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Archaeological Skills Workshop Series
Have you wanted to learn more about archaeology but never had the chance? Or are you a student, looking for hands-on learning opportunities you cannot get in the classroom? Or perhaps a professional archaeologist looking to add new skills to your repertoire?
Look no further! The Oklahoma Public Archaeology Network introduces our Archaeological Skills Workshop Series (ASWS). OKPAN’s ASWS consists of workshops designed for those who want to learn more about how to do archaeology in the 21st century. Workshops will cover core skills, such as survey and excavation techniques, together with the specialized techniques archaeologists routinely use in the field and lab today (for example, GIS mapping and predictive modeling; photogrammetry; ground-penetrating remote sensing; and drone reconnaissance).
Workshops will be held two times per year. Participants will pay a nominal fee to register, with payment due in advance to secure what will be limited slots in each workshop.
OKPAN ASWS workshops will each be approximately 4 hours and typically held on Saturday. Instructors will primarily include professional archaeologists, graduate students, and avocational archaeologists with expertise in particular archaeological skills.
OKPAN Wants You as Our Next ASWS Instructor!
Do you have an archaeological skill you'd like to share with others? Fill out the form below to be considered for the upcoming workshop series cycle!
Past Workshops
Did you miss a past workshop? Or maybe want to refresh your memory about what you learned? Check out our past workshops below!
2026
Indigenous Textile Manufacture (March 2026) @ the Oklahoma Archaeology Conference
2025
Filling Out Site Forms (April 2025)
2024
Learning European Pottery Techniques (March 2024) @ the Oklahoma Archaeology Conference
Map Reading and Land Navigation (October 2024)
2023
Project Archaeology (March 2023)
Collections Management (May 2023)
Ethnographic Methods (November 2023)
2022
Behind the Scenes with The Dirt Podcast (March 2022)
Flintknapping and LIthic Analysis (April 2022)
Four-Hour Field School (November 2022)
2021
Science Communication Workshop (March 2021)
Working with Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (May 2021)
Four-Hour Field School (October 2021)
2020
Grant Writing (May 2020)
Towards an Antiracist Archaeology (October 2020)
2019
Introduction to Zooarchaeology (March 2019)
Experimental Archaeology: Ceramics (May 2019)
Blacksmithing Fundamentals (October 2019)
2018
Collections Management (February 2018)
Geoarchaeology (May 2018)
Artifact Illustration (October 2018)
2017
Robotic Total Station Usage (October 2017)
2016
Photogrammetry (October 2016)
