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Archaeology Field Schools
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Archaeology Field School Location and Dates
Application Deadline
2010-05-01
Start Date
2010-05-25
End Date
2010-08-01
Multiple Sessions
Yes
Multiple Session information
Tentative session dates Session 1: 25 May to 30 June 2010 Session 2: 1 July to 7 August 2010 NOTE: These dates are only rough estimates. Exact dates will be determined by final boat schedule.
Archaeology Field School Location
Nukunonu Atoll Tokelau South Pacific Ocean
Archaeology Field School Tuition and Credits
Sponsoring College/Institution
Academic Credit
6
Archaeology Field School Tuition
The course fee is US$4,994
Archaeology Field School Room and Board
Course fee covers UHH tuition for Anth 482, RT sea transport Apia to Tokelau, food (3 meals/day), simple lodging in Tokelau, and surface transport in Tokelau.
Archaeology Field School Travel
Variable depending on your location. Students are responsible for arranging and paying for their own RT travel to Apia (Samoa) and for food and lodging costs in Apia as well as any other incidental expenses. If you are accepted for the fieldschool you will be provided with details on travelling to Apia. Do not purchase tickets before completing registration and payment and after email confirmation from Dr. Addison of your acceptance and the final schedule for your session.
Additional Information on Tution/Room and Board/Travel Costs
The fieldschool will have two sessions of about 3 weeks (the exact arrival and departure will depend on possible ship-schedule changes). These will be during June and July. Dates for each session will be confirmed in Spring Semester. If you are interested in attending, please keep in contact with Dr. David Addison, because scheduling is dependent on the ship MV Tokelau schedule and other unforeseeable factors. Participants should book their flights to return home from Apia for approximately a week later than the ship’s return to Apia (this will accommodate any changes in the return ship schedule and allow you to visit Samoa as well).
Archaeology Field School Description
Tokelau Science Education and Research Project The Tokelau Science Education and Research Project is a multidisciplinary and international effort aimed at changing lives by touching each individual in a whole nation with science knowledge. At the same time we are undertaking world-class primary research on topics such as palaeoenvironmental, ethnoecology, geology, botany, marine resource management, biological anthropology, geomorphological change, and terrestrial malacology. Archaeological research topics include, surface and subsurface survey, household excavations, zooarchaeology, archaeo-osteology, 14C research, geochemical characterization, etc. Global Warming and Sustainable Resource Management Centuries ago Tokelau faced the same sort of questions that our world community is now facing. Because of the extremely limited terrestrial resources available in an atoll environment, the people of Tokelau long ago had to develop very sophisticated mechanisms for sustainable resource use. Our research is thus focused on a theme of “1000 Years of Sustainable Resource Management.” Most of Tokelau is less than 2m above sea level. As Global Warming raises sea level worldwide, parts of Tokelau will disappear. There is thus some urgency in documenting this unique culture’s complex history and environmental management mechanisms. The Fieldschool Fieldschool students will actively participate in the project research and will learning basic archaeological field techniques. Participants will serve as peer mentors for Tokelau students and will work in small “learning teams” with a scientist, Tokelauan students, and Samoan university students. Students interested in participating in the non-archaeology aspects of the project research may apply for the fieldschool, but this must be arranged well before registration. Contact Dr. David Addison to discuss your interest area. To learn more: 2009 Addison, D. J. and J. Kalolo. Tokelau Science Education and Research Program: Atafu Fieldwork August 2008. Pago Pago and Atafu: Samoan Studies Institute and Tokelau Department of Education. http://www.tokelauscience.com/docs/epress_medium.pdf 2009. Addison, D. J., B. Bass, C. Christensen, J. Kalolo, S. Lundblad, P. Mills, F. Petchey, & A. Thompson. Archaeology of Atafu, Tokelau: some initial results from 2008. Rapa Nui Journal 23(1):5-10. http://www.anthropology.hawaii.edu/Alumni/addison/index.html#publications 2009 Ono, R. and D. J. Addison. Ethnoecology and Tokelauan fishing lore from Atafu Atoll, Tokelau. SPC Traditional Marine Resource Management and Knowledge Information Bulletin 26(Dec):3-22. http://www.spc.int/coastfish/news/Trad/26/Trad26_03_Ono.pdf And others at: http://www.tokelauscience.com/resources.shtml
Archaeology Field School Additional Information
Archaeology Field School Type
Prehistoric, multidisciplinary
Time Period
Last 1000 years
Field School Setting/Conditions
Tokelau is a remote location where life is simple, basic, and joy-filled. There is normally electrical power 24/7. Telephone connections with the outside are satellite-based and variable. Internet access is slow and there will be very limited student-access time. Fresh water is in very limited supply and participants will need to be conscious of water use and conservation.
How is the project area accessed each day
The fieldschool will have two sessions of about 3 weeks (the exact arrival and departure will depend on possible ship-schedule changes). These will be during June and July. Dates for each session will be confirmed in Spring Semester. If you are interested in attending, please keep in contact with Dr. David Addison, because scheduling is dependent on the ship MV Tokelau schedule and other unforeseeable factors. Participants should book their flights to return home from Apia for approximately a week later than the ship’s return to Apia (this will accommodate any changes in the return ship schedule and allow you to visit Samoa as well).
What is the daily schedule for the field school
Monday-Friday 7AM-4PM Except Nukunonu holidays
Number of years this Archaeology Field School has been in operation
3
Is there a professional certification for this field school
N/A
Directors and Instructors
Directors: David Addison John Kalolo 2010 Participating Scientists: Adam Thompson (terrestrial mollusks, paleo-environment) Alex Morrison (marine mollusks, paleo-climate, geomorphology) Amber Beavis (spider genetics and human mediated distribution) Art Whistler (botany) Bill Dickinson (geology, geomorphology) Chris Filimoehala (GPS, GIS, survey and mapping) Fiona Petchey (radiocarbon dating) Jeff Boutain (microbotancial remains, paleo-environment) Jennifer Kahn (household archaeology) Jesse Stephen (film documentary) Lisa Matisoo-Smith (animal and human DNA) Rintaro Ono (faunal remains, ethnoarchaeology or fishing) Susie Rutherford (marine ecology) Tim Gallaher (ethnobotany, terrestrial ecology)
On rain days will there be lab work?
Yes
Will there be additional organized activities?
Fishing, snorkeling, swimming as well as participation in village activities and celebrations
Archaeology Field School Contact Information and Website
Field School Website:
http://www.anthropology.hawaii.edu/Field%20Schools/tokelau/
Field School Contact Information
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Dr. David Addison add1ison@gmail.com
Field School Contact E-mail:
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Field School Contact Website:
http://www.TokelauScience.com/
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