Fieldwork and Lab Techniques in Archaeology and Physical Anthropology
Adelphi in Alaska | Adelphi in Crete
Talkeetna, Alaska
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Adelphi in Alaska
June 1–June 30, 2012
Field and Lab Techniques in Archaeology in Talkeetna, Alaska
(ANT 333/733.001)
The Adelphi University Department of Anthropology will initiate summer 2012 archaeological field reconnaissance and site excavations at multiple sites in the Susitna River valley of Alaska. Field school students will travel to the quaint mountain villages of Talkeetna and Trapper, located along the confluence of the Susitna, Talkeetna, and Chulitna rivers mid-way between Anchorage and Fairbanks.
A wide range of principal investigators have been assembled to offer instruction and mentorship to students interested in different career paths or specializations including taphonomy, geospatial, geoarchaeology, fauna and lithic analysis, ethnohistory, and cultural resource management.
Expect this course to be physically challenging, at times, with daily hiking into remote Alaska wilderness and tent camping required.
In addition to participating in an ongoing research program, students will experience unspoiled Alaska wilderness, acquire important skills using state-of-the-art field based research technologies, and learn the fundamentals of archaeological survey, excavation, stratigraphic profiling, and site mapping.
Students are responsible for airfare and travel expenses to and from Talkeetna, Alaska. Bus services and the Alaska railroad offer direct connections from Anchorage or Fairbanks.
For more information about archaeology in Alaska, contact Professor Wygal at bwygal@adelphi.edu or 516.877.4111.
Adelphi students during the
2010 trip to Rethymnon in Crete
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Adelphi in Crete
June 24–July 14/15, 2012
Summer Field Season at Orthi Petra Burial Ground in Eeutherna, Rethymnon-Crete, Greece
ANT 333/733.002 and
Special Topics:
Technical Drawing in Archaeology and
Physical Anthropology ANT 393 cross
listed with ART 328
The project focuses on archaeological anthropology involving the
excavation, recovery, and study of the human skeletal remains at the
burial ground of Orthi Petra, as well as technical field/lab drawing
tutorials in archaeology and physical anthropology. Human ecology
and the dynamics of village and city life are studied, local cuisine is
sampled, museums and archaeological sites from Minoan to Medieval
periods are visited, and cultural events in the city of Rethymnon may be attended
(art exhibits, musical and/or and theatrical events).
Students live in the historic village of Eleutherna for the duration of a three
week season, beginning June 24, 2012, and ending the weekend of July 14/15,
2012. Work begins at 7:30 at the site or lab (with coffee breaks), lunch at 14:45,
followed by siesta. Work resumes in the afternoon for cleaning and sorting of
artifactual and/or ecofactual finds of the day, completing of physical anthropology
notes/records and field assessments. Students work in larger groups with other
European students, sharing ideas and experiences. Dinner is at 20:30. All food is
local and mainly organic (vegetarian options are available).
Undergraduates may register for 0103-ANT 333 at a slide of 4-6 credits,
graduates for 0103-ANT 733 for 3 credits or for 0125-ENV 633 at a slide of 3-4
credits; students wishing to be trained through field/lab tutorial sessions in technical
archaeological physical anthropological drawings/illustrations may also register for
0103-ANT 393 cross-listed with 0104-ART 328 for 1 credit (see below).
Grading is based on performance, team effort, and a final paper. A site fee of
$1,100.00 contributes towards subsidized housing and food expenses in the historic
village and at the resort. Students are responsible for their own airfare for
international travel and health insurance. Transportation from and to the airport as
well as local transportation, are partially subsidized by the project.
Technical Drawing in Archaeology and Physical Anthropology
ANT 393/ART 328, 1 credit
This special topics course covers the basic skills necessary to document finds at an
archaeological excavation. It introduces the fundamental principles, tools, methods
and styles of Archaeological-Physical Anthropological Illustration. Students will be
working at the site and field-lab mapping, drawing wall profiles, drafting features and
artifacts, including bone, lithics, and pottery.
All application materials are to be sent to the Center for International Education; contact Rosemary Bradshaw at bradshaw@adelphi.edu
Past Student Fieldwork Projects
For information about past projects, see the flyer archives below.
Alaska – May 27–June 24, 2011
Download the Summer 2011
Alaska
Flyer (PDF 224KB)
Greece – June 27–July 16/17, 2011
Download the Summer 2011
Greece
Flyer (PDF 75KB)
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