The Public Archaeology Field School

at

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

Tuesday-Saturday, June 21st- July 30th, 2016

Portland State University, Washington State University Vancouver, and the
National Park Service are pleased to announce a public archaeology field
school in historical archaeology at *Fort Vancouver National Historic Site*.
The award-winning program
<http://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/news/fieldschoolaward.htm> will introduce
the methods and theories of fieldwork in historical archaeology and is
ideal for students entering the field of cultural resources management
(CRM). Students will participate in all aspects of field and laboratory
work: pedestrian and subsurface survey, laying out excavation units,
excavation by shovel and trowel, mapping, drawing, digital photography, and
cleaning, identifying, and analyzing artifacts. The project will use tablet
computers to digitally record excavations and document grave monuments. The
season also includes lectures by guest speakers and staff.  The National
Park Service and its partners are committed to sharing cultural resources
and preservation values with the public. As part of their training,
students will participate in a special cultural sensitivity workshop and
learn how to interpret to the public using a unique public engagement model
<http://www.maneyonline.com/doi/10.1179/2051819615Z.00000000044>.  On a
rotating basis, students will discuss the field school activities with
visitors, including interpreting the significance of the site and the
educational purposes of the project.

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is an unparalleled archaeological
laboratory, comprising the remains of Fort Vancouver, the ca.1825-1860
regional headquarters and supply depot for the Hudson’s Bay Company, and
Vancouver Barracks, the first (ca. 1849-2010) permanent U.S. Army post in
the Pacific Northwest.
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For more information and an application:  ​ http://go.usa.gov/cmebF

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Douglas C. Wilson, Ph.D.
Director, Northwest Cultural Resources Institute
<http://www.nps.gov/fova/historyculture/ncri.htm> &
Adj. Ass. Professor, Portland State University
<http://www.anthropology.pdx.edu/>
Pacific West Region Cultural Resources
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site <http://www.nps.gov/fova/index.htm>
612 East Reserve Street
Vancouver, Washington 98661
Cell: 360.921.5241
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