Department Information

Field School in Archeology - 2008

The Archeological Field School course is an intensive off-campus opportunity for students to learn archeology while earning undergraduate or graduate credit. Field school students will receive training in all aspects of archeological fieldwork including site mapping with total station, archeological excavation and recording techniques, soil description, and preliminary artifact processing in the laboratory. The archeological field school is offered through University of Arkansas’s Division of Continuing Education during Summer 5 term as “Archeological Field Session” Anth 4256 (6 hours undergraduate or graduate credit) or “Field Research in Archeology” Anth 561V (6 hours graduate credit).

In the summer of 2008, the Archeological Field School will investigate Archaic period sedentism, craft specialization, and chipped stone (novaculite) tool production and exchange by continuing excavations at a site on the Ouachita River, near Hot Springs, Arkansas. This multi-component lithic workshop and habitation site has cultural material from several thousand years of Indian occupation, but our work will focus on the Middle Archaic period deposits dating 6000 years ago.

The summer field school runs from June 2 to July 3, 2008 and will be directed by Dr. Mary Beth Trubitt, station archeologist for the Arkansas Archeological Survey's Henderson State University Research Station. Dr. Trubitt teaches at that institution and is a member of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.

For more information:

• See Project Website (http://www.hsu.edu/default.aspx?id=7270)
• Download Information Sheet and Application Form (pdf file)

Honors Program. The Honors Program provides intellectual challenge through honors courses, colloquia, and thesis projects (contact Honor Studies in Old Main Rm. 517 or call 479-575-2509).

Lamda Alpha Honors Society is the national honors organization for anthropology with a chapter at the University of Arkansas run by student members.

Robert L. Stigler Jr. Memorial Lecture Series in Archeology. Initiated in 1987, this lecture series honors Dr. Robert L. Stigler Jr., a native of Pine Bluff who served on the faculty of Columbia University. After passing away in 1980, his parents established this lectureship to commemorate his career. The department invites outstanding archeologists each year to campus for lectures and workshops.

Anthropology Colloquia. Several times a month the department offers special colloquia. Announcements are posted to the Upcoming Events web site and you can contact the department secretary (chitt@comp.uark.edu) for further information.

Anthropology Student Society. The club has meetings and sponsors field trips and get-togethers.

Area Studies.Fulbright College offers area studies programs in Asia, Europe, Latin America, Russia, and participates in the King Fahd Middle East Program.

Cartography, Remote Sensing & GIS Specialization. Students develop expertise in (1) cartography, (2) geographical information systems (GIS) methods, (3) remote sensing and image interpretation, (4) uses of satellite and ground-based geophysical data, and (5) hardware/software systems.