Research Laboratories of Archaeology


The Field School and Its Staff


Students in the 2015 UNC Archaeological Field School will recover artifacts and reveal traces of houses and other features that document the Native American occupation of the Wall site on the eve of European colonization of North America. Participants in the field school will earn six hours of college credit that fulfill the experiential education requirement and also fulfill a requirement of UNC's Major in Archaeology!

Field school students will learn the basic techniques of archaeological excavation, as well as mapping, surveying, photography, and artifact identification. Although some classroom and laboratory instruction will be given, most of the students' time will be spent actually excavating.

The course will be taught by Drs. Stephen Davis and Brett Riggs, with additional instruction from graduate assistants and other staff of the Research Laboratories of Archaeology.

Students who successfully complete the course will be prepared for a variety of future research and employment opportunities, including paid positions on other archaeological projects.


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