The goal of the project is to understand the nature of military settlement present at the beginning of the City of Jamestown, which in 1872 was at the rail head of the Northern Pacific Railroad. Crow Canyon Archaeological Center is a non-profit institution specializing in Southwestern archaeological research and education. Programs for middle and high school students and adults begin at the end of May and run through September. Participants learn about archaeological field methods, laboratory techniques, and excavation. Center for American Archeology, Kampsville Archeological Center conducts one to five week summer field schools for adults and high school students, including Individualized Mentored Research for high school juniors and seniors.
Scholarships are available for American Indian students.
Elden Pueblo Project involves a 60-80 room pueblo of the prehistoric Sinagua culture and a Hopi ancestral site near Flagstaff, Arizona. Opportunities for public participation, laboratory work, field school, and programs for teaches and students. Participants will look for evidence of a house dated 1616 at Smith's Town Land and the possible site of Maryland's first printer. May 7th deadline. The Classical Summer School is designed to provide participants with a well-founded understanding of the growth and development of the ancient city of Rome and its immediate environs from the earliest times to the age of Constantine, through a careful study of material remains and literary sources.