NEW: Summer Fieldschool in Prehistoric Archaeology
Monday, August 4 to Friday, August 29, 2003

Learn about Maine’s ancient history and earn credits by excavating on a prehistoric site on the Penobscot River that dates back to 6,000 years ago!

The prehistoric section of ANT 497 for the summer 2003 semester is a hands-on archaeology fieldschool where students will learn the basics of surveying, testing, excavation, laboratory analysis, and interpretation of an archaeological site. The site that we will focus on for the summer 2003 season contains deeply stratified occupations that go from the Late Archaic Period (ca. 4,000 B.C.) to the Contact Period in the 17th century. The instructor, Dr. Adrian L. Burke, has over 10 years of experience in running fieldschools and excavations in the Northeast. There will also be at least one graduate assistant to help students. Enrollment is limited to 10 students and priority will be given to University of Maine - Orono students. For more information see details below.

ANT 497: Department Projects (session 16), CRN 03070, Section 001
Dates: Monday, August 4 to Friday, August 29, 2003
Times and Days: Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4 pm
Credits: students are strongly encouraged to register for 3 credits if they are taking it for credit and staying all 4 weeks, but exceptions can be made. Please talk to the instructor.
Locations: University of Maine, Orono campus, Archaeology Lab, basement of South Stevens Hall and at the field site in Milford, Maine (students will be transported to the site via university van).
Professor: Adrian L. Burke
Email: adrian.burke@umit.maine.edu
phone: (207) 581-1857
Prerequisites: Students should have taken at least ANT 101 Introduction to Anthropology: Human Origins and Prehistory, and preferably also ANT 317 Fundamentals of Archaeology. Students from other universities must demonstrate equivalent courses from their institution. The professor’s permission is required to register. Students must submit a letter describing their interests in archaeology. An official transcript is not necessary but a photocopy of previous coursework is required. Please send your application letter to Adrian Burke at 124 South Stevens, Department of Anthropology, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469. Or you can contact Dr. Burke by phone or email or during office hours Mondays 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm & Tuesdays 10:30 am to 12:00 pm.

ALSO NEW FOR FALL 2003:Field Experience in Prehistoric Archaeology

ANT 490 (Topics in Anthropology), Section 001, CRN 20154, 3 credits
Wednesdays, 1 pm to 4 pm
Students will get hands-on experience excavating a prehistoric site only minutes from the UMaine campus. For the first two months - September & October - students will be in the field one day a week excavating and learning various aspects of field archaeology. Students will be transported via university van to the site. The second half of the semester (November & December) will be spent in the archaeology lab cleaning, classifying, cataloging, and analyzing the materials recovered.

Prerequisites: Students should have taken at least ANT 101 Introduction to Anthropology: Human Origins and Prehistory, and preferably also ANT 317 Fundamentals of Archaeology, professor’s permission is required.