Posted: Thursday, May 8, 2025

This summer, University of Evansville (UE) archaeology and anthropology majors will take part in archaeological projects in the US and abroad to gain valuable hands-on experience in field, lab, and museum settings.

Two students will work alongside UE faculty members at two different sites in Greece: one will join Assistant Professor of Archaeology Rebekah McKay on the Mt. Lykaion Excavation and Survey Project, and one will join Professor Emeritus Pat Thomas at Iklaina.

Other students will participate in excavations at Roman Aguntum in Austria, a Spanish Civil War site in Spain, a Roman Iron Age fort and prehistoric cemetery in Scotland, a Dominican friary in Ireland, and a Mayan city in Belize. Students will also take part in a World War II forensic archaeology field school in Germany and an underwater shipwreck survey in Turks and Caicos.

Closer to home, three students will participate in USI's excavations in the Ouiatenon Preserve near West Lafayette, Ind.; one will take part in the Center for American Archeology Field School at Kampsville, Ill.; and one will participate in the Noble-Wieting Field School, Ill. Students will also gain valuable experience through internships in the Archives Division, Missouri Secretary of State's Office; the St. Charles County, Mo., Heritage Museum; the Greene County Historical Society Museum, Pa.; the Morris Museum in N.J.; and with the Army Corps of Engineers.

"We are thrilled to see our majors taking part in these diverse summer opportunities," said Dr. Jennie Ebeling, Professor of Archaeology. "Students will have the opportunity to research, preserve, and interpret the past while also learning valuable technical skills for their future careers."