PAP Book and Questionnaire

[Sam]

Hello people,
Please read the below email by Mary Sullivan. She and I are putting
together a book about PAP for students and we want your input for the
book. But wait, there's more .... read below.

Thanks for your help.

Sam

PS Can someone post this on facebook and myspace too?
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Mary Sullivan <macsu...@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 5:56 AM
Subject: archaeology survey for PAP
To: Sam Connell <connell...@gmail.com>, Samuel Connell
<connel...@foothill.edu>


Greetings, fellow archaeologist! This is Mary Sullivan, a member of
PAP. Some of you may have met me in the 2003 or 2006 seasons. I wrote
my master's thesis based on geophysics research I did at Pambamarca.
Now I teach anthropology at community college. Sam and I are working
on a textbook about archaeology that will be geared toward entry-level
archaeology students. And this is where we need your help!



This textbook will be different than other ones of its kind…any book
can explain archaeology methods, etc, but this one is about what it's
like to be a first time archaeologist. It will explain how to think
like an archaeologist from a students' perspective. So that's why we
need you!



This short questionnaire is designed to understand how YOU felt about
your experience at PAP. There are no right or wrong answers. The best
answers are candid and truthful. The 15-30 minutes it will take you to
fill this out will help future students learn. Also, you have the
chance to be famous! I'm looking to use quotes in the book. If I use
yours, I'll include your name and possibly even your picture, if you
send it. (I can also change names to protect the innocent, if you
prefer!)



We thank you very much for your time and consideration on this! The
best thing about scholarship is learning from and teaching others.
Here is your opportunity to do both. Thanks again!


Please return the survey to: macsu...@hotmail.com


Survey is here.....
ARCHAEOLOGY SURVEY




1. What is your name, age, school/company, position (or year in
school)?






2. Why did you want to become an archaeologist or study
archaeology?







3. Was PAP your first archaeology project? How did you choose PAP?
If applicable, how did it compare to other projects? What made about
the experience made it seem unique?








4. How much experience did you have with archaeology prior to
coming to PAP? Could be classes, personal reading, or actual
fieldwork. What did you know about the culture area? Was it a place
that always inspired you? Why or why not?








5. What was the most challenging element of the overall experience?







6. What was the most challenging part of understanding how to do
archaeology? Were methods confusing? Were they different than what
you’d been taught? How or why?






7. What is something you learned about archaeology that you didn’t
know before joining PAP? What was your most significant discovery/
understanding gained from the experience?





8. Did you have fun? Why or why not?






9. What did you like best about the overall experience?







10. To what extent did you interact with the locals? What did you
get out of this experience? Do you feel it complimented your overall
experience with PAP? Why or why not?






11. What was your favorite/least favorite element of archaeology?
Why?







12. If you could do it again, would you? Why or why not?







13. What is your favorite fact about the Inka/Cayambe/Spanish that
you now know?







14. Were there any controversies regarding doing archaeology work
while you were there? What were they? How did they impact you?








15. Were you able to use any geophysics methods while at PAP? Did you
understand what was happening? Had you had any training in geophysics
before? Is this now something you are interested in? Why or why not?