Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Field school opportunity One of the Meccas of archaeology, at least from a popular perspective, we relay this email message from Terry Hunt in Hawaii:

Dear Colleagues, Friends, and Students:

This coming summer (2006) we will again offer a University of
Hawai`i ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD SCHOOL ON EASTER ISLAND (Rapa Nui). There will
be two sessions, 5 June to 5 July and 10 July to 9 August, 2006. For
details, please visit our NEW and updated web pages:

http://www.anthropology.hawaii.edu/projects/rapanui/index.html



The field school is open to undergraduate and graduate students.
Students will participate in survey, mapping, excavation, geophysical
survey, museum/laboratory analyses, and training Native Rapanui high school
students and community members on the island.

Applications should be made through the U.H. Study Abroad program.
The application DEADLINE is 17 February, 2006. For applications go to:

http://www.studyabroad.org/rapanui.htm

Please forward this message as appropriate. Thank you very much for
your assistance.

Best Regards,

Terry L. Hunt
Associate Professor
Director, Rapa Nui Archaeological Field School