Anthropology Field Schools
Get your hands dirty.
Illinois State Field Schools
Our department runs two archaeological field schools.
Heyworth, IL
The Noble-Wieting archaeological site is a large Native American village dating back to 1200 A.D. Students continue to unearth ancient tools, ceramic bowls, elk bones, and more.
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Cherokee, NC
The Historic Cherokee Landscapes project investigates Cherokee community resilience and reformation during the 16th century to early 18th century. This was a period of volatile change in the U.S. Southeast due to warfare, disease, and involvement in global economic networks associated with European colonization.
Additional Field Schools
We partner with lots of other schools and organizations around the world to offer engaging archaeological training.
Giecz, Poland
Experience human osteology and mortuary archeology at an early medieval inhumation cemetery.
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Isla Mujeres, Mexico
Get practical experience in ethnographic methods and engage in cross-cultural processes. At this field school, you'll study the complex social and political contexts between culture and environment.
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ArchaeoSpain - Spain, Italy, and Greece
Choose a program and location that most interests you. ArchaeoSpain lets you excavate ancient sites with professional archaeologists. You'll experience history first-hand and learn how to uncover the past.
Blackfriary Archaeology Field School - Ireland
Learn archaeological field methods in a friendly supportive environment in an excellent, long established Field School at the Blackfriary, Trim, Co. Meath, Ireland.