Field Schools and Scheduled Excavations in South America
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.
Huamparán (Peru)
June 15-August 11, 2013. University of Paris. This program involves excavation in the site of Huamparan, and survey of the areas around Huari and Royal Inka Road that runs through the region.
Institute for Field Research: South America Projects
The Institute for Field Research conducts several South American projects each year.
Marcajirca Bioarchaeology (Peru)
June 19-July 10, 2013. University of Paris. Bioarchaeology field school takes part in Marcajirca site (1000 - 1600 AD) and is combined of osteology lectures in Huari Lab and field techniques in the site so that students can acquire skills in both areas. Please keep in mind that excavations are made inside the tombs which have a very narrow entrance and limited space inside. One needs to be able to squeeze oneself in and stay bent or laying down while excavating.This requires some physical flexibility. Besides excavations you will also be analyzing bones in the specially set up field lab.
Pambamarca (Cayambe, Ecuador)
June 30-August 3, 2013. UCLA. Join us in the Ecuadorian Andes for an intensive fieldwork program. Discover with us the beauty of Ecuador as we continue our investigation of the living landscapes surrounding the Pre-Columbian fortresses of Pambamarca. Live with us and other project members high in the Northern Ecuadorian Andes. Work on all aspects of the research project, including anthropological research and community development activities.
PIARA Archaeological Field School at Hualcayán (Peru)
May 23-August 8, 2013 (two sessions). Offered by the Proyecto de Investigación Arqueológico Regional Ancash [PIARA] and the Universidad Nacional de Ancash [UNASAM]. Field school participants will excavate and conduct laboratory work at Hualcayan, a monumental archaeological complex located in the Callejón de Huaylas valley of highland Peru. The research will focus on the ancient ceremonial center of Perolcoto, the oldest sector at Hualcayan dated to the Formative, Huarás, and Early Intermediate (Recuay) Periods (900 BC - AD 600) as well as in tombs of later prehistoric periods (1 - 1450 AD) while living and working in a traditional Quechua community in the rural Andes. Students select an excavation-intensive or a laboratory-intensive concentration and are awarded six course credits (from UNASAM) for completing a six week field school session.
Quebrada del León (Peru)
June 14-July 15, 2012. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and MOCHE Inc. The field school is designed to provide students with training in archaeological excavation and laboratory methods as well as instruction in the prehistory of Peru. The program begins with workshops on archaeological methods and the prehistory of Peru. After this, students work five days a week excavating elite and commoner households at the Quebrada del León archeological site complex, in the middle Moche valley, located 300 miles north of Lima. On Saturdays, we tours of archaeological sites, and Sundays are free time. At the end of the program, we travel up the north coast by bus to El Brujo, Sipán, and Túcume.