Bronze Age Körös Off-Tell Archaeological Field School

Tue, 20 Feb 2018 11:20:48 -0500

The Bronze Age Körös Off-Tell Archaeology (BAKOTA) project is studying a Bronze Age cemetery population in Eastern Hungary, and aims to understand how this region intensified farming, craft production, and trade without corresponding increases in social inequality.

During this six week program, selected undergraduate students will: 1) work with an international research team while they analyze archaeological material, 2) participate in seminars and workshops taught by experts on archaeological method and theory and the cultural history of Eastern Europe, 3) visit museums and archaeological sites, 4) plan and complete an independent research project with a faculty mentor, and 5) live in a small town and learn about life in Hungary from the villagers, Hungarian students, and visiting project participants. Professional development mentoring will take place before the program starts, throughout the research season, and post-project. Participants will also receive training in ethical and equitable fieldwork codes of conduct, including Responsible Conduct in Research (RCR) and sexual harassment awareness training.

Benefits Include:

A stipend (total: $3,000)

Room and board

Travel expenses

Applicants are asked to choose one independent research project from the list below (full descriptions on website):

Chemical Analysis of Burials from Early and Middle Bronze Age Cemeteries: For this project a student will learn how to prepare previously excavated archaeological samples from cemeteries throughout the Carpathian Basin for FTIR, trace element and isotopic analysis.

Recommended interests/skills: Chemistry, human osteology

Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Burned Human Bone: Aims to better understand Bronze Age cremation practices using quantitative and qualitative techniques.

Recommended interests/skills: Human osteology, math & statistics

Ceramic Provenance: Aims to understand patterns of trade through the movement of fine ceramics in prehistory.

Recommended interests/skills: Chemistry, math & statistics, ceramic analysis.

Ceramic Stylistic Analysis: Aims to develop an understanding of patterning of stylistic elements on mortuary ceramics.

Recommended interests/skills: ceramic analysis, math & statistics, archaeological comparison, Hungarian and German language skills.

Application Deadline: MARCH 2, 2018

If you have any questions about finding summer research or you need assistance with your application, please contact Dr. April Householder, aprilh@umbc.edu.

Many more research opportunities can be found here using this spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14-Gu0u8aTdq3AplVtVuaeur0OYjRdTVdrjXWGjzP1fI/edit?usp=sharing