Field Schools and Scheduled Excavations in the Middle USA
Numerous field schools are also conducted in the American middle west and mid-south. Here's a selection.
Field schools listed below with dates older than the current year may indicate an ongoing project that has not yet established dates for this season.
Field schools listed below with dates older than the current year may indicate an ongoing project that has not yet established dates for this season.
American Bottom Survey (Illinois)
May 14-June 15 2009. UNC Wilmington. Our goal is to investigate Emergent Mississippian/Early Mississippian components in the Southern portion of the American Bottom.
May 14-June 15 2009. UNC Wilmington. Our goal is to investigate Emergent Mississippian/Early Mississippian components in the Southern portion of the American Bottom.
Angel Mounds (Indiana USA)
May 12-June 18, 2009. Indiana University (Glenn Black Laboratory). An archaeological field school at the Angel Mounds State Historic Site near Evansville Indiana. This project will focus on the excavation of prehistoric domestic features in order to gain insight on social and ecological change in the Ohio River Valley 600-1000 years ago
May 12-June 18, 2009. Indiana University (Glenn Black Laboratory). An archaeological field school at the Angel Mounds State Historic Site near Evansville Indiana. This project will focus on the excavation of prehistoric domestic features in order to gain insight on social and ecological change in the Ohio River Valley 600-1000 years ago
Bates County Missouri Archaeological Field School
June 8-28, 2009. University of Missouri-Kansas City. Will focus on the secessionist movement on the Missouri-Kansas border before the Civil War, when the forcible depopulation of Bates County, including destruction of towns, farms, livestock and crops, was ordered by the Union army.
June 8-28, 2009. University of Missouri-Kansas City. Will focus on the secessionist movement on the Missouri-Kansas border before the Civil War, when the forcible depopulation of Bates County, including destruction of towns, farms, livestock and crops, was ordered by the Union army.
Bull Creek Paleoindians, Oklahoma Panhandle
June 1-July 14, 2009. Oklahoma Archaeological Survey, University of Oklahoma. This summer we will continue excavation of three Paleoindian sites in the Oklahoma Panhandle.
June 1-July 14, 2009. Oklahoma Archaeological Survey, University of Oklahoma. This summer we will continue excavation of three Paleoindian sites in the Oklahoma Panhandle.
Collier Lodge Project (Indiana)
July 7-July 24, 2008. Notre Dame. Historic (Removal period) hunting lodge on the Kankakee River.
July 7-July 24, 2008. Notre Dame. Historic (Removal period) hunting lodge on the Kankakee River.
Copper Site, Fisher Mounds (Illinois and Wisconsin)
June 6-July 31, 2009. University of Illinois, University of Wisconsin. Two separate locations: at the Copper site (in the rolling farmlands near the great Cahokia site east of St. Louis, MO) and at the recently discovered Cahokian outpost or mission site at Fisher Mounds in western Wisconsin (south of LaCrosse).
June 6-July 31, 2009. University of Illinois, University of Wisconsin. Two separate locations: at the Copper site (in the rolling farmlands near the great Cahokia site east of St. Louis, MO) and at the recently discovered Cahokian outpost or mission site at Fisher Mounds in western Wisconsin (south of LaCrosse).
Crescent Bay Hunt Club (Wisconsin US)
Summer, 2008. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Excavations at this large Oneota village site have been running since 1998. The AD 1250-1350 palisaded site has yielded at least one house, hundreds of features, and unique ceramic, lithic, and copper tools. The director (Robert Jeske) will be assisted by three Ph.D. students as TAs.
Summer, 2008. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Excavations at this large Oneota village site have been running since 1998. The AD 1250-1350 palisaded site has yielded at least one house, hundreds of features, and unique ceramic, lithic, and copper tools. The director (Robert Jeske) will be assisted by three Ph.D. students as TAs.
Elkhorn/Ebert Ranch and Fairbanks Site (North Dakota
May 18-June 26, 2009. University of North Dakota. Survey and Mapping at Theodore Roosevelt's badlands ranch. Test excavations at multiple prehistoric sites at Shadehill Reservoir. Students pay tuition and receive free room and board. Student wages may also be available.
May 18-June 26, 2009. University of North Dakota. Survey and Mapping at Theodore Roosevelt's badlands ranch. Test excavations at multiple prehistoric sites at Shadehill Reservoir. Students pay tuition and receive free room and board. Student wages may also be available.
Field Methods in Rock Art (Texas)
May 11-29, 2009. Shumla School. A three-week field school in rock art recording offered through the Department of Extension Studies at Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, in partnership with Shumla.
May 11-29, 2009. Shumla School. A three-week field school in rock art recording offered through the Department of Extension Studies at Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, in partnership with Shumla.
Forensic Archaeology (Nebraska, USA)
June 18-July 6, 2007. PAST Foundation. Indiana Jones meets Gil Grissom. Participants will learn about forensic archaeology not only in lectures but use proper techniques to excavate a mock homicide victim, prepare a report, and learn to present evidence in a moot court.
June 18-July 6, 2007. PAST Foundation. Indiana Jones meets Gil Grissom. Participants will learn about forensic archaeology not only in lectures but use proper techniques to excavate a mock homicide victim, prepare a report, and learn to present evidence in a moot court.
Fort St. Joseph (Michigan USA)
July 13-31, 2009, separate programs for volunteers, 6th-9th graders and teachers. Western Michigan University. The field school will take place on the east side of the St. Joseph River, south of Riverfront Park in Niles in an area with artifacts associated with Native American and early European settlement.
July 13-31, 2009, separate programs for volunteers, 6th-9th graders and teachers. Western Michigan University. The field school will take place on the east side of the St. Joseph River, south of Riverfront Park in Niles in an area with artifacts associated with Native American and early European settlement.
Freedman's Town (Texas)
January 19/20-April 28/29, 2007. Rutherford B. H. Yates Museum Community Archaeology Project (YCAP). Community-based investigations into Houston's Freedman's Town, regarded to be the last African American "Freedmen's Town" community extant in the United States that continues to be occupied.
January 19/20-April 28/29, 2007. Rutherford B. H. Yates Museum Community Archaeology Project (YCAP). Community-based investigations into Houston's Freedman's Town, regarded to be the last African American "Freedmen's Town" community extant in the United States that continues to be occupied.
Hot Springs Mammoth Site (South Dakota)
June 28-July 26, 2009. Earthwatch Institute. So far, 24 seasons of Earthwatch crews have excavated 55 mammoths, as well as camels, llamas, and the first wolf and giant short-faced bear fossils found in the north-central plains.
June 28-July 26, 2009. Earthwatch Institute. So far, 24 seasons of Earthwatch crews have excavated 55 mammoths, as well as camels, llamas, and the first wolf and giant short-faced bear fossils found in the north-central plains.
Jake Bluff Site (Oklahoma)
June 1-July 14, 2009. Oklahoma Archeological Survey and the University of Oklahoma. Third season at this 11,000 year old paleoindian bison kill site.
June 1-July 14, 2009. Oklahoma Archeological Survey and the University of Oklahoma. Third season at this 11,000 year old paleoindian bison kill site.
Johnson Island (Ohio)
June 8-July 10, 2009. Heidelberg College. Johnson's Island Civil War Prison, located on a small island in Sandusky Bay, Lake Erie (just north of Cedar Point), held over 10,000 Confederate officers captured at hundreds of battles during the American Civil War.
June 8-July 10, 2009. Heidelberg College. Johnson's Island Civil War Prison, located on a small island in Sandusky Bay, Lake Erie (just north of Cedar Point), held over 10,000 Confederate officers captured at hundreds of battles during the American Civil War.
Kampsville (Illinois, USA)
Annually. Center for American Archaeology. Field schools are scheduled for middle school (ages 12-14) and high school (ages 15-17) students, adults (over 18) and a special course for adults over age 50. Various times and places in southern Illinois.
Annually. Center for American Archaeology. Field schools are scheduled for middle school (ages 12-14) and high school (ages 15-17) students, adults (over 18) and a special course for adults over age 50. Various times and places in southern Illinois.
Kansas State Historical Society (Kansas, USA)
May 30-June 14, 2009. Kansas State Historical Society and Kansas Anthropological Association. The location of the 2009 field school is Lake Scott State Park in Scott County, Kansas, Late Prehistoric through Historic periods.
May 30-June 14, 2009. Kansas State Historical Society and Kansas Anthropological Association. The location of the 2009 field school is Lake Scott State Park in Scott County, Kansas, Late Prehistoric through Historic periods.
Kramer Sites (Kansas, USA)
June 2-June 27, 2008. Kansas State University. The two sites, a short distance apart on the same terrace in Nine Mile Creek valley, have yielded evidence of occupation during the Middle Archaic (~5000-3000 BC), Late Archaic (~3000-500 BC), Woodland (~500 BC-AD 1000), and Late Prehistoric (AD 1000-1500) periods.
June 2-June 27, 2008. Kansas State University. The two sites, a short distance apart on the same terrace in Nine Mile Creek valley, have yielded evidence of occupation during the Middle Archaic (~5000-3000 BC), Late Archaic (~3000-500 BC), Woodland (~500 BC-AD 1000), and Late Prehistoric (AD 1000-1500) periods.
Michilimackinac (Michigan USA)
mid-June to late August, 2008. Mackinac State Historic Parks. Several ongoing excavations around the island to visit.
mid-June to late August, 2008. Mackinac State Historic Parks. Several ongoing excavations around the island to visit.
New Orleans (Louisiana)
January 5-22, 2009 (2 concurrent courses). University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Both courses will offer a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary exploration of U.S. ethnic and racial identities and experiences, with special attention focused on the cultural history of New Orleans and the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
January 5-22, 2009 (2 concurrent courses). University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Both courses will offer a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary exploration of U.S. ethnic and racial identities and experiences, with special attention focused on the cultural history of New Orleans and the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
New Philadelphia (Illinois)
May 27-Aug. 1, 2008. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, DePaul University, and the Illinois State Museum. New Philadelphia is a rare example of a multi-racial early farming community on the nation's Midwestern frontier. This NSF-REU program will emphasize scientific methods and analyses in an ongoing long-term project at New Philadelphia.
May 27-Aug. 1, 2008. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, DePaul University, and the Illinois State Museum. New Philadelphia is a rare example of a multi-racial early farming community on the nation's Midwestern frontier. This NSF-REU program will emphasize scientific methods and analyses in an ongoing long-term project at New Philadelphia.
Petit Jean Mountain (Arkansas)
June 12-28, 2009. Arkansas Archeological Society. The 2009 program will be headquartered at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute on Petit Jean Mountain, near Morrilton, Arkansas. Field excavations will focus on the recovery of feature fill from a large pit dated to the 1400s-1600s.
June 12-28, 2009. Arkansas Archeological Society. The 2009 program will be headquartered at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute on Petit Jean Mountain, near Morrilton, Arkansas. Field excavations will focus on the recovery of feature fill from a large pit dated to the 1400s-1600s.
Plum Grove (Iowa, USA)
May 18-June 5, 2009. University of Iowa. We are investigating 19th and 20th century farmsteads in the Iowa City area through archaeological fieldwork focusing on the footprints of out-buildings and use-areas away from the main residences.
May 18-June 5, 2009. University of Iowa. We are investigating 19th and 20th century farmsteads in the Iowa City area through archaeological fieldwork focusing on the footprints of out-buildings and use-areas away from the main residences.
Schaefer Farm Sites (Wisconsin, USA)
June 5-23, 2006. University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley. The 2006 field school will take place at a Late Paleo-Indian and Archaic archaeological site on a farm in Trempealeau County, Western Wisconsin.
June 5-23, 2006. University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley. The 2006 field school will take place at a Late Paleo-Indian and Archaic archaeological site on a farm in Trempealeau County, Western Wisconsin.
South Texas Archaeology Field School
June 1-July 24, 2009. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History. The Lower Nueces River Valley; hunting, gathering, and fishing populations ancestral to the 18th century Aranama and Karankawa Indians from Late Archaic to Late Prehistoric times (1150 B.C. to A.D. 1780).
June 1-July 24, 2009. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History. The Lower Nueces River Valley; hunting, gathering, and fishing populations ancestral to the 18th century Aranama and Karankawa Indians from Late Archaic to Late Prehistoric times (1150 B.C. to A.D. 1780).