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Archaeology Field School
Blue Creek Archaeological Project
Application Deadline: On going
Start Date: 05/20/2006
End Date: 07/01/2006
Multiple Dates: May 20- June 3; June 3-June 17; June 17-July 1
University, Company, Institution
Texas Christian University & Maya Research Program (Ft. Worth, Texas)
Field School Location
Orange Walk District, Belize
Field School Overview
Excavation: Yes
Survey: Yes
Prehistoric: Yes
Time Period(s) Classic Maya
Remote: Yes
Drive to site: Yes
Project Directors
Thomas H. Guderjan, Texas Christian University
Affiliated Scholars in Residence:
Lori Baker, Baylor University
Tim Beach, Georgetown University
Sherrryl Luddazer Beach, George Mason University
Steve Bozarth, University of Kansas
Field School Description
This is the 15th season of fieldwork at Blue Creek, a Maya center in NW Belize. This season will be devoted to excavations at the Rosita Group, an elite residential area. There will also be continued studies of ancient agricultural systems and human remains from previous excavations.
Field school web site: www.mayaresearchprogram.org Field School Size: 16-25
Minimum age: 18
Is prior experience required?: No
Specialized skills you will have the opportunity to learn
Manual Mapping/drawing (plan views, profiles): Yes
Total Station EDM mapping: Yes
Manual Transit: Yes
Interpreting aerial photography: Yes
Traditional Photography: Yes
Digital Photography: Yes
Excavation Survey Techniques: Yes
Soils: Yes
Lab work: Yes
Artifact analysis: Yes
Lectures: Yes
Is travel during free time restricted?: Yes
Additional information for students:
There will be lectures and workshops on about every other evening.
Days off are free. However, most people choose to visit nearby public sites such as Lamanai.
Academic, Credit Room and Board, & Tuition
Academic Credit: Yes
Institution offering credit: TCU
Room and Board Information:
Room & Board is included in the cost. We have a fully equipped research station with 35 residential cabanas, a dining hall, etc.
We have a "What to Expect at Blue Creek" information package available upon request.
Room and board cost: $1250 per session; 2nd & 3rd sessions at reduced cost
Recommended Readings
Thomas Guderjan Public Architecture, Ritual and Temporal Dynamics at the Maya Center of Blue Creek, Ancient Mesoamerica 15:2:1-17. 2004
Additional readings:
A reading list is also included in the information package. Simply request a package via email.
Archaeology field school contact Thomas Guderjan
Texas Christian University (TCU Box 298760)
Fort Worth, Texas 76129
USA
Telephone: 817-257-5943
E-mail: mrp@tcu.edu
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