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SUMMER RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY FOR UNDERGRADUATES
"Archaeobiology at Sylvester Manor"
Sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the
Andrew Fiske Memorial Center for Archaeological Research
University of Massachusetts Boston
WHAT: a ten-week program of archaeological excavation and laboratory work focused on the collection and analysis of archaeological and archaeobiological data, including animal bones, shells, macrobotanicals and pollen. The program is comprised of one week of orientation in the laboratory; four weeks of archaeological excavation and sample collection at Sylvester Manor; and five weeks of laboratory work studying excavated materials and field data.
WHERE: The fieldwork takes place at Sylvester Manor, Shelter Island, New York, and the laboratory work takes place in the archaeology labs at UMass Boston. Sylvester Manor is a 250-acre site with extensive archaeological remains of a Late Woodland (pre-contact) Native American settlement, and a 1652-1735 agricultural plantation established to ship provisions to the Caribbean. UMass Boston is currently in its seventh season of work at the site. The primary goals of the research are to understand the patterns of cultural interaction and cultural change among the diverse groups on the plantation, and to investigate the plantation's historic landscapes.
Students receive a $300 per week stipend with the project covering most living expenses. Participants must be US citizens or Permanent Residents enrolled in college. Applications are due April 1. Application forms can be downloaded from the web site: http://www.fiskecenter.umb.edu/REU.htm
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. David B. Landon * Anthropology Department * University of Massachusetts Boston * 100 Morrissey Boulevard * Boston, MA 02125 * 617.287.6835 * [log in to unmask]
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Dr. David B. Landon, Associate Director
Fiske Center for Archaeological Research
Editor, Northeast Historical Archaeology
UMass Boston Anthropology Department
100 Morrissey Blvd. Boston, MA 02125
617.287.6835 [log in to unmask]
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