Credit Field School
Join a hands-on program of maritime archaeology and history, focusing on fieldwork at Shipwreck Beach on the north shore of the island of Lana'i. The 5-week course concentrates on the remains of wooden sailing vessels and steam ships from the Hawaiian inter-island trade and plantation era.
During the 19th and 20th centuries many ships found their way to this beach, either accidentally through wrecking, or intentionally, as the beach became a dumping ground for outdated or decaying ships. These remains constitute the largest graveyard for historical vessels in the Hawaiian Islands.
Students spend one week on O'ahu with coursework and training in the necessary techniques, then travel to Lana'i for two weeks of on-site surveying. Upon returning to O'ahu students spend two weeks researching and preparing the final report.
- Dates: June 7-July 9
- Instructor: Suzanne Finney
- Register for: 90118, ANTH 381 (801), 6 credits or 90120, ANTH 668 (801), 6 credits
- Tuition & Institute Fee: $3,500. Includes room and board
on Lana'i, local transportation, roundtrip air to and from Lana'i from Honolulu,
supplies, and tuition. Students are responsible for room and board while
on O'ahu. Dormitory rooms and meal plans are available through UH.
For more information and to apply, go to: www2.hawaii.edu/~sfinney
- Applications due by April 2, 2004
- Notification by April 15, 2004
- Field School deposit due by May 1, 2004
Read about this summer's archaeological field school in Kohala on the island of Hawai'i.
