Introduction to archaeology of the Post Oak Savannah and to archeological field and lab techniques. Classroom lectures/discussions on human paleoecology; introduction to artifact identification, orienteering/map reading; hands-on artifact analysis; discussions on how this field school fits into CEA's cultural resources management obligations to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in its efforts to meet legally mandated cultural resources management obligations. Assignment of student paper topics on economically important resources for hunter-gatherers/others in the Post Oaks (i.e., game, plant foods, fish/shellfish, non-food resources (e.g., stone, wood, fibers). There will be a field trip to Lake Somerville and Keechi Wildlife Management area.

Introduction to and initial field and lab work at Lake Somerville archaeological sites, including map reading and site recordation. Continued lectures/discussions and lab work on artifact identification and analysis, and human paleoecology. Field school staff and students will compile available information on the nature and distribution of known sites on state lands around Lake Somerville. Fieldwork--record known sites; surface and shovel-testing survey to identify sites--will be undertaken in the Birch Creek Management unit, and perhaps at the creek crossing/fishing area on Yegua Creek. There will also be lab sessions for processing and basic analyses of recovered materials.

Fieldwork--surface and shovel-testing survey--in the Yegua Creek fishing area and along the 14-mile hiking trail between the Birch Creek and Nails Creek management units. Continued classroom lectures on regional and local human paleoecology; continuation of lab sessions for processing and basic analyses during this week.

Continuation of fieldwork--surface and shovel-testing survey--in the Lake Somerville project area. Related archival and laboratory work, including artifact processing/analyzing, will also continue through the week. Four-Day Holiday: July 4-7, Thursday-Sunday

Completion of fieldwork--surface and shovel-testing survey to identify sites--in the Lake Somerville project area, as well as related laboratory work to process and analyze recovered materials. Introduction to and initial field and lab work at the Keechi Wildlife Management Area.

Fieldwork--shovel testing to determine site boundaries--at three prehistoric sites in the Keechi Creek Wildlife Management Area; classroom lectures/discussions on paleoecology, including geology, paleoenvironments, archaeology, ethnography, history, etc. in the eastern (farming) part of the Post Oaks; artifact processing/basic analyses of materials recovered during fieldwork.

Completion of fieldwork, including mapping work and test excavation, at the known prehistoric sites as well as others discovered during this field season in the Keechi Creek Wildlife Management Area; completion of artifact processing and basic analysis of recovered materials. Student papers due July 30. Assuming that work on Texas Parks and Wildlife Department lands is completed by Tuesday, the last part of this week may a be a 3-4 day field trip to conduct survey work in the Applewhite Reservoir project area on the Medina River about 15 miles south of San Antonio. Our goal is to determine site boundaries for several prehistoric sites. We plan to camp--bring your own tent, sleeping bag, snacks, and funds for eating at the campground kitchen/restaurant--at the Hidden Valley campground at the confluence of Medio Creek and the Medina River.