Student Resources

Archaeological Field Opportunities

Professionally Managed Listings:

Archaeologyfieldwork.com - frequently updated lists of field opportunities
Archaeological Institute of America (AIA)
- Archaeological Fieldwork Opportunities Bulletin (AFOB) - listing of summer field schools
Shovelbums.org - broad listing of field schools and other field opportunities

Great Lakes/ Midwest:

The Oxbow Archaeologists - Chippewa Nature Center, Midland, MI; Year-round, volunteers welcome!
Beaver Island Archaeology Field School - seminar in archaeological field methods, Northern MI U; summer 2012
Field School in Archaeology - Mt. Pleasant Indian Boarding School, Central Mich. U., apply by 3/15; May-June 2012
Field School in Industrial Archaeology - Michigan Technological U., historic copper mine; 2011
Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project - W. Michigan U., public/historical archaeology, SW Michigan; summer 2012
University of Michigan Biological Station - updates on their archaeological field school near Pellston, NW lower Michigan

Elsewhere, US & Canada:

The Anthropology of Tourism - Paris - University of Hawaii Study Abroad Program - 2008
The Archaeology of Chesapeake Slavery and Landscape - Monticello Plantation, University of Virginia, 2007
Boise State Archaeology Field School - southwest Idaho, summer 2012
Broken Mammoth Paleo-Indian Site - U. of Alaska, scenic location in northern Alaska;.2005
Cultural Heritage Informatics (CHI) Fieldschool - Michigan State U.; 2011
- MSU Campus Archaeology Program
Easter Island Archaeological Field School - University of Hawaii, 2008:
Enculturating Environments Project - rock art at Wind Wolves Reserve, CA; Cotsen Inst. of Archaeo., June-July 2010
Field and Lab Techniques in Archaeology in Talkeetna, Alaska - Adelphi U. Archaeological Field School, June 2012
Field School in Subarctic Archaeology and Ethnography - Yukon Territory - Yukon College, June-July 2009
Fort Edward Archaeology Field School - 1700's British fort, upstate NY, Adirondack Comm. College - 2008
Historical Archaeology Field School - 800's Neighborhoods in Aurora, NV; UN-Reno, apply by 5/01; summer 2012
Historical Archaeology of Irish Immigrants, IN - Archaeology field school, U. of Notre Dame, 2008
Institute for Field Research - CA State U Northridge - archaeology field schools in China, Ecuador, Egypt, Panama, Peru, Spain, Turkey, AZ, CA, and more, summer 2012
Kaua'i Archaeological Field School - U. of Hawaii & National Tropical Botanical Garden, 2009
Summer Field Schools in Historical Archaeology - University of Virginia, School of Continuing & Professional Studies
- Historic Jamestowne - Summer Field School, June-July 2012
- Monticello - Summer Field School, June-July 2012
- Archaeology at Poplar Forest - Summer Field School, June-July 2012
Student Conservation Association - see Internships listed below
UCLA Archaeology Field Program - 2010
SEE ALSO: CRM section below!

Mexico & Central America

Belize Global Learning: A Four-Field Anthropological Approach - Central Michigan U., not an archaeological field school; apply by 2/15; May 2012
Belize: Global Learning Center. Courses taught in English through Galen University
- Summer in Belize. Programs include Mayan archaeology and sustainable development, for 2006
- Semester in Belize. Programs on cultural heritage, physical environment, Mayan history and archeology, sustainable development, etc.
Belize Valley Archaeological Reconnaissance Project - Belize Institute of Archaeology; Classic Maya, summer 2012
- Western Belize Regional Cave Project - speleoarchaeology
Mesoamerican Archaeology Field School - Archaeology of Caribbean Pirates, Honduras; U. of S. Florida, summer 2012

Europe

Archaeology Field Schools offered by Dept. of Archaeology, University of Bristol, UK
British Archaeology Summer School - Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (not an archaeology field school); summer 2012
Slavia Project - 9th international field school in mortuary archaeology - Giecz, Poland, 2008
Southern Transylvania Projects - multiple workshops & fieldschools; ArcheioTek; summer 2012
Tuscania Archaeology Fieldschool - University of Florence; between Florence & Rome, 2009
Uncovering Early Village Life in Southeastern Europe - Field Museum; 2011

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South American Field Opportunities

Alianza Jatun Sacha - see Internships, below
Archaeological Field Expedition to Northern Peru - California Institute for Peruvian Studies & Metropolitan College of Denver
- Santa Rita B Archaeological/ Biological Anthropology Field School - 2008
Archaeological Fieldwork in Coastal Ecuador - Florida Atlantic U.; summer 2012
Bioarchaeology & Archaeoastronomy Field School in Peru - Buena Vista Archaeological Project - U. of Missouri, 2007
Caylán Archaeological Project - Nepeña Valley, coastal Peru; Field Methods in Archaeology, Louisiana State U., 2010
Centro Tinku - academic programs in Andean culture and languages, based in Cuzco, Peru - 2007
Center for Social Well Being, Peru - Climate & Culture Change in the Andes; ethnographic field methods; 2012:
Cochasqui Field School, Ecuador - Institute for Field Research, Calif. State U. at Northridge; summer 2012
Environment, Society, and Culture of Ecuador - Eastern Illinois University, 2010
Field School in Charazani, Bolivia - Archaeology, Environmental Preservation & Anthropology in Practice - U. Texas San Antonio - 2006
Field School Program in Peru - Catholic U. of Peru (PUCP); archaeology, bioarchaeology, ethnomusicology, Inca culture, museum conservatione; summer 2012
Huari-Ancash Archaeological and BioArchaeological Project - Université Paris, La Sorbonne - 2007
Huayuri Archaeological Project - Palpa, Peru. Sponsored by Maskay Pacha, a private foundation - 2005
Moche Archaeological Field School in Peru - U of N Carolina - 10th annual, 2008
Museology Project with Archaeological Materials - La Plata Natural History Museum, Argentina, 2008
Obrajes Regional Archaeological Project - Archaeological Field School, Bolivian altiplano; 2010
Peruvian Central Coast - Inst. de Estudios Peruanos (IEP); volunteers needed for archaeological lab work, 2012-2013
PIARA Archaeological Field School at Hualcayán - n. sierra of Peru; U. de Anacash; 3 sessions, summer 2012
Proyecto Arqueológico Pambamarca - Ecuadorian highlands, 2007
Rio Muerto Archaeological Field School - U. of California San Diego - Moquegua Valley, s. Peru - 2008
Summer Field School in the Upper Amazon - U. of Florida - Quistococha Site, near Iquitos, Peru - 2006
Tarapaca Field School - Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, UCLA - Atacama Desert, N. Chile - 2008
- Scholarships - to support students of the Cotsen Institute field school
UCSD Archaeological Field School in Peru - Moquegua V., UC-San Diego; summer 2012
Universidad San Francisco de Quito. Field programs in Ecuador:
- Summer Archaeology Field School - Machalilla National Park, Manabí Province - see AFOB for summer 2007
- Summer Session for International Students
- Tiputina Biodiversity Station, western Amazonia - with Boston University
Yanaorco Archaeological Project - fortified village site in highlands of N. Peru; U of Wyoming; summer 2012

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Ethnographic Field Opportunities

Anthropology Field School - Islet of Gozo (Malta); July 2012, apply by 12/01/11 for discount; U. of Leuven
Center for Social Well Being, Peru - Action Research in the Andes - ethnographic field methods; 2012
Cultural Anthropology Methods Mall - short courses on research methods, each summer, National Science Foundation
Ethnographic Fieldwork in Coastal Ecuador - Florida Atlantic U.; summer 2012
Field School Program in Peru - Universidad Católica. Programs in archaeology, ethnography, ethnomusicology, biodiversity, and conservation. .2012
Himalayan Health Exchange - summer field expeditions - cultural, physical, religious & medical anthropology
MOCHE, Inc.: Mobilizing Opportunity Through Community Heritage Empowerment. Service Learning, summer 2012
Summer Course on Refugee and Forced Migration Issues: Centre for Refugee Studies, York U., Toronto; May 2011

Other Field/Laboratory Opportunities

Cultural Dimensions of Politics in Europe - Prague, 2008
DANTA, Association for Conservation of the Tropics - Primate Behavior & Conservation - Costa Rica, Summer 2012
Field and Laboratory Methods in Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology - U-Mass Amherst, 2010
Field School in Psych/Medical Anthropology - Brigham Young University & Andhra University; India; summer 2012
Summer Fellowship in Biocultural Anthropology - at U. of Notre Dame, NSF stipends available. Summer 2012

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Student Internships

Alianza Jatun Sacha - promoting the conservation of forest, aquatic, and mountain ecosystems of Ecuador; volunteers & internships
- Central Corporation for Conservation Data (CDC) - supported by Jatun Sacha and the Nature Conservancy
- Jatun Sacha Foundation - nonprofit NGO dedicated to the conservation, investigation, management of ecologically important habitats; environmental education; and community development in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Association for Women in Science - internships
The Carter Center - Internship Program
Center for Environmental Citizenship - EarthNet jobs & internships
Center for Strategic & International Studies - strategic insights & policy solutions to current & emerging global issues
Community Outreach Coordinator for Refugee Services - St. Vincent Catholic Charities, Lansing, MI, 2011-2012
Environmental anthropology internships - Society for Applied Anthropology
Environmental Careers Organization - internships and much more
Environmental Internships - The Brubach Corporation: Environmental Career Opportunities
Find Internship Opportunities - search engine by Idealist.org, Action without Borders.
- Foundation for Sustainable Development - worldwide opportunities for college grads
Himalayan Health Exchange - Medical anthropology Expedition, with N. Arizona U.; summer 2012
Internships in South America - ICELA - in Santiago, Chile (for 2011)
Internship Opportunities - American Anthropological Association links to many categories of internships
Operation Wallacea - biological and conservation management research programs in Indonesia, Honduras, Egypt, Cuba, South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar, Peru, Guyana, Romania, and Mexico, for 2012-2013
- AmazonEco: small Peruvian company, manages logistics of conservation & research expeditions
- Fundamazonia: Fundación para el Desarollo del Trópico Amazónico; local NGO supporting Opwall conservation activities in the Amazonian tropics of Peru
Student Conservation Association - 100's of volunteer opportunities, many with all expenses paid!
University of L ouisville - anthropology internship opportunities listed by the Department of Anthropology

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The Anthropology Major and Minor

P rogram Description for the Major and Minor
Program Faculty - and their special interests and research in anthropology
Major Map: This illustrates one possible sequence of how to complete the requirements of the major. These requirements are detailed in the Undergraduate Bulletin for the academic year specified on the form used to sign the major. The specific course selections and order in which they are taken will vary considerably from student to student, depending on student interests, the timing of when certain courses are offered, any semesters of study abroad, etc. Questions? See your advisor!
Course Descriptions - of all ANT courses offered at CMU. Follow this link to Academic Bulletins; select your Bulletin year; click Course Descriptions at the top; scroll down and select Anthropology. Note: many of these courses are offered only intermittently, so it's wise to consult an advisor when developing a long-term plan of what to take and when.
Current Course Offerings - in the present semester, on campus

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Note: CMU students who wish to take course outside the U.S. and have Study Abroad and/or transfer credits appear on their transcript MUST arrange their program of study through the Office of International Education (see below). Certain well-know programs are highly recommended, while others are considered unacceptable or inappropriate for CMU students. There is no assurance that any of the Study Abroad links listed here or any overseas fieldschool links listed above will meet with CMU approval. Consult with this office early, long before you would like to go; it may take a while to get your chosen Study Abroad program processed and approved.

Belize Global Learning: A Four-Field Anthropological Approach - Central Mich. U., apply by 2/15; May 2012
CMU Office of International Education
Funding resources
- Fund Study Abroad - CMU information on scholarships and other financial aid
- Takis Chrysanthou Honored Scholar Award - $1500, deadlines April 15 and October 15 each year.
South American programs
ECELA Spanish Schools in South America - Anthropology Abroad Options; in Argentina, Chile, and Peru
Global Student Experience (a CA corp.) - how to find a program for hands-on study of a culture and language abroad

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Professional Organizations

American Anthropological Association (AAA) - Washington, DC
- Archaeology Division (AAA-AD)
American Association of Physical Anthropologists (AAPA) - Washington, DC
American Cultural Resource Association - organization of 500+ CRM firms
Canadian Archaeological Association (CAA)
Michigan Archaeological Society (MAS) - professional and amateur archaeology in Michigan
Midwest Archaeological Center - National Park Service
- Hopewell Archeology Newsletter - available online
Public Anthropology - excellent resource
Society for American Archaeology (SAA) - Washington, DC
Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) - Rockville, MD
Society for Industrial Archaeology (SIA) - Houghton, MI
Society for Medical Anthropology
Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) - WWW World of Archaeology
- Archaeology Magazine

Other Archaeology Resources

Anthropological Index Online - Current Periodicals in The Anthropology Library at the British Museum
Anthropology & Archeology - U. of Connecticut, guide to resources for anthropological & archeological research
Anthropology on the Web - USA People Search
Anthropology Resources on the Internet - maintained by American Anthropological Association
Anthropology Review Database (ARD) - SUNY Buffalo
Archaeologica: Archaeological News and Information - privately maintained news site
The Archaeological Conservancy - Albuquerque, NM
- American Archaeology - popular magazine on U.S. archaeology, published quarterly
Archaeology: An Introduction - published by Routledge, most recently in 2010
- Online Companion, to 4th Edition - Kevin Greene, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Online resources for 5th Edition - Kevin Greene & Tom Moore, Routledge
Internet Archaeology - fully refereed electronic journal, University of York, UK
SAA Archaeological Record - online version of newsletter of the Society for American Archaeology, SAA Web
WWW Virtual Library: Archaeology - Geneva
Also, Cultural Resource Management (CRM) and contract archaeology links listed below

Other Anthropology Resources

MIT Open Courseware: Anthropology - syllabi and reading lists for online courses offered by MIT

Resources for Anthropology Students

Charles M. Hastings Central Michigan University

Disclaimer: The webmaster and CMU accept no responsibility regarding individuals, programs, or institutions accessed via links within this website; users are responsible for investigating validity, reliability, or suitability on their own.

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Archaeological Field Opportunities

Professionally Managed Listings:

Great Lakes/ Midwest:

Elsewhere, US & Canada:

Mexico & Central America

Europe

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South American Field Opportunities

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Ethnographic Field Opportunities

Other Field/Laboratory Opportunities

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Student Internships

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The Anthropology Major and Minor

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Professional Organizations

Other Archaeology Resources

Other Anthropology Resources

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Jobs & Careers & Graduate School

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Cultural Resource Management (Contract Archaeology / Public Archaeology)

Some CRM firms: Great Lakes, Midwest, and selected other

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Selected Museums

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Charles M. Hastings
Central Michigan University

Cultural Resource Management
(Contract Archaeology / Public Archaeology)