Lab Tour

The Laboratory for Biocultural Studies includes facilities for osteology, forensic anthropology, archaeometry, inorganic chemistry, and archaeology research.  Four large Near Eastern skeletal collections are available.

Several Macs, a large library of bioachaeology resources, and teaching and research space will be provided in the Lab. 

Lectures

Faculty

The first 2-3 weeks of class will be spent learning the osteological and statistical methods needed for the research projects.  Each week, an interdisciplinary team of scholars from a variety of institutions will speak to the class, providing an example of the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to reconstructing the past. 

A series of evening ethics dinners will be held in a setting away from the lab to discuss issues related to scientific conduct, the politics of excavation, treatment of artifacts, and repatriation.  These seminars provide an informal atmosphere to facilitate open conversation.

Ethics Module

Faculty

South Bend Airport

South Shore Train

Transportation to the Notre Dame campus (within the continental US) will be provided by the Program.  Airline tickets will be booked by the University’s travel service and billed directly to the NSF budget.  If a student wishes to drive to campus, they will be compensated for the mileage.  Further information will accompany your award letter.

Summer Session

Off-Campus Housing

Students will be provided a moderate stipend to cover housing.  It is the responsibility of each student to secure housing before coming to campus.  Once all Fellows are selected, we will provide contact information in case you wish to share space.  Click below for information on ND dorm rates and off-campus housing resources.

Fellows will have access to the facilities at Notre Dame.  A campus ID will permit entree to the library holdings and computer/printing clusters, several state-of-the-art gym facilities, theater, movies, Shakespeare festival, dining, health care facilities, bookstore, parking, etc.

Campus Tour

ND Homepage

Anthropology Department

A specific area of inquiry will be targeted for each summer program.  For 2009, students will work on a joint project studying childhood health and adaptibility, collecting data with a partner on a particular dimension of that foci (demographics, disease, diet, etc.)  These projects will build upon data already amassed, permitting the summer team to significantly contribute to an aspect of the overall biocultural model.  Students will be encouraged to continue their projects for presentation at professional meetings.

Research Topics

Former Students

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Field Trips

Chicago Fun

Fellows will participate in field trips to museums, research institutions and laboratories.  The schedule includes visits to the Near Eastern collections at the Field Museum in Chicago and the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago, a traditional Palestinian meal at a Chicago restaurant, a tour of the Center for Environmental Science and Technology at Notre Dame, and a trip to the Anatomy & Cell Biology labs at the Indiana University School of Medicine.