Jason Menard
Department of Social Sciences- Industrial Archaeology
Michigan Technological University
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The University of Wisconsin-Stout and the University of Minnesota's

Project SMELT are pleased to announce their cooperative field school on

the Low Birker Farm, in the Upper Esk Valley, Cumbria, England.  The Low

Birker site is located within the bounds of the Lake District National

Park.  The field school will run from 8 July to 11 August, 1998.



Project supervision will be provided by Dr. Carl Blair, Director of

Project SMELT at U of M.  Field supervision will be provided by Dr. Blair

and a team of archaeologists from the University of Minnesota.  In

addition to the core team of archaeologists, field school students will be

joined by Earthwatch volunteers and scholars from the UK.  The 1998 field

season will concentrate on a medieval iron smelting facility on the Low

Birker farm.  One of the research goals this season will be to more

precisely date the site itself, as well as explore aspects of medieval

iron production.  The Esk Valley itself is "archaeologically untouched",

with remains dating from Neolithic times to the present.  Students will

participate in area excavation, survey, pollen coring, and field lab and

conservation work.



The course is designed for interested, but not necessarily experienced, 

undergrads.  Upon successful completion, students will earn four (4)

semester credits in anthropology from the University of Wisconsin-Stout.

Instructional topics will range from archaeological method and theory,

experimental archaeology and public archaeology.  In addition, students

will have the opportunity to visit other sites of cultural or

archaeological interest in the region.



The program fee for the five week course will be roughly $2,650.  This

covers tuition at UW, room and board in a dorm setting at the Woolpack

Inn near the site, and field supplies.  Airfare, passport fees, and other

personal expenses are not included.  The final cost will vary based on

changing exchange rates and housing costs.  Lastly, students are

responsible for arranging travel to the UK, and for ground transport to

Ravenglass train station nearby the site.  The closest major airport is

Manchester.



Completed applications are due at UW-Stout no later than 1 April 1998.

Application forms are available at the following address:  Office of

International Programs, 400 Bowman Hall, University of Wisconsin-Stout,

Menomonie, WI 54751 USA.  Phone: (715).232.1896. E-mail:

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Applications must be accompanied by a non-refundable $50 application fee.

Once accepted, there is a $300 deposit to confirm placement.  Billing for

the balance of the program fee will be in April, and must be paid in full

by 1 June.  16 qualified students will accepted on a first-come basis.



For more information about the program or the archaeology, please contact

Dr. Carl Blair, Department of Social Sciences, Michigan Technological

University, Houghton, MI 49931.  Phone: (906).487.2366. E-mail:

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