Archaeological Field Schools

JMU offers multiple undergraduate or graduate course options for students interested in developing a working understanding of the field methods of modern prehistoric and historic archaeology. Students gain experience in site survey, testing, and excavation. Coursework concentrates on artifact identification in the field and introduces laboratory strategies of artifact preparation.
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Kenya Summer Program

This field school offers students an opportunity to learn about Kenya through intensive, firsthand experiences.  Through travel and engagement with Kenyan hosts, students will study topics in anthropology, history, politics, development, environment, literature, and the ways in which these general foci interrelate with one another.  This program is open to students from all majors.
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Montpelier Program

Join JMU for its 22nd field school in archaeological method and technique at the plantation of President James Madison. This on-going program, conducted in partnership with the Montpelier Foundation, has been a key element in the educational program in field archaeology at JMU and has contributed to significant new information on the home and life of James Madison as a boy, young man, and as president. The program provides training in survey, excavation, and artifact analysis in a historical context.
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For other study abroad opportunities, please visit the Office of International Programs.