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Isle of Shoals Archaeology Field School

Isles of Shoals Archaeology Project Location: Maine, United States Season dates: May 31, 2010 - June 14, 2010 Session dates: None given Application Deadline: Rolling - May 15, 2010 http://www.sml.cornell.edu/sml_cc_islandarch.html The Shoals Marine Laboratory is offering its third season of a field school in archaeology on Smuttynose Island, Maine. DATES: May 31 to June 14, 2010  (choose

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:

The Jewel of Muscat: Recreating a 9th Century Ship

Image via Wikipedia The Jewel of Muscat is a 9th-century Arab sailing ship being built in Oman. It will be sailing to Singapore. The design of the ship is s based on a range of historical sources, including the findings of the Belitung Wreck, which was discovered in 1998.The website covers the background and construction of the ship as well as some great time lapse videos. There is an education

The Museum of Underwater Archaeology In The Field

The Museum of Underwater Archaeology (MUA) has a number of online field journals kept by students with photos and information. I found the University of West Florida's 2009 Field School journal (towards the bottom of the page) to be very interesting.The Museum of Underwater Archaeology In The Field

Raising the Fleet: An Art/Science Initiative Project Background

In the autumn of 1758, British and provincial troops at Lake George in the colony of New York deliberately sank much of their squadron: a sloop, two radeaux (floating gun batteries), 260 bateaux, and other warships. This drastic step was necessary, since the British forces had no fortress at the lake to protect their fleet over the winter of 1758-1759; Fort William Henry had been destroyed

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

Digital Antiquity Seeks Founding Executive Director

Image via WikipediaDigital Antiquity seeks an entrepreneurial and visionary Executive Director who can play a central role in transforming the discipline of archaeology by leading the establishment of an on-line repository of the digital data and documents produced by archaeological research in the Americas. Digital Antiquity is a national initiative that is generously funded by the Andrew W.