Be sure to join our online communities here!
Be sure to visit our project slide shows here!
PAMBAMARCA ARCHAEOLOGICAL
PROJECT
Archaeology Field Programs in
*** UPDATE (11/24/09)
-- The project is not conducting a fieldschool in 2010. Come back next year! ***
Project contacts:
Samuel Connell connell.samuel@gmail.com
LAST
YEAR’S FIELDSCHOOL LINKS:
2009:
UCLA: June
21 - July 25
2009:
FOOTHILL:
June 28 to July 25
Join us in the Ecuadorian Andes for an intensive
archaeological fieldwork program. Discover with us the beauty of
This summer the Pambamarca
Archaeological Project will be running its seventh research campaign in the
Andean Highlands of Ecuador. Depending
on the experience you are looking for you can join the project through the
affordable Foothill College Fieldschool Program, the UCLA Archaeological
Fieldschool Program, or as a staff, volunteer or visitor. Each of these options is described
below.
For general information about
this project please read the Project Overview and Project Resources sections linked at the bottom of
this page. You are also welcome to
contact the Project Directors if you have questions (see names and contacts
below). If you need a course description
to pre-approve transfer credits at your college or university you can find it
at the bottom of our Participant Information statement under Academic Program.
If you have already signed up to join the project this summer be sure to read
our Participant Information document for
details about living and working in Pambamarca!
Project participants have the opportunity to earn college
credits through our Foothill College Fieldschool. The focus of this program is on the
experience of working and living in Ecuador; first, participants will learn
about Ecuador’s ancient past through their work on the archaeological project;
second, they will learn about Ecuador’s historical past by living and taking
classes at a Colonial Period hacienda; and third they will learn about
contemporary Ecuador through the project’s Service Learning program. This program runs for four weeks and the cost varies
depending on whether you are a
Through our UCLA
Field School Program participants have the opportunity to earn 12 quarter
academic units. Participants will emerge
from a summer of complete immersion into the practice of archaeology with a
better understanding of the discipline of archaeology and an awareness
of the transforming force that the discipline can have on local, regional,
national and global culture. This
program runs for five weeks and
the cost varies
depending on if you are a UC student or not.
To register for this program follow the “REGISTER ONLINE” link found at
the bottom of the UCLA
Archaeology Field Program Ecuador Webpage.
If you are
interested in participating on our staff as an experienced fieldworker or
visiting the project please contact
This link provides an
introduction to the research that is being conducted by the project members in
Pambamarca.
This link connects you to the online communities that
have grown out of the project.
This link connects you to more in-depth material and
background information related to the project.
This link leads to our Participant Information Package,
which provides a full description of the living and working conditions on the
project. It also provides information
about what you can expect from your experience as well as lists of items you
should consider bringing with you to
Download Google Earth Pambamarca
Placemarks
To
open this file you need to download the free software "Google Earth"
from http://earth.google.com/. Be
sure to click on “Pi10 (Quitoloma)” to see a good example of one of the
Pambamarca fortresses.
Samuel Connell connell.samuel@gmail.com