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2004 Archaeological Field School
Anthropology P405
17 May – 25 June, 2004
Indiana-Purdue
University Fort Wayne will offer an archaeological field school during
the first summer session of 2004. The course carries six credit
hours and meets Monday through Friday from 8:00 am–6:00 pm. The
curriculum will focus on practical field experience, including
archaeological survey, excavation techniques, and preparation of field
documents. Informal lectures on various aspects of Indiana
prehistory will provide students with a basic background in the culture
history of the region and the proper use of a variety of research
methods and field techniques.
 The field school is an
integral part of the Archaeological Survey’s multi-year research
program focusing on population dynamics among the late prehistoric
farming communities that once occupied the river valleys in
Indiana. The course will be taught by Dr.
Robert G. McCullough and Andrew A. White
of the IPFW-Archaeological Survey. As in 2003, the excavation
phase of the
field school will be conducted at the late prehistoric (ca. A.D.
1000-1250) Castor
Farm
site in the developing Strawtown Koteewi Park in Hamilton County,
Indiana. The current field season will be devoted to excavating a
semi-subterranean structure (possibly a house) identified during 2003,
as well as determining the presence or absence of a stockade wall
encircling the occupation.
Field school participants will stay at the site Monday through Friday.
The IPFW-Archaeological Survey will provide transportation from
campus Monday morning and back to campus Friday evening; meals,
lodging, major field equipment, and most expendable supplies also will
be furnished. Students will be responsible for tuition and the
fees assessed for six semester hours of credit and personal excavation
supplies totaling about $35. Completion of an application
is
required, and space
is limited to fourteen students. Applications and further
information are available from either the Anthropology department
office (Kettler Hall G11A) or Dr. Robert G. McCullough, IPFW
Archaeological Survey, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Fort Wayne, Indiana
46805-1499. Phone: 260-481-6892 or 260-481-6194. E-mail:
mccullor@ipfw.edu.
FAX: 260-481-6880 (please put any correspondence to Dr. McCullough’s
attention).
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