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Field School in Historical Archaeology



Application Deadline: 04/14/2006
Start Date: 05/08/2006
End Date: 05/26/2006

University, Company, Institution

University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

Location of field School

Columbia South Carolina

    Field School Overview

  • Excavation: Yes
  • Historic: Yes
  • Time Period(s) 19th-20th Century

Project Directors

Jakob D. Crockett, Department of Anthropology, University of South Carolina

Field School Description

The University of South Carolina Department of Anthropology announces a summer program of historical archaeology. Excavations are part of the Mann-Simons African American Archaeology Project, a multi-year program of archaeology in Columbia, South Carolina. The 2006 excavations take place at the Mann-Simons site (38RD1083), a collection of 19th-20th century urban African American households in downtown Columbia. As the first archaeological investigation of an African American owned site in Columbia, this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to our understanding of African American culture and identity on local and regional scales, as well as broader topics such as material consumption and landscape studies.

The program devotes eight-hours each day to archaeological fieldwork, laboratory work, mapping, field notes, and interpretation. The first two days include lectures on archaeological methods, history, and material culture studies. Students learn artifact identification by working with USC type collections and artifacts from the Mann-Simons site. During the following weeks, students learn the methods and skills that comprise archaeological fieldwork and laboratory work by working hands-on as a team their own excavation unit.


Field school web site: www.cas.sc.edu/fieldschool2006/fieldschool.html
Field School Size: 1-15
Is prior experience required?: No
Recommended experience: Recomend at least one course in archaeology/anthropology

Specialized skills you will have the opportunity to learn

Manual Mapping/drawing (plan views, profiles): Yes
Total Station EDM mapping: Yes
Excavation Survey Techniques: Yes
Interpreting stratigraphy: Yes
Lab work: Yes
Lectures: Yes
Lab work on rain days?: Yes

Is travel during free time restricted?: No

Academic, Credit Room and Board, & Tuition

Academic Credit: Yes
Number of Credits: 3
Tuition Please visit: www.sc.edu/bursar/
Institution offering credit: University of South Carolina
Room and Board Information: Although students are responsible for their own room and board, options are available through the university. Please see webpage for details.

Additional readings: Students will receive two reading packets on their first day of class (one on archaeological methods/research design and one on artifacts).

Archaeology field school contact

Jakob Crockett
Dept. of Anthropology, University of South Carolina, Hamilton College, Room 317
Columbia, SC 29208
USA
Telephone: (803) 777-6500
E-mail: jakob.crockett@gmail.com