There are too many people using this list for essentially personal
announcements.
On Thu, 2 Feb 2006, Clevenger, Liz wrote:
> 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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> (415) 716-6786 / #137 (cell)
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> -----Original Message-----
> 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
>
>
>
> ___________________________________________
>
> 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.
>
>
>
Nan A. Rothschild
Professor of Anthropology
Barnard College
3009 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
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