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| Class Information Mission Statement / Class Summary This Freshman Seminar course was developed with the primary goal of unveiling information pertaining to monoliths in Africa, primarily those that were astronomically oriented. Throughout the semester, we (the Ancient Astronomy in Africa class) did research on the subject through online sources as well as library searches. We also were able to contact many people who helped us with our main project. Near the end of the semester, the information for which we were searching began to unfold. Unfortunately, the course was over far too soon for us to be able to fully research everything that we could on the subject. We hope that the students and other people will have the initiative to continue to contribute to this research and discover all that there is to know about ancient astronomy in Africa. Click here for Our Class Picture Time Line / Sequence of Events Thursday; August 26, 1998: First class day Tuesday; September 1, 1998: Autobiographies and Maps of Africa Due; Students should have read about Stonehenge and the origin of the word "Zimbabwe". Thursday; September 3, 1998: Class in Undergraduate Library Microcomputer Facility (FAC 22A) to learn about online computer research. Thursday; September 10, 1998: Correct autobiographies and rewrite. Tuesday; September 15, 1998: Have magazine and book articles read. Thursday; September 17, 1998: Meet in FAC 22A for more orientation on online reseach Tuesday; September 22, 1998: Have article on Borona Calendar read. Tuesday; September 29, 1998: No class Thursday; October 1, 1998: No class Tuesday; October 6, 1998: Outlines on modern African countries due. Thursday; October 8, 1998: Meteor shower — Dracaenas. Thursday; October 15, 1998: First drafts of African countries due. Thursday; October 22, 1998: Final drafts of African countries due. Tuesday; October 27, 1998: No class Thursday; October 29, 1998: No class Thursday; November 5, 1998: Have Snedegar article read. Tuesday; November 24, 1998: First drafts of final eight pages due. Thursday; November 26, 1998: Thanksgiving Holidays. Thursday; December 3, 1998: Last class day. Take class picture for Webpage Friday; December 4, 1998: Final Day to turn in all paperwork including eight pages, research journals and moon journals. |