JMU Archaeological Field School in the Southwest

Summer 2008: June1 - July 5 (tentative dates)

Program Location

The field school is located at Frank's Ruin, a prehistoric pueblo village on Chupadera Mesa in central New Mexico, near the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument. The closest town is Mountainair, which is a two-hour drive south from Albuquerque.

Academic Program

At the Frank's Ruin pueblo site, field school students will learn the full range of archaeological methods including excavation, site survey and laboratory analysis techniques. Students will also take field trips to a variety of places and events of cultural and historical significance in the American Southwest, including the annual Corn Dances at Sandia Pueblo.

Instructional methods include lectures, guided tours, field work, journal assignments and/or papers.

Tentative course offerings:
ANTH 494 Field Techniques in Archaeology, 3 credits

Accommodations

Students will reside in tent camps in Gran Quivira, New Mexico. Group meals will be provided.

Program Costs

For the current projected costs for this program, please click on the following link to the Fees for JMU Study Abroad Programs page.

Application

For more detailed instructions and to download the application, please click on the following link to the Applications and Forms section for JMU Short-Term Programs.

In addition to the Short-term Application, a personal interview will also be required.

For More Information

For additional information about the JMU Archaeological Field School in the Southwest program, please contact the program director:

Matthew Chamberlin
Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Tel: 540-568-6983
E-mail: chambema@jmu.edu