Internships

Interns in the Collections Management serve a vital and significant role in the curation of archaeological collections. As part of this internship, students learn artifact identification and nomenclature. Students work with groundstone, chipped stone, ceramics, as well as shell and other items. Interns learn about the laws and regulations that guide curation practice, as well as the most up to date curation methods for archaeological and ethnographic artifacts. The curation methods used in the Collections Management Program follow those set forth by the National Park Service Museum Handbook, and the Federal Regulation “Care of Federally Owned and Administered Archaeological Collections” (36 CFR 79).

To begin an internship, students must register for Anthropology 495 (undergraduate) or Anthropology 795 (graduate). Forms are available in the Anthropology Office or can be downloaded below. Completion of (or current enrollment in) Anthropology 301, 302, 303, and 304 is prerequisite. For more information, contact Jaime Lennox at jlennox@mail.sdsu.edu.

>>Download the Anthropology 495: Internship in Anthropology Form (.doc)

>>Download the Anthropology 795: Internship in Anthropology Form (.doc)

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