UWF is hosting four field schools this summer: two Terrestrial Archaeology, one Maritime Archaeology, and one Forensic Anthropology field school. All of the field schools are based out of Pensacola. The archaeology field schools are offered for 3-9 credit hours at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The forensic anthropology field school is offered for 3 credits hours at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. A prerequisite for all the field schools is Principles of Archaeology (ANT 3101) with a grade of ‘C’ or better. A similar course taken at other institutions may meet this requirement. Email the appropriate project director for more information. See below for the maritime field school's and forensic anthropology field school's additional prerequisites.
Students applying for a terrestrial field school should indicate a field school preference on the application (Colonial Frontiers, Arcadia, No preference). Please note that a limited number of slots are available for each terrestrial field school. It is possible that the number of applicants for one field school will exceed its maximum enrollment. In the event that either of the two terrestrial field school exceeds it enrollment capacity, some students with a preference for that field school will be assigned to the other field school. Final terrestrial field school assignments for all successful applicants will be made by the Instructors.
Terrestrial Schools: June 1- August 7, 2009; Monday through Friday
Maritime and Combined Schools: May 25 - August 7, 2009; Monday through Friday
Forensic Anthropology School: May 11 - June 12, 2009; Monday through Friday
Forensic Anthropology Field School Application Deadline: March 31, 2009
Forensic Anthropology Field School Acceptance Notification: April 6, 2009 (via email)
Archaeology Field Schools Application Deadline: April 10, 2009
Archaeology Field Schools Acceptance Notification: April 24, 2009 (via email)
The 2009 Pensacola Colonial Frontiers Survey centers on the search for outlying communities associated with Pensacola's three Spanish presidios. These documented communities included Native American villages and farmsteads, several of which were also missions housing friars and sometimes soldiers, as well as early Spanish ranches and farms. The search will include one or more areas along the Escambia River valley and the shores of Pensacola Bay. Students will participate in survey, mapping, and test excavations in several potential locations through the course of the summer.
Prerequisites: The prerequisite for the terrestrial field school is Principles of Archaeology (ANT 3101) with a grade of ‘C’ or better.
Accommodations: Living arrangements will be the responsibility of the student.
Food and Equipment: Students will need to bring a lunch and any snacks to the field each day. Each student will also need to bring a set of personal field gear; lists will be provided for the project upon acceptance. This usually runs around $125.
Field Conditions: The field school will take place in a range of outdoor conditions, and students should be prepared for summer heat, sun, rain, and biting insects. A list of required and recommended field clothing will be provided upon acceptance.
Transportation: The Colonial Frontiers terrestrial field school will take place in the Pensacola area. Students will need to meet at the Archaeology Institute each day for van transportation to one or more field locations.
For further information about the Colonial Frontiers terrestrial field school, contact Dr. John Worth (850-857-6204, jworth@uwf.edu).
The 2009 summer field school at Arcadia marks a new era as we turn our attention to the village, and the archaeology of ethnicity, social structure and community organization in the antebellum south. During its existence between 1817 and 1855, Arcadia was a thriving industrial village of mixed ethnicity, including many enslaved African Americans, who built the facilities and labored in its mills. Arcadia included dozens of residences on the hills overlooking two lumber mills, a cotton textile mill, grist mill, blacksmith shop, communal well, and one of Florida's earliest railroads. Students will undertake archaeological survey, testing, and mapping in the residential areas of the complex throughout the summer.
Accommodations: Living arrangements will be the responsibility of the student.
Food and Equipment: Students will need to bring a lunch and any snacks to the field each day. Each student will also need to bring a set of personal field gear; lists will be provided for the project upon acceptance. This usually runs around $125.
Field Conditions: The field school will take place in a range of outdoor conditions, and students should be prepared for summer heat, sun, rain, and biting insects. A list of required and recommended field clothing will be provided upon acceptance.
Transportation: The Arcadia terrestrial field school will take place in the Pensacola area. Students will need to meet at the the Arcadia Mill site each day.
For further information about the Arcadia terrestrial field school, contact John Phillips (850-857-6328, jphillip@uwf.edu).
The University of West Florida will be conducting a maritime archaeology field methods course between May 25 and August 7. Qualified students are invited to participate in underwater archaeological investigations in Pensacola Bay and surrounding waters. This summer's activities include excavations on a vessel dating to the Tristan de Luna expedition of 1559; test excavations on a nineteenth century vessel lying off of Pensacola's downtown waterfront; remote sensing survey using magnetometer, side-scan sonar, and sub-buttom sonar equipment; as well as site assessments and dives on known historic wrecks and maritime sites located in the area. Fieldwork will be supplemented by lectures and discussions on themes ranging from the colonization of northwest Florida to maritime landscapes and economic maritime connections in the Gulf region. When not diving, students will perform topside duties such as dive tending and support, artifact recording, and database entry. Students may also be called on to participate in the conservation and laboratory analysis of recovered material.
Prerequisites: In addition to Principles of Archaeology (ANT 3101) with a grade of 'C' or better, an open-water scuba diving certification from a nationally recognized dive agency (PADI, NAUI, etc.) is required for participation in the maritime field school. Students must also provide their own dive gear (tanks excluded). In addition, all students must complete a mandatory week of training during the week of May 25-29. Additional information about CPR/First Aid certification providers and snorkel checkout/swim test dates will be provided upon notice of acceptance into the field school.
Accommodations: Participants are responsible for their own housing and meals. Arrangements can be made to live in campus housing. Alternatively, the Pensacola area offers many weekly and monthly rentals.
Transportation: Daily transportation to the staging location, the University's Marine Services Center in Pensacola, is the responsibility of the student. Transportation to boat launches and dive sites will be provided by the University whenever possible, but students may occasionally be required to carpool to local dive locations.
Tentative Schedule:
May 25 - May 29 - UWF Scientific Dive Training (mandatory)
June 1 - August 7 - Students will rotate between the various dive sites in
and around Pensacola.
For further information about the maritime field school, contact Dr. John Bratten (850-474-2706, jbratten@uwf.edu) or Greg Cook (850-857-6321, gcook1@uwf.edu)
Details for the combined field school have not yet been finalized. If applying for the combined field school, please indicate your preference for a terrestrial or maritime archaeology field school should logistical problems prevent the combined field school from taking place.
For further information about the terrestrial or maritime portions of the tentative combined field school, contact the appropriate project directors listed above.
The Forensic Anthropology field school will be held on the UWF Pensacola campus. The major goal of the field school is to train students in standard methods of forensic search, recording, and recovery of human skeletal remains from surface and buried contexts. Students will spend approximately one week in the classroom learning to distinguish human bone from faunal remains, basic mapping procedures, evidence collection, and other skills which they will apply in the following two weeks to two mock forensic scenes, one involving a surface scatter of remains, and the other a buried body. The final two weeks of the field school will be spent in test excavations at St. Michael's Cemetery in downtown Pensacola.
Dates: May 11 - June 12, 2009
Application Deadline: March 31, 2009
Acceptance Notification: April 6, 2009 (via email)
Prerequisites: Biological Anthropology (ANT 2511/L), Principles of Archaeology (ANT 3101), and Human Osteology (ANT 4466) with a grade of “C” or better.
Credit: The course is offered for 3 credit hours.
Accommodations: Living arrangements will be the responsibility of students.
Food: Students will provide their own lunches during the course. Drinking water will be provided on site.
Dig Kit: Students will be required to purchase a dig kit (trowel, brushes, tapes, etc.); we will provide a list of items to purchase. This usually runs around $125.
Transportation: Transportation to and from campus will be the responsibility of the student.
For further information about the forensic anthropology field school, contact Dr. Joanne Curtin (850-474-2795; jcurtin@uwf.edu).