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课程详述
COURSE SPECIFICATION
以下课程信息可能根据实际授课需要或在课程检讨之后产生变动。如对课程有任何疑问，请
联系授课教师。
The course information as follows may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen
circumstances, or following review of the course at the end of the session. Queries about the course should be
directed to the course instructor.
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课程名称 Course Title
丛林深处的古代文明：中美洲考古
Ancient Civilizations Deep in the Jungle: Mesoamerican Archaeology
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授课院系
Originating Department
社会科学中心 Center for Social Sciences
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课程编号
Course Code
SS104
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课程学分 Credit Value
2
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课程类别
Course Type
通识选修课程 General Education (GE) Elective Courses
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授课学期
Semester
春季 Spring
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授课语言
Teaching Language
中英双语 English&Chinese
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授课教师、所属学系、联系方
式（如属团队授课，请列明其
他授课教师）
Instructor(s), Affiliation&
Contact
（For team teaching, please list
all instructors）
温雅棣 WEN Yadi
南方科技大学人文社会科学荣誉学会 Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts,SUSTech
e-mail：wenyd@mail.sustech.edu.cn
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实验员/助教、所属学系、联系
方式
Tutor/TA(s), Contact
无 NA
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选课人数限额(可不填)
Maximum Enrolment
（Optional）
2
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授课方式
Delivery Method
讲授
Lectures
习题/辅导/讨论
Tutorials
其它(请具体注明)
Other（Please specify）
总学时
Total
学时数
Credit Hours
32
32
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先修课程、其它学习要求
Pre-requisites or Other
Academic Requirements
无 NA
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后续课程、其它学习规划
Courses for which this
course is a pre-requisite
无 NA
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其它要求修读本课程的学系
Cross-listing Dept.
无 NA
教学大纲及教学日历 SYLLABUS
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教学目标 Course Objectives
本课程向学生介绍中美洲考古与中美洲古代文明，旨在让学生认识全球范围内古代文明起源和发展的多样性。通过对中美
洲文化丛最早的居民，到西班牙人到来，再到现今社会的时空变化，讨论文化传统的形成和延续。考古学、历史学、民族
学、语言学材料的运用，让学生初步认识古代文明研究中使用的多种社会科学方法，并能运用社会科学视角理解古代文
明。
This course introduces students to ancient civilizations in Mesoamerica, which helps students understand and
appreciate the complexities of the ancient civilizations around the world. Through providing a broad overview of the
cultural changes in Mesoamerica both spatially and temporally from the Archaic Period, early civilization, through the
Spanish Conquest, this course aims to examine ways in which cultural tradition shaped and continues to contribute to
modern societies. By using archaeological, historical, ethnological, and linguistical materials in introducing
Mesoamerican civilizations, it is expected to introduce different social science approaches that are used to study
ancient cultures, and encourage students to understand ancient cultures from the perspectives of social science.
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预达学习成果 Learning Outcomes
本课程预期让学生掌握以下技能和知识：
1、对中美洲古代文明有基础的知识；
2、理解中美洲不同地域不同时期文化的异同；
3、认识古代文明研究中应用的多种社会科学方法；
4、具备跨文明比较研究视野；
5、通过分析中美洲古代文化和信仰在当代中美洲社会的延续和影响，将古代文明与现代社会联系起来。
By the end of the course, you should:
1. Have a fundamental knowledge of the ancient civilizations of Mesoamerica.
2. Identify the spatiotemporal regularities and differences among different cultural groups in Mesoamerica.
3. Be aware of different social science approaches that are used to study ancient cultures.
4. Acquire a cross-cultural comparative perspective in understanding ancient cultures.
5. Draw connections between the ancient past and modern societies through examining the ways in which
Mesoamerica’s ancient culture and belief shaped and continues to contribute to present communities.
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课程内容及教学日历 （如授课语言以英文为主，则课程内容介绍可以用英文；如团队教学或模块教学，教学日历须注明
主讲人）
Course Contents (in Parts/Chapters/Sections/Weeks. Please notify name of instructor for course section(s), if
this is a team teaching or module course.)
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本课程计划16周完成，每周2学时
第一周 导论
课程内容和要求简介
中美洲概况
第二周 中美洲生态环境及文化
中美洲的地理和生态环境
中美洲气候环境
中美洲最早的狩猎采集者
第三周 奥尔梅克文化
大型石碑与石像的罗列
玉器的制作
奥尔梅克文化与其周边文化
“母文化”还是“姐妹文化”
第四周 国家雏形的出现
瓦哈卡山谷：圣.荷塞.莫戈提遗址、阿尔班山遗址
社会等级划分
国家的雏形
第五周 特奥提瓦坎
特奥提瓦坎的象征意义
特奥提瓦坎对中美洲其他文化的影响
永恒的特奥提瓦坎
第六周 玛雅文化城邦
古典时期的玛雅文化
酋邦、国家的兴起
中美洲之旅：科潘、提卡尔、奎利瓜
第七周 玛雅贵族文化
玛雅王室与贵族的文化
区域统治和联盟
战争、联姻、礼赠
第八周 玛雅文化的消亡和延续
玛雅文化的消亡之谜
后古典时期的玛雅人
第九周 玛雅日历与象形文字
玛雅人的日历
玛雅象形文字系统
象形文字解读
第十周 阿兹特克的兴起
阿兹特克与特诺奇蒂特兰
三地联盟
阿兹特克帝国
第十一周 阿兹特克文明
市场
家庭生活
性别研究
第十二周 西班牙人的到来
阿兹特克人视角
西班牙人视角
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“新西班牙”
第十三周 中美洲的农业与饮食
玉米和玉米饼
龙舌兰
浮岛耕作法
第十四周 中美洲的宇宙观
祖先和起源
神圣的球赛
宇宙树、四个方向、神圣的国王、地下世界
羽蛇神
花一样的战争
第十五周 中美洲手工业
贵重物品的生产
市场与交换
家庭手工业者
第十六周 中美洲：过去与现在
今天的中美洲
文化的变化与传承
Week 1 Introduction
Objectives and requirements of the course
Introduction to Mesoamerica
Week 2 Ecology and culture
Cultural ecology
Mesoamerica’s geophysical and biotic features
Mesoamerica’s climate and crops
Hunter-Foragers
Week 3 The Olmecs
Monuments and colossal heads
Jade craftsmanship
The Olmecs and their neighbors
Mother culture or sister culture
Week 4 The emergence of states
Oaxaca alley: San Jos⭋ Mogote, Monte Alban
Social stratification
The emergence of proto states
Week 5 Teotihuacan
Ideological package from Teotihuacan
Teotihuacan’s influence elsewhere
Enduring Teotihuacan
Week 6 The Maya states
The classic Maya
Powerful chiefdoms and states
Trip to Copan, Tikal…
Week 7 Maya elites and courtly culture
Courtly titles
Geopolitics, hegemony and alliance
Trade, tribute and war
Week 8 The collapse and continuity of the Maya
The late classic Maya and the collapse
The postclassic Maya
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Week 9 Maya glyphs and calendars
Maya calendars
Hieroglyphic writing system and language of the ancient Maya civilization
Deciphering Maya glyphs
Week 10 The rise of the Aztecs
The Aztecs and Tenochititlan
Triple Alliance
The Aztec empire
Week 11 Aztec civilization
Market
Household
Gender studies
Week 12 The Spanish conquest
The conquest according to the Spanish
The conquest according to the Aztecs
Colonial New Spain
Week 13 Agriculture and foodways
Maize and tortilla
Maguey and tequila
Chinampas
Week 14 Mesoamerican Cosmovision
Ancestors and Origins
Sacred ballgame
Cosmic trees, sacred kings, and the underword
Quetzalcoatl
Flowery war
Week 15 Craftsmanship
Prestige economies
Market and exchange
Household craftspeople
Week 16 Mesoamerica: now and then
Contemporary Mesoamerica
Cultural change and continuity
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教材及其它参考资料 Textbook and Supplementary Readings
授课教师将根据每节课的主题提供有针对性的阅读和参考资料
课程评估 ASSESSMENT
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评估形式
Type of
Assessment
评估时间
Time
占考试总成绩百分比
% of final
score
违纪处罚
Penalty
备注
Notes
出勤 Attendance
10%
无故缺席 5 次及以上为不通过
Students with unexcused absence
of more than 5 times fail.
课堂表现
Class
Performance
10%
考察学生是否认真听课及参与课堂讨
论的积极性和表现
Participation in discussion and in-
class exercises
小测验 Quiz
课程项目
Projects
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平时作业
Assignments
30%
小组专题讨论汇报
Group presentation
期中考试
Mid-Term Test
期末考试
Final Exam
期末报告
Final
Presentation
50%
按授课教师要求在一定范围内自选题
目撰写学期论文
Students are expected to write a
paper focusing on a specific topic.
其它（可根据需
要改写以上评估
方式）Others
(The above may
be modified as
necessary)
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记分方式 GRADING SYSTEM
A. 十三级等级制 Letter Grading
B. 二级记分制（通过/不通过） Pass/Fail Grading
课程审批 REVIEW AND APPROVAL
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本课程设置已经过以下责任人/委员会审议通过
This Course has been approved by the following person or committee of authority