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In spring, 2005, the University of Arizona Archaeological Field School initiated an intensive mapping program of Tumamoc Hill that will be continued in 2007. An account of that work can be found at:
http://gis.esri.com/library/userconf/proc05/papers/pap1429.pdf
This project is designed to incorporate advanced spatial technologies as part of the learning experience for undergraduate and graduate students with no GIS experience.
 In addition to basic field skills, students will be taught to collect spatial data using a total station and global positioning system and to incorporate these data in a geodatabase.
Combined with readily available high resolution DEMs, these data will be used to create base maps of remains visible from the surface or exposed with limited excavation.
Tumamoc Hill, owned by the University of Arizona, is located within a National Landmark and has been nominated to the National Register of Historic Places. This property presents unique preservation and management challenges to the University.
 A major goal of our state-of-the-art mapping program is to provide sufficiently detailed spatial information to the University's Historic Preservation Committee to assist in the management of these highly significant archaeological remains.
Thus, field school investigations provide an opportunity for students to participate in valuable research, while gaining first hand experience in the management of cultural resources.
Suggested readings relevant to Tumamoc Hill research:
Downum, Christian E., Paul R. Fish, and Suzanne K. Fish
1994 Refining the Role of Cerros de Trincheras in southern Arizona settlement.
The Kiva 59: 271-296.
Fish, Paul R., Suzanne K. Fish, Austin Long, and Charles Miksicek
1986 Early corn remains from Tumamoc Hill, southern Arizona.
American Antiquity 51: 563-572.
Hard, Robert J. and John R. Roney
1998 A massive terraced village complex in Chihuhau, Mexico, 3000 years before present. Science 279: 1661-1664.
Wilcox, David and Stephen Larson, editors
1979 The Tumamoc Hill Survey: a project of the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society. The Kiva 45: 1-195.
 With a particular emphasis on advanced mapping technologies and spatial analysis, the spring field school will also provide concentrated training in excavation, artifact processing, analysis and curation, cultural resource management, interpretation of the archaeological record, and report writing.
Fieldwork will be augmented with field trips to other sites in the Southwest and northwest Mexico, discussion, and lectures.
Field School Directors
Dr Paul Fish (Professor, Anthropology/Curator, Arizona State Museum)
Dr. Suzanne Fish (Professor, Anthropology/Curator, Arizona State Museum)
Dr. Gary Christopherson (Director, Center for Applied Spatial Analysis)
Contact Information
Archaeological Field School
Attention: Suzanne K. Fish
Department of Anthropology
Tucson, AZ 85721
Phone: (520) 626-8290
Fax: (520) 621-2976
Contact Suzanne Fish
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