Every piece of graded work in the course, what it is worth, and when it is due.
Weights should sum to 100.
The Dig Report
Survey your dig site — its stratigraphy, its tool inventory, its architecture, and your first hypothesis for how it died.
Due 22 March 2027 · Weight: 25%
The Forensic Analysis
Go deeper — the documentation layer, the oral history, and a revised cause-of-death diagnosis supported by the full weight of your evidence.
Due 19 April 2027 · Weight: 25%
The Exhibit
Your complete excavation — the site, the findings, the diagnosis, the ethics, and the restoration — presented for an audience that has never seen the codebase.
Due 24 May 2027 · Weight: 50%