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| Topic Started: Jul 16 2008, 02:19 PM (75 Views) | |
| Filo | Jul 16 2008, 02:19 PM Post #1 |
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Some one know if USA or Canada offer the possibility to study Preistorical archeology or offer some master to come in America to study? I'm a medievalist but our work ways are very similar to preihistoric ones, and so, since i have a great simpathy toward american natives i wonderer if thare is the possibility to study them archeologically directly in North America Thanks |
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| Tristan da Cunha | Jul 16 2008, 04:54 PM Post #2 |
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There are less archaeological opportunities in USA/Canada compared to Mexico, due to the difference in material culture among the pre-Columbian peoples. If you are interested strictly in excavation-type archaelogy, universities in Mexico and Southwest United States probably have excellent opportunities to excavate classical Mexican sites and the semi-urban sites of the Southwest US. The American Midwest does have some interesting "Indian mounds" but there are certainly less funding and interest to excavate the temperate forest zone along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. If your interest is primarily in the non-Mesoamerican peoples, you may want to pursue a study in anthropology rather than archaeology, because the study of American Indians is essentially monopolized by anthropologists, with very little involvement by professional archaeologists. Again this is due to the relative scarcity of ancient material culture left behind by the peoples of the plains and northern temperate forest. Edited by Tristan da Cunha, Jul 16 2008, 05:07 PM.
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| Filo | Jul 17 2008, 06:03 AM Post #3 |
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Is possible study in America? and how can i ask? Calling ambassy of consulate? There is a consulate in Florence, nera my hometown, should i ask them? |
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| New Harumf | Jul 17 2008, 09:03 AM Post #4 |
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Check with several of the Universities in your area for those that offer exchange programs. I know, for example, Illinois State University has exchange and study abroad programs with at least one University in every Western European Country. Also, get on the web and check out University of Arizona, Arizona State University, University of New Mexico, Colorado State University. The Southwest is filled with old and new discoveries of Anasazi and other cliff-dwelling societies. Masa Verdi, Gila River, and others are still being excevated, and I know several people that volunteered to work summers and help with the work. You also may want to e-mail the park supervisors at the various sites which you can find here. If you check out "National Parks" and "National Mounuments" on the web, you can also find information. Even some of the smaller schools have interesting programs - I went to grad school at the little Western New Mexico University located only 20 miles from the Gila Cliff Dwellings and many other Mogollon settlements. They had several opportunities of taking part in exploration, and even cave exploration if you are in to that! Also, there are still Zuni settlements that have been under continuous occupation for over 600 years, making them the oldest cities in the U.S. In general, Pueblo indians in the 4 corners area will give you more chances because most indian villages east of there have gone with the wind. As mentioned, some of the mounds in the Upper Mississippi Valley are all that is left. |
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| Filo | Jul 17 2008, 10:27 AM Post #5 |
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Oh the mounds !!!!! The Mississippi valley indians and Iroquois are my favourite native american culture. The peoples who have built a mound should be relatively advanced !!! Thanks NH!! I'll try this way. |
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| New Harumf | Jul 17 2008, 11:17 AM Post #6 |
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Some web sites of interest: http://www.uark.edu/misc/aras/ http://museum.state.il.us/ismsites/dickson/homepage.htm http://www.nmai.si.edu/ Also, the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago is one of the best research institutes in the nation, start some of your questions there, at: http://www.fieldmuseum.org/research_collections/scholarships/default.htm Also, contact: http://www.saa.org/ http://www.caa-archeology.org/html/opportunities.htm Also, check out the second reference here, about the program in Tuscany - http://www.studyabroad.com/programs/archaeology if it goes one way, it should go the other! |
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| Filo | Jul 17 2008, 11:21 AM Post #7 |
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Thanks very much NH!!! |
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| Paradise | Jul 17 2008, 02:14 PM Post #8 |
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Filo, you might want to contact "Patrua" through your nationstates.net account. He is an archeologist himself. |
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| Filo | Jul 18 2008, 05:51 AM Post #9 |
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Good, i'll try |
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