[nabs-l] Fw: 2010 Archeological Field School Opportunity

[Robert Jaquiss]

Hello:

     Just in case there are some students interested in archeology I thought 
the following might be of interest.

Regards,
Robert Jaquiss

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Jackson" <michael.jackson at UND.EDU>
To: <ARCH-L at LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 10:43 AM
Subject: 2010 Archeological Field School Opportunity


> Hello all (and apologies for cross-posting),
>
> Please feel free to share this information with your students, colleagues, 
> and anyone else who might have an interest.
>
> The Department of Anthropology, University of North Dakota, invites 
> students to attend its Archeological Field School in the summer of 2010. 
> The six-week field class is scheduled for 24 May through 2 July 2010. The 
> course is being offered in cooperation with the National Park Service. The 
> field school will be held at the Elbee and Karishta sites, located within 
> the Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, Mercer County, ND. 
> This National Historic Site was established in 1974 to preserve over 50 
> archeological sites located near the mouth of the Knife River in 
> west-central North Dakota. The Elbee Site is a multi-component site that 
> contains as many as eight cultural components, the most prominent being a 
> Plains Village occupation dating to A.D. 1520-1630. The site was recently 
> damaged by high water and ice flows in the Knife River, which has exposed 
> features and artifacts along the entire length of the site. Two 
> archeological features are presently hanging out of the cutbank and are 
> slated for excavation this summer. The goal of the 2010 will be salvage as 
> much archeological information as possible, before the features and other 
> parts of the archeological deposit are lost to future erosion.
>
> A geophysical survey of the Elbee site will occur before the field school, 
> in advance of the NPS Midwest Archeological Center's 
> Geophysical/Archeological Prospection Workshop. Our students will have the 
> opportunity to observe the workshop and gain exposure to this ever 
> expanding field of archeology. Students will receive hands-on training and 
> experience in the traditional areas of archeological research: the use of 
> different kinds of field equipment and techniques for excavation and 
> artifact recovery, site mapping, documentation, and record keeping. Use of 
> modern electronic mapping techniques and instruments will be demonstrated, 
> including an electronic total station and global positioning system (GPS) 
> receiver.
>
> Field school students will have the opportunity to conduct excavations at 
> the Karishta site, a nearby archeological site within the Knife River 
> Indian Villages National Historic Site, which has also been affected by 
> river erosion. If time permits, students will have the opportunity to do 
> archeological survey work elsewhere in the Knife River drainage of western 
> North Dakota.
>
> For more information and application materials, please visit our website:
> http://www.und.edu/dept/undar/fieldschool/fieldschool.html
>
> Thank you for your consideration.
>
> Best regards,
> Mike Jackson
> ------------------------------------
> Michael A. Jackson, M.A.
> Associate Research Archeologist
>
> Anthropology Research
> University of North Dakota
> Babcock Hall Room 301
> 236 Centennial Drive Stop 7094
> Grand Forks ND 58202-7094
>
> 701-777-4081 (phone)
> 701-777-2435 (fax)
> 701-740-1621 (cell)
> michael.jackson at und.edu
> www.und.edu/dept/undar
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