2008 Summer Field School
Faculty:
Co-Director, West Point
Foundry project
Professor of Archaeology
Department of Social Sciences
Office Location: 212 Academic
Offices
Office Phone: 906.487.2070
Email
Co-Director, West Point
Foundry Project
Assistant Professor of
Archaeology
Department of Social Sciences
Office Location: 213 Academic
Offices
Office Phone: 906.487.2359
Email
Assistant Archaeologist,
West Point Foundry project
Research Associate, Industrial
Heritage and Archaeology, Michigan Technological University
Ph.D. Candidate, Department
of Anthropology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Office Location: Academic
Offices Annex, 2nd Floor
Office Phone: 906.487.1447
Email
Megan Glazewski
Field Director, 2008 West
Point Foundry project
M.S. Student, Industrial
History and Archaeology, Michigan Technological University
Office Location: Archaeology
Laboratory, Academic Office Building Annex, Room 103
Office Phone: 906.487.2648
Email
West
Point Foundry:
Come help MTU's Industrial
Archaeology researchers explore the remains of one of America's
earliest heavy iron foundries. 2008 will be MTU's seventh
consecutive summer field season on the site. This summer's
excavations will explore the property of William Kemble, the foundry's
agent and a member of the board of directors. In addition,
work is planned in the Cannon Boring Mill Complex and other features
around this 88 acre site in Cold Spring, New York.
You can expect to live
in either a "summer camp" type of environment or at a
"bunk house"-style dormitory. The project expects
to pay for student room costs, but you will be responsible for your
own meals. Students often provision and prepare meals collaboratively.
More details about residential issues will be provided at a later
date.
To register for the field
school, please download an application form here.
If you are an MTU student, a student
from another American university, or
an international student, please follow
the rest of the instructions on this page.
You can also see pictures
and details at:
http://www.westpointfoundry.org
MTU
Students:
Register for the Archaeology
Field School on WebReg just like a regular summer course.
Download an application form and fill
it out. You may be able to catch a ride to the opening meetings.
Contact Dr. Martin or Dr. Scarlett for details.
Students
from Other Universities:
First, download
an application form and send it to the IA program. Then students
should visit the Registrar at the home university and request a
"Guest Student Application Form." Using your own
university's form streamlines your credit transfer process.
If your university does not have such a form, access the web address
below and print out the State of Michigan's Guest Student Registration
Form.
https://www.admin.mtu.edu/em/students/records/guest.php
Type in your information.
You are applying to Michigan Technological University (Form item
#11). The form asks if you are planning to take either SS
3210, Track A (undergraduate) or SS 5700, Track A (Graduate).
These classes go into Box #15 on the form. The dates and cost
estimates are above. Track A is the West Point Foundry project
in New York. You may enroll in whatever number of credit hours
your institution requires. For example, some universities
require their students to complete 4 credit hours of field school
training. You should enroll for the number of credits appropriate
to your home department or university's requirements.
You might need to take
the form to your university's registrar and they will certify your
application and forward the form to MTU's admissions office.
You should ask your registrar. They will probably ask you
to include a $30 application fee. MTU's admissions office
will stamp the form and send it along to our Student Records and
Administration office. Direct questions about registering
to:
Michigan Technological
University
Office of Student Records and Registration
1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, Michigan 49931-1295
Email: stuosrr@mtu.edu
Phone: (906) 487-2319
Fax: (906) 487-3343
Someone from MTU will
let us know you are registered, but if we have your application
form but your name does not appear on our registration lists, we'll
know there's a problem.
International Students:
International students
could participate on a tourist visa, since the class only lasts
six weeks. Send us a completed application,
by email or fax would be best (906-487-2468). You should contact
your home university's international studies coordinator or Elizabeth
Murrell at MTU's International Programs and Services department:
http://www.ips.mtu.edu/Office_Info/index.htm
Michigan Tech has a number of international
cooperative and exchange agreements that can facilitate guest students
from around the world. We encourage prospective field school
students to contact the IPS office for advice.
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