ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ETHNOGRAPHIC

Project Title: An Ethnoarchaeological and Archaeological Study of the Gamo Caste System in Southwestern Ethiopia Project Dates: May and August 2012

We have funding that will enable us to bring 2 USFSP students to Ethiopia to participate in the project. Students must fill out the application forms completely and meet the criteria below. Drs. Kathryn and John Arthur select the students from the pool of applications that apply.

Our goal is to provide fieldwork experience for those students who will pursue graduate studies in anthropology. Students will participate in all aspects of the project, including: assisting in mapping/surveying sites with a total station, excavation of archaeological sites, mapping living households and inventorying material contents, ethnographic interviews, and participant observation, as well as archaeological laboratory analysis.

We are now opening an application process for students who wish to participate. To participate, students must

Application Deadline: Nov. 4, 2011

Eligible Criteria:

1. complete the entire application process following the due dates below

2. be USFSP anthropology majors with junior or senior status.

3. be available to participate for the entire period of May 1, 2012 to July 31, 2012.

4. have taken at least 1 upper division course with Dr. K. Arthur and 1 course with Dr. J. Arthur.

5. enroll in at least 6 hours of course credit with Drs. Arthur during the field studies.

The project will pay for 2 students’ airfare to Ethiopia and all travel (but not for any other destinations in between), lodging, and subsistence expenses while in Ethiopia. We also will pay for your emergency MEDEX evacuation insurance.

There is NO stipend or salary associated with this project for students. Students must pay for their own passports and vaccinations and course enrollment.