C.A.P.I. Research

The Center for Archaeology in the Public Interest is dedicated to completing Research on the modern contexts of archaeological research, and implementing Demonstration Projects as experiments in methods for social involvement in archaeology and training projects for students. The Center has several associated research projects, including an archaeological field school in Belize and a curriculum development project. C.A.P.I. is also dedicated to promoting research projects around the world with similar goals to our own. To that end, we have provided links to important archaeological research initiatives in the C.A.P.I. Resources section of this Web site.

Associated Research Projects:

Chau Hiix Archaeological Project and Field School -- Click for more information about this exciting field project in Belize currently run by Dr. Anne Pyburn
Making Archaeology Teaching Relevant in the XXI Century (MATRIX) -- Undergraduate archaeology curriculum development project run by Dr. Anne Pyburn
Exploring Social and Historical Landscapes of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem -- A joint field school and research project between Indiana University and Northwest College (Powell, Wyoming), directed by Laura Scheiber and Judson Finley. Visit the project website with 2007 information to be added soon, and click here for a recent presentation addressing issues of archaeology in social context in their research.
Ransom Place Archaeology -- Urban historic archaeology project in Indianapolis, Indiana run by Paul Mullins
Silk Road Cultural Resources Management Project and Field School -- A new project directed by Anne Pyburn

Student Research Topics:

Erin Kuns (abd)-- Community archaeology and museums in Kyrgyzstan

Emma Bate (abd)-- Spanish-indigenous encounters in the Dominican Republic and the ethics of representation of archaeological narratives

Lydia Garver (abd) -- Ethnicity and identity in historic German settlements in Pennsylvania

Alyc Helms -- Heritage and identity in the UK

Alicia Ebbitt -- Archaeology, curriculum development, and nationalism in Belize, Central America

Eric Stockdell -- Maya household archaeology

Dru McGill -- Cultural property, ethics, and ethnographic analysis of archaeological resources and practice in the Midwest

**More to Come Soon**