Cool Info from the 2007 Archaeology Field School

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The National Park Service, Portland State University, Washington State University Vancouver, and the Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust are pleased to announce the seventh annual field school at the Vancouver National Historic Reserve.

The two-part program will introduce the methods and theories of fieldwork in historical archaeology. Students will participate in all aspects of field and laboratory work including survey techniques, positioning units, subsurface excavation methods, mapping, drawing, site photography, as well as cleaning, identifying, cataloging, and analyzing artifacts.

The season will also include a public lecture series featuring visiting scholars, guest speakers and staff.

This year’s project will explore the early (ca. 1846-1880) history of the U.S. Army component of the fort, including excavations at enlisted men's barracks, laundresses’ quarters, officer's quarters, mess halls and related kitchens.

Excavations will search for remnants of these buildings, associated middens and shaft features (privy sites) to collect samples of Victorian material culture and the remains of meals.

The project will help explore the U.S. Military story at Fort Vancouver during the period of the Indian Wars and the Civil War. Nineteenth century social changes in urban areas of the eastern United States involved the redefinition of the concepts of class, work and home, of public and private space, and the roles of men and women. Information produced from these excavations will help address whether consumer choices made by U.S. Army residents at the fort reflect their personal aspirations and identity with some of the attitudes of broader American society. Results will also help to preserve and interpret sites associated with Officers Row and the Parade Ground.

The National Park Service and its partners are committed to sharing cultural resources and preservation values with the public. The field school is also designed to share cultural resources and preservation values with the public.

On a rotating basis, students will discuss field school activities with visitors, interpreting the significance of the site, and the educational purposes of the project.

 

Course Information

Part I: Introduction to Field, Laboratory, and Interpretive Techniques in Historical Archaeology

Part II: Advanced Techniques in Historical Archaeology

Dates:

Part I: Tuesday - Saturday, June 19 - July 14, 2007

Part II: Tuesday – Saturday, July 17 - August 4, 2007

Click HERE for an application form. Applications are due no later than May 11, 2007.

 

Field School Credit and Costs Options

Portland State University

• ANTHROPOLOGY 399 (6 or 12 credit of undergraduate credit) 454 (6 credits of advanced upper division graduate credit) and 554 (6 credits of graduate credit).
• Basic Techniques (4 week course): $720
• Full Course (Basic & Advanced): $1,250

Washington State University - Vancouver

• Resident Undergraduate
• • 3 credits: $825
  • 6 credits: 1,650
• Resident Graduate
• • 3 credits: $918
  • 6 credits $1,836
• Nonresident Undergrad
• • 3 credits: $855
  • 6 credits: $1,710
• Nonresident Graduate
• • 3 credits: $948
  • 6 credits: $1,896
• Undergraduate Course is Anth 300
• Graduate Course is Anth 500

 

More Information

For additional information, please contact:

Portland State University:

Dr. Douglas Wilson (360) 816-6251; E-mail Dr. Wilson by clicking here.

Washington State University at Vancouver:

Dr. Steven Weber (360) 546-9734; E-mail Dr. Weber by clicking here.