Field Schools

• IU Field School in Archaeology (P405))

  IU and the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology offer an archaeological field school in Midwestern archaeology every summer. Sites vary by year but students will always have hands-on experience with a variety of research methods and field techniques. Advanced applications in remote sensing and geoarchaeology are essential elements in training provided by the field school. Admission is by application only. Contact Staffan Peterson (stapeter@indiana.edu) for more information.

• IU Field School in Archaeology (P405)

  Indiana University and Northwest College, Powell, Wyoming, offer a joint field school “Exploring Social and Historical Landscapes of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem” every summer. The base of operations is Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area (http://www.nps.gov/bica), which is located in northern Wyoming and southern Montana. A research focus on residential use of space along the Bad Pass Trail allows students to study domestic architecture at nomadic Crow archaeological sites and gain experience in map making, surveying, and excavation techniques. Admission is by application only. Contact Laura Scheiber (scheiber@indiana.edu) for more information.

• Archaeology in Chau Hiix, Belize

  Earn 9 IU credits while gaining hands-on experience excavating an ancient Mayan city. All courses are applicable to the major and focus on methodology, lab and fieldwork, and the ancient Maya. The program will next be offered in 2007, May to July. Contact Anne Pyburn (apyburn@indiana.edu) for more information.

• Summer Archaeological Field School in Kyrgyzstan

  Students from the US and Kyrgyzstan will live and work together on an archaeological project designed to develop scientific research skills and cross-cultural communication and understanding. In addition to actual mapping and excavation, students will get language exposure, a chance to meet Kyrgyz people from many walks of life, and tours of various cultural sites as well as hiking and outdoor recreation. Contact Anne Pyburn (apyburn@indiana.edu) for more information.

• Anthropology Field Program in Oaxaca, Mexico

  The multi-campus Indiana University Overseas Study Committee has announced that they have approved a new summer program to be taught by four anthropology professors in Oaxaca, Mexico.  Professors Stacie King, Anya Royce, Dan Suslak, and Catherine Tucker designed the program to introduce students to a broad range of topics within anthropology, including cultural patrimony, linguistic change, cultural diversity, economic revitalization and human-environment interactions.

• Ethnography in Crooked Tree, Belize

  Learn interviewing and participant observation techniques and use them to complete an independent research project.  There will also be 3-day field trips to Maya and Garifuna (coastal) areas.  Courses cover the culture of Belize, methods, and fieldwork.  The date the program will next be offered has not yet been set.  For more information, visit: www.indiana.edu/~overseas/flyers/cr_tree.html

• Other IU-Sponsored Field Schools

  Other summer field schools in archaeology are often offered.  Please look for flyers in the department and consult the summer course offerings: www.registrar.indiana.edu/~registra/scheofclass.shtm