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Field SchoolApplied Archaeology Summer Field School
University, Company, InstitutionUSDA Forest Service, San Bernardino National Forest, San Bernardino, California and the California State University, Dominguez Hills, California. Location of Field SchoolOn Highway 74 between Idyllwild and Palm Desert, California Field School OverviewProject DirectorsWilliam D. Sapp, Ph.D.Forest Archaeologist, San Bernardino National Forest Research Associate, UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Adjunct Professor, CSUDH Daniel McCarthy, MA. District Archaeologist San Bernardino National Forest Jerry D.Moore, Ph.D. Professor of Anthropology California State University Dominguez Hills Field School DescriptionStudents at this year s field school will survey a portion of Palm Canyon, a traditional Cahuilla agave gathering area and travel corridor. Palm Canyon is located in the San Jacinto Mountains of the San Bernardino National Forest. Students will also conduct excavations at a prehistoric site in Olmstott Canyon, a tributary of Palm Canyon. Excavations will focus on data recovery and determination of the eligibility of the site for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.Field School participants who successfully pass through this field school will be able to read topographical maps and orient themselves using a compass, survey and locate archaeological sites, excavate archaeological (cultural) deposits in stratigraphic levels, create site sketch maps and document newly found sites on standard site record forms, and work in a field lab identifying and cataloging cultural, faunal, and flora material. Students will earn 6 units of credit for successfully passing the course. Field school web site: www.fs.fed.us/r5/sanbernardino/ the field school will be listed under projects and plans Field School Size: 1-15 Minimum age: 18 years or instructor's permission Is prior experience required?: No Recommended experience: No prior experience required. Course prerequisite is a lower division course in Introduction to Archaeology or instructor's permission. Specialized skills you will have the opportunity to learnManual Mapping/drawing (plan views, profiles): YesTotal Station EDM mapping: Yes Compass mapping survey: Yes Traditional Photography: Yes Digital Photography: Yes Excavation Survey Techniques: Yes Interpreting stratigraphy: Yes Restoration and conservation of artifact: Yes Lab work: Yes Database: Yes Artifact analysis: Yes Fauna identification: Yes Flora identification: Yes Report writing: Yes Evening Lectures: Yes, there will be evening lectures, including tribal representatives and Forest Service specialists, such as botanists, wildlife biologists, geologists, and firefighters. Lab work on rain days?: Yes Is travel during free time restricted?: No Additional information for students: Students have Saturday and Sunday off. They are free to travel anywhere they desire in Southern California, from the beaches to the mountains. Academic, Credit Room and Board, & TuitionAcademic Credit: YesNumber of Credits: 6 units of upper division credit, ANT 495: Special Topics from California State University Dominguez Hills. For registration information call (310) 243-3741 or email eereg@csudh.edu Room and Board Information: $1700 for enrollment, 6 units credit (ANT 495); camping fees and meals in the field included. Students are responsible for bringing basic dig kit, tent, sleeping bag, and other personal gear. Recommended readingsBarrows, David Prescott1967 Ethno-Botany of the Cahuilla Indians [1900]. Banning: Malki Museum, Inc. Bean, Lowell J. 1974 Mukat s People: Cahuilla Indians of Southern California. Berkeley: University of California Press. Kroeber, Alfred, L. and Lucile Hooper 1978 Studies in Cahuilla Culture: Ethnography of the Cahuilla Indians. Banning: Malki Museum, Inc. Strong, William Duncan 1972 Aboriginal Society in Southern California [1929]. Banning: Malki Museum, Inc. Wilke, Philip J., Thomas F. King, and Stehphen Hammond 1975 The Cahuilla Indians of the Colorado Desert: Ethnohistory and Prehistory. Ramona: Ballena Press. Archaeology field school contactDr. Jerry MooreDepartment of Anthropology CSUDH jmoore@csudh.edu or Dr. Bill Sapp, Forest Archaeologist, SBNF, billsapp@fs.fed.us SummaryAll of the instructors are archaeologists with the USDA Forest Service, actively engaged in archaeology and cultural resource management on a daily basis. Learn from the inside what it is like to work for a governmental agency such as the Forest Service, National Park Service, Corps of Engineers, or Bureau of Land Management. Students will learn about the laws and processes that apply to archaeology and cultural resource management in the public and private sector such as Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the role of the Advisory Council on Historic Properties, consultation with the State Historic Preservation Officer and Native Americans, and reporting and documentation. Local Cahuilla tribal members will join in the educational experience, as lecturers and participants. |