In practice, almost all students invariably spend time in the field, either before or during, their graduate career. fieldwork can, and should, take various forms and ideally exposes graduates to a wide range of methodologies and techniques, including excavation, regional survey, artifact analysis, and the restudy of material from previous projects. Students are particularly encouraged to become involved in projects appropriate to their individual research concerns. Financial support for fieldwork expenses (especially travel) is available from the Graduate School and the Joukowsky Institute.

Joukowsky Institute Fieldwork

The acquisition of museum or other collections-based experience is a growing dimension in graduate training in archaeology. Apart from its own small collection of coins and antiquities, Joukowsky Institute students benefit from the proximity of the Rhode Island School of Design Museum and other regional collections (such as the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the Metropolitan Museum in New York). Museum experience is also possible through courses and exhibits coordinated through the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology.

Museums and Collections