ANTHRO N134A: ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD METHODS:
JOMON HUNTER-GATHERERS IN JAPAN
6 units: July 19 - August 11, 2007

This four-week summer program provides an introduction to the field and laboratory methods of the archaeology of prehistoric Jomon hunter-gatherers in Japan. Fieldwork takes place at the Sannai Maruyama site in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan in collaboration with the Preservation Office of the Sannai Maruyama Site (a branch office of the Board of Education of Aomori Prefecture). The site is a large prehistoric settlement dated to the Early and Middle Jomon period (ca. 3900-2300 B.C.). Students will have an opportunity to receive hands-on training in excavation methods and laboratory work, including flotation, classification and identification of faunal and floral remains, and analyses of pottery and stone tools. The summer session is part of an on-going research project directed by the instructor.

Principal Faculty: Professor Junko Habu

Prerequisites: Instructor approval required. Admission to the course is competitive and limited. It is preferred that you have successfully completed Anthropology 2, Introduction to Archaeology, or its equivalent at other institutions, but it is not required.  Also, the ability to communicate in Japanese is ideal, but not necessary.  There is a field/lab fee for the course. One text and a course reader.

Qualifications: Field school participants are expected to be well organized and punctual. Since the excavation will be conducted in collaboration with Japanese archaeologists and local employees of the Preservation Office of the Sannai Maruyama Site, we expect our students to respect cultural traditions, customs and rules of these people. Certain restrictions will apply for evening and weekend free time activities to avoid cultural problems.

Application Deadline: March 31 for preferred consideration (applications for the program will be accepted through to April 15, but early application is advised since enrollment is limited).

Program Costs (estimates)

Contact Information
Director: Dr. Junko Habu, Department of Anthropology, University of California
232 Kroeber Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-3710 U.S.A.

Phone: (510)643-2837/2645; Fax: (510)643-8557 (c/o Anthropology); habu@berkeley.edu

Please read the course syllabus before applying. Download syllabus here.

For an application form, click here!