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Volunteer Archaeology at ASM

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Homol'ovi Research Program

Volunteers sorting sherds

Volunteers studying sherds in the Homol’ovi Lab
Photo by Geoffrey Ashley

The Homol’ovi Research Program under the direction of Dr. E. Charles Adams and Richard C. Lange is involved in archaeological excavation and survey of ancestral Pueblo groups living in the vicinity of the City of Winslow in northeastern Arizona. The research has produced millions of artifacts that are stored in the Homol’ovi Lab in the ASM South Building, Room 301. The lab provides student and non-student volunteers the opportunity to learn archaeological lab techniques under the supervision of Adams, Lange, or graduate students in the School of Anthropology. Students can also do independent study and honors projects using artifacts from the project. If you would like more information, contact Dr. Adams or Mr. Lange.

More about the project
Analysis of Structural Burning: 2005 Earthwatch SCAP web exhibit
Computer Applications in Archaeology: 1997 Earthwatch SCAP web exhibit

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Borderlands Research Program

Careful excavation uncovers potteryBorderlands Archaeology is the umbrella program for a variety of projects in southern Arizona and adjacent northwest Mexico. The major focus is on Hohokam studies in the Tucson area, including survey for site discovery and excavations at a platform mound center and terraced, hillside trincheras sites. This project regularly includes museum researchers, University of Arizona students, avocational archaeologists, and other volunteers.

There are volunteer opportunities to participate in excavations of Hohokam adobe compounds at a central site with a platform mound near Marana, north of Tucson. Volunteers may also take part in ongoing artifact analysis in the lab at the museum.

More about the project
Trincheras web exhibit: English / Español

If you are interested volunteering for the Borderlands Research Program you can Submit an Application online.

Or, for more information, contact:

Paul Fish
Co-director, Borderlands Research Program
Arizona State Museum
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721
520-621-2556

Suzanne Fish
Co-director, Borderlands Research Program
Arizona State Museum
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721
520-626-8290

Be sure and check our Other Volunteer Opportunities at ASM

Photos by ASM Staff unless otherwise indicated