anthropology

    Paper instructions:
    write 300 words as it required. follow the

    requirement.

    The things left behind or thrown away can hold more

    information about the people doing the discarding then

    their cities and monuments. While archaeologists of the

    early 20th century sought the tombs of kings, modern

    archaeologists place a greater focus on the homes and

    middens of the most common socioeconomic classes.

    The trash of the common member of the culture is far

    more instructive than the tombs or houses of the

    economic elite.
    For this assignment I want you to record everything

    your throw away for one week. If you live in the

    dorms gather data on your roommate’s garbage as

    well. If you are part of a household or live off campus

    record what is thrown away at your residence. It is not

    necessary to take out your trash and go through it, but

    if you eyeball it and discuss with other people in your

    residence what they have discarded you should be able

    to obtain the needed information. Then tell me, in an

    essay of at least 300 words, what you think your refuse

    says about you and possible those that you live with.
    The interpretation is the tricky part and I often

    advise students to imagine the garbage belonging to

    someone else, perhaps a neighbor. What does the

    refuse tell you about the household? Can you gauge

    the socioeconomic class of the household? Can you

    tell how many individuals were part of the household or

    if the refuse was even from a single household? What

    is the political or economic system of the culture? Put

    careful thought into your analysis. I will be expecting

    you to be able to describe how the items of refuse

    provides the information you present as well as painting

    an image of the culture that created the refuse.
    Please include your list of things that were thrown

    away; though it does not count toward the minimum

    length requirement, it is necessary for me in order to

    grade your assignment.

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