Obrajes Regional Archaeological Project
The Obrajes Regional Archaeological Project is a multi-year project designed to reconstruct long-term changes in settlement patterns, demography, and community interaction in the Andean highlands. The 2010 field school will focus on the first stage of research, the construction of a regional chronology through excavations at three sites in Bolivia’s Obrajes Valley. Students will be introduced to common field practices employed in anthropological archaeology, with a focus on problem-based research.
We will involve you in the full array of hands-on, day-to-day activities of an ongoing program of archaeological research. Training modules also include a range of analytical approaches to ceramic, lithic, and faunal assemblages, from washing and organizing to analyzing, recording, photographing, and curating artifacts. The course also gives you practical field experience in field documentation, processing, and data management strategies.
Excavations at three sites spanning 4,000 years of occupation in the valley will provide data for the construction of a regional chronology. Uspa Uspa is a large, densely occupied Formative Period (ca. 2500 B.C.– A.D. 100) community belonging to the semi-sedentary agropastoral Wankarani culture of the altiplano. Jach’uma is a newly discovered site on top of a ridge mid-valley with occupations spanning the pre-Tiwanaku (ca. A.D. 100-800) and Tiwanaku-contemporary (ca. A.D. 800-1100) periods. Paria, the third site, is a well-known Inka (ca. A.D. 1300-1500) center next to our home base of Obrajes.
Bolivia has much to offer in history and natural beauty. During the first and last weeks of the field school, all project participants will be treated to several cultural excursions. All costs associated with these field trips are included. In addition to field trips around La Paz and Lake Titicaca in the first week, we will visit the mines of Oruro, a number of museums around the country, and the breathtaking Salar de Uyuni (salt flats).
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Détails de la chambre et pension
We will be living in a rented multi-room adobe house in the small Quechua village of Obrajes, a 30-minute drive from the city of Oruro. One large room is dedicated to artifact processing, analysis, and storage. A second room serves as our kitchen and gathering space.
We have cooking facilities in our kitchen where we boil water daily, and prepare our own lunches and breakfasts. Our dinners will be prepared by a hired cook. On weekly trips to the markets of Oruro, we will purchase food, field and house supplies as needed. In addition to fresh, organic fruits, vegetables, and meats, there are many Western products available for purchase.
Finally, there are two large rooms: one for women and one for men. Each project participant will have two mattresses lying on the concrete floor, and 3-4 very thick, warm llama wool blankets. There are two toilets in a separate outhouse building, as well as a water spigot connected directly to village wells. A 10-minute walk from our house brings you to the jewel of Obrajes, the hot springs. Natural hot springs have been developed into private, well kept bathing facilities and a pool, where you can bathe daily if desired.
We have cooking facilities in our kitchen where we boil water daily, and prepare our own lunches and breakfasts. Our dinners will be prepared by a hired cook. On weekly trips to the markets of Oruro, we will purchase food, field and house supplies as needed. In addition to fresh, organic fruits, vegetables, and meats, there are many Western products available for purchase.
Finally, there are two large rooms: one for women and one for men. Each project participant will have two mattresses lying on the concrete floor, and 3-4 very thick, warm llama wool blankets. There are two toilets in a separate outhouse building, as well as a water spigot connected directly to village wells. A 10-minute walk from our house brings you to the jewel of Obrajes, the hot springs. Natural hot springs have been developed into private, well kept bathing facilities and a pool, where you can bathe daily if desired.
Formation archéologique offerte
Students will be introduced to common field practices employed in anthropological archaeology, with a focus on problem-based research.
We will involve you in the full array of hands-on, day-to-day activities of an ongoing program of archaeological research. Training modules also include a range of analytical approaches to ceramic, lithic, and faunal assemblages, from washing and organizing to analyzing, recording, photographing, and curating artifacts. The course also gives you practical field experience in field documentation, processing, and data management strategies.
Détails
Number of credits: 6 or 9 credits (undergraduate or graduate-level)
Offered by: University of Hawaii at Manoa
Tuition: $5,150 includes 6 credits; $5,600 includes 9 credits
Offered by: University of Hawaii at Manoa
Tuition: $5,150 includes 6 credits; $5,600 includes 9 credits
Info contact
Dr Christine Beaule, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Contact Person:
Dr Christine Beaule, Anthropology Department
346 Saunders Hall, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu,
HI
96822
U.S.
808-956-4195
808-373-4893
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