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Field SchoolSouthwestern Archaeological Field SchoolApplication Deadline: March 24, 2006 (Please call if your application will be delayed)
Field School Dates: May 30-July 7, 2006 University, College, Institution
Field School LocationDeann s Site (LA 134644), a small Folsom bison kill and short-term campsite located west of the Albuquerque Volcanoes. Field School OverviewProject DirectorsBruce B. HuckellField School Director and Research Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology Field School DescriptionThe 2006 UNM Southwestern Field School will be held from May 30-July 7. One of the oldest field school programs in the Southwest, it offers students the opportunity to learn basic field and laboratory skills within the context of a particular research problem. This summer, the field school will be held at Deann s Site (LA 134644), a small Folsom bison kill and short-term campsite located west of the Albuquerque Volcanoes. This site was discovered in 2001, and limited test investigation has shown it to contain flaked stone artifacts and bison remains in a shallow eolian sand deposit adjacent to a small playa (dry lake) basin.Research at Deann s Site is an important component of a long-term project investigating Folsom land use and paleoecology in the Middle Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico. As participants in the field school, students will learn: Paleoindian prehistory of New Mexico Research approaches to hunter-gatherer land use Archaeological excavation techniques to recover artifacts and faunal remains Geoarchaeological methods of identifying, recording, and sampling Quaternary deposits Site survey techniques Basic lithic artifact analytical techniques While the main focus will be excavation at Deann s Site and the playa adjacent to it, students will also learn archaeological survey techniques on parcels of land on the Llano de Albuquerque west of Deann s Site. Day-long trips will be made to such important sites as Blackwater Draw in east-central New Mexico and the Pedernal chert source in the northern Jemez Mountains Field school web site: www.unm.edu/~anthro/courses/fieldsch.htm 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 Compass mapping survey: Yes GIS: Yes Remote Sensing: Yes Magnetometer: Yes Resistivity: Yes Excavation Survey Techniques: Yes Interpreting stratigraphy: Yes Soils: Yes Resortation conservation architecture: Yes Lab work: Yes Database: Yes Artifact analysis: Yes Report writing: Yes Academic, Credit Room and Board, & TuitionAcademic Credit: YesNumber of Credits: 6 Credit Hours $171.20* per credit hour for undergraduates ($1,027.20 for 6 units) $188.20* per credit hour for graduates ($1,129.20 for 6 units) Name of Institution offering credit Room and Board Information: Students who are not Albuquerque-area residents will need to provide their own lodging and subsistence. Non-resident students may stay on campus or find housing at a short-term location such as an apartment or motel. If you are interested in assistance in finding housing, please contact field school director Bruce Huckell. Recommended readingsPlains, Playas, and PaleoindiansAdditional web sites: www.unm.edu/~oca Archaeology field school contactField SchoolAttn: Yolanda Nieto Department of Anthropology MSC 01 1040 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131 Yolanda Nieto can be reached at (505) 277-1536 or by email at ynieto@unm.edu |