Introduction to ANTH 225 - 2009
The Mirror Creek Valley of the Yukon - Alaska Borderlands
Focal Area for Archaeological Survey and Ethnographic Documentation of History
Archaeology and Ethnography in the Yukon! Mirror and Scottie Creek Valleys, Yukon Territory JUNE thru AUGUST 2010
YUKON COLLEGE ANTHROPOLOGY 225
Field Methods in Subarctic Archaeology and Ethnography
Dates: June - July 2010 (Dates to be announced in January)
Instructor: Norman Alexander Easton
Lecturer in Anthropology and Northern Studies, Yukon College |
In collaboration with the White River First Nation of Beaver Creek, Yukon, and the Village Councils of Northway, Tetlin, and Tanacross, Alaska, Yukon College offers an exciting and unique opportunity to participate in ethnographic and archaeological research in the Mirror Creek and Scottie Creek valleys of the upper Tanana River watershed.
During summer 2010, continuing excavation at the Little John site will focus on recovery of the 14,000-year-old Pleistocene levels with faunal remains from the site, further investigations of Holocene occupations, and documentation of contemporary and traditional land use, language, and culture. This joint White River First Nation - Yukon College project involves students and local First Nation youth and elders in integrated investigations of the region's history, language, and culture. Community-based archaeology camps with Northway and Tetlin Native Alaskan villages are also planned for August.
Field school students will receive training in all aspects of archaeological excavation, survey, and field laboratory techniques, ethnographic observation through participant observation, developing field notes, and primary analytical techniques. Field lectures will be cover a range of topics as detailed in the course outline. The outline also contains a tentative itinerary of scheduled field activities.
Students need to bring this personal gear.
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To register for the field school, contact the Yukon College Registrar after Jan. 1 and before May 1, 2009.
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Course costs: $2,100.00 [NOTE INTERNATIONAL FEES ARE WAIVED FOR THIS COURSE IN 2009] - fees include course registration (6 university transfer credits), and field activity fee (in Yukon field transportation, camp subsistence, and most texts). Non-credit Research Intern participation available at $600.00 for the first two weeks, $25.00 per day thereafter.
Dependent on grant funding, a limited number of bursaries may be available to eligible students to assist in offsetting course activity fee.
Current passports are required.
For further information on credit course registration and Research Internship opportunities, contact Norm Easton at northeaston@gmail.com
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ANTH 226 (Fall 2010)
Analytical Methods in Archaeology and Ethnography Course details to follow.
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NEW - NARRATIVE OF THE 2008 FIELD SEASON |
To learn a little bit more about the Little John site and previous excavations there, go to:
Excavations at the Little John Site
To access publications related to our work on the Yukon - Alaska Borderlands, go to:
Norman Alexander Easton - Publications
To learn a little bit more about the Principal Investigator of the Scottie Creek Culture History Project, go to:
Meet Norm Easton
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