Historical Literature Review

ANTHRO 322: Historical Archaeology Literature Review and Case Study Assignment Spring 2010 Your assignment is to write a research paper that has two basic components: a literature review, and a case study.. 5.) Look at the mix of discussion about raw data or methods, in the narrow sense, and of what was actually done with the data as analysis and interpretation, in Nicholas s article: don t overload your biblio with technical reports on the isotopic analysis of X unless you can make a REALLY good case that these are DIRECTLY relevant to how the resulting data were actually interpreted, and therefore the theoretical framework that your review is supposed to be about.. What kinds of archaeology needs to be done What kinds of other research need to be done What kinds of questions need to be asked What kinds of issues need to be addressed Your proposal needs to have 3 main parts: 1) what 2 (minimum), 3 (maximum) interpretive issues, themes or topics do you think are MOST relevant to this site (based on your literature review), 2) what kinds of research or analyses need to be done to find out more about this/these topic(s) and 3) why will this research produce real benefits for the site, or connections between the site and its community The final product of this work will be a research paper of at least 10 pages, but not more than 15, excluding bibliography..