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Sponsoring institution/organization:
Kansas State University
Project director and affiliation: Dr. Brad Logan and Dr.
Lauren W. Ritterbush
Location: The May intersession course will focus on the
Scott and Evans sites, adjacent prehistoric occupations in Leavenworth
County, northeastern Kansas. The August intersession course will
focus on recently recorded sites at Lovewell Reservoir, in Jewell
County, north-central Kansas.
Project description/period of occupation: Investigations
at the Scott and Evans sites will evaluate their potential significance
and eligibility for nomination to the National Register of Historic
Places (NRHP). Both sites, located adjacent to each other in
Stranger Creek valley about 20 miles northeast of Lawrence, have
already yielded substantial evidence of occupation from ca. 3000
BC to AD 1400. Surveys of the surface and exposed, buried deposits
at Evans have found many chipped stone tools indicative of occupation
as early as the Late Archaic period (ca. 3000-500 BC), but also
include stone tools and pottery diagnostic of the Middle Woodland
(ca. AD 1-600) and Late Prehistoric (AD 900-1500) periods. Participants
in the May field school will excavate test pits across the Evans
site to document the various periods of occupation and determine
their extent, depth, and nature.
Minimum age: unknown
Dates: May Intersession - May 19 - June 6 (excluding weekends
and Memorial Day); August Intersession - July 28 - August 15
(excluding weekends).
Deadline for application: Before enrolling in either course,
students must apply directly to the instructor of each course.
Applications are available online (click here) or from the course
instructors.
Minimum length of stay: See dates
Cost: For field school costs, visit: http://www.dce.ksu.edu
Click Course Offerings, then search under Course #: ANTH 730.
The total costs given there for each session combine the credit
hour fees and a $300 charge to cover housing, meals, and field/laboratory
supplies
Academic credit: Anthropology 730 (ANTH 730), 3 credits
per intersession course (two courses)
Contact information:
Dr. Brad Logan
785-532-2419
blogan@ksu.edu
Dr. Lauren Ritterbush
Dept. of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
Kansas State University
204 Waters Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-6828
lritterb@ksu.edu
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Sponsoring institution/organization: Kansas Anthropological Association and Odyssey
Archaeological Research Fund
Project directors and affiliation: Dr. Rolfe Mandel, Kansas
Geological Survey and Dr. Jack L. Hofman, University of Kansas
Location: Claussen Site, Wabaunsee County, Kansas
Project description/period of occupation: Excavation of
a multicomponent site, stratified from late Paleoindian to Ceramic
period; survey along Mill Creek; artifact processing lab; classes
Minimum age: 10 years
Experience required: none
Dates: July 12-20, 2003
Deadline for application: June 2, 2003
Minimum length of stay: 1 day
Cost: for KAA members, $20 by June 2, $30 thereafter;
for non-members, $80 or $90
Academic credit: 1-3 hours through Emporia State University
Contact Information:
Kansas Anthropological Association
P.O. Box 750962
Topeka, KS 66675-0962
KansasKAA@netscape.net
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University
of Oklahoma Archaeological Field School
Sponsoring institution/organization:
University of Oklahoma
Project Instructors and affiliations: Scott Brosowske,
Ryan Rowles and Dr. Susan Vehik, University of Oklahoma; Tod
Bevitt
Location: Buried City, Ochiltree County, Texas
Project description: This summer the University of Oklahoma
will be offering a three-week long archaeological field school
from July 29th through August 19th at the famed Buried City (AD
1250-1450) of the Texas panhandle. Although the field school
is open first and foremost to students, participation in the
project will also be available to a small number of interested
volunteers. Participants will have the option of assisting in
the excavation of pithouses, storage facilities, and activity
areas or working in our field laboratory processing materials
from recovered during excavation.
Overview of Archaeological Investigations: The Plains
Village or Middle Ceramic period (AD 1200-1500) of the Southern
High Plains has certainly been the focus of intensive archaeological
research in the past. As a whole, however, these investigations
were conducted over 30 years ago and have concentrated almost
exclusively on the excavation of residential house structures
constructed of stone. In addition, because most of this research
was carried out prior to the development of many archaeological
techniques and analyses that are now commonplace, there are many
aspects of Middle Ceramic lifeways that remain virtually unknown.
For example, basic questions regarding other architectural forms
(e.g., pithouses), the subsistence economy, intersocietal exchange,
social organization, and the distribution and origin of various
cultural groups still remain poorly understood. During the last
five years the region has witnessed a significant resurgence
in archaeological research that focuses on answering many of
these questions. This summer's field school provides an excellent
opportunity for dedicated and experienced avocationals to be
a part of these renewed investigations.
The Buried City is located on Wolf Creek
near the town of Perryton in the northeastern corner of the Texas
panhandle. Previous archaeological research at the site began
in the early 1900s and has concentrated on the excavation of
large surface structures with stone foundations of Middle Ceramic
age. In contrast, this summers excavations will seek to recover
information surrounding the occupation of semi-subterranean pithouses
that were also in use during this period. These features have
been previously located through geophysical survey and verified
by limited test excavations conducted at Buried City during the
2000 and 2001 field seasons. Currently, it is not clear whether
the pithouses we have identified, which lack stone in their construction,
represent an earlier house form at Buried City or were used contemporaneously
with the larger surface stone structures.
During the three-week long field school
excavations will concentrate on the exposure of two pithouses
and the storage facilities and activity areas associated with
these residential structures. Lab work will be conducted concurrently
to excavations in the field laboratory under the direction of
Ryan Rowles. The field laboratory consists of a large permanent
metal building on a slab foundation located near the site. Lab
activities will include the washing, cataloging, and analyzing
of artifacts and the processing of flotation samples recovered
during excavation. Evening lectures and discussions including
archaeologists from Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, and possibly New
Mexico will concentrate
on various topics surrounding the Middle Ceramic period of the
Southern High Plains and provides a larger cultural context for
this summer's investigations.
Minimum age: unknown
Experience required: yes
Dates: We will be working Monday through Friday. Volunteers
may sign-up to participate in one or more of the following field
sessions: 1. July 30 - August 1 (3 days); 2. August 4 - August
8 (5 days); and/or 3. August 11-15 (5 days).
Lodging: Camping facilities are available for participants
in this summer's field school at the Lake Fryer County Park.
The park is a short drive from the site (i.e., approximately
5 minutes) and provides RV hookups, campsites, showers, restrooms,
swimming, and picnicking. For additional information about the
various facilities and activities available at the park, see
http://cdc.perryton.com/lake_fryer.htm
Deadline for application: until positions are filled. If
you are interested in volunteering at the 2003 University of
Oklahoma Summer Archaeological Field School during one or more
of the three field sessions or have any questions please contact
Scott Brosowske via e-mail (scottbro@ou.edu).
Volunteers will be selected on a case-by-case basis
as they are received. All serious applicants will be considered,however,
given the nature of the work it is necessary that individuals
be in good physical condition. It recommended that you apply
as soon as possible as volunteer positions are likely to fill
rapidly. We will be accepting a total of 12 volunteers for each
session. Applicants please include the following information:
1. Your reasons why you want to participate in the field school.
2. Prior archaeological field or laboratory experience.
3. Do you have any physical ailments or conditions that would
keep you
from participating in all portions of fieldwork?
4. In which field session(s) do you wish to participate?
Minimum length of stay: one session
Cost: food and lodging
Academic credit: available
Contact information:
Scott Brosowske
scottbro@ou.edu
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Sponsoring institution/organization: Texas Archeological Society
Project director and affiliation: Dr. Grant Hall and Dr.
Tamara Walter, Texas Tech University
Location: Presidio San Saba, Menard, Texas
Project description/period of occupation: Excavation across
the courtyard of this Spanish presidio, 1757-1770 (for background
on the site, please see the Mission San Saba section of
the Texas Beyond
History website); survey of 10,000 acres along Hog Creek
Minimum age: special programs available for youth 7-14
years old
Experience required: none
Dates: June 7-14, 2003
Deadline for application: May 31, 2003
Minimum length of stay: 1 day
Cost: determined by length of stay; approximately $85
for 7 days
Academic credit: credit for teachers is determined by
length of stay (minimum of 3 days)
Contact information:
TAS, CAR/UTSA
6900 N. Loop 1604 W.
San Antonio, TX 78249-0658
210-458-4393
txarch@onr.com
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University of Missouri-St. Louis Archaeological
Field School
Sponsoring institution/organization: University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Project director and affiliation: Dr. Tim Baumann, University
of Missouri-St. Louis
Locations: Oak Grove Plantation, Arrow Rock, Missouri;
Cahokia Mounds, Illinois; Old North St. Louis, Missouri
Project description/period of occupation: Three field
school sessions will be spent at different sites: exploring enslaved
African-American heritage at Oak Grove Plantation (http://www.umsl.edu/~anttbaum/OakGrove.html),
uncovering portions of the prehistoric palisade wall that enclosed
the Mississippian town (A.D. 1050-1350) of Cahokia (http://www.umsl.edu/~anttbaum/Cahokia.html);
investigating social relationships between German-Americans and
African-American households of the late 19th century in old North
St. Louis (http://www.umsl.edu/~anttbaum/ONSTL.html).
Minimum age: unknown
Experience required: unknown
Dates: May 26-June 13, 2003; June 23-July 11, 2003; July
14-August 1, 2003
Deadline for application: unknown
Minimum length of stay: one session
Cost: unknown
Academic credit: 3-9 hours available
Contact information:
Dr. Tim Baumann
314-516-6021
tbaumann@umsl.edu
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Sponsoring institution/organization: Department of Cultural and Social Anthropology,
Stanford University
Project director and affiliation: Professor Barbara Voss,
Department of Cultural and Social Anthropology, Stanford University
Location: Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco,
California
Project description/period of occupation: This summer,
dig into California's past by participating first-hand in archaeological
research at the Presidio of San Francisco. Excavate and document
finds, process and catalog artifacts, and conduct laboratory
research as integral members of a research team based in the
center of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. El Presidio
de San Francisco was the first Spanish-colonial settlement in
the San Francisco Bay Area. At the time it was founded in 1776,
El Presidio de San Francisco was the most remote and isolated
settlement in the Spanish empire. The Presidio housed a diverse
population of settlers from present-day Northwest Mexico as well
as Native Californians. The archaeological site includes the
architectural remains of the settlement's main quadrangle and
central plaza, as well as rich deposits of material culture.
The surrounding landscape contains remnants of outlying settlements
and agricultural activities. The ultimate goal of this research
program is to better understand the complex interactions betweeen
colonial and native populations in 18th and 19th century California,
and to trace the emergence of the City of San Francisco from
its origins at the Presidio.
Minimum age: students from all universities and colleges
are welcome to apply
Experience required:
Dates: July 7-August 22, 2003
Academic credit: available
For more information: --download an information package
and application from http://www.stanford.edu/dept/anthroCASA/programs/undergrad.html#archresearch
Contact information:
Barbara L. Voss, Assistant
Professor
Department of Cultural and Social Anthropology
Building 110, Room 112-T
Stanford University
Stanford, California 94305-2145
phone: 650-725-6884
fax: 650-725-0605
email: bvoss@stanford.edu
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