Registrations are closed.
The Oregon Archaeological Society will again offer our training program online in late winter 2024. Each of our two sections include 3-4 hours of self-paced videos each week, followed by an hour long zoom session with the presenters at the end of each week. Presentations will be taught by experienced regional professionals from organizations such as the U.S. Forest Service, BLM, the University of Oregon, the Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology, Willamette University, and Fort Vancouver along with our own experienced volunteers.
The first section, Archaeology for the Curious, will be a three-week program highlighting the history of archaeology in the Northwest and offering an overview of prehistoric and historical excavations, rock art, ethics and legal considerations.
Basic Training is a more complete look at the techniques and processes of field and lab work. It is designed to give you the basic knowledge and skills required for volunteering alongside professional archaeologists. Completing the OAS Basic Training program may allow you to have access to volunteer field work opportunities. Basic Training will also offer a day of field exercises later in the spring.
Archaeology for the Curious will start January 27th and run through February 17th.
Basic Training will start February 17th and run through March 9th, with the field day on March 16th in Salem.
Archaeology for the Curious:
3 weeks with 3-4 hours of video each week
1-hour Zoom session with presenters each week
$70.00 for non-members
$40.00 for OAS members
Archaeology for the Curious plus Basic Training:
6 weeks with 3-4 hours of video each week
1-hour Zoom session with presenters each week
$110.00 for non-members
$80.00 for OAS members
Students can sign up and make payments online using PayPal by accessing the training portal here:
https://oastraining.thinkific.com/
If you are already a member and would like to enroll,
email a4tcbt@gmail.com to access the members rates.
If you would like to register via mail,
email us at a4tcbt@gmail.com for a registration form.
OAS volunteers working at Rimrock Draw Rockshelter in SE Oregon Photo by David L. Minick