For students attending the Society for American
Archaeology Meeting in Philadelphia, you can
consider staying at a Youth Hostel.  I am told
that this one MAY BE pretty close to the
conference hotel:
HI - Bank Street Hostel at 32 South Bank Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Tel: (215) 922-0222  Fax: (215) 922-4082
Network(s): HIUSA
Price: $16

No, that was not a typo.  $16 per night.
Conditions and requirements at hostels vary
greatly.  Sometimes there are separate bunk rooms
for men and women.  Sometimes there are curfews.
Sometimes they are great. You may have to join
AYH, which will cost about $20-$25 per year.  To
be blunt, in Philadelphia it costs more than $16 a
night to sleep in your car.

There are other options.  You can check out the
web page at <http://www.hostels.com/us.pa.pl.html>

Good Luck,
Tim

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University of Nevada, Reno
Department of Anthropology / 096
Reno, NV 89557-0096

355 West 500 North
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
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