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Archaeology Field Schools
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Archaeology Field School Location and Dates
Start Date
2010-07-13
End Date
2010-07-18
Archaeology Field School Location
Wind Wolves reserve, California
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
Additional Information on Tution/Room and Board/Travel Costs
Meals (estimate): $300 Spending money (estimate): $200
Archaeology Field School Description
This course has three goals; 1) to introduce students to field methods in archaeology, 2) to provide a practical working knowledge of survey, digital laser scanning, excavation, geoarchaeological analysis, artifact processing/post-excavation (i.e. lab work), and field cataloging methods, and 3) to appreciate the preservation and management of cultural and environmental resources in a case study on the 100,000 acre Wind Wolves Preserve. The course primary directive is to enable students to better understand how archaeology is practiced and interpreted in the field. The course will take place on the lands of the Wind Wolves Preserve in the historic San Emigdio Hills, found in the Transverse ranges of interior South-Central California near the Grapevine. Originally occupied by Native Californians, later becoming the San Emigdio Grant in the Mexican Period, this contiguous property contains over 106 known archaeological sites including some of the most spectacular rock-art sites in North America. This field school is an international collaborative project (Enculturating Environments: Contextualizing Rock-Art and Environment in the San Emigdio Mountains, Interior South-Central California) between universities in the United Kingdom (University of Central Lancashire & University of Southampton) and the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA. The Enculturating Environments Project allows students to directly investigate a series of sites that linked rock-art to society within environment surroundings. Students will excavate several sites, including sandstone shelters containing these paintings which are attributed to Chumash and Yokuts tribal cultures. Importantly, we also will excavate a quarry site containing blue and green mineral seams which have replicated the exotic colors found in some of the prehistoric paintings. The course begins on Sunday June 13 and will meet every weekday until July 18. Students will spend the first four weeks excavating, mapping, and laser scanning in the field; processing artifacts; attending lectures; and visiting local sites. The final week will include lab work and archiving. Students will live in air-conditioned, comfortable housing at the nearby town of Taft and have evenings to themselves. Undergraduate grading will be based on one exam (33%) and fieldwork participation (67%). Excavation/digital mapping: Students will participate in excavations, augur sampling, and laser mapping/scanning at Los Lobos polychrome rock-art site; Santiago rock-art site; a mineral quarry site possibly used for extraction of pigment in rock-art production. Recordation: Students will participate in filling out specific excavation/augur forms, section/plan drawings, map artifacts, digital processing of laser scan data. Cataloging: Students will participate in field sorting and cataloging of artifacts. Laboratory: Scheduled lab tasks will include washing, sorting, artifact analysis, and cataloging/archiving of artifacts.
Archaeology Field School Additional Information
Archaeology Field School Type
Field Archaeology
What is the daily schedule for the field school
Daily routine: We will leave early in the morning to drive to site. Students will participate on a variety of tasks, including all aspects of fieldworks. Food will be provided, but students will prepare their own breakfast and lunch to bring on site. We will drive back in the evenings for dinner. On a rotating basis, students may remain behind with a supervisor to process artifacts, perform data entry/digital downloads, etc. Saturdays will be days off. Sundays will include lectures on rock-art, the archaeology of the region, theory, and methodology (environmental and digital) as well as excursions to the coast, the desert, and the Sierra Nevada to visit important archaeological and heritage sites. Week 1: Sunday Arrive in Taft, California. Monday Morning: Introductory lecture: “Background & Aims of the Enculturating Environments Project. (Dr. David Robinson) Afternoon: Lecture: “Understanding Past Landscapes: Techniques in Environmental/Geo Archaeology” (Fraser Sturt); Lecture: “Introduction to the History and Archaeology of the San Emigdio Region.” Tuesday Introduction to the environment of the Wind Wolves Preserve: meet Preserve personnel, visit Preserve archaeological sites. Wednesday Set-up on site: begin field work. Thursday to Friday: Field work Saturday Day off. Sunday Lecture & Fieldtrip Weeks 2-4: Monday to Fridays: Fieldwork Saturdays: Day off Sundays: Lectures & Fieldtrips Week 5: Close sites/lab processing of artifacts for archiving.
Number of years this Archaeology Field School has been in operation
2
Directors and Instructors
Dr. Julienne Barnard, Dr. David Robinson and Dr. Fraser Sturt
Will there be additional organized activities?
There will be several field trips to significant sites in different areas of South‐Central California. 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-windwolves-connecting-rock-art-and-environment
Field School Contact Information
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Dr. Julienne Bernard
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