Please postARKANSAS ARCHEOLOGICAL SURVEY-UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSASFIELD
SCHOOLAn archaeological field school will be taught at the Parkin site in
northeast Arkansas from June 30 through August 8, 1998.  The Parkin site
is a 17-acre fortified Mississippian and Protohistoric village within
Parkin Archeological State Park, with laboratory and curation facilities
immediately adjacent to the site.  Archaeological and ethnohistoric
evidence suggests that Parkin is the town of Casqui visited by the
Hernando de Soto expedition in June, 1541.  Previous excavations have
revealed that the site was continuously occupied for as long as 500
years.The 1998 excavations will be in two parts of the site.  We will be
investigating an aboriginal borrow pit in the village, and continuing
work in an area where 16th-century structures are located.  Students will
learn basic excavation techniques, transit use, mapping, record keeping,
laboratory methods, and flotation.  Method and theory and local
prehistory will also be addressed.Students will earn six semester hours
(either undergraduate or graduate) in ANTH 4256: Archeological Field
Session.  The normal out-of-state tuition surcharge is waived for
non-University of Arkansas students.  Tuition and fees are $504.00
(undergraduate) and $846.00 (graduate).  There is an additional $15.00
application fee ($25.00 for graduate students) for students not enrolled
at the University of Arkansas.  Students will also be required to pay
$63.38 to cover on-site housing.  A hired cook will be provided, but
students will be responsible for food costs.Deadline for receipt of
applications is May 31, 1998.  Enrollment is limited to 24 students.  For
further information and applications, contact: Dr. Jeffrey M. Mitchem,
Arkansas Archeological Survey, Parkin Archeological State Park, P. O. Box
241, Parkin, AR  72373-0241.  Telephone: (870) 755-2119.  E-mail:
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