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Term Paper Outline 41

Sample outline

While your term paper will certainly be much longer than 5 paragraphs, the format might look something like this:

I. Introduction (preferable to write out the intro in its entirety for the outline)

II. First Section: Introduce the past culture

A. First Point: Who were they?

  1. First Sub-Point of First Point: Time period
  2. Second Sub-Point of First Point: Geographic boundaries

B. Second Point: Documentation of culture

  1. First Sub-Point of Second Point: Historical sources (ie written accounts), Oral histories
  2. Second Sub-Point of Second Point: Archaeological sources (types of “stuff”, where it was found, etc.)

III. Second Section: The Archaeology of your past culture

A. First Point: Archaeological methods

  1. First Sub-Point of First Point: Introduce the archaeological site(s) you researched related to this past culture. Make sure to include where the site(s) is/are, where it/they fit into the global timeline, and why it is relevant to your topic
  2. Second Sub-Point of First Point: Discuss the specific methods used (e.g. Specific dating techniques [radiocarbon, dendrochronology, seriation], pedestrian survey, excavation, GPR, faunal analysis, etc.)

B. Second Point: Cultural Extrapolations

  1. First Sub-Point of Second Point: Based on the archaeological evidence found in your research, what do the leading experts say about this past culture?
  2. Second Sub-Point of Second Point: How do you interpret the archaeological evidence? In other words, what do you think the collection of “stuff” represents.

IV. Third Section: Pseudoarchaeology

A. First Point: Leading pseudo-theories

  1. First Sub-Point of First Point: Introduce the leading pseudo-theories associated with your past culture and discuss their following / believers
  2. Second Sub-Point of First Point: Who and where are these theories marketed to? (e.g. cable TV, YouTube, TikTok; young adults, children, boomers, socioeconomic considerations, religious affiliations, etc.)

B. Second Point: The impact of these theories

  1. First Sub-Point of Second Point: What makes these theories attractive? How have the proponents of this theory gained followers?
  2. Second Sub-Point of Second Point: Specifically explain how these theories are a detriment to the understanding of the past culture using examples.

IV. Fourth Section: Modern descendants

A. First Point: Present-day communities

  1. First Sub-Point of First Point: Introduce any modern day communities associated with your past culture. If there are none, who are likely descended from the past culture based off of geographic proximity and cultural context?
  2. Second Sub-Point of First Point: What is the socioeconomic status of the majority of the people in this community. What is their general quality of life like?

B. Second Point: Descendant view of archaeology

  1. First Sub-Point of Second Point: Is the community for or against archaeological research of the past culture? Why or why not?
  2. Second Sub-Point of Second Point: Does the community agree with the mainstream historical and archaeological interpretation of their ancestors?

V. Conclusion (preferable to write out the conclusion in its entirety for the outline)