Course curriculum

  • 1

    Week 1 -- Artifact Identification -- March 1-8, 2025

    • Week 1 Introduction

    • Meet Our Week 1 Speakers

    • Precontact Artifact Identification

    • Precontact Artifact Identification Practice

    • Historical Artifact Identification Part 1

    • Artifact / Feature Functional Classification Practice

    • Historical Artifact Identification Part 2

    • Glass Identification Practice

    • Glass Research Project

    • Ceramics Identification Practice

    • Can Identification Practice

    • Historical Artifact Identification Part 3

    • Site Context Project

    • Lab Work

    • Basic Training Week 1 Zoom
  • 2

    Week 2 -- Maps, Compasses, Site Surveys, Site Mapping -- March 8-14, 2025

    • Week 2 Introduction

    • Meet the Week 2 Speakers

    • Laws and Ethics 2.0

    • Laws and Ethics Quiz

    • NAGPRA

    • NAGPRA Quiz

    • Site Surveys

    • Site Survey Quiz

    • Map Reading

    • Map Reading Practice -- Longitude / Latitude

    • Map Reading Practice -- Topographic Map Reading

    • Compass and Site Mapping

    • Optional Compass Practice

    • Drawing a Site Map Step by Step

    • Polar Mapping Practice

    • Meander Mapping Practice

    • Science, Technology and Surveying

    • Basic Training Week 2 Zoom
  • 3

    Week 3 -- Excavations and Volunteer Guidelines -- March 15-22, 2025

    • Week 3 Introduction

    • Meet the Week 3 Speakers

    • Excavation Techniques

    • Excavation Review

    • Record Keeping

    • Printable Level Forms

    • Record Keeping Review

    • Paperwork Practice

    • OAS Volunteer Guidelines

    • Volunteer Guidelines Quiz

    • Your Dig Kit

    • What to Expect in the Field

    • Basic Training Week 3 Zoom

    • Course Evaluation

    • Field Day - April 6, 2025 (DATE CHANGED)