Type of Opportunity: Field School
Where: Stoney Lake, Ontario, Canada
When: Summer Session 2005
Cost: Contact Julian Blackburn College for details
Contact Information: Julian Blackburn College or Professor Susan Jamieson
Department of Anthropology
Trent University
Peterborough, Ontario
K9J 7B8
Phone: (705) 748-1229 or (705) 748-1011 x1325
Email: jbc@trentu.ca or sjamieson@trentu.ca
Web site: http://www.trentu.ca/anthropology/Ontari...
Application Form: http://www.trentu.ca/anthropology/Ontari...
A Cooperative Archaeology Program, AN300ON: Field School in Ontario Archaeology, is again being offered from the Department of Anthropology at Trent University this summer session. This archaeological fieldwork and laboratory program incorporates the teachings of a Native cultural advisor, an elder, and an archaeologist. Students will not only learn basic skills such a survey, excavation, analysis, and interpretation of archaeological sites but will also learn how these resources reflect the world views and beliefs of past cultures. By undertaking this process, student will gain an understanding a new sensitivity toward the divergent views of archaeologists and native peoples in respect to archaeological projects and cultural resource management.
This year's Cooperative Archaeology Program is located at the west end of Stoney Lake. Stoney Lake is located on the edge of the Canadian Shield in the middle of Trent Valley.
The site rises through a series of fossil terraces to the rocky outcrops of the Shield. Numerous small clusters of artifacts, remnants of multiple use campsites have been found in this area representing continuous use over 12,500 years. Artifacts found to date include Early and Late Paleoindian artifacts; Early, Middle, and Late Archaic stone tools; Early Woodland artifacts; an abundance of Middle and Late Woodland ceramics; and Eurocanadian artifacts dating from ca. AD 1600 to 1850.
Cost for this field school varies for Canadian and International students. For more information on these costs contact Julian Blackburn College at jbc@trentu.ca. Students are responsible for transportation to and from Trent University. Furthermore, participants are responsible for their own medical expenses, personal insurance, personal equipment, and for their accommodation and meals. A list of the required text and needed tools is available online at the field school website (http://www.trentu.ca/anthropology/Ontari... Please note that all students are required to wear work boots while on site for safety reasons. Participants must provide proof of a current tetanus vaccination or booster.
Students will receive full course credit (1 credit) for successfully completing the six week course. Grades in Anthropology 300 are based upon field performance, two within-course exams, and an archaeological report. All lectures and fieldwork take place Monday through Friday. It is the student's responsibility to arrange transfer of credit (if applicable) from Trent University.
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