• Dates: June 1st - July 17th​

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• This field school will take place on the Georgia Atlantic Coast on Sapelo and Ossabaw Islands, which are 4-five hours by car from Athens. 

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• Access to the islands are by boat only. Once on the island, students will be participating communal style living (rooms with bunk beds) with shared meals and duties. Bathroom and kitchen facilities will be located in the same building. There are no grocery stores, gas stations, laundrymats, etc. on the islands.

 

• On Sapelo Island, students will participate in a shovel test survey on Kenan Field, a multi-component site occupied from the Late Archaic (4200 years ago) to AD 1700.

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• On Ossabaw Island, students will be working at two sites- South End and Buckhead. The South End site  contains archaeological midden deposits dating from Archaic up to plantation period components. Primary objectives on this site will be to document and record features that are actively eroding into the creek bank. On Buckhead, students will be excavating public and domestic architecture associated with a Late Mississippian village.

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• Students will learn about research design and implementation, basic archaeological field methods, shallow geophysical survey, topographic mapping, laboratory methods, and the archaeology of the Southeastern United States.

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• During the field school students will gain skills in shovel test survey, block excavations, and participate in a large-scale shallow geophysical survey using a RM-85 resistance meter as well as a SIR 3000 ground penetrating radar

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• For more information  contact Dr. Victor Thompson

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• Tuition - 12 Credit Hours (in state), 6 Credit Hours (out of state) check with the University of Georgia Registrar's office for in-state and out-of-state rates.

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• All housing and transport to and from the island from the mainland will be made available to students. However, as the island is remote, students will not be able to leave the island during the week. 

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• There will be an addional fee of $40 per week for food. 

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• Please visit the UGA Anthropology website

       for more information about archaeology

       field schools that are offered.