Courses

Archaeology Field School at Notre Dame

 

Archaeology Field School

Exploring the Bailly Homestead

June 11 – 29, 2012

Anth 35588 – 3 credits (undergraduate) or Anth 65588 – 3 credits (graduate)

Notre Dame Summer Session 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Bailly Homestead is located in the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in northwestern Indiana (60 miles east of Chicago). Joseph Bailly was a fur trader who established one of the first American settlements in northern Indiana.  As one of only two permanent settlements on the road between Chicago and Detroit in the early nineteenth century, it was an important stopping place for Native Americans and Euroamerican travelers.  The homestead site contains several well-preserved buildings including the Baily house, a National Historic Landmark.

More information about the site is available at

 

 

http://www.nps.gov/indu/historyculture/bailly_homestead.htm

While some archaeological research was conducted at the site in the 1970s, that work was largely exploratory and there is much that could be learned from a modern, systematic investigation.  The University of Notre Dame (ND) and Indiana University – South Bend (IUSB) will conduct a joint field school at the site in 2012 in cooperation with the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and the Midwest Archaeological Center (MWAC) of the National Park Service.  Under the direction of Prof. Mark Schurr (ND), Prof. Josh Wells (IUSB), and Jay Sturdevant (MWC), students in the field school will accurately map the structures at the site, conduct several different types of geophysical surveys to map sub-surface archaeological deposits, and conduct excavations to investigate various parts of the site.  Students will also learn about the prehistory and early history of the Great Lakes, how to document and report archaeological projects and artifacts using digital tools, how to engage the public in archaeological projects, and what types of careers are available for archaeologists working in academic, governmental, and private settings.

You will learn about:

  • Site mapping and documentation

  • Geophysical survey and remote sensing

  • The basics of field archaeology

  • The archaeology of eastern North America and the Great Lakes

  • Prehistoric and historic American culture

  • Communicating the results of your research

  • Careers in archaeology

  • Public Archaeology

Continuing Notre Dame students can register through insideND beginning March, 2012. Non-

Notre Dame students can apply to the Office of the Registrar at any time

( http://www.nd.edu/~sumsess/#).

For more information, please contact:

Professor Mark Schurr

Department of Anthropology

University of Notre Dame

Phone: 574-631-1792

Email: Mark.R.Schurr.1@nd.edu

Or visit: http://www.nd.edu/~mschurr