Preservation Archaeology Museum Curation and Survey Field School

Location: Silver City, NM 88061, USA

Season: June 10, 2025 to July 21, 2025

Application Deadline: March 15, 2025

Deadline Type: Exact Date

Website: http://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/things-to-do/field-school/

Program Type:
Field School

RPA Certified:
No

Affiliation:
Archaeology Southwest, Western New Mexico University, and the University of Arizona

Project Director:
Karen Schollmeyer

Project Description:

Learn collections-based research, museum curation, experimental archaeology, and archaeological survey while investigating how households cooperated in 11th-century southwest New Mexico. Field trips to archaeological sites, contemporary Native American communities, and public outreach events in our project area emphasize communication with diverse audiences and reinforce the principles of Preservation Archaeology as we focus on recovering maximum information with limited impacts on the archaeological record. Our staff’s backgrounds include CRM, academic, and nonprofit work.

Period(s) of Occupation: Classic Mimbres (AD 1000-1130)

Project Size: 1-24 participants

Minimum Length of Stay for Volunteers: 7 weeks (full session)

Minimum Age: 18

Experience Required: No experience required; at least one archaeology course preferred

Room and Board Arrangements:
If our grant funding application is unsuccessful, the field school will cost $3,775 per student excluding tuition. This includes all lodging, food, and transportation during the 7-week field school. (We will be able to waive this fee for undergraduates and substantially reduce it for graduate students if our grant application is successful, as well as provide undergraduates with a stipend. Watch for updates in February!)

Academic Credit:
7 credit hours (lab and field) from either University of Arizona or Western New Mexico University (both optional, student's choice)