The May 11–29, 2009 session of Field Methods in Rock Art has come and gone. It was an extremely successful field school with this year's primary recording emphasize shelters located along the Devils River.
Planning is already underway for the 2010 session which will be held May 17 – June 4, 2010. Check here later for registration details. The course includes:
- 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.
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."
For more information on expenses, this program, or future offerings, e-mail SHUMLA or call 432-292-4848. |
