May 17–June 4, 2010, brings another chance to take Field Methods in Rock Art, a three-week field school in rock art recording offered through the Department of Extension Studies at Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, in partnership with SHUMLA. This class, designed for both graduate and undergraduate credit, is held between the spring and summer semesters at the SHUMLA campus in southwest Texas. (Information from the Texas State Anthropology Department Web site)
Taught by Dr. Carolyn Boyd, a leading researcher in Lower Pecos rock art, and Elton Prewitt, a well-known field archeologist with years of research experience in the region, this course offers the opportunity to study with two remarkable educators while learning:
- How to establish a field research design and field data collection protocols.
- Rock art recording methods, including photography, mapping, sketching, and written inventories.
- Laboratory procedures, record keeping, cataloging, and records curation.
- Rock art data analysis — formulating and testing hypotheses.
- Current theories regarding the meaning and function of rock art.
- Archeology of the Lower Pecos, hunter-gatherer lifeways, and foraging adaptation to the environment.
- Basic GIS instruction has been offered in the past and may be included.
Class Syllabus.
Read about past offerings: 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Earn three to six hours of undergraduate or three hours of graduate credit while studying rock art that has been described by Dr. Jean Clottes as "...second to none and ranks among the top bodies of rock art anywhere in the world."
Cost
Tuition and fees for three hours of undergraduate university credit
(one course): $571.
Tuition and fees for six hours of undergraduate university credit
(two courses): $1,142.
Tuition and fees for three hours of graduate university credit (one course): $721.
Tuition and fees are payable to Texas State University-San Marcos. You must enroll for this course through the Office of Extension Studies, located in Academic Services Building-North, Room 301.
Additional costs that provide lodging, meals, course materials, recording equipment, and on-site travel: $1,750, payable directly to SHUMLA. Contact SHUMLA to make payment.
A registration application and a $500 deposit, or a registration application and a scholarship application must be received by March 31, 2010. Balance of fees due SHUMLA must be paid by April 21, 2010.
Scholarships:
The Rock Art Foundation (RAF) has generously established the Rock Art Foundation Scholarship Fund for Field Study in Rock Art, an annual fund to pay the expenses of two students attending the Field Methods in Rock Art Field School. This commendable act makes the course available to two people who would not otherwise be able to attend. These scholarships, each in the amount of $1750, will cover the costs for attending this class. This amount does not cover tuition and other fees charged by the Offices of Extension Studies at Texas State University.
Additionally, another scholarship of the same amount has been provided by an anonymous donor.
Decisions on the recipients will be made by the SHUMLA office and will be announced on April 15, 2010.
The Scholarship Application Form is available here (PDF).
Registration Information:
Textbooks and Required Reading:
For more information on expenses, this program, or future offerings, E-mail SHUMLA or call 432-292-4848. |
