Opportunity for field work in Belize (fwded from American Institute of
Archaeology):
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Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 14:25:28 -0400 (EDT)
From: Nick Eiteljorg <AIA-L at brynmawr.edu>
Subject: AIA LIST DIGEST Field Schools 99-00-f-67
Subjects: #1: ARCH-L Fieldwork opportunity (50 lines)
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Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 00:02:29 -0400
From: "D. Clark Wernecke" <102402.2332 at COMPUSERVE.COM>
Subject: #1: ARCH-L Fieldwork opportunity (50 lines)
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BELIZE
Location: Cayo District, north of San Ignacio, on the western border
Site: El Pilar Archaeological Reserve for Maya Flora and Fauna
Period: 450 BC-AD 1000
Volunteers:
Dates: March 20-June 30
Application deadline: February 30
Minimum age: 18
Experience required: The program takes volunteers and students. Volunteers
and students should be at least 18 years old and in good physical shape.
Experience is preferred, but not required. BRASS is particularly interested
in graduate students looking for advanced projects in a number of areas:
archaeology, ecology, plant and wildlife biology, history, agriculture, and
community development. Participation can be arranged for as little as two
weeks or as long as the entire field season, with participants interested
in the field season taking precedent.
Skills preferred: Program needs people interested in ceramics, drafting,
computers, and photography as well as those with archaeological field experience.
Cost: $2500 for lodging (in modern accommodations with bathroom and
showers), meals (Monday-Saturday), and local commute. Travel to Belize and
Sunday meals not included. Cost is a tax deductible donation to the
University of California (inquire for details).
Bibliography: Fedick, Scott, and Anabel Ford, "The Prehistoric Agricultural
Landscape of the Central Maya Lowlands," World Archaeology 22, pp. 18-33,
1990. Ford, Anabel, and Scott Fedick, "Prehistoric Maya Settlement Patterns
in the Upper Belize River Area," Journal of Field Archaeology 19, pp.
35-49, 1992. The BRASS/El Pilar Website WWW:
http://alishaw.sscf.ucsb.edu/~ford/index.html
Director: Dr. Anabel Ford
Contact: ISBER/MesoAmerican Research Center
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
FAX: (805) 893-2790
E-mail: ford at alishaw.ucsb.edu
or
D. Clark Wernecke
Field Director - BRASS/El Pilar Program
1002 Huntridge Drive
Austin, TX 78758
E-mail: 102402.2332 at compuserve.com
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