You will conduct a brief research project to find a first-tier, peer-reviewed archaeological article presenting data and interpretations using the theory or approach of your choice.
Part 1
Choose your theory/approach and write a couple of sentences outlining its most significant aspects or goals.
Part 2
Find, read, and annotate, and respond to the the following four prompts about a first-tier, peer reviewed article:
Finding Scholarly Articles
See the Topics & Keywords page of this research guide for tips on developing search strategies and the Finding Sources page for links to library and internet tools and tips for using them.
Reading Scholarly Articles
See the Reading Scholarly Sources page of this research guide for tips.
Citing Scholarly Articles
See the Citing Sources page of this research guide for links to citation guidelines.
Prompts
- Create a bibliographic reference for the article in a citation style with which you are familiar
- Describe the background. Where is the data from? What time period is being studied? What types of archaeological remains or material culture is the author focused on?
- Describe the study. What is the overall goal? What is the data/dataset that is being analyzed? How did the author collect the data? What type of analysis did he/she/they conduct?
- Describe how the theory or approach is applied. What are the primary interpretations or conclusions? How do these interpretations relate to the theory or approach? Do they support the approach? Do they disprove the approach? Please be sure to say why they approve or disprove, not just "support" or "not support."
