Come dig with us this summer!
ANTHROPOLOGY (ANT 200/IND 288)
6 weeks, up to 6 credit hours
June 3 – July 11, 2024
Nauvoo, IL, about an hour's drive straight west of Macomb
Learn:
- methods used by modern archaeologists
- background research
- mapping
- excavation
- material analysis
- preservation
- reporting
Field schools are crucial for those who want a job in archaeology. You’ll learn and practice all of the basic skills and techniques field archaeologists practice on a regular basis. Even if you don’t want a job as an archaeologist, field schools are a load of fun. You’ll meet and work with a lot of different people and build lasting friendships. It is also a great way to immerse yourself in the outdoors, learn in a very hands-on way, and learn the scientific method. And it’s a way to satisfy your inner history bug!
WEEKS 1–2
Students will meet Monday and Wednesday nights except for the lab portion which will be a week long (2.5 hours each) at Parkland College, Room D151, for hands-on lab sessions about the field project and site, the pre-contact history of East Central Illinois, the archaeological process, and basic field methods.
WEEK 3
Students be performing excavations at the historic city of Nauvoo, from June 16 – 21. It is about an hour's drive straight west of Macomb and overlooking the Mississippi River.
WEEKS 4–6
Students will meet two evenings (2.5 hours each) at Parkland College, Room D151, to wash, sort, and identify artifacts and to learn and practice artifact analytical methods.
REGISTER NOW
Questions? Email slatham@parkland.edu