ANCIENT STUDIES at UMBC
FIELDWORK & VOLUNTEERING
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In addition to those listed here, you may want to check the listings at AFOB or Find-A-Dig.
| PROGRAM | WHERE | PERIOD(S) | 2008 SEASON | SPONSOR(S) |
| Achill Archaeological Field School | Slievemore, Ireland | Neolithic to Post Medieval | Jan - Oct | National U. of Ireland at Galway |
| The Allendale Paleoamerican Expedition | South Carolina | Prehistory; Clovis | May 5 - June 7 | The South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology |
| ArchaeoSpain International Programs | Spain; Italy | range Iron Age to Medieval | June - Sept | ArchaeoSpain International |
| Buena Vista Archaeological Project | Peru | Preceramic | None for 2008 | U. of Missouri |
| Hawaii | Focus on paleoecology | June - Aug | Many, including the U. of Hawai'i at Manoa | |
| Historic St. Mary's City Field School | St. Mary's City, MD | 17th century CE | May 28 - Aug 3 | Historic St. Mary's City and St. Mary's College of Maryland |
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Winslow, Arizona | Southwestern Prehistory | June 6 - July 18 | University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology |
| The Lost Towns Project | Anne Arundel County, MD | 17th - 18th centuries CE | Ongoing | Anne Arundel County, Anne Arundel County Trust for Preservation Inc., London Town Foundation |
| Mexico; Belize | Pre-Columbian | May 26 - July 24 | various | |
| Mugello Valley Archaeological Project | Tuscany, Italy | Etruscan; 7th - 2nd centuries BCE | June 21 - Aug 1 | Southern Methodist U., Franklin and Marshall College, U. of PA Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology |
| Northern Great Basin Prehistory Project | Oregon | Clovis (11,000-10,800 BP) | Unannounced | University of Oregon |
| Passport in Time | AZ; CO, FL, MN, UT | Prehistoric | Feb - Apr | USDA Forest Service |
| The Port Tobacco Project | Port Tobacco, MD | 18th-19th centuries CE | Ongoing | various including the Archeological Society of Maryland, Maryland Historical Trust |
| UMCP Field School in Urban Archaeology | Annapolis, MD | Civil War era | June 2 - July 11 | University of Maryland |
| Valcamonica Archaeology and Rock Art Fieldwork | Italian Alps | Neolithic to the Middle Ages | July 14 - Aug 4 | Footsteps of Man Archaeological Cooperative Society |