Dear Colleagues:

 

Please pass the following information on to any undergraduate student
who might be interested.  

 

NSF - Research Experiences for Undergraduates

Archaeobiology at Sylvester Manor

 

Sponsored by the National Science Foundation and 

The Andrew Fiske Memorial Center for Archaeological Research,

Department of Anthropology, University of Massachusetts Boston

 

Directed by Stephen Mrozowski and Heather Trigg

 

What: A seven-week program of archaeological excavation and laboratory
work focused on the collection and analysis of geophysical data, Native
American material culture, and archaeobiological data, including animal
bones, shells, macrobotanicals and pollen.

 

Where: The fieldwork takes place at Sylvester Manor, Shelter Island, New
York, and the laboratory work takes place in the archaeology labs at the
University of Massachusetts 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. 

 

When: May 24th-July 7, 2006. (Start date can be flexible around school
schedules.) The seven-week summer program is divided into three
consecutive components: one-week of orientation in the laboratory; three
weeks of archaeological excavation and sample collection at Sylvester
Manor; and three weeks of laboratory work studying excavated materials
and field data.

 

Financial support: Students receive a $400 per week stipend. Housing and
food while at Sylvester Manor will be provided.  During the time in
Boston students will have the option of staying in housing arranged and
paid for by the project. 

 

Applying: Application packets are due March 20, 2006. Applications forms
can be downloaded from the web site.
http://www.fiskecenter.umb.edu/REU.htm .

 

For more information contact: 

Dr. Heather Trigg

Anthropology Department

University of Massachusetts Boston 

100 Morrissey Boulevard

Boston, MA 02125 

 

617.287.6835 

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