Mission Concepcion depicted in a painting
Center for Archaeological Research offers mission field school
(April 11, 2003)--The University of Texas at San Antonio Center for Archaeological Research (CAR) will conduct a field school for teachers and students at San Antonio's Mission Concepcion from June 16 to 27.
The "Historical Archaeology Field School for Teachers and Students at Mission Nuestra Senora de la Purisima Concepcion de Acuna" is part of the Legacy: Hands on the Past educational outreach program.
CAR will conduct the school at the 18th century Spanish mission popularly known as Mission Concepcion.
Teachers from area middle and high schools and eighth through twelfth grade students (ages 13-18) are invited to participate in the extraordinary opportunity to learn about San Antonio’s cultural heritage. Teachers will earn 30 hours of CPE credits and students will gain college-level experience in a unique learning environment.
Cost for the field school is $225 for a 10-day session and $130 for a five-day session.
Mission Concepcion is located within the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park near four other 18th century missions. Field school participants will excavate the mission courtyard to improve the documentation of mission life. The excavation will assist the National Park Service's efforts to restore the courtyard and interpret it for visitors.
Training includes excavation techniques used at colonial sites; mapping techniques and the use of the Total Data Station; drawing and interpretation of stratigraphic profiles; laboratory processing techniques for protohistoric and early historic artifacts; creation of catalog systems and database design; and analytical approaches used in the study of chipped stone artifacts, native/colonial/historic ceramics and faunal remains.
Download a registration form from the Center for Archaeological Research Web site.
For more information, contact Steve Tomka at (210) 458-4378 or Donna Edmondson at (210) 458-4462.
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