Chiriquí Archaeological Project
Training anthropology students since 2013
The Chiriquí Archaeological Project is one of the most affordable international field schools offered by an accredited American college. It is unique in that many of its students are invited to publish and go on to enjoy professional careers.
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Research
The key to your future
Land a job
Did you know that over 90% of
entry-level jobs in anthropology (and many affiliated disciplines)
require a Bachelor's degree AND
supervised research experience?
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The most common way that undergraduates gain this experience is through a "field school". However,
these opportunities tend to be
infrequent and expensive.
Affordable
A recent review of field school costs
(Heath-Stout and Hannigan 2020) indicated that both administrative fees
PLUS hidden fees (e.g., time spent not
working for pay, personal lodging, etc.)
price out the working-class students from careers in anthropology.
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The Chiriquí Archaeological Project represents one of the cheapest international field schools offered by an accredited American college. We do this by negotiating local prices ourselves and by avoiding expensive travel agencies. Our price is often 50% cheaper than comparable field schools.
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Heath-Stout, Laura E., and Elizabeth M. Hannigan
2020 Affording archaeology: How field school costs promote exclusivity. Advances in Archaeological Practice 8(2), pp. 123–133.
A unique invitation
Students are invited to publish technical reports and journal articles
with their professors. Fewer than 3% of undergraduates ever publish.
These rare scholarly credentials confer an advantage to those seeking employment or admission to competitive programs.
Employable skills
Proficiencies you will master
Survey
Handheld GPS,
Orienteering,
Shovel testing,
Identifying arifacts,
Keeping records.
Mapping
"Reading" the landscape,
Establishing a datum,
Reading and making
topographic maps.
Excavation
Laying out units,
Stratigraphy,
Identifying features,
Profile drawings,
Soil sampling,
Keeping records.
Labwork
Artifact processing,
Data entry,
Photography,
G.I.S. basics,
Identifying ecofacts,
Curation and storage.
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