the hawai'i archaeological research project announces a new summer program:
archaeology in the pacific
Pu'uhonua o Honaunau, © JWS 2008. National Park Service site.
Join Us!
For 2008, building on more than a decade of interdisciplinary studies on the archaeology of Hawai'i, the Hawai'i Archaeological Research Project and San José State University will offer a field school in monumental architecture to undergraduates, recent graduates, and graduate students worldwide. Focused on the notable achievements of prehistoric Hawaiians in engineering built environments, the MAFS will be based in historic North Kohala on the Big Island of Hawai'i. Students will be trained in a wide variety of archaeological field skills, with concentration in non-invasive approaches including spatial technologies (GIS, high precision GPS), geophysical survey, and photography, while living and participating in a dynamic and multifaceted archaeological research program.

Dates and Location
The field program will be held from June 2nd to the 20th. All staff and students will be based in Kapa'au, on the northeastern (windward) coast of Hawai'i, the Big Island.

Applying, Credits, and Cost
Applications are available online and must be received on or before April 15th, 2008 (early submissions are encouraged). Inquiries should be directed to Jesse Stephen, jstephen@hawaii.edu. Accepted students will be registered for three (3) transferable units from San José State University. A participation fee of $3,000 includes tuition, lodging, food, and on-island transportation. Students are responsible for arranging their own airfare to and from Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i.

Sponsoring Institutions and Organizations
San José State University, Hawai'i Archaeological Research Project, and Pima Community College Archaeology Centre.
QUICK LINKS

Visit the (real) WEBSITE

Check out a FLYER

Grab an APPLICATION

View FIELDWORK PHOTOGRAPHS

San José State University


DIRECTORS

Michael GRAVES
University of New Mexico

Mark MCCOY
San José State University

Jesse STEPHEN
University of Hawai'i Manoa
The Hawai'i Archaeological Research Project (HARP) is a long term, multi-institution, collaborative program of field, archival, and computer based investigations on the historical development of traditional Hawaiian society, and the various forms that it expressed over time and in different localities. For more information, please visit our web pages.
We wish you the best of luck in joining a field program this summer, and appreciate your interest in ours. Mahalo.