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May 28 to June 28, 2008
Arizona State University is pleased to announce its 2008 summer program in Prehistoric Southwestern Archaeology. The primary field site is in the Black Range in southwest New Mexico, in the beautiful and remote eastern Mimbres area.
Undergraduate and graduate students will receive training in archaeological excavation, survey, artifact recording and analysis while participating in ongoing research concerning social and economic reorganization in southwestNew Mexico in the 13th and 14th centuries. Along with essential technical skills, the program emphasizes the construction of research strategies that are effective in answering anthropological questions. Field training is integrated with lectures and discussions concerning archaeological method and theory and the natural environment, prehistory, and ethnography of the Southwest.
Enrollment period has expired.
Program Cost: $1,000
$50.00 deposit fee required for enrollment.
Tuition and fees are not included with the program cost.
Acceptable payment types include Visa and Mastercard.
Program Name: Prehistoric Southwest New Mexico
Credit Requirement: 6
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Locations
Our field site is near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Excavation will focus on a 75-room masonry pueblo dating to the 13th and 14th centuries. Archaeological survey in surrounding areas will focus on recording sites from this period. The program also includes field trips to nearby archaeological sites and other places of interest.
Eligibility
Enrollment is open to undergraduate and graduate students. Students should have completed at least one course in either anthropology or archaeology and be in good physical condition. All students must register for 6 semester hours of graduate or undergraduate credit.
You will be required to submit your $50 (non-refundable) deposit with the online portion of your application.
Academic Program
All students will participate in excavation at a masonry pueblo, archaeological survey, and laboratory analysis of the materials we recover. Students will write coauthored field reports on our research. Students may also conduct an original research project based on project data if they wish. Field trips provide regional context for the research, and visiting scholars from ASU and other institutions will provide evening programs.
The 2008 Southwest field school is part of the Mogollon Prehistoric Landscapes Project, a research program investigating 13th and 14th century occupations in southwest New Mexico. Villages from this period show a fascinating diversity in architecture and ceramics, and as a result have been attributed to several different cultural traditions. We investigate the growth of these villages from both local reorganization after the Classic Mimbres Period (A.D. 1000-1130) and from a variety of new pan-regional relationships that developed following the end of the Mimbres Mogollon tradition.
This is an intense field project involving long hours of hard work. Students who are serious about archaeology and who want to participate in research will find the field school a wonderful learning environment.
- ASB 532 | Archaeology Field Methods (6)
- ASM 338 | Anthro Field Sessions (6)
- HON 394 | Field Archaeology (6)
Living Accommodations
The field camp is centered on a ranch building with bathrooms, kitchen, and laboratory space and limited electricity. Students must provide their own tents, and will sleep in their tents near the main building. Project staff will prepare meals. The setting is remote with limited access to amenities, but abundant wildlife and natural beauty.
Cost Information
The cost of $1000 (subject to change) includes program fees, field costs, including camp meals, supplies, and transportation from Truth or Consequences or Albuquerque and while in the field. Not included: ASU tuition and fees for 6 credit hours, transportation costs to Albuquerque or Truth or Consequences, occasional restaurant meals, health insurance, or personal expenses.
Support Faculty Member(s)
Steve Swanson, ASU Field School
School of Human Evolution and Social Change
Arizona State University
Phone: 480-965-6213
Fax: 480-965-7671
Email: archaeologist @asu.edu