internships focusing on archaeology laboratory work, such as artifact processing, curation of collections, and research
Cultural and Natural Resources at Lake Amistad National Recreation Area From mid-May through early July I conducted my internship at Lake Amistad National Recreation Area outside of Del Rio, Texas. My internship was with the resource management division of the park, where I participated in activities ranging from archaeological surveys of the region’s rock art,… Continue Reading Heather England, National Parks Service
I chose to complete my internship at the Texas Historical Commission in Austin, Texas to learn as much about the curation process as possible and try to do a little bit of everything. I learned from hands on experience about the steps necessary in the field to facilitate curation and how to create artifact inventories,… Continue Reading Amanda Franklin, Texas Historical Commission – Archaeology Division
View the full report here. In the spring of 2014, I interned at the Curation Lab of the Historic Sites Division of the Texas Historical Commission (THC). I chose this internship to learn more about historical archaeology and the curation of archaeological materials, aspects of archaeology with which I had only rudimentary experience through textbooks.… Continue Reading Matt Larsen, Texas Historical Commission – Historic Sites Division
During the spring 2014 semester, I completed an internship in the archaeological division of the Texas Historical Commission. I had many projects, such as helping to check the artifact database of the La Belle, one of the ships that was a part of La Salle’s ill fated colony; clearing brush at a newly-discovered, Nineteenth-Century cemetery… Continue Reading Anna Schauteet, Texas Historical Commission – Archaeology Division
During the summer of 2013 I participated in an internship with the Gault project. It turned out to be the best experience of my collegiate career. I gained first-hand experience in excavation, lithic analysis, and it greatly increased my understanding of Paleo-Indian culture. I had such a good experience during my internship that I plan… Continue Reading Brendan Nash, The Gault Archaeological Project