Research Paper: 

You will be required to write a research paper for this course. The paper will consist of 6-8 pages (around 1600-2000 words) excluding the Bibliography and Illustrations. 

The paper will provide a deeper analysis of one of the special sites we covered in our course discussions. 

The only exception will be for a valid personal reason (medical typically).

Topics:

Choose only 1 (one) of these bolded sites to discuss:

• Neolithic Period: Göbekli Tepe or Çatalhöyük
• Early Mesopotamian Cities: Uruk or Ur
• Egypt: Step Pyramid of Djoser, Hatshepsut’s Complex at Deir el Bahri or City of Amarna
• Hittites: Hattusa
• Later Mesopotamian cities: Nimrud (can focus on N-W Palace) or Babylon
• Greece: Delphi or Athens in the 5th century

Rubric:

• Writing and Grammar:   /30
• Research and Facts offered:  /30
• Organization and Argument:  /25
• Illustration(s) provided:   /5               
• Citations & Bibliography:   /10

Paper Guidelines:

The Paper guidelines have been embedded and linked below. Please read these instructions carefully. We will also discuss the Research Paper in upcoming seminars.

Below the Guidelines Sheet is some additional help around citation formatting. 

Please see the attached pdf file with full instructions for the entire research paper. Please reach out to me if you have any concerns or issues. Thank You!