[Anthsoc] Fwd: Field School Opportunities Suggested by Dr. Liston

Thu Oct 30 09:53:27 EDT 2014

Good morning,

Dr. Maria Liston has asked that the following two great Spring 2015
opportunities be sent to you all. The first is a Mortuary Archaeological
Field School in Poland (poster attached) where many of our students have
participated in the past; the second is the Caherconnell Archaeology Field
School.

Please see the emails below for further details.

Kind regards,
Stacy

*Stacy Reda*

Department Admin (Undergraduate & Graduate)

Department of Anthropology (PAS 2012)

University of Waterloo 200 University Avenue West

Waterloo, ON, Canada  N2L 3G1

(519) 888-4567, ex. 32520

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*From:* Drawsko Fieldwork [fieldwork at slavia.org]
*Subject:* Mortuary Archaeology Field School, Poland 2015

Dear Dr. Liston,

It is my great pleasure to inform you about the *17th Field School in
Mortuary Archaeology* which will be held in Drawsko, Poland, in summer
2015. If you have students interested in excavating human skeletal remains,
we would be grateful for letting them know about this opportunity.

The early modern skeletal cemetery at Drawsko, Poland (16th -17th centuries
AD) provides a unique opportunity for students to practice* bioarchaeology*
by learning archaeological *excavation techniques* and working with *human
osteological material*. To date more than 200 burials have been excavated,
and the skeletal collection includes various evidence of traumatic injury,
infectious, degenerative and genetic disease, nutritional deficiency, as
well as atypical lesions that have yet to be identified. Every
archaeological season in Drawsko brings *discoveries* of unusual burials
containing *the dead with iron sickles* running across their necks.

At the site students are allowed to excavate and document burials by
themselves *getting hands-on experience.  *The professional supervision is
provided by the international team of instructors from Adam Mickiewicz
University, Poznan, Poland, State University of New York, Oneonta, USA, The
Memorial University of Newfoundland , Canada, University of Nevada and
Slavia Foundation, Lednica, Poland. Excavated bones serve as reference
material in osteology courses worth 6 academic credits (ECTS). The language
of the Field School is English.

Please find attached a poster of the 17th Field School in Mortuary
Archaeology. We will be very honored if you post it on the message board of
your Department and/or spread the information about the Field School among
the students through email.

You can get more info about this project either at *www.slavia.org
<http://www.slavia.org>*  or by contacting me directly.

Thank you for your time and attention,

Sincerely,

Marek Polcyn

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Dr. Marek Polcyn
Slavia Project Co-ordinator
First Piasts Museum
Dziekanowice 32
62-261 Lednogora, Poland
tel.: + 48614274968
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*From*: Caherconnell Archaeology Field School [school=
caherconnell.com at mail180.wdc02.mcdlv.net] on behalf of Caherconnell
Archaeology Field School [school at caherconnell.com]

*Subject*: Caherconnell Archaeology Field School Courses 2015

Dear Maria,

We are contacting you in relation to an International Archaeological Field
School taking place in Western Ireland (Co. Clare) this summer. We are
currently accepting applications - from anyone interested in the past, in
learning about archaeological excavation and acquiring the basic skills
involved in such an undertaking. The School has an experienced teaching
staff and an excellent staff-student ratio of 1:5 – guaranteeing a high
standard of instruction. On-site facilities include a purpose-built
classroom/laboratory, locker room etc. and visitor centre with restaurant.

The following student from The University of Waterloo has previously
attended a field school course at Caherconnell - Kathleen McGregor.
Kathleen proved herself to be a strong team player and was a wonderful
reflection on your University. Here at Caherconnell we look forward to
welcoming more students from The University of Waterloo in the future.

This summer we will be excavating within a high-status (possibly royal)
settlement built in the 10th century AD. We will focus on the remains of a
visible house, and the earlier deposits that lie sealed beneath. Previous
seasons have been very rewarding and have taught us to expect a very rich
material culture, comprising items of everyday life including iron knives
and stone quernstones, objects of personal ornament such as glass and
lignite bracelets, glass and amber beads, iron and bronze dress-pins, items
of weaponry such as iron armour-piercing arrowheads and lead shot, and
evidence of upper-class past-times such as gaming pieces and harp-pegs.

As an optional extra, academic accreditation from the National University
of Ireland, Galway is available to any interested participant, allowing
students to make up academic credit hours over the summer period.

You can find all the information you need about our courses for 2015 here:

http://www.caherconnell.com/schools/University_of_Waterloo
<http://www.caherconnell.com/schools/University_of_Waterloo>

If you would like to download our Field School Poster for your noticeboard,
please click on the link below:

http://caherconnell.com/archaeology/downloads/

We would be very grateful if you could pass this information along to your
students and other Faculty Members.

Do not hesitate to contact us with any queries.

Sincerely,

Dr. Michelle Comber,

 Dept of Archaeology,

National University of Ireland, Galway

Caherconnell Archaeological Field School, Caherconnell, Carron, Co.Clare

Tel:     00 353 65 7089999

Email:   school at caherconnell.com

Web:     www.caherconnell.com
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