Archaeological Field School Announcement
University of Alaska Anchorage
Little John Paleoindian Site
Alaska / Yukon Borderlands
5 July-8 August 2008
For further information, please contact:
David R. Yesner
Email: afdry [at] uaa.alaska.edu
The College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Anthropology and
Geography, at the University of Alaska Anchorage invite students to
participate in the upcoming archaeological field school, to be held 5
July-8 August 2008. The field school will focus on excavation of the
Little John Paleoindian Site in the Alaska / Yukon borderlands. The
site has been dated to more than 12,000 C14 years ago, and contains
well-preserved animal remains as well as tools of some of the earliest
colonists of eastern Beringia. It is located directly on the Alcan
Highway.
Students will learn basic excavation and survey techniques using a total
station, and will focus on excavation techniques appropriate to
deeply-stratified Paleoindian sites. 4 credits of undergraduate (ANTH
A431) or graduate (ANTH A631) credit are available from the University
of Alaska Anchorage. Both in-state and out-of-state students will be
charged at the Alaska resident rate for tuition. Associated fees ($1495)
will cover all aspects of food, equipment, supplies, and local
transportation.
To register, please go to http://uaonline.alaska.edu, and click on the
link to "apply for admission or check on status of application;" follow
the appropriate links to complete a "non-degree-seeking student"
application, and register for the course.
For more information about the field school or the field school program,
please contact:
David R. Yesner
Email: afdry [at] uaa.alaska.edu