Field School in the Pacific Northwest
Prof. Bovy
British Columbia (June 20- July 31, 2010). It says scholarships are
available.
From: "Anthony P. Graesch" <agra...@ucla.edu>
Date: January 24, 2010 8:26:46 PM GMT+00:00
To: anthony....@ucla.edu
Subject: 2010 Archaeology Field School in the Pacific Northwest
Reply-To: anthony....@ucla.edu
Greetings,
The following announcement for a UCLA Archaeology Field School in the
Pacific Northwest may be of interest to your students in anthropology
and archaeology. Students from all North American universities are
welcome to apply.
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Welqamex Household Archaeological Research Project
2010 Archaeology Field School in British Columbia
June 20 - July 31
Enrollment for the Welqamex Household Archaeological Research Project
2010 Field School is now open! Only 10 of 14 slots remain open to
university students who seek to learn more about archaeological
research, develop field archaeology methods, and participate in
exciting research addressing aboriginal Pacific Northwest households,
warfare, tool production, and trade. Our household-level research
bridges a Historical and pre-contact archaeology of aboriginal
household and political economies. In 2010, our investigations will
focus on several cedar plank longhouses and the defensive structures
associated with an island settlement located 200 meters downriver from
a 19th century Hudson's Bay Company outpost.
Learn Core Archaeological Methods
- Surface Survey
- Mapping
- Stratigraphic Excavation
- Stratigraphic Profiling
- Materials Analysis (stone tools, faunal remains, metals, glass, and
other midden constituents)
- Cataloging and Laboratory Procedures
Students will not only learn and apply some of the most rigorous data-
recovery methods, they will also learn how these methods are connected
to a variety of research objectives. Field school students walk away
with marketable skillsets and a deeper understanding of the logic
underlying multiple data-recovery methods in field archaeology.
This is a unique culturally immersive North American field
experience. We collaborate and work with a descendent Sto:lo
community. Students will explore how present-day Sto:lo heritage
concerns articulate with archaeological research.
Building on our field school experiences from 2008 and 2009, we are
planning several exciting excursions and workshops for Summer 2010.
These include a 40-km rafting trip and narrated cultural landscape
tour of the Lower Fraser River, visits and tours of local museums, and
multiple workshops in stone tool-making, ethnobotany, and craft
production, among others.
Academic Credit & Scholarships
- 12 credit units, transferable to almost all North American
Universities
- 260+ hours of applied instruction
- $2000+ of scholarships available!
For more information visit:
http://www.archaeology.ucla.edu/programs/north-america/british-columbia-welqamex-archaeological-research-project
Scholarships: http://www.archaeology.ucla.edu/students/scholarships
Important: Scholarship applications are due as early as March 5, 2010!
Please contact the instructor, Dr. Anthony P. Graesch, for additional
information.
Anthony P. Graesch, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center on Everyday Lives of Families at UCLA
http://www.celf.ucla.edu/pages/staff.php?id=9
Research Associate, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA
http://www.ioa.ucla.edu/people/research-associates/research-associates?lid=1956
310-267-4256 (office)
323-460-4140 (fax)
310-490-7594 (mobile)
http://www.anthro.ucla.edu/people/visiting?lid=1956
anthony....@ucla.edu