Fieldwork
COVID-19 NOTICE: Please be sure to reach out to the project contact to find out the status of their upcoming season. Many projects have cancelled fieldwork for 2020 and the information below may not reflect that.
Location: Lubbock, TX, US
Season: May 30, 2021 to August 21, 2021
Session Dates: Session 1: May 30th through July 10th Session 2: July 11th through August 21st
Application Deadline: May 15, 2021
Deadline Type: Rolling
Website: https://www.depts.ttu.edu/museumttu/lll/fieldresearch.html
Program Type:
Volunteer
RPA Certified:
No
Affiliation:
Lubbock Lake Landmark/Museum of Texas Tech University
Project Director:
Dr. Eileen Johnson, Director, Lubbock Lake Landmark
Project Description:
Join an ongoing field research program of international volunteer crews working with professional staff at the Lubbock Lake Landmark, Roland Springs Ranch, and Post research areas in northwest Texas. Each research area contains a field camp and food and snacks are provided at no cost. Volunteers are required to provide their own round trip travel costs.
The Landmark regional research crew was in the field for the 2020 field season under successful and proven COVID-19 health safety protocols. These protocols apply to the 2021 field season and limit the number of people who can join the field crew. Apply early to ensure a placement.
Vaccination for COVID-19 is required depending on general availability.
Period(s) of Occupation: Paleoindian, Protohistoric, Quaternary
Notes:
- no cost, room and board are provided - museum based field research - this international volunteer program is in its 49th consecutive year
Project Size: 1-24 participants
Minimum Length of Stay for Volunteers: 6 weeks
Minimum Age: 18
Experience Required: none
Room and Board Arrangements:
Room and board are provided free of cost Cost: none
Academic Credit:
n/a credits offered by n/a. Tuition is none.
Eileen Johnson
Box 43191
Lubbock
Texas
79409-3191
USA
Phone: 806-742-2442
Fax: 806-742-1136
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