The National Park Service, Portland State University, and Washington State
University Vancouver, are pleased to announce the 3rd annual field school
at Fort Vancouver and the Vancouver National Historic Reserve. The two-part
program will introduce the methods and theories of fieldwork in historical
archaeology. Students will participate in all aspects of field and lab
work: laying out units, excavation by shovel and trowel, mapping, drawing,
photography, and cleaning, identifying, and analyzing artifacts. The season
will also include lectures by guest speakers and staff.  The National Park
Service and its partners are committed to sharing cultural resources and
preservation values with the public. On a rotating basis, students will be
expected to discuss the field school activities with visitors, interpreting
the significance of the site and the educational purposes of the project.

The Vancouver National Historic Reserve is an unparalleled archaeological
laboratory, comprising the remains of Fort Vancouver, the ca.1825-1860
regional headquarters and supply depot for the Hudson's Bay Company, and
Vancouver Barracks, the first (ca. 1849-2003) permanent U.S. Army post and
command center in the Pacific Northwest. The site is located in Vancouver,
Washington, across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon.

The field school will run Tuesday - Saturday, June 17 - August 1, 2003

The field school will continue work at the Fort Vancouver Village, home to
Hudson's Bay Company employees and their families. The Village was the
first neighborhood of Vancouver, and once the largest multicultural
community in the region. Many diverse cultural groups lived here, including
French-Canadians, Scots, Hawaiians, Portuguese, and people from over thirty
different Native American groups. In 1849 the U.S. Army established
Vancouver Barracks. They rented many structures in the Village, and
established a Quartermaster's Depot at its heart. The cultural resources in
the Village highlight the height of the fur trade era as well as the
region's transition to American jurisdiction and settlement. Students will
excavate samples from a number of 19th century house sites. This work will
help to better understand the fascinating story of the Village, and
interpret the lifestyles of its inhabitants.

Part I : Introduction to Field, Laboratory, and Interpretive Techniques in
Historical Archaeology
Part II:  Advanced Techniques in Historical Archaeology

CREDITS: between 3 and 6 credits depending on course option; COST: Between
$630 and $1650, depending on course option.

Contact University representatives for course credit and cost options:
Portland State University: Kenneth Ames (503) 725-3318; Virginia Butler
(503) 725-3303; Washington State University-Vancouver:  Steven Weber (360)
546-9734.  For additional information on the course or to print an
application, please visit our web site at:
http://www.nps.gov/fova/fieldschool.htm

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Douglas C. Wilson, Ph.D.
Archaeologist
Vancouver National Historic Reserve
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
612 East Reserve Street
Vancouver, Washington 98661

Phone: (360) 696-7659 x24
Fax:  (360) 696-7657