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Thanks!  Daria

Field School in Underwater Archaeology: 10,000 Years Beneath New York
Harbor
SUNY Stony Brook, July 14 - August 22, 2003

The Department of Anthropology at SUNY Stony Brook is pleased to announce
its field school in underwater archaeology.  The six-week summer 2003
program will give students the opportunity to work on underwater sites in
the New York metro area.  Field operations are made possible by the
generous cooperation of the National Park Service, Gateway National
Recreation Area, and will be based at Sandy Hook, New Jersey.

Field work will focus on the search for, and investigation of, submerged
prehistoric Native American sites.  Recent offshore dredging has revealed
the presence of prehistoric deposits in the region.  Our project is the
first to systematically survey this portion of the continental shelf for
prehistoric archaeological sites.  In addition, field school students will
gain experience working with shipwrecks in the New York metro area.

Participants will be trained in archaeological survey and excavation
techniques, including remote sensing, underwater excavation and artifact
recovery methods, mapping, and site interpretation.  Daily field work will
be supplemented by evening lectures and lab activities.

The field school is open to advanced undergraduate students, and credit is
available through SUNY Stony Brook.  Rates for 6 credits tuition and fees
are $924.60 (NY State students) and $2153.60 (out-of-state), plus a course
fee of $800 for board and other expenses.  These fees may be subject to
change.  Housing and meals will be provided at Sandy Hook.  Students must
be certified scuba divers, and supply their own diving equipment (weights
and tanks will be provided).

For more information and an application form, please contact Daria Merwin:
phone 631-632-7618, fax 631-632-9165, email [log in to unmask],
web http://blackboard.sunysb.edu (login as guest, and search courses for
ANT 394).  Applications are due on or before May 16, 2003.