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Field School
Based on the beach town of Punta Hermosa, the "Instituo de Estudios Peruanos" field school offers training in mapping, recording and excavation techniques in the field as well as basic training via onsite workshops on statistical sampling in archaeology , bioarchaeological analysis, ceramic analysis and cataloguing, and lithic analysis.
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Location
Field work will be done at the archaeological site of Panquilma, a XII-XVI century's pre-Hispanic community located in the hinterland of one of the most important religious centers of the Andean coast: Pachacamac. Panquilma is a multicomponent site composed by monumental, household and funerary remains.
students reviews
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Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium "The Panquilma Archaeological Project was one of my best field work experiences ever. To be able to practice what I have been studying for several years was very meaningful and stimulating for the rest of my studies. For that matter, I'm very grateful to Enrique López-Hurtado, director of the Project, for his availability and the way he shared his knowledge with passion".
Alexandra Carosielli -
University of Maryland at College Park, Maryland, USA "My time working on the Panquilma Project changed my life. It was my first experience doing any sort of archaeological dig and I was immediately thrown into the thick of it. I loved every day working at the site as well as with the international group of students Professor Lopez-Hurtado had brought together. One of my favorite memories was the first day on the site we uncovered an ossuary containing human remains that had not seen the light of day for hundreds of years. For someone who had never taken part in a dig, finding something like that was incredible. It was an amazing experience and one that I will never forget".
Andrew Newell -
Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada "…As for the hosting in Punta Hermosa, the words that are spontaneously coming up to my mind are : beautiful spot along the beach, warm and friendly atmosphere, good food and parties ;-) In brief, if I enjoyed being part of the Panquilma Archaeological Project that much, it's because it was for me a great balance between good fieldwork and good fun.
Vanessa Chang