Current Field School

Course Fee $2,500

June 29 – July 24, 2026
Embark on an intensive four week, 4-credit course (ES 408) where you will be part of the team conducting archaeological investigations with the award-winning Oregon Chinese Diaspora Project. This dynamic program will introduce you to historical archaeology method and theory, remote sensing and GPS technologies, survey techniques, hands-on excavation, artifact identification, stratigraphy and primary document analysis, all while learning the art of public outreach through fieldwork, enriching guest speakers and field trips. This year’s program will include additional public outreach opportunities and events as part of the America 250 commemoration. The class will take place on multiple sites in eastern Oregon, where we will follow the dusty trails of Chinese American cowboys, excavate in a once-booming ghost town, and get a taste of the history of some of Oregon’s early Chinese American restaurants.

To apply: In an email, please provide your name, address, email and phone numbers, your university/college, major, class standing, and the name, phone number, and email of two references. Describe, in one or two paragraphs, how attending an archaeological field school focused on the Chinese diaspora can enrich your personal, educational, and professional goals, and how your participation, in turn, will add value to the project. Email this to the project director, Chelsea Rose.

For additional information, please contact:
Chelsea Rose
Southern Oregon University Laboratory of Anthropology (SOULA)
1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, OR 97520
Email: rosec@sou.edu
Phone: 541.552.6764