a study on some class of material culture and what can be learned from it; be it Ceramics, Glass,
Metal, Beads, Architecture, Plant remains, Faunal remains, Tombstones or any other appropriate material.
• How does archaeology contribute to our understanding of emerging global trading networks (silk route,
slave trade, fur trade, western gold rush, etc.)?
• Can archaeology contribute to our understanding of migration in the recent past?
• Any other topic of relevance to the class and of interest to you.
Paper Requirements:
• The paper should be typed in 12 pt Times New Roman font, double-spaced and 15-18 page in length, not
including references or images.
• Provide a bibliography of books and articles you use and cite them appropriately throughout. Refer to the
AAA style guide for appropriate citation format (on Canvas).
• Absolutely no online sources are permissible as references in your final papers, save peer-reviewed
journal articles accessible through an online repository such as JSTOR. If you are in doubt, ask.
• Only Microsoft Word or PDF formatted papers will be accepted.
• Indicate at the top of the first page if you would like to receive comments back on your paper.
• All late papers will be marked down at the rate of one grade per day late.
Potential Journal Resources:
• African Archaeological Review: http://www.springerlink.com/content/104827/
• African Diaspora Archaeology Newsletter: http://www.diaspora.uiuc.edu/newsletter.html
• Historical Archaeology journal: http://www.sha.org/publications/ha-sha/indices.cfm
• International Journal of Historical Archaeology: http://www.springerlink.com/content/104876/
• Journal of African Archaeology: http://www.african-archaeology.de/
• Medieval Archaeology journal: http://www.medievalarchaeology.org/
• Post-Medieval Archaeology journal: http://www.spma.org.uk/journal.php
Annotations
Suggestions for writing your paper:
• Your paper should be a research paper focusing on a topic directly related to Historical Archaeological
themes raised in class or in the assigned readings. I strongly encourage you to come see us in office hours
or make an appointment to discuss possible topics.
• The paper should be in the style of an analytical research paper, not a report. That means, pose an
interesting question, do the appropriate research or data collection, and then answer it.
• The research can have a methodological, theoretical, topical, or regional focus. I encourage you to obtain as
much primary data as possible. If your study is dependent on secondary sources then try to obtain differing
viewpoints and interpretations derived from the same body of data.
• When searching out a topic consider looking at historical archaeology websites, CRM reports, books,
journal articles databases, and collections (however, see below regarding using websites as sources).
• Make sure to carefully proof-read your paper.
• Come talk to me early if you need assistance with a paper topic.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
• Compare and contrast how history and archaeology contribute to our understanding of a particular site:
Puerto Real, York, Elmina, etc.
• Archaeology and legends – e.g. Icelandic Sagas, King Arthur, the Founding Fathers, Thanksgiving, etc.
• Research AND visit one or more of the many and varied historical sites in Northern California: Ghost
towns, Spanish Adobes, American Period Sites, Mining Sites, Forts, or Historic Communities.
• Describe archaeological contributions to our understanding of a particularly poorly documented people.
• Investigate the history of your/an neighborhood in a material culture perspective.
• Conduct a study on some class of material culture and what can be learned from it; be it Ceramics, Glass,
Metal, Beads, Architecture, Plant remains, Faunal remains, Tombstones or any other appropriate material.
• How does archaeology contribute to our understanding of emerging global trading networks (silk route,
slave trade, fur trade, western gold rush, etc.)?
• Can archaeology contribute to our understanding of migration in the recent past?
• Any other topic of relevance to the class and of interest to you.
Paper Requirements:
• The paper should be typed in 12 pt Times New Roman font, double-spaced and 15-18 page in length, not
including references or images.
• Provide a bibliography of books and articles you use and cite them appropriately throughout. Refer to the
AAA style guide for appropriate citation format (on Canvas).
• Absolutely no online sources are permissible as references in your final papers, save peer-reviewed
journal articles accessible through an online repository such as JSTOR. If you are in doubt, ask.
• Only Microsoft Word or PDF formatted papers will be accepted.
• Indicate at the top of the first page if you would like to receive comments back on your paper.
• All late papers will be marked down at the rate of one grade per day late.
Potential Journal Resources:
• African Archaeological Review: http://www.springerlink.com/content/104827/
• African Diaspora Archaeology Newsletter: http://www.diaspora.uiuc.edu/newsletter.html
• Historical Archaeology journal: http://www.sha.org/publications/ha-sha/indices.cfm
• International Journal of Historical Archaeology: http://www.springerlink.com/content/104876/
• Journal of African Archaeology: http://www.african-archaeology.de/
• Medieval Archaeology journal: http://www.medievalarchaeology.org/
• Post-Medieval Archaeology journal: http://www.spma.org.uk/journal.php
Annotations
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*I have uploaded a draft proposal but need to focus more on a specific topic/site and be less broad.
*I also included some research sources but you can use others that may be better.