Upcoming Field Schools |
Boyd Archaeological Field School
Organizer: Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
Dates: August 7-23, 2020
Location: Claremont Nature Centre, Pickering, Ontario
Type of site/field school: 14th century Indigenous site
Length of field school: 2 weeks, 2 days
Type of site: The Sebastien site, 14th century ancestral Wendat site
Outside students accepted: Yes
Website: https://trca.ca/conservation/archaeology/boydfieldschool/
Contact info: BoydFS@trca.on.ca
Brock University, Historical Shipyard, 2020 Field School
Dates: July 13 – August 14, 2020
Location: St. Catharines
Type of site/field school: Historic shipyard
Length of field school: 5 weeks
Type of site: A shipyard situated on the Welland Canal in operation from 1827-1891
Outside students accepted: Yes
Website: https://brocku.ca/humanities/history/programs/archaeology-fieldschool
Contact info: Department of History, history@brocku.ca
For photos from last year’s field school, visit: https://www.facebook.com/shicklunashipyard/
Trent University: Maritime Archaeology, 2020 Field School
Contacts: Dr. James Conolly
Dates: May 11 – May 30, 2020 online component; May 31 - June 7, 2020 for fieldwork
Location: Discovery Harbour, Penetanguishene, Ontario
Type of site/field school: Blended Course
Length of field school: 3 weeks online + 1-week practical training
Type of site: Historic Naval Establishment
Outside students accepted: Yes
Website: https://www.trentu.ca/anthropology/experience/maritime-archaeology
Contact Info: Dr. James Conolly, jamesconolly@trentu.ca
McMaster University, Nursery Site (AhGx-8), 2020 Field School
Contact: Christine Cluney
Dates: May 4 -
June 12, 2020
Location:
Nursery (AhGx-8), Cootes Paradise, Royal Botanical Gardens, Hamilton, Ontario
Type
of site/field school: Multicomponent site to be investigated by test
pit and test unit excavations
Length
of field school: 6 weeks
Type
of site: Ontario Iroquoian hamlet(s), Mississauga camp or basecamp
Outside
students accepted: Yes
Website:
https://anthropology.mcmaster.ca/field-schools
Contact Info: Cristine Cluney, Instructional Assistant, cluneyc@mcmaster.ca
Wilfrid Laurier University, Tay Point, 2020 Field School
Contact: Dr. Bonnie Glencross
Dates: May 11-15, 2020 On-Campus prep classes, May 19-June 19, 2020 for Fieldwork
Location: Tay Point, Penetanguishene, Ontario
Type of site/field school: Early 17th century Huron-Wendat village excavation
Length of field school: 1 (On-campus) + 5 weeks (Fieldwork) = 6 weeks
Type of site: Early 17th century Huron-Wendat village
Outside students accepted: Typically yes, although we are currently at capacity
Website: https://laurierarchaeology.wordpress.com/category/tay-point/
Contact info: Dr. Bonnie Glencross, bglencross@wlu.ca
University of Toronto, St. George Campus
Contact: Dr. Ted Banning
Dates: TBA
Location: University of Toronto, St. George Campus
Type of site/field school: TBA
Length of field school: TBA
Outside student accepted: TBA
Website: https://anthropology.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/field-schools-research-opportunities/#ARH306Y
Contact info: Dr. Ted Banning, ted.banning@utoronto.ca
University of Toronto, Mississauga, Archaeological Fieldwork at UTM
Dates: 9 to 5pm, August 17-28, 2020 and two-hour laboratory classes in fall term
Location: UTM campus, Mississauga, Ontario
Type of site/field school: Site on or near the UTM campus
Length of field school: 2 Weeks in summer plus Fall Laboratory classes
Type of site: Historic
If outside students are accepted: No
Website: https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/anthropology/field-schools/archaeological-fieldwork-utm-ant318h5f
Contact info: secretary.utmanthro@utoronto.ca.
Application Due Date: March 30, 2020 @ 9 am