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Archaeology Field Schools
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Archaeology Field School Location and Dates
Start Date
2010-06-27
End Date
2010-07-31
Archaeology Field School Location
Santa Catalina Island.
Archaeology Field School Tuition and Credits
Sponsoring College/Institution
Academic Credit
12
Archaeology Field School Tuition
UC Undergrads: $3,800 UC Grad Students: $4,250 Visiting Students: $4,250
Archaeology Field School Travel
$150
Additional Information on Tution/Room and Board/Travel Costs
Meals (estimate): $400 Spending money (estimate): $250
Archaeology Field School Description
This course has two goals; 1) to introduce students to field methods in archaeology, and 2) to provide a practical working knowledge of survey and excavation techniques, lab, and field cataloging methods that will enable students to better understand how to practice archaeology. Students will learn about the laws and processes that apply to archaeology and cultural resource management in the public sector such as the California Environmental Quality Act. The course will take place on Catalina Island, just off the coast of Los Angeles, in southern California. This field school is a collaborative project between the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA, the Catalina Island Conservancy, and members of the Gabrielino (Tongva) Nation. Students ARRIVE June 27th and begin with an evening lecture that night. The course will meet every weekday until July 30th and DEPART the island on July 31st. Students will stay at the Laura Stein Volunteer Camp in platform tents with an outdoor kitchen facility and showers on Catalina Island. The first week will be devoted to lectures and laboratory instruction. The last four weeks will be spent in the field doing a mixture of survey, excavation and laboratory. Periodic evening lectures and optional Saturday programs will occur throughout the season. Students should be prepared for a rigorous to moderate amount of exercise each day. The course has been certified by the Register of Professional Archaeologists as meeting their curriculum requirements and you can note this on your resume or CV upon successful completion of the course. Grading: Grading will be based on participation in fieldwork, survey, lab work, lectures, and other camp activities (90%) and daily field journals (10%). Course Requirements: Meet every scheduled day. Materials: Articles will be available in PDF format to be printed out by student PRIOR to arrival field school. Students must buy The Archaeologist's Field Handbook: North American Edition by Burke, Smith and Zimmerman. Class Lectures: During the first week and during some evenings, students will participate in various sessions that provide an overview of the methods and techniques that will be used throughout the course. Excavations: Students will participate in guided excavations at selected historic sites. Survey: Students will conduct surveys using a GPS over selected areas of Catalina Island. Recordation: Students will participate in filling out field records, map finds, site survey forms, and will keep a field journal (to be turned in at the end of each week). Laboratory: Scheduled lab tasks will include washing, sorting, flotation and curation of finds.
Archaeology Field School Additional Information
Archaeology Field School Type
Field Archaeology
What is the daily schedule for the field school
Week 1: June 28- July 3, 2010 Archaeology Methods and Field Techniques Sunday (6/27) LOCATION CAMP: Afternoon: Introduction, Camp Orientation, Health and Safety (DeeDee Conner, Volunteer Coordinator, Catalina Island Conservancy) Evening Lecture: Pimu Catalina Island Archaeology Project (Martinez & Teeter) Readings: Howard 1997 and Strudwick 2008 Monday (6/28) LOCATION NATURE CENTER: Morning: Group A: Map Reading, Orientating Yourself (Kennedy) Readings: Burke, Smith, Zimmerman:27-57 Group B: Material Culture and Flint Knapping (Martinez) Readings: Burke, Smith, Zimmerman: 231-241 Afternoon: Group A: Material Culture and Flint Knapping (Martinez) Readings: Burke, Smith, Zimmerman: 231-241 Group B: Map Reading, Orientating Yourself (Kennedy) Readings: Burke, Smith, Zimmerman:27-57 Evening Lecture: Southern California Archaeology & Culture (Martinez & Alvitre) Readings: McCrawley 1996: Chapters 5 & 6; Arnold et al. 2004; Bean and Smith 1978:538-549 Tuesday (6/29) LOCATION NATURE CENTER: Morning: Group A: Cultural Resource Management and Modern Land Use (Teeter) Readings: Burke, Smith, Zimmerman Chapter 8; NAHC “What are Cultural Resources?”; ACRA “Frequently used CRM Acronyms” and “Glossary of Archaeological Terms”, and Fine-Dare 2007 Group B: Laboratory Methods (Martinez & Kennedy) Readings: Ewen 2003 Chapters 5 & 8 Lunch: Groups A & B: Catalina Island Environmental Conservation (Dr. Carlos de la Rosa, Chief Conservation & Education Officer, Catalina Island Conservancy) Readings: Keely 2002; Schoenherr et al 1999:147-195; Catalina Conservancy FAQs Afternoon: Group A: Laboratory Methods (Martinez & Kennedy) Readings: Ewen 2003 Chapters 5 & 8 Group B: Cultural Resource Management and Modern Land Use (Teeter) Readings: Burke, Smith, Zimmerman Chapter 8; NAHC “What are Cultural Resources?”; ACRA “Frequently used CRM Acronyms” and “Glossary of Archaeological Terms”, and Fine-Dare 2007 Evening Lecture: Native American Participation in CRM (Martinez & Alvitre) Readings: TBA Wednesday (6/30) LOCATION TBA: Morning: Group A & B: Survey Techniques and Recording Sites Readings: Burke, Smith, Zimmerman Chapter 3, 4, 6, & pgs. 246-261 Thursday (7/01) LOCATION CAMP and EAGLES NEST: Morning: Group A & B: Excavation Techniques, Field Notes, Photography (Kennedy) Readings: Burke, Smith, Zimmerman Chapter 9; Cogstone Guidelines for Recording Scatters Afternoon: Group A & B: Curation and Museums (Teeter) Readings: Sullivan and Childs 2003 Chapters 4, 5, & 6 Friday (7/02) Museum and Island Tour Saturday (7/03) optional The Archaeology of San Nicholas Island (René Vellanoweth, PhD., Cal State Los Angeles) Week 2: July 05-10 2010 (Field Research Begins) Monday (7/05): Morning & Afternoon: Group 1: Survey Group 2: Dig Group 3: Lab Tuesday (7/06): Morning & Afternoon: Group 1: Survey Group 2: Dig Group 3: Lab Evening Lecture: Indigenous Archaeology (Martinez and Teeter) Readings: Nicholas 2008 Wednesday (7/07): Morning & Afternoon: Group 1: Survey Group 2: Dig Group 3: Lab Thursday (7/08): Morning & Afternoon: Group 1: Survey Group 2: Dig Group 3: Lab Evening Lecture: Animal Use in the Past (Dr. Judy Porcasi, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Zooarchaeology Lab), LOCATION: Nature Center Readings: Porcasi and Fujita 2000 Friday (7/09): Morning & Afternoon: Group 1: Survey Group 2: Dig Group 3: Lab DUE: Field Journals, 7pm Saturday (7/10) LOCATION NATURE CENTER: (optional) Gabrielino (Tongva) Material Culture Barbara Drake & Lorene Sisquoc - Cultural Ecology Craig Torres - Material Uses of Shell Week 3: July 12-17, 2010 Monday (7/12): Morning & Afternoon: Group 1: Dig Group 2: Lab Group 3: Survey Evening Lecture: Archaeological Ethics (Martinez and Teeter) Readings: Watkins 2000; SCA Article XVI; SAA Ethical Principles Tuesday (7/13): Morning & Afternoon: Group 1: Dig Group 2: Lab Group 3: Survey Wednesday (7/14): Morning & Afternoon: Group 1: Dig Group 2: Lab Group 3: Survey Thursday (7/15): Morning & Afternoon: Group 1: Dig Group 2: Lab Group 3: Survey Friday (7/16): Morning & Afternoon: Group 1: Dig Group 2: Lab Group 3: Survey DUE: Field Journals, 7pm Saturday (7/17) optional: Geomorphology and Catalina Island Thomas F. Bullard, Ph.D, and Eric McDonald, Ph.D, Desert Research Institute Week 4: July 19 - 24, 2010 Monday (7/19): Morning & Afternoon: Group 1: Lab Group 2: Survey Group 3: Dig Tuesday (7/20): Morning & Afternoon: Group 1: Lab Group 2: Survey Group 3: Dig Evening Lecture: Your Career in CRM (Teeter, Martinez, and Kennedy) Readings: TBA Wednesday (7/21): Morning & Afternoon: Group 1: Lab Group 2: Survey Group 3: Dig Thursday (7/22): Morning & Afternoon: Group 1: Lab Group 2: Survey Group 3: Dig Evening Lecture: The Importance of Basketry (Cindi Alvitre, Director, Ti’at Society) Friday (7/23): Morning & Afternoon: Group 1: Lab Group 2: Survey Group 3: Dig DUE: Field Journals, 7pm Saturday (7/24): (optional) Edison Catalina Island Work (Ivan Strudwick, LSA and Associates) Week 5: July 26 - 31, 2010 Monday (7/26): Morning & Afternoon: Groups 1, 2 & 3: Lab, Survey, or Dig Tuesday (7/27): Morning & Afternoon: Groups 1, 2 & 3: Lab, Survey, or Dig Evening Lecture: Contemporary Native American Culture (Cindi Alvitre, Director, Ti’at Society) Readings: Alvitre 2005 Wednesday (7/28): Morning & Afternoon: Groups 1, 2 & 3: Lab, Survey, or Dig Thursday (7/29): Morning & Afternoon: Groups 1, 2 & 3: Lab, Survey, or Dig Friday (7/30): Morning & Afternoon: Lab/Site Records Wrap up DUE: Field Journals, 7pm Saturday (7/31): Morning: Closing Camp Afternoon: Students Depart
Number of years this Archaeology Field School has been in operation
3
Directors and Instructors
Dr. Wendy Giddens Teeter and Ms. Desiree Renee Martinez
Will there be additional organized activities?
We will have a number of optional Saturday tours of Catalina Island focusing on different aspects of this rich environment. Experts will lead tours on local history, ecology, biology, geology, and archaeology. This program has limited free time for independent sightseeing. Please consult with the faculty about independent travel during the program.
Archaeology Field School Contact Information and Website
Field School Website:
http://www.archaeology.ucla.edu/programs/north-america/u.s.-california-pimu-catalina-island-archaeological-project
Field School Contact Information
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Dr. Wendy Giddens Teeter
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