Really Digging Archaeology
By: DANIEL VELASCO
Pima’s Archaeology Centre is a long standing institution that has helped students gain the necessary skills needed to become an archaeologist.
“The Archaeology Centre is a facility with faculty, staff and equipment to support the education and training of archaeology students in field methods. Students learn to locate, map, document, and excavate real archaeological sites,” Says Mary Prasciunas, Director of the Archaeology Centre.
What’s unique about the Archaeology Centre is that the classes offered differ in format from other anthropology based classes offered at Pima.
“It’s different from what you get in a classroom setting. We teach people hands-on field skills as they transition into becoming actual archaeologists. That’s why we have students coming to us who al...