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Career Pathway in Archeology

Student Internship

In collaboration with the Anthropology Department, the Cultural Resources Facility (CRF) is committed to providing training for students beginning their careers in archaeology. Students work along-side the professional staff on a wide range of projects where they will acquire hands-on experience. The Career Pathway in Archeology internship program equips both graduate and undergraduate students with the skills and confidence to launch their careers in archaeology and geospatial investigations. If you are interested in anthropology, like to organize, teach, work with computers, and meet new people, then this program is for you! 

  • Have an interest in anthropology, archaeology, collaboration with local and neighboring Indigenous groups, and geospatial analysis.
  • Be able to work during normal operating hours (Monday-Friday 9:00AM-5:00PM).
  • Internship requires 5 hours per week or more.
  • Willingness to work in difficult terrain and inclement weather.

If you would like to participate in the student internship, please contact Saige Heuer, CRF Internship Coordinator. **Spaces are limited and fill up quickly. 

Cultural Resources Facility Student Internship Opportunities

Curation and Collection Management Support

Assist with collection care though cataloging, inventorying, and assessing artifacts. Hands-on experience with artifacts to deepen their understanding of curation and preservation. 

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Data Management Support

Assist with scanning, organizing, and digitizing documents and files.

DPR 523 Forms 

Learn the applicable skill of accurately completing DPR 523 forms and document essential data with the guidance of professional staff. 

Monthly Workshops 

Throughout the semester, interactive workshops are offered to students. Key cultural resource management (CRM) topics such as lithic analysis, artifact curation, NRHP eligibility, and report writing are covered during these presentations. These workshops also provide students with an understanding of CRM laws, including NEPA and CEQA, to ensure compliance with legal standards.

Field Experience

Students are offered to join CRF teams in the field for survey and excavation, learning fieldwork methods firsthand. Day/weekend trips are offered during the school term but students are invited to join full 10-day rotations during summer break.

Historic Buildings Database

The goal of this project is to create a Geographical Information System (GIS) Feature Class that houses spatial and a-spatial data for all known historic buildings in the Humboldt Bay area. Students are currently entering data from several published sources that include information about property location, building style, date of construction etc. Students will collaborate with groups that are conducting, or have conducted historic properties inventories in the Humboldt Bay area, to further this research. When complete the GIS feature class will be added to a geo-database that will hold various cultural resource datasets. Students will utilize this dataset to perform analysis that will provide a greater understanding of European settlement patterns in the Humboldt Bay area.

Exploring Personal Research Interests 

Students are encouraged to explore and develop their personal research interests within the realm of CRM, with opportunities to contribute to ongoing projects and initiate independent research during their internship. 

Social Media

Manage Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages to create and share news about CRF and archaeology