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Figure 1: Textile conservation program at the Island of Zakynthos, Greece The CFS began enrollment for nine new programs, all in Europe. These programs strongly emphasize conservation training – both at the beginners and advanced levels – of a broad range of materials and analytical methods. Given the deep interest in learning photogrammetry, we are now […]

The Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy, which is part of the International Union of Geological Sciences, voted on Tuesday (March 5, 2024) against a proposal to declare a new geological epoch called the Anthropocene. The proposal was first made in 2009 and the evaluation process took 15 years. Phil Gibbard, a member of the subcommittee and

Introduction Archaeology in general, and archaeology field schools in particular, faced significant headwinds even before Covid came to the fore in mid-2020. Few academic jobs, pressure on universities to show Return on Investment (ROI) for student’s tuition payment, and the increased cost of higher education were all forces impacting archaeology. Since Covid, and in many

As the Fall Academic Term & 2023 are coming to a close, it is time for a brief reflection and thoughts about the future of archaeology. There are many ways to think about archaeology, we are focusing on its urgent relevance to the understanding of the Anthropocene. THE RELEVANCE & IMPORTANCE OF CONTEMPORARY ARCHAEOLOGY No

The Center for Field Science secured a new School or Record (SoR) – Culver Stockton College. C-SC is a small, Liberal Arts school in Missouri, established in 1853. C-SC was the first academic institution west of the Mississippi River chartered specifically for men and women. Quite a proud heritage! All Center for Field Sciences students

We are making headway in discussions with several potential universities and are increasingly optimistic that we may be able to provide credits units this summer. Alas, it ain’t over until it is all done. We, therefore, decided to self-impose a deadline and decide how to proceed by that date. We are giving ourselves two more weeks

We continue to address the closure of Iowa Wesleyan University in an active manner. We are interviewing three different academic institutions and would likely expand that list next week. While there is a significant interest from the academic side to work with CFS, universities are complex, bureaucratic organizations and tend to move at a very

After 181 years of operations, the Iowa Wesleyan University Board of Directors voted on Tuesday to close the university. IWU will close its doors by May of this year. IWU is our academic partner, and the 8 semester field school credit units should have come from that institution. Now that the school is closing, we

Dedicated Preparations for Rewarding cultural resource management Careers For many aspiring archaeologists, a faculty position is the desired goal. The reality, however, is that tenure-track academic positions are rare and extremely competitive to get. Of the 12 positions presently posted on the Society for American Archaeology Career page, only two are actual academic positions (positions

Archaeology, Soccer & Pelé: Archaeology Field Work & the Beautiful Game Pelé scissor kick to the goal at the Maracanã Stadium (Brazil) 1965 For archaeologists working outside the U.S., soccer is an important (and fun) community building activity. Countless times, archaeologists played the beautiful game with local community members building trust, comradeship, goodwill and long lasting