Mark D. McCoy

The Hawaii Archaeological Research Project (HARP) is offering two opportunities for students interested in attending archaeological field school in North Kohala, Hawaii

Location:  Kapaau, North Kohala, Hawaii Island

Monumental Architecture Field School (6/2-6/20/08)

Course Description: Up to fifteen students will be selected to spend three weeks in North Kohala, Hawaii Island learning archaeological survey techniques centered on monumental architecture. Emphasis will be on spatial technology, geophysical survey, and photographic documentation. Undergraduate students, recent graduates, and graduate students are welcome to apply. Tuition, food, field trips, and accommodation are included in the $3,000 participation fee.
 

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NSF-Research Experience for Undergraduates Field School (6/23 — 8/15/08)

Course Description: Up to twelve current undergraduate students will be selected to spend eight weeks in North Kohala, Hawaii Island learning archaeological survey and excavation techniques. This will include six weeks of in-field instruction followed by two weeks of supervised individual student projects. All selected students will receive a NSF-REU stipend for $3,000. A $1,750 participation fee is required to cover tuition, food, accommodation, and field trips.

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             Mark D. McCoy is an anthropological archaeologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at San José State University. He received his PhD in anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley and has conducted archaeological field research on Hawai‘i, New Zealand, the Republic of Palau, and across North America.
            His research focuses on the development of complex, hierarchical societies on Pacific islands, especially the Hawaiian Islands. His interests include social landscapes, agriculture, and paleodemography, and his methodological expertise is in the use of spatial technology, digital archaeology, and lithic analysis. Papers on his research have appeared in Pacific Science, Journal of Archaeological Science, Geoarchaeology, Radiocarbon, and the Journal of the Polynesian Society and he has received external grants from the National Science Foundation and the Arizona Memorial Museum Association as well as San Jose State's Junior Faculty Early Career Development Grant, Learning Productivity Planning Grants, and College of Social Science Research Grants.