Anthropology Field Schools at USU
Field Schools offered by Other Institutions
2009
Balkan Heritage (BH) fieldschool in Bulgaria and Macedonia
| Season Dates: |
July 4-18 2009 -Varna Bulgaria
July 19-Aug 16 2009- Stara Zagora Bulgaria
May 9-23 and Oct. 3-17 West Bulgaria
July 4- Aug 2 2009 Macedonia
June 7-20 2009
Bulgaria
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| Location: |
Bulgaria and Macedonia |
| Affiliation: |
Balkan Heritage Foundation (and assorted partners as per different site and activity) |
| Notes: |
Multiple kinds of fieldschool experience:
Monastery Excavation
Multi-period rescue excavation
Frescoe Documentation
Maintenance of village archaeological sites
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2008 Oklahoma/Oklahoma State Field School at Bryson-Paddock
| Season Dates: |
May 26, 2008 - June 27, 2008 |
| Location: |
Oklahoma, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Oklahoma State University |
| Notes: |
Excavations of Southern Plains Wichita village with beehive-shaped structures and fortifications; magnetic and electronic mapping of the site, soil coring to locate trash mounds and other features, and lab processing of native and European artifacts dating to the mid-1700s |
Exploring Historical and Social Landscapes of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
| Season Dates: |
May 26, 2008 - July 02, 2008 |
| Location: |
Montana and Wyoming, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Northwest College and Indiana University |
| Notes: |
Back country wilderness experience |
University of Oklahoma Field School in Archaeology
| Season Dates: |
May 19, 2008 - June 27, 2008 |
| Location: |
Oklahoma, United States |
| Affiliation: |
University of Oklahoma Department of Anthropology and Oklahoma Archeological Survey |
| Notes: |
Explore the connections between Caddoan culture and the larger Mississippian world while learning excavation, remote sensing, and mapping techniques. |
Blacktail Cave Field School
| Season Dates: |
August 02, 2008 - August 15, 2008 |
| Location: |
Montana, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Blacktail Ranch |
| Notes: |
Discovering the original entrance to the Blacktail Cave and possibly the oldest artifacts to date from this site. |
2008 Archaeological Field School
| Season Dates: |
May 19, 2008 - June 27, 2008 |
| Location: |
Pennsylvania, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Penn State University |
| Notes: |
Archaeological fieldwork, excavations, lay out grids, PA history |
41BL323, Bell County, Texas
| Season Dates: |
May 30, 2008 - July 19, 2008 |
| Location: |
Texas, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Mercyhurst College, Mercyhurst Archaeologicial Institute |
Whitehead Homestead site (41WM1077), Williamson County, Texas
| Season Dates: |
May 30, 2008 - July 19, 2008 |
| Location: |
Texas, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Mercyhurst College, Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute |
Montana Yellowstone Archaeological Project
| Season Dates: |
June 23, 2008 - July 25, 2008 |
| Location: |
Montana, United States |
| Affiliation: |
University of Montana/Yellowstone National Park |
| Notes: |
Archaeology in Yellowstone National Park |
Pimu (Catalina) Island Archaeological Project
| Season Dates: |
June 22, 2008 - July 25, 2008 |
| Location: |
California, United States |
| Affiliation: |
UCLA |
The Archaeology of Historic Farmsteads
| Season Dates: |
May 19, 2008 - June 06, 2008 |
| Location: |
Iowa, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Department of Anthropology, University of Iowa |
| Notes: |
Euro-American, Midwest, Historical Archaeology |
REU: Homol'ovi Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program
| Season Dates: |
June 06, 2008 - July 18, 2008 |
| Location: |
Arizona, United States |
| Affiliation: |
University of Michigan and National Science Foundation |
Arizona State University Prehistoric Southwestern Archaeology Field School
| Season Dates: |
May 25, 2008 - June 28, 2008 |
| Location: |
New Mexico, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Arizona State University |
| Notes: |
Prehistoric archaeology in the US Southwest |
Field Course in Iroquois Archaeology
| Season Dates: |
July 08, 2008 - August 05, 2008 |
| Location: |
New York, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Cornell University |
Towson University Archaeological Field School
| Season Dates: |
May 26, 2008 - July 15, 2008 |
| Location: |
Maryland, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Towson University |
| Notes: |
Late Woodland prehistory |
University of Utah Summer Field School
| Season Dates: |
June 02, 2008 - July 23, 2008 |
| Location: |
Utah, United States |
| Affiliation: |
University of Utah and Utah Museum of Natural History |
| Notes: |
Survey, excavation, GIS basics, Range Creeek Canyon |
Angel Mounds Townscape Project
| Season Dates: |
May 06, 2008 - June 12, 2008 |
| Location: |
Indiana, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Glenn A. Black Laboratory Indiana University Bloomington |
| Notes: |
Excavation of substantial features based on geophysical survey |
Elden Pueblo Project
| Season Dates: |
April 15, 2008 - October 10, 2008 |
| Location: |
Arizona, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Arizona Natural History Association and Coconino National Forest |
| Notes: |
Field schools, public days, half and full day education programs, and kids day camp. |
Sugar Plantations of Hawaii
| Season Dates: |
July 01, 2008 - August 01, 2008 |
| Location: |
United States |
| Affiliation: |
Earthwatch |
Mammoth Graveyard
| Season Dates: |
June 29, 2008 - July 27, 2008 |
| Location: |
South Dakota, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Earthwatch Institute |
Prehistoric Pueblos of the American Southwest
| Season Dates: |
June 05, 2008 - October 13, 2008 |
| Location: |
New Mexico, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Earthwatch Institute |
Restoring America's Heritage
| Season Dates: |
March 31, 2008 - October 31, 2008 |
| Location: |
Virginia, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Earthwatch Institute |
West Point Foundry
| Season Dates: |
May 19, 2008 - June 27, 2008 |
| Location: |
New York, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Michigan Technological University |
Welqámex Archaeological Research Project in the Pacific Northwest
| Season Dates: |
June 22, 2008 - August 02, 2008 |
| Location: |
British Columbia, Canada |
| Affiliation: |
UCLA |
UMass Amherst Archaeological Field School
| Season Dates: |
July 15, 2008 - August 16, 2008 |
| Location: |
Massachusetts, United States |
| Affiliation: |
University of Massachusetts, Amherst and Historic Deerfield, Inc. |
| Notes: |
Public interpretation, archaeological theory, survey, excavation, laboratory analysis, and archaeological interpretation. |
Eastern Pequot Archaeological Field School
| Season Dates: |
July 06, 2008 - August 02, 2008 |
| Location: |
Connecticut, United States |
| Affiliation: |
University of Massachusetts, Boston and Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation |
| Notes: |
Collaborative archaeological excavation and mapping project with Native American community in New England, focused on (1) Indigenous responses to colonialism and reservation life in the 17th through 19th centuries and (2) the ethics and politics of archaeology and heritage. |
Scottie Creek Culture History Project - Yukon College Field School
| Season Dates: |
June 02, 2008 - August 25, 2008 |
| Location: |
Yukon Territory, Canada |
| Affiliation: |
Yukon College and University of Alaska Anchorage |
| Notes: |
Late Pleistocene faunal remains, permafrost excavation, Nenana complex component, beringia archaeology, ethnobotany, athapaskan archaeology |
Upper Cumberland Plateau Archaeological Field School
| Season Dates: |
June 01, 2008 - June 21, 2008 |
| Location: |
Tennessee, United States |
| Affiliation: |
East Tennessee State University |
| Notes: |
Prehistory, rockshelter, Tennessee, Cumberland Plateau |
2008 Southern Methodist University Archaeology Field School
| Season Dates: |
June 01, 2008 - July 08, 2008 |
| Location: |
New Mexico, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Southern Methodist University |
| Notes: |
Experience in archaeological excavation, survey, mapping, artifact analysis, report writing, and interpretation |
Brown's Bottom
| Season Dates: |
May 19, 2008 - June 13, 2008 |
| Location: |
Ohio, United States |
| Affiliation: |
State University New York College at Geneseo |
| Notes: |
Camping, excavation of a Hopewell house and midden, field trip to Serpent Mound, Seip Mound, Fort Hill, and Hopewell Culture National Monument |
Archaeological Fieldwork on a Cayuga Iroquois Site, Central New York State
| Season Dates: |
June 09, 2008 - July 18, 2008 |
| Location: |
New York, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Dept of Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh |
| Notes: |
Excavation, Iroquois village |
Gillett Grove (13CY2): Oneota Culture Adaptations to the European Fur Trade in Northwest Iowa
| Season Dates: |
June 02, 2008 - June 27, 2008 |
| Location: |
Iowa , United States |
| Affiliation: |
Iowa Regents Universities and Lakside Laboratory |
| Notes: |
Lakeside Lab is a beautiful, modern, facility with a rich history as a base for outdoor-oriented research. Located on a 140 acre wooded tract along West Okoboji Lake, the lab is easy to access and puts field school participants on the edge of one of Iowa's premier summer recreational areas for weekend enjoyment. The Gillett Grove site literally sits on the edge of history with the first appearance of European fur trade goods found intermingled with late prehistoric Oneota chipped stone, ceramic, and faunal remains. |
Northwest Florida/Southwest Georgia Archaeology
| Season Dates: |
May 11, 2008 - June 23, 2008 |
| Location: |
Florida & Georgia, United States |
| Affiliation: |
University of South Florida |
| Notes: |
Mound centers, Apalachicola/Chattahoochee Valley, Kolomoki |
Dixon Hollow
| Season Dates: |
May 26, 2008 - June 13, 2008 |
| Location: |
New York, United States |
| Affiliation: |
St. John Fisher College |
Fortress of Louisbourg Archaeology Program 2008
| Season Dates: |
August 11, 2008 - August 22, 2008 |
| Location: |
Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Affiliation: |
Fortress Louisbourg Association and Parks Canada |
CAA Adult Field School
| Season Dates: |
June 02, 2008 - August 30, 2008 |
| Location: |
Illinois, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Center for American Archeology |
| Notes: |
Hopewell, Illinois |
The Archaeology of Chesapeake Slavery and Landscape
| Season Dates: |
June 02, 2008 - July 11, 2008 |
| Location: |
Virginia, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Monticello and University of Virginia |
| Notes: |
Slavery, landscape, historical Virginia |
Public Archaeology Field School at the Vancouver National Historical Reserve
| Season Dates: |
June 17, 2008 - August 02, 2008 |
| Location: |
Washington, United States |
| Affiliation: |
National Park Service, Portland State University, and Washington State University - Vancouver |
| Notes: |
Public Archaeology field school, historical archaeology |
Michilimackinac
| Season Dates: |
June 02, 2008 - August 23, 2008 |
| Location: |
Michigan, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Mackinac State Historic Parks |
Late Archaic Bison Kill, Western Oklahoma
| Season Dates: |
July 01, 2008 - July 30, 2008 |
| Location: |
Oklahoma, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Oklahoma Archeological Survey, University of Oklahoma |
| Notes: |
Bison kills, faunal remains, paleoenvironmental reconstructions |
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Field School
| Season Dates: |
June 30, 2008 - August 20, 2008 |
| Location: |
Michigan, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Western Michigan University |
Qwu?gwes, Mud Bay Archaeological Project
| Season Dates: |
June 23, 2008 - August 15, 2008 |
| Location: |
Washington , United States |
| Affiliation: |
South Puget Sound Community College and Squaxin Island Tribe |
| Notes: |
Waterlogged/wet site with preservation of wood and fiber material culture; a well-preserved shell-midden full of faunal/floral resources; baskets, nets and a fish-trap study; recent published papers available in web site |
Lubbock Lake Landmark
| Season Dates: |
June 02, 2008 - August 24, 2008 |
| Location: |
Texas, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Museum of Texas Tech University |
| Notes: |
Areas to be worked in 2008 at the Landmark are Paleoindian bison butchering features dating to 10,800-8,600 RCYBP; a 1.8mya fauna assemblage near Snyder, Texas; and most cultural periods on the Southern Plains will be encountered during are survey and excavation near Post, Texas. |
Archaeology of Captivity and Freedom in Early New York
| Season Dates: |
June 02, 2008 - July 18, 2008 |
| Location: |
New York, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Hofstra University |
Public Archaeology Field School
| Season Dates: |
July 28, 2008 - August 01, 2008 |
| Location: |
Wisconsin, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center |
Mohegan Tribe/ ECSU Archaeological Field School
| Season Dates: |
June 23, 2008 - August 01, 2008 |
| Location: |
Connecticut, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut and Eastern Connecticut State University |
| Notes: |
Recent sites excavated include several multi-component Archaic and Woodland occupations, a fortified 17th century Mohegan village site, several 18th century Mohegan dwellings and a late 18th century Euro-American farmhouse and outbuildings used as a Mohegan School in the 1820's. |
Mt. Trumbull Prehistory Project
| Season Dates: |
June 16, 2008 - July 25, 2008 |
| Location: |
Arizona, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Nevada State College |
| Notes: |
Anasazi archaeology, Grand Canyon, pottery |
Big Timber Chinatown
| Season Dates: |
May 25, 2008 - June 14, 2008 |
| Location: |
Montana, United States |
| Affiliation: |
University of Montana |
| Notes: |
Excavation, Camping, Montana, Chinese, Urban |
Coloma Ghost Town Archaeological Field School
| Season Dates: |
May 26, 2008 - June 20, 2008 |
| Location: |
Montana, United States |
| Affiliation: |
University of Montana and the Bureau of Land Management |
| Notes: |
Mining town, ghost town, Montana, historical archaeology |
Kansas Archaeological Field School
| Season Dates: |
June 02, 2008 - June 27, 2008 |
| Location: |
Kansas, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Kansas State University |
ADMAT-USA Florida Keys Maritime Archaeological Field School
| Season Dates: |
October 01, 2008 - December 01, 2008 |
| Location: |
Florida, United States |
| Affiliation: |
ADMAT-USA and The Anglo-Danish Maritime Archaeological Team (ADMAT) |
| Notes: |
Practical Maritime / Marine / Underwater Archaeology field school, Survey, In-Situ Artefact Recording, historic shipwreck, Ships Construction, Proton Magnetometer, Side Scan |
Kansas Archeology Training Program
| Season Dates: |
May 31, 2008 - June 15, 2008 |
| Location: |
Kansas, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Kansas State Historical Society and Kansas Anthropological Association |
| Notes: |
Certification program available |
Applied Archaeology Field School
| Season Dates: |
July 21, 2008 - August 22, 2008 |
| Location: |
California, United States |
| Affiliation: |
San Bernardino National Forest and the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA |
| Notes: |
This field school is designed to actively engage students from the first day. Students are divided into crews under the direction of a Forest Service archaeologist. The first week is spent learning map reading, artifact and site identification, site recording, and excavation techniques. Morning lectures are followed by practical exercises in the field during the afternoon. During weeks two through five, students will survey, locate and record sites, and excavate. |
2008 California State University Bakersfield Field School
| Season Dates: |
June 16, 2008 - July 25, 2008 |
| Location: |
California, United States |
| Affiliation: |
California State University |
| Notes: |
rock art, Idaho, Bennett Hills, prehistoric archaeology |
Wright State University Field School in Archaeology
| Season Dates: |
June 17, 2008 - August 08, 2008 |
| Location: |
Ohio, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Wright State University |
Sainte-Marguerite River Archaeological Fieldwork
| Season Dates: |
May 12, 2008 - June 07, 2008 |
| Location: |
Quebec, Canada |
| Affiliation: |
University of Quebec in Chicoutimi |
National Park Service's 2008 Archaeological Prospection Workshop
| Season Dates: |
May 19, 2008 - May 23, 2008 |
| Location: |
North Dakota, United States |
| Affiliation: |
National Park Service |
| Notes: |
The workshop this year will have a special focus on the soil magnetism and on the effects of plowing on geophysical signatures and site integrity. |
Archaic Stone Tool Manufacture at the Jones Mill Site, Arkansas
| Season Dates: |
June 13, 2008 - June 29, 2008 |
| Location: |
Arkansas, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Arkansas Archeological Survey & Arkansas Archeologcial Society |
| Notes: |
Novaculite tools, Ouachita River Valley, Archaic base camp |
Milford Archaeological Research Institute
| Season Dates: |
June 19, 2008 - July 03, 2008 |
| Location: |
Utah, United States |
| Affiliation: |
Pasadena City College |
| Notes: |
Fremont village and historic dairy, survey, excavation techniques |
Montana Yellowstone Archaeological Fieldschool
| Season Dates: |
June 23, 2008 - July 25, 2008 |
| Location: |
Montana, United States |
| Affiliation: |
The University of Montana |
| Notes: |
Archaeology field school in Yellowstone National Park |
Field Methods in Rock Art
| Season Dates: |
May 12, 2008 - May 29, 2008 |
| Location: |
Texas, United States |
| Affiliation: |
SHUMLA School/Texas State University, San Marcos, TX |
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