Research Programs

Are you interested in American Indian history and culture? Do you love the Southwest? Have you wondered what it would be like to be an archaeologist?

At the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, we offer a wide variety of programs that actively engage people of all ages—adults, high school students, teachers, and families—in real archaeological research.

Most programs include the chance for you to excavate at our current site and work in the laboratory, examining artifacts collected from recent field projects. Our research is developed in consultation with our Native American advisory group, whose insights complement the archaeological perspective and add a unique cross-cultural dimension to your experience.

So sign up for a Crow Canyon research program, where your discoveries make a real and lasting contribution to our collective and ever-expanding knowledge of the Pueblo past!

Choose from the following programs:

Adult Research Week
Working side-by side with professional archaeologists, you’ll excavate at our current site and assist in artifact analyses that are vital to the reconstruction of ancient lifeways.
     Program description (print version):

     Adult Research Weeks Open to Novices and Alumni:
     June 8–14, June 15–21,
     June 22–28, June 29–July 5,
     August 17–23, and August 24–30

     Adult Research Weeks Just for Novices:
     August 31–September 6

     Adult Research Weeks Just for Alumni:
     September 21–27 (FULL)
     September 28–October 4
     Sign Up Online Now! or Print Form (PDF)

Fall Lab Weeks
Want to learn more about artifacts and laboratory analysis? In Fall Lab, adults work with some of the 75,000 artifacts that we recover during an average field season.
     Program description (print version)
     Session I: Sunday, Sept. 28–Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008
     Session II: Sunday, Oct. 5–Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008
     Novice Tuition Member: $1,175   Nonmember: $1,275
     Alumni Tuition Member: $1,075   Nonmember: $1,175
     Sign Up Online Now! or Print Form (PDF)

High School Field School
This intensive, but fun, three-week program will give you a feel for what it takes to be an archaeologist. You can also add a prestigious educational experience to your college application!
     Program description (print version)
     Information packet (PDF, 55 pages)
     July 6–26, 2008
     Tuition Member: $3,850; Nonmember: $3,940
     Deposit: $300
     Sign Up Online Now!

A Course for Educators:
Archaeology of the American Southwest
Teachers who take this course return to their classrooms with a new enthusiasm for teaching and new educational resources to spark their students’ interest. Graduate credit available.
     Program description (print version)
     Sunday, July 27–Saturday, August 2, 2008
     Tuition: $1,175   Nonmember tuition: $1,275
     Sign Up Online Now! or Print Form (PDF)

Family Archaeology Week
Make your next family vacation an archaeology adventure! This program focuses on fun, hands-on activities that introduce you and your family to the history and culture of the ancestral Pueblo Indians.
     Program description (print version)
     Session I: Sunday, June 29–Saturday, July 5, 2008
     Session II: Sunday, Aug. 3–Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008
     Tuition Adult Member: $1,175   Nonmember: $1,275
     Tuition Child Member: $950      Nonmember: $1,050
     Sign Up Online Now! or Print Form (PDF)

Crow Canyon Archaeological Center's programs and admission practices are open to applicants of any race, color, nationality, or ethnic origin.

Registration as a seller of travel does not constitute approval by the State of California
CST 2059347-50

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