Hi Jenn --
Another field school, this time back east. I know Steve tangentially,
and am happy to do another letter of rec/personal note to him!
FYI I've emailed Rob and Char (at Cabrillo) to ask about this summer's
field school; I've not heard back yet but will let you know when I do.
~L
Liz Clevenger
Archaeological Collections Specialist
The Presidio Trust
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From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Stephen Silliman
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 5:16 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Announcement: Eastern Pequot Archaeological Field School,
Summer 2006
Please share the announcement below with your students and colleagues.
Thanks,
Steve Silliman
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Stephen W. Silliman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Graduate Program Director, Historical Archaeology M.A. Program
Department of Anthropology
University of Massachusetts, Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd
Boston, MA 02125-3393
Office: 617-287-6854
Fax: 617-287-6857
Email: [log in to unmask]
Website: www.faculty.umb.edu/stephen_silliman
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FIELD SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENT
The fourth season of the Eastern Pequot Archaeological Field School is
scheduled to take place June 28 - August 4, 2006, on the Eastern
Pequot's historic reservation in southeastern Connecticut. A
collaborative venture between UMass Boston's Department of Anthropology
and the Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation under the direction of Professor
Stephen Silliman, the five-week, six-credit archaeological field course
will undertake its fourth year of intensive survey of tribal lands to
identify and document archaeological sites dating from several thousand
years ago into the recent colonial period. The field school has the
traditional goal of teaching participants the finer points of
archaeological mapping, excavation, analysis, and interpretation through
a historical archaeological study of Eastern Pequot survival and
struggle during colonialism, but it also has the goal of exploring the
potential of truly collaborative and indigenous archaeologies. As a
result, students have the opportunity to work alongside tribal interns
and with tribal government blessings, interact with community elders and
youth, visit local Native American museums and archaeological projects,
discuss the legacies of colonialism, engage with the realities of
contemporary politics surrounding federal acknowledgement and
sovereignty, and examine the social and cultural aspects of otherwise
"basic" research methods.
More information can be found on the Archaeological Institute of
America's Archaeological Fieldwork Opportunities Bulletin website
(http://www.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10037&entrynumber=176)
or on the Project Director's website, where an application may be
downloaded (www.faculty.umb.edu/stephen_silliman/research.html).
Students are encouraged to apply as soon as possible since spaces are
limited and application numbers are on the rise. Please contact Dr.
Stephen Silliman if you have any questions at [log in to unmask]
or 617-287-6854.
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