P‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍lease choose a narrow/ specific topic (your most professional topic) in Archaeology subject which relates to the lecture handout and do a deep analysis. This is an Archaeology paper in the anthropology area. It requires over 3 peer article reviews. It requires clear structures/outlines. You are able to use required reading sources we cover throughout the course. Helpful Guidance The purpose of this assignment is to get you thinking more about your essay thesis argument, and the references you will be using. Like before, if you are struggling with finding sources, look at the bibliography, all readings are available through the course website. These articles are also available through the library system, so you just need to enter the name of the journal. If you are having trouble, please email me. The best way to approach this is the following 1. Think what type of essay you would like to write. a. Comparative essay – compare and contrast two theoretical approaches b. Argumentative essay – Support or refute an existing theoretical approach c. Produce a new argument related to a topic. This may a little more tricky, but there are more opportunities for you to be creative. 2. What is the essay on? The essay topic can be on any theoretical approach we have looked after Lecture 1. Culture History is not a suitable topic for this essay. I encourage you to look through the syllabus and the reading lists, as well as the abstracts for the articles in the modules, to find something that you like. Note that all the readings for every week are available as pdfs. I would encourage you to explore the optional readings as well for topic development. The essay topic can approach a theoretical approach broadly or focus more on a particular theoretical framework covered in the lecture. broad approach or look more closely at particular aspects of processual or postprocessual archaeologies. For example, you can do an essay on poststructuralism or on postprocessual archaeology as a whole. This works the same with processual approaches, there are few different options you can pursue. Ideally find something that you are interested in, as it will be easier to read the literature and write a strong essay. If it is linked to topics but not discussed explicitly in the lectures or discussions, please email me first to confirm your topic is suitable. 3. How do you frame your thesis? For your thesis, there is a lot of flexibility in terms of how you want to frame it, the key is that you are providing a research question and then providing supporting points of your research que‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍stion. It is important that you remember that you need to present an argument and support the argument with evidence. Here is a list of potential thesis type questions you would need to further develop, but you are not limited to these examples. 1. In this essay, I demonstrate that XXXX is the most effective approach for studying past human behaviour OR the most effective approach for being the most inclusive approach of past identities. My argument is based on the following points…. 2. In this essay, I demonstrate how the most effective approach for studying power and ideology is …… My argument is supported by the following points…. a. For this type of essay, make sure the essay focuses on the theoretical aspects! For example, if you write about agriculture, you need to be focusing on the theoretical framework used in a study of past agricultural practices. 2. In this essay, I provide a critique of xxxx, to demonstrate the strengths and weakness of the XXXX approach. I argue that the main strengths are XXXX while the main weaknesses are XXXX. 3. In this essay, I compare the two theoretical approaches, xxxx approach and xxxx approach. I argue that for XXXX , this approach is more effective, while XXX is more effective for this topic. the similarities and key differences associated with each approach OR I argue that despite some differences, these two approaches are more in common that initially believed. 4. !NO! In this essay, I will talk to you about xxxx approach… This has no argument, it is just a statement! Essay Assignment Final Paper: Building on your thesis and outline, you will write an essay. The essay should be between 8-10 pages double spaced with at least 8 references. Page length does not include title page or bibliography. More detailed information of the assignment will be presented in class and on the course website. Additional Format – Essay requires title page title of essay, student name, student number, course code, and date of submission. bibliography, pages should be paginated – Time New Roman size 12 font, 1-inch margins. For guidance, use the format of this document in particular – In terms of style guide, you can choose whatever guide you like. If you want to confirm, feel free to contact me. Make sure you are consistent, and make sure all the information is there. Please pay attention to online submissions; online articles should be referenced like a regular scholarly article, not a webpage. – If you are referring to a specific argument or point of an author, you need to have the page number included in your in-tex‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍t citation!