We’ve got a packed house today, so please try to find a seat. Welcome to Archaeology 105. I’m Cody, your T.A. for the semester. Unfortunately Dr. Jones will not be in class this week. He’s off on one of his, let’s say, “side projects.” So, until he returns, I’ll be taking over his lectures and office hours. Luckily for you I wrote the lesson plan for him, so you’re not going to miss out on anything. So if you’ll open your books to page-- Ladies? Why are you leaving? Oh, you were just auditing? All right. Well, today’s lecture will focus on Mesopotamia’s development. Archaeologist Kathleen Kenyon was the first to state that the Neolithic Era could be broken down into two distinct-- Me? No. I haven’t been on any adventures with Dr. Jones. Although, last summer I did take part in an archaeological dig in New Mexico. Well, if we’re being technical I just assisted in the dig....
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