Dear Colleagues,

We invite you to participate in the Pimu Catalina Island Archaeology Field
School, an innovative research project in collaboration with
Tongva/Gabrielino tribal members, the Santa Catalina Island Conservancy and
the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA.

Beginning July 15, 2009 and ending August 19, 2009, the field school
provides students with practical working knowledge of survey, excavation,
lab and cataloging methods while immersing them in the 9,000 years of
cultural history of the Tongva (Gabrielino) nation. Local experts, Tongva
tribal members, and California archaeologists will give lectures. Students
will also learn about how to apply cultural resource laws to public sector
archaeological work. *DEADLINE is APRIL 3, 2009.
*

Santa Catalina Island is an important hub for the intermingling of people
and the exchange of ideas and objects. Surrounded by rich marine and lithic
resources, the Santa Catalina (Pimu) Island peoples were contributors to an
extensive trade network throughout southern and central California and the
Southwest. The field school is part of the on-going Pimu Catalina Island
Archaeological Project (PCIAP), which is working to assess and protect
archaeological sites.

If you have any questions please contact Wendy Teeter, Curator of
Archaeology, UCLA Folwer Museum at
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Please see the website for more information:
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Partial scholarships are available. Please see
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Desiree R. Martinez Gabrielino (Tongva)
Co-Director, Pimu Catalina Island Field School