San Juan College – B-Square Ranch Field School
June 8 to July 17, 2009

Project Overview

The Totah Archaeological Project Field School is being offered and supported by San Juan College in partnership with Tommy Bolack and the B-Square Ranch. The goal of the project is to provide archaeological educational opportunities for San Juan College students, local community members, and visitors to the region, and to contribute to research on the Anasazi culture in the Totah area.

Activities

Participants in the six-week field school session will receive instruction in archaeological excavation, survey, and laboratory processing of recovered cultural materials. Tours of local sites, as well as lectures on southwestern archaeology and contract archaeolology, and workshops on artifact and ecofact analysis are included. The 2009 excavation will continue with the work started at the Point site. The Point site is a very large Chaco-phase site with a great house and great kiva. The site dates to the AD 850-1300 time period and is located on the south side of the San Juan River immediately to the south of the city of Farmington, New Mexico.

Admission and Costs

Field school participants will be limited to 12 individuals. The class will provide 9 hours of lower-level undergraduate humanities credit at a cost of $30.00 per credit for in-state students, out-of-state students, and international students. An additional fee of $200.00 will be charged to cover miscellaneous equipment and administrative costs. The total cost is $470 for all tuition and fees. Three 3-credit internships are also available this summer for $30 per credit with no additional fee. Students will be required to complete 90 hours of work at the site or in the lab and are required to write a journal and submit a 10-page research paper on a subject pertaining to the Totah Archaeological project. Instructor signature is required for registration. Room and board will be the responsibility of the student.

For further information and application

Linda Wheelbarger or Meredith Matthews
San Juan College Cultural Resources Management Program
4601 College Blvd., Farmington, New Mexico 87402