El Campanario Archaeological Project
The objectives of the El Campanario Archaeological Project in 2024 will consist of the analysis of human remains and artifacts from the cemetery, the excavation of the adobe platform. Participants will learn excavation methods, mapping, profile drawing, recognizing cultural layers of occupation, identifying human remains, and recovering and identifying various archaeological materials such as pottery, stone tools, textiles, animal bones, seeds, and sea shells. During the laboratory work portion, participants will learn artifact classification, botanical analysis, pottery analysis, textile analysis, and lithic analysis.
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El Campanario Archaeological Project will offer two separate fieldwork sections:
Bioarchaeology Section (5 Weeks): This section will consist of the excavation of the cemetery and laboratory work. This section will focus on osteology analysis, population demography, funerary rituals, and paleopathology.
Archaeology Section (5 Weeks): This section will consist of fieldwork and material analysis. In this section, participants will spend half of the fieldwork in the excavation of the adobe platform and the other half on the cemetery. This section will also include the analysis of human remains during the laboratory portion.
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Program Cost: 2.700 US dollars
What the cost includes: pickup at Lima airport, accommodation in Lima and Huarmey, transportation from Lima to Huarmey and from Huarmey to the site, 3 meals a day for 6 days a week (5 weeks) in Huarmey, field trip to Caral (Supe Valley), Las Aldas and Sechin. What the cost does not include: Airfare, meals while in Lima, weekend meals in Huarmey, academic credits and travel insurance, and other personal expenses.
Living accommodations will be in the city of Huarmey, which is about a 15 minute drive to the El Campanario archaeological site. Be advised that living accommodations will be basic in that the locale will have running water and electricity; internet connectivity may not be guaranteed but there are ample internet cafes located throughout the city of Huarmey.
