Students will be accepted into the program on the basis of scholarly ability, professional motivation, and experience. Enrollment is limited to 16 students. This year the University of New Mexico will conduct the 34th Annual Bioarcheological Field School at the Center for American Archeology. The field school emphasizes both empirical and theoretical training in archeological research design and implementation. The University of New Mexico Field School in Illinois offers students the opportunity to participate in on going professional research.
Students receive individual instruction and work side by side with professional archeologists.
We challenge students to develop the conceptual abilities that underlie successful archeological projects and to develop an appreciation for the range of issues addressed through archeological investigation. Experience at archeological sites and research laboratories is supplemented by classroom study. The Center for American Archeology is a teaching and research campus located in the lower Illinois River Valley. The laboratory courses in skeletal biology will focus upon bioarcheological research using standards developed for recording skeletal remains scheduled for repatriation. May 1, 2001.