ANTH 259 - Field Training in Archaeology

Actual on site training in the techniques of archaeological survey and excavation. Students spend full days, five days a week, in the field for seven weeks. They receive intensive instruction in field survey, remote sensing and all aspects of excavation, recording, mapping, photography, artifact classification, field laboratory techniques and site interpretation. A written description of the field school for each year will be furnished to prospective students.

Credits: 4 to 8