2020 Archaeological Field School

For more information please contact Dr. Glencross - bglencross@wlu.ca

Eligibility Criteria

AR219* is a required course for the Archaeology and Heritage Studies program. Priority will be given to Archaeology and Heritage Studies majors, although students from any departmental program, or faculty at Laurier, are eligible to apply. The applicant must be in academic good-standing and a full-time or part-time registered student. Experience in archaeological excavation is not a prerequisite.

Background Information

The field school introduces students to current techniques used in the archaeological investigation of an historic period, Indigenous site. Stratigraphic excavation methods will be used in a detailed examination of middens and settlement patterns at Ahatsistari, a 17th century Huron-Wendat village site located on Tay Point, Penetanguishene, Ontario. 

This year's objective is to excavate areas of the site thought to contain palisade and longhouses. Students will be instructed in surveying, excavation, photography, plan and section drawing, artifact identification and processing. 

Classroom lectures will be scheduled on Laurier's Waterloo campus during the week of May 11-15, 2020. Fieldwork will take place at Ahatsistari from May 19 - June 19, 2020, During the field portion, students will live together at Camp Simpresca in Penetanguishene. 

The normal work day will be from about 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. Students will take a planned tour of Sante-Marie among the Hurons. 

The total estimated cost is $900 plus tuition for two courses (AR219* counts for 1.0 credit, or two 0.5 credit courses).