University of Illinois Field School
 
Summer 1998 Archaeological Expedition
Iliniwek Village State Historic Site, Missouri
 
 
An eight week field school in archaeology will be held this summer at the
Iliniwek Village State Historic Site in northeastern Missouri.  The dates
for the field school are June 15-August 6, 1998.  This village was the
site where the Illinois Tribe was first encountered by French explorers
Louis Jolliet and Father Jacques Marquette in 1673.  The field school will
employ the latest in archaeological techniques to provide high-quality,
intensive training for students who want to learn as much as possible
while making solid contributions to archaeology.  The field school will
assist DNR archaeologists in the mapping of longhouses and pit features
using remote sensing (geophysics) technology.  Excavations, guided by
remote sensing maps, will recover information to enhance our understanding
of the effects of European contact on Native American subsistence,
settlement patterns, trade and technology.
 
Students will be expected to engage in resistivity surveys, test
excavations and in collection, washing, sorting and cataloging of
artifacts recovered from the site.  They will learn basic field
methodologies and be introduced to state-of-the-art techniques for
archaeological investigation.  In addition to lectures on related topics
by archaeologists and archaeogeophysicists, we will take field trips to
nearby archaeological sites such as Cahokia and Dickson Mounds.
 
Lodging is primitive with tent camping the norm.  Meals will be a communal
exercise with students participating in all aspects of the life of the
excavation camp.  Additional information will be provided upon receipt of
the pre-enrollment form.
 
Instructors: Lawrence Conrad is Associate Professor of Anthropology at
Western Illinois University, Macomb.  He is an archaeologist who has
directed more than 20 field schools.  His research focuses on Midwestern
and Southeastern archaeology, ethnology and ethnohistory with a particular
interest in the late prehistoric, protohistoric and early historic
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Eric Hollinger is an archaeologist currently enrolled in the Ph.D program
at the University of Illinois.  His research focuses on changes in late
prehistoric agriculture, bison hunting, trade, domestic architecture,
lithics and archaeogeophysics.  [log in to unmask]
 
Michele Lorenzini is a Ph.D student at the University of Illinois with
extensive field experience in the Midwestern United States and the Middle
East.  Her research focuses on western Great Lakes archaeology, the French
Fur Trade, Middle Historic Period (1670-1760) beads and other artifacts.
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Enrollment:  Students are expected to enroll in both Anthropology 354 and
355.  Credit will be 6 undergraduate hours or 2 graduate units.
Extramural students enrolled in the Archaeological Expedition are not
eligible for financial aid.  University of Illinois students eligible for
financial aid should consult Eric Hollinger for enrollment procedures.
 
An option exists for teachers or other avocational participants to attend
the field school on a short-term basis.  For information about this option
or if you have questions about the field school contact Faye Lesht at
1-800-252-1360, ext. 3-3061.