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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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