As we have since 1993, Colorado State University's Department of Anthropology and Center for Human Paleoecology will be holding an 8-week field methods class at the 9,500 year-old Hudson-Meng site near Crawford, Nebraska. The project is part of a long-term cooperative program with the Nebraska National Forest. The photograph above is a typical view of the field camp where we'll be staying during the field program.
Field School Overview. We will be doing excavations using a documentation protocol that we've been developing over the last several years.
Field School Grades. You're probably wondering how your grade would be determined.
Student Projects (1994-1999). As part of the field school, you'll be doing a research project. Here are some of the project titles from previous year's students.
Field School Application (enrollment is limited to 25 students, so get your application in SOON). You can download an application form in Adobe Acrobat pdf file format). Deadline for submission is March 1, 2002.
Once accepted for the field school, you'll have to register for summer classes at Colorado State University. For information on summer registration, tuition, fees, etc., see the Summer Programs web page.
Finding the Hudson-Meng site. How to get to the site, either for the field school or to visit.
Hudson-Meng Photos. More scenes from Hudson-Meng 1991-1999 excavations.
1991-1998 Fieldwork. The recent work that's been done at the Hudson-Meng site is summarized.
Oglala Grassland Survey. For the last three years, in addition to working in the bonebed, we've also been doing survey and testing on the grasslands surrounding Hudson-Meng. We believe that by giving students exposure to intensive excavation, fine-grained surface survey, and subsurface testing programs, our field program provides a comprehensive introduction to archaeological fieldwork. A summary of one aspect of our survey work is presented here.
Interpretations. Based on our recent fieldwork, we've developed some interpretations about the Hudson-Meng site that are somewhat different that those developed in the 1970s. This file must be read in Adobe Acrobat pdf format.
Clary Ranch. During the 2002 field season, we'll also anticipate working with Dr. Matt Hill at the Clary Ranch Site in central Nebraka. This will be the first year's re-investitgation of this important late Paleoindian bison processing site.
Recent Publications. References to some recent publications about the Hudson-Meng bonebed.
A world-class site enclosed in a unique field research facility.
Survey, mapping, and site documentation on the Oglala National Grasslands
Excavation and documentation at North America's largest early Holocene bison bonebed.
L.C. Todd, Department of Anthropology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1787
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