Eastern Wyoming College Summer Archaeological Field School 2025

Location: Hartville, Wyoming

Season: June 23, 2025 to July 26, 2025

Application Deadline: June 20, 2025

Deadline Type: Exact Date

Website: https://ewc.wy.edu/academics/programs/archaeology-and-anthropology/fieldschool/

Program Type:
Field School

RPA Certified:
This project is an RPA certified field school

Affiliation:
Eastern Wyoming College

Project Director:
Steve Howard, PhD

Project Description:

Eastern Wyoming College is offering a 6-Credit RPA Certified field school in conjunction with the Sunrise Historic and Prehistoric Preservation Society in eastern Wyoming. The field school runs Monday through Saturday 8AM to 5PM with an hour lunch, from June 23 to July 26, 2025. The course will provide instruction and experience in archaeological field and laboratory methods, within a multidisciplinary scientific framework. There will be specialized training in CRM and in various methodologies including Geophysics and modern dating techniques. The field school is located at an old mining town in the hills of the Hartville Uplift, and is the site of one of the earliest known red ochre mines in North America. Students will participate in research to understand the lifeways of the Paleoamericans who frequented the mine, and any symbolic importance and geopolitical dynamics that may have surrounded such a site.

Period(s) of Occupation: Paleoamerican through Historic

Project Size: 1-24 participants

Minimum Length of Stay for Volunteers: 5 weeks

Minimum Age: 18

Experience Required: This is a college 6-credit field school intended for students of archaeology. No experience is required, but enrollment as a non-degree-seeking student is required for non-EWC students. An introductory course in Archaeology is recommended.

Room and Board Arrangements:
Field School Fee of $1250 covers room and board, as well as tools and accessories, limited wifi access, and local transportation. Students will tent camp in the abandoned mining town of Sunrise, Wyoming. Tents and sleeping bags are provided. Shower and bathroom facilities are available. Meals are communal (breakfast, lunch and dinner), and limited wifi is available on-site. Students are responsible for their travel to and from Hartville, Wyoming, though we can aid in ground travel arrangements.

Academic Credit:
The field school earns 6 credits from Eastern Wyoming College. Credits transfer to most four year schools (check with your institution's Anthropology department). In-state tuition and college fees total $858. Out-of-state tuition varies by state, but applicants can apply for a discounted tuition option (email Dr. Howard for details).