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Archaeology Summer Camp for Adults

Homol'ovi Research Program

July 27–31, 2009

Bill Hallett and Virginia HansonPam Shack

Arizona State Museum's Homol'ovi Research Program has been excavating and researching ancestral Hopi sites near Winslow AZ since 1984. Join ASM archaeologists Chuck Adams and Rich Lange as they launch into a three-year process of analyzing excavated objects from the two largest villages - Homol'ovi I and Homol'ovi II. Through hands-on work in air-conditioned comfort you will learn to identify, sort, and analyze prehistoric Hopi material dating from AD 1300 and earlier. Lectures and tours round out your week-long experience. 

All work is conducted within the museum. There is no field work included in this program.

Note: the Homol'ovi Research Program laboratory in the museum's south building is not ADA accessible.

$290 ASM Members | $320 non members ($125 tax deductible)
CAMPUS PARKING INCLUDED!

Limited group size (12 persons) ensures one-on-one interaction.

Here’s what some past campers have to say about their experience:

"The program was thoroughly enjoyable. The instructors were clear, concise, helpful, and personable. The program was very well organized...would give it an A+."

"I appreciated the effort put in by our professors and the enthusiasm with which they presented the material. Generous use of museum collections, documents and books!"

"The program was educational, fun, intense, and required thought! It was just what I wanted. [The instructors] were tireless, enthusiastic and humorous! This program will definitely aid me in my archaeological work."

" Very high quality and useful course - excellent! Instructors were superb. Size of class was just right - not too many."

"Fantastically rich program! Thanks for one of the most enjoyable and rewarding weeks of my long life. I look forward to continuing in the program. A great, great program."

"This has been a FANTASTIC experience! I learned an incredible amount and had fun doing it. I really enjoyed getting to actually handle the various…materials… I would certainly participate in future programs."

"Had a blast, learned a lot and as added value can utilize this experience in my workplace."

Your 2008 Camp Directors

Chuck and Rich in the field

Chuck Adams, Ph.D.
Adams has worked for more than 30 years in the Pueblo region of the American Southwest, specializing in Hopi culture. From 1985 to present, Adams has directed Arizona State Museum’s Homol’ovi Research Program. The Homol’ovi villages are ancient Hopi communities dating between AD 1250 and 1400, situated along the Little Colorado River in northeastern Arizona. Adams has published five books and monographs and more than 75 articles on his research.

Rich Lange, M.A.
Rich has been at Arizona State Museum since 1977, first on surveys of Arizona State Trust Lands, and since 1985 as associate director of the Homol’ovi Research Program. From 1985–89 he directed the survey of the area around the Homol’ovi sites. His expertise is in prehistoric ceramic and lithic technologies and in prehistoric architecture. He has been involved in making archaeology more accessible to the public through lectures, lab camps, volunteer field opportunities, and learning expeditions for years.

Your Host

Arizona State Museum’s scholars and extensive collections are among the most significant resources in the world for the study of Southwest peoples. Arizona State Museum is Arizona’s premier research museum, the oldest and largest anthropology museum in the Southwest (est. 1893), home of the largest collection of Southwest Indian pottery in the world, and a Smithsonian Institution affiliate. Your support of our programs helps us continue our work. Thank you!

Reserve your spot today!

Please email Darlene Lizarraga or call her at 520-626-8381.

or print the form:
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Attn: Darlene Lizarraga
Arizona State Museum
P.O. Box 210026
Tucson AZ · 85721-0026

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Image credits:
Photos by Geoffrey Ashley unless otherwise indicated
Chuck Adams and Rich Lange: Cathy Maickel

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