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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

Image via WikipediaMohegan-UCONN Archaeological Field School Sponsored by The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut and the University of Connecticut COURSE DESCRIPTION The federally recognized Mohegan Tribe is conducting ongoing research into its long history in eastern Connecticut, particularly on the Mohegan Reservation in Uncasville, Connecticut (est. c.1671). As part of the process of

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 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:

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 (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

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