Archaeology Field School
- Description
- The Department
of Anthropology typically operates a remote archaeological
field research experience for undergraduates. Future programs
remain to be identified. Contact Ben Fitzhugh for
information.
- Location
- Kodiak Archipelago, Alaska.
- Contact
- Anthropology Department, 206-543-5240; and Dr. Ben
Fitzhugh, 206-543-9604 fitzhugh@u.washington.edu
- Acreage
- N/A
- Buildings
- Temporary shelters and tents.
- Equipment
- None on site. All equipment is brought out from UW to
create a "mobile field station."
- Housing
- Predominantly tents.
- Owner
- Old Harbor Native Corporation, Old Harbor, Alaska.
- Support
- University of Washington.
- Recent Usage
- Research: None. Instruction: ARCH 270 is
recommended for all students in the UW Archaeology Program.
Enrollment varies from 15 to 24 students. Teaching staff
includes three teaching assistants and the project director,
Ben Fitzhugh, a faculty member who will play a central role in
course instruction.The field school has been operating since
1984. Non-UW: Approximately 25% of students are
non-UW.
- Usage Fee
- None, aside from tuition and room/board fee.
- Condition
- Good, remote.
- Communication
- None; telephones are available at the village of Old
Harbor, 10 miles away on a different island. VHF and
single-side band radios are available for emergency
communication. Mail deliveries will be arranged with local
resident.
- Access
- Students camp approximately 1 mile from the site and hike
to the site.
- Unique Environment
- The Tanginak Spring site is a 7000 year old camp
representing one of the earliest occupations of the Kodiak
region and an early maritime-adapted culture.
- Faculty/Staff
- Professor Ben Fitzhugh will be the director for the
foreseeable future.
