In our archaeology field schools you’ll learn how to survey, map, excavate, and conduct responsible archaeology. We offer archaeology field schools in Wyoming, Illinois, and Kyrgyzstan.
Archaeology field schools are offered on a rotating basis each year. Each field school carries a varying number of credit hours and most are offered during the spring or summer. Please contact the appropriate faculty member for more information and to learn when a field school may be offered.
We offer an archaeological field school every summer: “Exploring Social and Historical Landscapes of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.” It takes place in the Red Canyon Ranch, Shoshone National Forest, and the Crow Reservation, which are located in northern Wyoming and southern Montana. A research focus on residential use of space and heritage management allows you to study domestic architecture at nomadic Crow and Shoshone archaeological sites and gain experience in map making, surveying, and excavation techniques. Admission is by application only.
Contact Professor Laura Scheiber for more information.
The Indiana University/American University of Central Asia (AUCA) Archaeological Field School offers you the opportunity to experience six weeks of immersion in the culture of a nation very different from your own. You’ll live and study with students from Central Asia with similar academic and professional interests. You will conduct research at Aygergel II, a Bronze Age site, located on the campus of the University of Central Asia in Naryn Province.
Contact Professor Anne Pyburn for more information.
The Midwestern Archaeology Field School, held in Lebanon, Illinois, focuses on the Pre-Columbian Emerald Mound center in the uplands surrounding Cahokia. Our students team up with the University of Illinois Urbana--Champaign’s Field School, led by Professor Timothy Pauketat, in order to investigate how and why these ancient people constructed their world, and to discover the secrets of religious practices in early Mississippian society. We seek to understand the creation and dispersal of the ancient Mississippian religion, as well as the role of immigrants from Indiana in that process.
Contact Professor Susan Alt for additional information.
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