The class meets five days a week for eight hours each day in the field where we will cover the essentials of excavation techniques, recording methods, artifact identification, regional history, and archaeological theory. We will have a series of lectures, class discussions, and field trips all interspersed with a good amount of actual excavation and lab work.

This six-week long field school (HTY HIS 4900/6908) carries from four to six hours of undergraduate credit or graduate credit. Credits from USF will come through the Department of History and cost, $103.09 per credit hour in-state undergraduates; $532.21 out-of-state undergraduate out-of-state; $233.07 per credit hour for in-state graduate students; $894.56 for out-of state graduate students. Non USF students and USF students not registered for summer term will have to pay a one time fee of $17.00.

Students at other colleges and universities who are seeking field school credits for their archaeology or anthropology majors, or for their own edification, are more than welcome to attend this class. Credits from USF are usually easily transferable to other schools. Students should talk to their academic advisors to work out the particulars of how their school's credit transfer system works.

The class credits for Summer 2008 will come in two forms.
       Graduate students can enroll in HIS 6908.003 History and Archaeology for 4 credits
       Undergraduates can enroll in HIS 4601.001 History/Archaeology for 6 credits    

Housing at University of Mary Washington's dormitories is available at a cost of $500 for a double occupancy, and $675 for single occupancy. Meals (which are optional) are $200 per semester. Other local housing arrangements are possible. These were 2006 prices, and there may be some change for this year.

The foundation has funding which will allow us to cover the housing costs for most of if not all of our students. Please call us to talk more about getting funded this summer.

Enrollment is limited and the application deadline is April 30, 2008. For more information contact Dr. Philip Levy at 813-974-7642, plevy@cas.usf.edu or David Muraca, Chief Archaeologist at Ferry Farm (540) 370-0732 - muraca2@gwffoundation.org.