Dear Colleagues and Friends,

The Pimu Catalina Island Archaeology Field School is a collaborative
research project with Tongva/Gabrielino tribal members, the Santa Catalina
Island Conservancy and California State University, Northridge. The field
school runs from July 18, 2011 to August 15, 2014 and is Register of
Professional Archaeologists (RPA) certified.

In our seventh year, 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 prehistoric maritime history of the
Tongva/Gabrielino nation. Students will also learn about how to apply
cultural resource laws to public sector archaeological work.

Situated just off the coast of Los Angeles, Catalina Island was
historically an important trading supply outpost for Southern California
and beyond. The field school is part of the on-going Pimu Catalina Island
Archaeological Project (PCIAP), which is working to assess and protect
archaeological sites on Catalina.

For More Information See:
http://www.pimu.weebly.com

Please contact Wendy Teeter at [log in to unmask] or at (310) 825- 1864
if you would like to participate.

Desiree Martinez, MA
Co-Director, Pimu Catalina Island Archaeology Field School