Graduate Field Archeology

Catalog description

Graduate field archaeology is a field immersion course that introduces students to current archeological survey and excavation methods. Students are taught standard archeological unit and feature excavation and recording techniques and how to use archeological field equipment. Graduate students will work alongside undergraduates with the added duty of serving as field supervisors, assisting the primary instructor in all aspects of leadership and logistics in the field. This includes overseeing student work, instructing students in field methods (as appropriate to one’s experience), assisting in archaeological field photography, organizing and completing paperwork, communicating with the public (as needed), and any additional tasks fitting a field supervisor that may be required to successfully complete the field research project. In short, the graduate student supervisors will ensure that the archaeological methods and research being conducted meet scientific and disciplinary standards, thus providing the primary instructor the flexibility required to focus a significant portion of time on instructing students in field excavation techniques. In the event that a graduate field school occurs in isolation from an undergraduate field school or a graduate field school student with no previous experience in field archaeology enrolls in Anth-575, then the graduate student will complete a research project and/or public presentation relevant to the scope and subject of the field research conducted.