Choose any topic related to biological anthropology or archaeology that youd like to know more about. It can be a topic weve already covered in class, but you are also free to choose something weve covered little or not at all, or something were going to cover before the end of the semester but havent yet discussed, such as Neandertals. Youll use the Internet to find one or more websites on the topic youre interested in. Remember, it must be from a credible site.
Briefly describe, in your own words, the archaeological information presented in the website(s). Do not plagiarize by cutting and pasting text from the websites; your paper will be severely downgraded if you do so and could even receive a zero. Be sure to paraphrase what the website says by rewriting it in your own words. Dont just take entire sentences from the website and change a few of the words, or rearrange parts of a sentence from the website, since that kind of poor paraphrasing still counts as plagiarism and will be downgraded. You do not need to tell me about every detail from the websitesummarize the information presented and hit the high points, while still being sure to give me enough information to figure out what each website was talking about. Imagine youre describing the websites to someone who has not yet seen them (even though I will, of course, look at them!). Tell me the main points each website is making, along with the main kinds of archaeological evidence it presents to support its main points.
Make sure that your evaluation clearly explains why you feel the evidence presented in the website is good or not so good. If your chosen site presents some information that you think is solid while other information isn’t as strong, be sure to explain both what makes the good information good and what makes the other information questionable.
