5th Annual Kaua`i Archaeological Field School:

Again this summer, the UH-NTBG field school program will give college students from throughout the nation and beyond an opportunity to participate in the rich excavations at Makauwahi Cave. The program this year will run from July 5-August 4. Students of all ages and levels are invited to apply. Excavations will be conducted Monday-Wednesday each week in this period, and the public is invited to come see what we dig up! For more information, go to:

www.anthropology.hawaii.edu/Fieldschools/Kauai/index.htm

Other Field School Offerings:

The Cave Reserve will also host visits by other college field school programs this summer, including the Cal State Long Beach Geospatial Sciences program, funded by a National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates grant.

The program will utilize high-tech unmanned aircraft and GIS software to map the Cave Reserve and other archaeological and restoration sites. The cave will also host returning programs from past years, including groups from Campbell University and Cal Poly, which will also participate in excavation and restoration activity.

Small unmanned “hexacopter” that will be used by the field school program this summer to make better maps of Makauwahi Cave Reserve and other archaeological and restoration sites (photo courtesy of Carl Lipo).