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CAI in anthropology/archaeology
Sasha (SFORCE@TRENTU.CA)
Thu, 6 Apr 1995 17:17:04 -0400
Hello!
A few weeks ago, I posted a query regarding instructional software for
anthropology and archaeology. The following is a brief list of programs I
have information on, but many entries still have blanks. This post will
serve two purposes: many people were interested in seeing what information
I found and, well, here it is. If anybody can fill in some of the blanks
for me that would be great, or if you know of any software programs not
listed, I would be interested in hearing about them. If there is enough
interest, I can update this list on an ongoing basis and make it available
to anybody who's interested. I am mainly interested in software which can
be used as teaching aids in anthropology and archaeology, even ones which
have been "borrowed" from other disciplines (biology, sociology..). Thank
you to everyone who contributed to this list, and thanks in advance for
anybody who can fill in some gaps.
Sasha
P.S. As part of some of the entries, I have included comments I received on
various programs as well as the name and e-mail address of people who
contributed said comments, so anybody making use of this list can contect
than for further information. I hope that this doesn't bother anybody, and
that it doesn't contravene any rules of nettiquette. Please tell me if it
does.
Instructional Software for Anthropology/Archaeology
Name: Archaeology 3
System Requirements:
Author:
Subject/Discipline: archaeology, physical anthropology
Description: An archaeology simulation that uses real data from the Valley
of Mexico, Ur of the Chaldees, and Tikal
Publisher/Source:
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Name: ArcView
System Requirements:
Author:
Subject/Discipline:
Description:
Publisher/Source:
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Name: Evolve
System Requirements: Macintosh Apple
Author:
Subject/Discipline: Biology, Physical Anthropology
Description: Originally developed for biology, uses the Hardy-Weinberg
model to simulate evolutionary changes in genotype frequency
Publisher/Source:
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Name: First Emperor Videodisk
System Requirements: IBM or Apple
Author:
Subject/Discipline: archaeology
Description: Includes text, audio, 20000 still pictures, 196000 full-motion
video images of Xian site in China. Students can browse images or query
database by date, location, subject, or material
Publisher/Source:
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Name: Fugawiland
System Requirements: IBM compatible
Author: Doug Price, Gitte Gebauer
Subject/Discipline: Archaeology
Description: Developed for introductory courses in archaeology, intended
for use with an accompnying lab book. The student selects and excavates 10
of 25 sites of the fictitious Fugawi of pre-historic Wisconsin.
Publisher/Source: Mayfield Publishing Company (lab book)
Comments: Bryan Feuer (bfeuer@dhvx20.csudh.edu): I used Fugawiland in an
archaeology methods class I taught about three years ago. I had quite a
lot of difficulty getting it to run on the machines in my school's computer
lab, although it ran okay on my own computer. Some of my less
computer-literate students had trouble with it. I thought it was a useful
program, though, albeit a bit simple in some aspects. I think that its
strong points lie in artifact analysis and regional data analysis
Hugh Jarvis (C129QP43@UBVM.cc.buffalo.edu): I intend to use Fugawiland
this summer in an Intro to Archaeology class. It is rather outdated in
software terms, but I think it will still prove fun for the students
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Name: kintitle
System Requirements: WWW
Author: Brian Schwimmer
Subject/Discipline: cultural anthropology
Description: kinship tutorial for the WWW useful for both intro and
undergraduate levels
Publisher/Source: http://www.umanitoba.ca/anthropology/kintitle.html
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Name: Mystery Fossil
System Requirements: Mac, Hypercard
Author: John T. Omohundro and Kathleen Goodman
Subject/Discipline: physical anthropology
Description: Student interprets photographic images of 11 fossil hominid
skulls
Publisher/Source:
Comments: Barry Waid (waidbar@mail.auburn.edu): we use mystery fossil to
study the relationship between the evolution of increasing cranium and
decreasing jaw. it is one of our best exercises.
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Name: Perseus
System Requirements: CD ROM
Author: Gregory Crane
Subject/Discipline: archaeology
Description: multimedia/interactive database of Classical Greece, with
thousands of images, plans, and text concerning Classical Period sites.
Publisher/Source:
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Name: Sim-Life
System Requirements:
Author:
Subject/Discipline: Physical Anthropology
Description: Commercially developed as a game, Sim-Life is also helpful in
for teaching as it simulates evolutionary processes, though no humans are
involved
Publisher/Source:
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Name: Socterms
System Requirements:
Author:
Subject/Discipline: Cultural anthropology
Description: sociological concepts review program, with considerable
overlap with cultural anthropology.
Publisher/Source: CONDUIT
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Name: Tribbles
System Requirements: Macintosh
Author:
Subject/Discipline: physical anthropology
Description: Student searches for patterns in the growth and spatial
distribution of "tribbles" on an alien planet.
Publisher/Source:
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Name: Tribbles Revisited
System Requirements: IBM
Author:
Subject/Discipline: physical anthropology
Description: Student searches for patterns in the growth and spatial
distribution of "tribbles" on an alien planet.
Publisher/Source:
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Name: Understanding Human Evolution
System Requirements: IBM, VGA Monitor
Author: Ronald K. Wetherington
Subject/Discipline: physical anthropology
Description: 13 programs, 7 on mendelian and evolutionary genetics and 6 on
pylogenetics and fossil hominids
Publisher/Source:
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