Volunteer registration

Volunteer spots are still available on most days, and all workshops are still open to new participants. Register today to ensure your spots. (Just email to sph1@email.com or showard@austincc.edu with your preferred dates. It's that easy.)

Workshops

The calendar below lists eight workshops, held at various times throughout the field season. The topics for these workshops are as follows:
June 30 (9-11am): site preparation and grid setup, and mapping
July 5 (5-7pm): lab skills and curation
July 6 (5:30-7:30pm): plan and profile drawing, and site photography
July 10 (9-11am): technology and artifact identification
July 12 (10am-12pm): artifact identification and seriation
July 13 (5:30-7:30pm): Cultural Resource Management
July 15 (5:30-7:30pm): non-invasive reconnaissance
July 19 (10am-12pm): lab skills and curation, artifact identification
Workshops are free and open to the public, but space is limited, so register soon (simply email sph1@email.com to reserve a spot). Lab workshops (July 5, 12 and 19) will be at the lab location (still to be determined, but in the Allegany area), and all other workshops are held at the Karl Site.

Spring Newsletter/Calendar

The Spring 2012 newsletter has been sent, and includes the calendar for the summer field season. Below is the calendar, which is subject to change due to weather, field conditions and other unforseen circumstances. All changes will be posted here and emailed to registered volunteers.

June

      29 – site preparations

      30 – 9-11am: field workshop

               11am-6pm: field volunteer shifts

 July

      1 – 11am-6pm: field volunteer shifts

      2 – site closed/rain date

      3 – 9am-6pm: field volunteer shifts

      4 – 9am-4pm: field volunteer shifts

             11am-3pm: site open to visitors

      5 – lab preparations

             5-7pm: lab workshop

      6 – 9am-4pm: field volunteer shifts

             5:30-7:30pm: field workshop

      7 – 9am-6pm: field volunteer shifts

            11am-5pm: site open to visitors

      8 – site closed/rain date

      9 – 9am-6pm: field volunteer shifts

      10 – 9-11am: field workshop

              11am-7pm: field volunteer shifts

      11 – 9am-6pm: field volunteer shifts

      12 – 10am-12pm: lab workshop

               1-7pm: lab volunteer shifts

      13 – 9am-4pm: field volunteer shifts

               5:30-7:30pm: field workshop

      14 – 9am-6pm: field volunteer shifts

              11am-5pm: site open to visitors

      15 – 9am-4pm: field volunteer shifts

              4:30-6:30pm: field workshop

      16 – site closed/rain date

      17 – 9am-6pm: field volunteer shifts

      18 – 10am-7pm: field volunteer shifts

      19 – 10am-12pm: lab workshop

               1-7pm: lab volunteer shifts

      20 – 9am-6pm: field volunteer shifts

      21 – 9am-3pm: field volunteer shifts

               10am-3pm: site open to visitors     

               3:30-5:30pm: site closing

2012 Field Season

The 2012 Field Season schedule is being finalized this week. I looks like it will last three weeks, encompassing four weekends, most likely in July. Field participants are limited to 6-8 per day, and the field operations will occur 5 days per week. Email sph1@email.com to schedule your volunteer slot. Early registrants have the most flexibility in choosing days, times, etc. You may volunteer for fieldwork for a half-day, one day, a weekend, a week, two weeks or the full three week period. Lab days will be Thursdays and rainy days. Open hours in the field are 9-6 or 7, and in the lab are 10-7. Partial shifts and half-days are available (most work usually occurs between 10 and 3). Lunch is usually between 12 and 1. The official 2012 schedule should be ready by next week and will be posted here and in the newsletter.

Fall-Winter Newsletter

The Fall-Winter newsletter has been sent, so it should arrive in mailboxes soon if it hasn't already. If you are not on the mailing list, email today to get your newsletter in the spring. We are busy working on the field and lab forms for Field Season 2012, and everything is coming together for a great season. Keep checking back for updates on the dates and times for workshops, site visits and volunteering.

The Bockmier Point article is finally out! The double issue (75-76) is back-dated to help Northeast Anthropology catch up its issue backlog, so the "official" date is 2008 (even though it's 2011).

Due to an unforeseen issue with a flash drive, the newsletter for Fall will be combined with the Winter issue, and the combined issue will be sent out in late November. If you're not on the mailing list, email me (sph1@email.com) to make sure you get a copy. (note: that's sph[one], not [el])