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US-CO: Amache Community Archaeology(IFR)

Explore the history and heritage of Amache, a World War II-era Japanese American confinement camp recently designated as a U.S. National Historic Site . This unique field school combines archaeology, museum studies, and community engagement, giving you the chance to investigate daily life at Amache while contributing to its preservation. During this four-week program, you’ll survey the site, carry out targeted excavations of gardens and landscape features built by incarcerees, and work directly

CountryUnited States
RegionGranada, Co, Us
PeriodField Archaeology, Historical, Community/Public, Heritage Management
Dates / seasonJune 14-July 11, 2026
StatusListed on AFOB
TypeField School
Application deadlineMarch 1, 2026
CostUnknown, ask the project
Minimum age18
Academic credit8 semester (12 quarter)
AccommodationThe field school operates out of a crew house located on the grounds of the Granada School and the Amache Preservation Society Museum. The Crew House contains restroom/shower facilities, a kitchen, large communal room, an office, and 1 sleeping space reserved for visiting researchers, and a room for
Last checked2026-10-16

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