Curaçao Environmental Archaeology Field School 2025

Summer 2025 Curaçao Environmental Archaeology Field School
Field Director: Dr. Christina Giovas
Location: Willemstad and Jan Thiel, Curaçao
The summer 2025 Curaçao Environmental Archaeology Field School will run during the summer semester, and will consist of two courses: ARCH 433-3 Background to Fieldwork and ARCH 435-6 Field Work Practicum. Students who have not previously completed 434-3 Archaeological Field Methods will be required to enroll in this course as well. ARCH 434 will be held on-campus in Burnaby, May 12-23, and will consist of students from both the Squamish and Curaçao field schools. Classes will take place Monday to Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm.
Field School Activities:
- Participate in an active research program, the Curaçao Cultural Landscape Project
- Work with a local NGO community partner
- Receive hands-on training through field and community engagement activities
- Excavation & record keeping, profile/unit drawing
- Pedestrian survey, GPS mapping/measuring
- Zooarchaeological sampling
- Geophysical survey (ground penetrating radar)
- Geoarchaeological sampling
- Paleoecological sampling
- Lab field activities, finds processing, sample selection for technical analyses
- Local area field trips
Program Costs:
- Standard SFU tuition and fees for 9 or 12 units
- Mandatory course fee of $1160.17 (covers accommodations, field trips, and field transportation)
- Students are responsible for airfare, meals, airport ground transfers, insurance, and incidentals
Dates & Times:
- ARCH 434-3 if required (on campus)
May 12 - May 23 | Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm
- ARCH 433-3
Pre-departure in May
- 435-6 (field)
June 1 - June 26
Applications due: February 24, 2025
2 letters of reference due: March 3, 2025 (sent directly to cgiovas@sfu.ca)


