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Some information about my involvement in fieldwork is listed here. As field director for the upcoming Monumental Architecture Field School (Hawai'i, June 2008) I encourage you to take a look at our program, as it is a truly exciting and unique opportunity for getting involved in archaeological research! If you're looking more for a more purely photographic experience, check out the Photographic Workshop in the Neotropics that I'll be directing later in the summer (July/August 2008).

What defines "fieldwork"? Simply speaking, fieldwork is when researchers get into the real world with whatever it is that they study. For archaeologists, it's usually recording material culture, for cultural anthropologists it's often living with or proximate to informants, and so on. While approaches vary widely in anthropology, there is a disciplinary emphasis on the importance of getting out into the field and such experience remains a requisite for students aiming at advanced work or study in the discipline.