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| THE SANTA RITA B ARCHAEOLOGICAL / BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY FIELD SCHOOL, 2008 FACT SHEET THE PROJECT: Metropolitan State College of Denver (MSCD) and the California Institute for Peruvian Studies (CIPS) are offering interested persons the opportunity to participate in the Summer, 2006 Field Expedition to Northern Peru for work at the Santa Rita B archaeological site. The MSCD/CIPS project is in its tenth season of research. The project is structured as a field school in archaeology and biological anthropology. Credit is optional, and up to six semester credits are available for those wishing college credit. No previous experience is required, simply the desire to participate in a scientific research project in conjunction with other U.S. and Peruvian team members. Spanish is not required, but it certainly doesn't hurt to know some.
THE SITE: The Santa Rita B Archaeological Site is located in northern coastal Peru in the Chao River Valley, about 25km inland and at an elevation of 360m above mean sea level. Occupations range from approximately 1000B.C. through the 16th century A.D. In 2008, the focus will be on investigating a part of the site with occupation dating to the Middle Horizon (A.D. 700 - 1000). Materials associated with this portion of the site are very similar to those produced elsewhere in Northern Peru and may represent an intrusion by foreign peoples. The relationships between these newcomers and the local residents of the site are a major focus of the work planned for the upcoming season.
DATES: Participation in the archaeological field school is for three or six weeks from June 19, 2008 through either July 11 or August 1, 2008. COLLEGE
CREDIT AVAILABLE: Participants may elect to receive up to six credits
for participation. However, credit is optional.
DEADLINES: A completed questionnaire and $250 deposit (made out to MSCD if seeking credit, otherwise to CIPS) due by February 22, 2008.
CONTACT:
For questionnaires, sending applications, deposit,
payment, or for any additional information, contact Dr. Jonathan D. Kent,
Campus Box 28, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, CO 80217-3362. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Michael
Moseley, The Incas and their Ancestors. New York, 1992.
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