And here’s another class, this time designed for both University of Southern Indiana and Henderson Community College. Unlike the Cultural Diversity class from last summer, this is a more general theoretical introduction to cultural anthropology. Enjoy!
Intro to Physical Anthropology
I’m teaching a new online course, this time at the University of Southern Indiana. I’ve taught Intro to Physical Anthropology for ten years in the classroom, but this is the first time I’ve delivered it online. As usual, the lectures are on YouTube. Check out the playlist!
Cultural Diversity in the Modern World
Here’s another playlist of YouTube lectures developed to accompany on online course I’ll be teaching for the first time this fall. This one is an ethnographic survey, looking at a variety of different cultural traditions around the world. Enjoy!
AngelMounds.Org Websites
As described elsewhere on this website, I serve on the Board of Directors for the Friends of Angel Mounds, a volunteer non-profit that partners with the Angel Mounds State Historic Site in southern Indiana. I’ve recently become the group’s webmaster and (informally) online communications officer.
We’ve just completed a major overhaul of the Friends of Angel Mounds web presence. Check it out at http://www.angelmounds.org/ . We’ve also launched a new YouTube channel. The new channel features a brand-new documentary video titled “Angel Mounds: Gateway to the Past” that we’re really proud of. Check it out!
Old World Civilization this time
(Originally posted: 8/7/2016)
And after almost two years, I’m back with another post! This time, I’ve developed an online course in Old World Civilization, as a companion to the New World Civ class from 2014. Enjoy!
My New Spring Course
(Originally posted: 12/24/2014)
Starting in the Spring, I’ll be teaching a new, completely online, course at Henderson Community College in Henderson, Kentucky. As part of that course, I’ve recorded a series on lectures for Youtube, and I see no reason that they shouldn’t be available here, too! Enjoy!
Spiro Tales
Baggataway at the Mounds
(Originally posted: 10/4/2013)
Last weekend, as part of Native American Days, Angel Mounds sponsored the second annual Baggataway at the Mounds, including what we believe to be the first full game of native Stickball (AKA Baggataway) at a Mississippian mound center in centuries.
Angel Mounds Introduction
(Originally posted: 8/18/2013)
On Aug. 14, 2013, I gave a presentation on Angel Mounds to the Evansville Downtown Optimists Club. This is the powerpoint I used, along with the audio. Since I was improvising the text, it’s a bit rough, but it still gives a good introduction to the site.
Direct Link: http://youtu.be/l_w4oMgcVh8
Bigfoot DNA? I don’t think so…
(Originally posted: 7/21/2013)
I haven’t posted anything here in several months because, for the most part, I haven’t had anything of interest to say. But a few days ago, I came across an article online that just caught me completely off guard, and upset me to boot. I teach a class in physical anthropology that includes a unit on paleoanthropology, and in trawling the internet for interesting tidbits to relate to the calss I came across “Bigfoot genome paper ‘conclusively proves’ that Sasquatch is real” and its follow-up “How the attempt to sequence ‘Bigfoot’s genome’ went badly off track.” My response is past the break. Continue reading “Bigfoot DNA? I don’t think so…”