You will need to answer the following questions about the article you choose. In the paper you turn in, write out each question and answer it according to your article.
1. The first part of your final is the article citation. Do not copy how I have cited the paper. Your citation needs to be in this exact format:Structure: Authors last name, Authors first name Authors middle initial. Year published. Article title. Journal Name, Volume number: page number(s).Example:Jacoby, William G. 1994. Public attitudes toward government spending. American Journal of Political Science, 38: 336-361. Multiple AuthorsStructure: Authors last name, Authors first name Authors middle initial., and Authors last name, Authors first name Authors middle initial. Year published. Article title. Journal Name, Volume(Issue), page number(s).Example:Fearon, James D., and Laitin, Denus D. 2003. Ethnicity, insurgency, and civil war. American Political Science Review 97:1-75.
2. Who are the authors? What institution are they from? Why were they chosen to write the paper together? Are they qualified to write the paper? What did each person contribute to the paper?
3. What is the research hypothesis tested? What problem are they trying to explain?
4. What is the archaeological culture studied? What is the time period? What is the sample size?
5.What the background information and literature review comprehensive enough?
6. What are the methodologies used to test the hypothesis?
7. What statistics are used?
8. Are the figures, tables, and photos clear and add to the paper?
9. Is there enough discussion of the results? What evidence have they collected to answer the question?
10. What are the conclusions? Do you agree with the conclusion? Are the conclusions convincing?
11. Why was this paper written? How does it contribute to the field of anthropology?
