Tarapaca Valley Archaeological Field Project
Chile
June 22 - July 26, 2008
Curriculum
Prerequisites: None
Required Course:
Archaeology C159 (Undergraduates): 12 quarter units
or
Archaeology C259 (Graduate Students): 12 quarter units
Please note that to receive graduate credit you must currently be a graduate student seeking either an MA or Ph.D. degree. If you are currently an undergraduate student, or holding a BA/BS degree, you may enroll in the graduate level course work with instructor consent. In addition to all other course requirements, students enrolled at the C259 level must submit a research paper in coordination with the project Faculty Director.
This course has two goals; 1) to introduce students to field methods in archaeology, and 2) to provide a practical working knowledge of survey, excavation, and field cataloging methods that will enable students to better understand how to do archaeology.
Grading
Undergraduate grading will be based on two quizzes (33%) and fieldwork participation (67%). Graduate student grading will be based on two quizzes (33%), fieldwork participation (33%), and one 15- 20 page paper (34%) on archaeological field methods.
Schedule
All schedules, itineraries, and group activities are subject to change at the discretion of the instructor.
Week 1
Monday Morning Lecture: “Intro to Andean Archaeology I”Afternoon: Lecture: “Intro to Andean Archaeology II”
Readings: Boytner 2005, Stanish 2001, 2005
Tuesday Morning: Orientation to Iquique. Guided walking tour of town
Afternoon Lecture: Indigenous Cultures of the Tarapaca Region”
Readings: Allende 2006, Oakland 1992
Wednesday Morning Lecture: Archaeological Field Methods
Afternoon: Ceramic Drawings (1)
Readings: , Nunez 1986, Luis Briones 2006, Rivera 1991
Thursday Morning: Independent Research Project
Afternoon: Ceramic Drawings (2)
Readings: Hoshower 1995, Lozada and Buikstra 2005
Friday Morning Lecture: Tarapaca Valley Project
Afternoon: Exam
Saturday: Explore Iquique on your own
Sunday Morning: Free
Afternoon: 3:00 p.m. Transfer to the Tarapaca valley
Weeks 2-5: Intensive survey and excavations at the Tarapaca valley. Students will live in a modest field house at the site, and return to Iquique for the weekends and travel to field trips.
Friday, July 28: Return to Iquique, finish field work
Saturday, July 29: Return home or continue traveling.
Classes generally do not meet on Saturdays and Sundays.