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Mount Vernon 2014 Collaborative Historic Preservation Field School May 27- July 3

George Washington’s Mount Vernon, located near Washington, DC, is the historic site dedicated to interpreting the life of the first president within the context of his home and plantation.  The 2014 Mount Vernon/University of Maryland (UMD) Field School in Historic Preservation is in the second year of a multi-year project to explore the archaeological, architectural, and interpretive

Strawbery Banke Museum Archaeology Field School 2014

Strawbery Banke Museum (Photo credit: Selbe B) The Strawbery Banke Museum Archaeology Department is pleased to announce its 18th Annual Archaeological Field School! June 23 - July 25, 2014, Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4pm Strawbery Banke Museum is an outdoor living history museum located in historic Portsmouth, NH. Strawbery Banke archaeologists have conducted some of the largest urban

Archaeology Field School at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

Portland State University, Washington State University Vancouver, and the National Park Service are pleased to announce a field school in historical archaeology at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. The program will introduce the method and theory of fieldwork in historical archaeology. Students will participate in all aspects of field and laboratory work: laying out units, excavation by

Jamestown Rediscovery Archaeological Field School

May 27th - July 3rd, 2014 *** Application deadline April 18th *** Preservation Virginia and the University of Virginia's School of Continuing and Professional Studies will offer a six-week archaeological field school at Jamestown, Va. during the summer of 2014. Since space is limited, early applications are strongly encouraged. (In some cases, early acceptance may be granted.) Overview The

Fort Lewis College 2014 Archaeological Field School

The Fort Lewis College (Durango, CO)  2014 archaeological field school will be held May 25-July 5 at a late 19th/early 20th-century Hispanic village site south of Santa Rosa, New Mexico. The 6-week (and 6 credit) field program will provide students with training in archaeological survey, in-field artifact analysis, excavation, manual and digital mapping, historic building documentation, and

2011 Michigan Technological University Fieldschool in Industrial Archaeology

Image via WikipediaThe 2011 Michigan Technological University Fieldschool in Industrial Archaeology will be back at the Cliff Mine and Clifton townsite for the second year. Join the Industrial Archaeologists from Michigan Technological University, documenting an historic copper mine in the heart of the Keweenaw Peninsula.  The Keweenaw is famous as one of the few places on earth where humans

Archaeological Field School on Edgefield, South Carolina Pottery Communities

Image via WikipediaArchaeological Field School on Edgefield, South Carolina Pottery Communities University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Anth. 454-CF and 455-CF (6 credits; 6 weeks), May 23, 2011 to July 1, 2011 This field school will provide training in the techniques of excavation, mapping, controlled surface surveys, artifact classification and contextual interpretation. Students will work in

2011 Society for Historical Archaeology Student Paper Competition Guidelines

Below are the guidelines for the 2011 SHA Student Paper Prize.as you can see, the deadline is nearing (November 15th)..so.if you are currently an SHA student member, who IS ALREADY GIVING A PAPER AT THE 2011 SHA MEETING in Austin, Texas.then you might consider getting us the "AS READ" version (10 PAGES OR LESS) of your paper by the deadline.who knows. you might be the next winner of the book

2010 ISU Field School in Historical Archaeology

2010 ISU Field School in Historical Archaeology Cherokee Towns in the Time of Spanish Contact May 31 -June 25, 2010 Explore the early history of East Tennessee. Learn techniques of survey, excavation, and artifact analysis in this six credit archaeological field school. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Eastern Tennessee may have been visited by Hernando DeSoto in 1540 and Juan Pardo in 1567 as part of the

New Philadelphia Archaeological Project Field School 2010

New Philadelphia Archaeological Research Project Field School in Archaeology and Laboratory Techniques Summer 2010 May 24, 2010 to July 30, 2010. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation's Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program (NSF-REU) ** Application Deadline: for best consideration -- March 19, 2010. Application forms and additional information are available online at: http:

Utah Pottery Project - Archaeological Field School

Utah Pottery Project/Michigan Technological UniversityLocation: Utah, United StatesSeason dates: May 11, 2009 - June 26, 2009http://utahpotteryproject.blogspot.comhttp://www.ss.mtu.edu/faculty/Scarlett/Research/UPP/upphome.htmProject DirectorTimothy James Scarlett, Department of Social Sciences, MichiganTechnological UniversityDescriptionJoin Michigan Tech archaeologists excavating at sites of