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US-IL: Champaign Archaeological Curation (IFR)

This RPA-certified field school offers the rare opportunity to gain both excavation and curation experience in a single program, giving you a full-circle perspective on archaeological collections. You’ll begin with two weeks of excavations at a late pre-contact Mississippian site near Bloomington-Normal, then transition to the Illinois State Archaeological Survey in Champaign-Urbana, home to one of the largest archaeological collections in the Midwest. Working directly with materials that span t

CountryUnited States
RegionUniversity Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Il, Usa
PeriodCuration, Museum Studies, CRM, Prehistoric
Dates / seasonJune 1-July 11, 2026
StatusListed on AFOB
TypeField School
Application deadlineMarch 1, 2026
CostUnknown, ask the project
Minimum age18
Academic credit8 semester (12 quarter)
AccommodationStudents will have private bedrooms in an apartment or dorm setting with common spaces (kitchen, living room, bathrooms) shared between two or more students. Furniture and linens for the beds will be provided, as will all dishes/cook wares and cleaning supplies. Wi-fi is available, and the housing i
Last checked2026-10-16

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