Summer Field School in Archaeology | Department of Sociology and Anthropology

August 5–19

Participants in this intensive, two-week field school will learn and apply the basic procedures and techniques used in archaeological excavation and recording. These include surveying, mapping, field walking, photography, and excavation, as well as post-excavation analysis and curation of artifacts. Participants will get hands-on experience digging at a real archaeological site on TCNJ’s campus.

The first two days will be spent in the classroom learning the background of the William Green Plantation Project, historical archaeology, and ceramics and artifact analysis. The remainder of the course will be spent learning and applying methods at the excavation site and analyzing the recovered artifacts.

This field school is being offered for college credit through TCNJ’s summer session (Course: ANT363 Archaeological Field Methods). It is designed to provide excavation instruction and practice for archaeology students. The class meets Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Audience

Students of all ages, from high school to graduate school.

Faculty

Dr. George Leader, assistant professor of anthropology and current president of the Archaeological Society of New Jersey, will lead the 2024 Summer Field School in Archaeology.

Cost

$2,171.32

Registration

High School students may register by emailing TCNJ’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology at socanth@tcnj.edu. Current TCNJ students should enroll through their PAWS account. Visiting college and graduate students can find registration information on the Summer Programs website.

Housing

On-campus housing is available for college and graduate students. For details, visit the Summer Programs website.

Contact

Please contact TCNJ’s Anthropology department at socanth@tcnj.edu or Dr. George Leader at leaderg@tcnj.edu for further information.

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