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Field SchoolIndiana University Field School in Archaeology
Field School LocationAngel Mounds State Historic Site Field School OverviewProject DirectorsChristopher S. Peebles & Staffan PetersonGlenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology Field School DescriptionIn the summer of 2006, Indiana University and the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology will offer an archaeological field school at the Angel Mounds State Historic Site near Evansville Indiana. Excavations will be guided by the results of a large-scale geophysical remote sensing survey of the site.The majority of the course will be devoted to hands-on instruction in archaeological survey and excavation techniques, the documentation of archaeological remains, and the interpretation of archaeological data. In addition, geoarchaeological and geophysical remote sensing instruction will be offered. Preliminary laboratory analysis will be interspersed with the fieldwork. Intensive lectures in the first few days will provide students with a background in various aspects of Indiana prehistory and with information on a variety of research methods and field techniques. The field school is an important part of the research program of the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology at Indiana University. Most field schools over the last decade also have focused on Late Prehistoric sites in central Indiana. The result of this work is an extensive array of published reports on settlement patterns, site structure and function, remote sensing, and analyses of pottery and of plant and animal remains from the excavated sites. Field school web site: www.gbl.indiana.edu/fschool .html Field School Size: 16-25 Minimum age: 18 Is prior experience required?: No Specialized skills you will have the opportunity to learnManual Mapping/drawing (plan views, profiles): YesTotal Station EDM mapping: Yes Remote Sensing: Yes Magnetometer: Yes Resistivity: Yes Excavation Survey Techniques: Yes Interpreting stratigraphy: Yes Soils: Yes Evening Lectures: Will there be evening lectures? none planned Lab work on rain days?: Yes Is travel during free time restricted?: No Academic, Credit Room and Board, & TuitionAcademic Credit: YesNumber of Credits: Number of Credits 6 Tuition varies: see www.indiana.edu/~blbursar/body/rates/credit_hour_fees_summer.php Name of Institution offering credit Room and Board Information: Cost & Description Varies: see www.gbl.indiana.edu/fschool/fschool2006.html http://gbl.indiana.edu/fschool/blog/ Recommended readingsJames Kellar, "An Introduction to the Prehistory of Indiana." Indianapolis, 1983. esp. pp. 51-60http://gbl.indiana.edu/abstracts/IntroductionPrehistory.pdf Web sites with additional information: www.angelmounds.org/ Archaeology field school contact Staffan Peterson 423 N. Fess St. Bloomington IN, 47408 USA Telephone 812-855-9544 Fax E-mail: stapeter@indiana.edu |