PAMBAMARCA ARCHAEOLOGICAL
PROJECT
Archaeology Field Programs in
2008 Project Dates: July 6 - August
10
If you are making flight reservations you should plan on flying into
Join us in the Ecuadorian Andes for a five-week
archaeological field program. Discover with us the beauty of
This summer the Pambamarca
Archaeological Project will be running its sixth research campaign in the
Andean Highlands of
For general information about
this project please read the Project Overview and Project Resources sections linked at the bottom of
this page. You are also welcome to
contact the Project Directors if you have questions (see names and contacts
below). If you need a course description
to pre-approve transfer credits at your college or university you can find it
at the bottom of our Participant Information statement under Academic
Program. If you have already signed up to join the project this
summer be sure to read our Participant Information
document for details about living and working in Pambamarca!
PARTICIPATION OPTIONS
Foothill
College Fieldschool Program
Program Fee plus Tuition starts at $1656
Project participants have the opportunity to earn college
credits through our Foothill College Fieldschool. The focus of this program is on the experience
of working and living in Ecuador; first, participants will learn about
Ecuador’s ancient past through their work on the archaeological project;
second, they will learn about Ecuador’s historical past by living and taking
classes at a Colonial Period hacienda; and third they will learn about
contemporary Ecuador through the project’s Service Learning program. This program runs for five weeks and the cost varies
depending on whether you are a
University of
California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Archaeological Fieldschool Program
Program Fee plus Tuition starts at $3800
Through our UCLA
Field School Program participants have the opportunity to earn 12 quarter
academic units. Participants will emerge
from a summer of complete immersion into the practice of archaeology with a
better understanding of the discipline of archaeology and an awareness
of the transforming force that the discipline can have on local, regional,
national and global culture. This
program runs for five weeks and
the cost varies
depending on if you are a UC student or not.
To register for this program follow the “REGISTER ONLINE” link found at
the bottom of the UCLA
Archaeology Field Program Ecuador Webpage.
Project Staff, Volunteers, and Visitors
(redirect from AIA/AFOB)
If you are
interested in participating on our staff as an experienced fieldworker or
visiting the project please contact Sam Connell at (connell.samuel@gmail.com) to see if special arrangements can be made. We
ask new staff applicants to complete the same application that our field school
students complete. Download the application here:
http://www.columbia.edu/itc/anthropology/v1007/PAP_PUBLIC/PAPplication2008.doc
LINKS WITH MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT
Project Overview
This link provides an
introduction to the research that is being conducted by the project members in
Pambamarca.
Project Communities Online
This link connects you to the online communities that have grown out of the project.
Project Resources: Files and Links
This link connects you to more in-depth material and
background information related to the project.
Participant Information
This link leads to our Participant Information Package,
which provides a full description of the living and working conditions on the
project. It also provides information
about what you can expect from your experience as well as lists of items you
should consider bringing with you to
Download Google Earth Pambamarca Placemarks
To open
this file you need to download the free software "Google Earth" from http://earth.google.com/. Be
sure to click on “Pi10 (Quitoloma)” to see a good example of one of the
Pambamarca fortresses.
PROJECT CONTACTS
Samuel Connell connell.samuel@gmail.com
Chad Gifford chg7@columbia.edu