Northern Arizona University Archaeology Program, Undergraduate Materials Analysis and Imaging Laboratory

熟悉当前的技术是考古学学士毕业生求职成功的关键标准。北亚利桑那大学人类学系提议建立一个本科生材料分析与成像实验室(UMAIL)，用于本科生人类学学生的考古学指导和研究：UMAIL将作为互动课堂服务于本科生人类学专业，并为本科生研究和自主学习提供资源。该实验室还将帮助职前K-12教师将人类学练习和例子纳入自然和社会科学课程计划。1996年，人类学系将学士学位课程重组为全美要求最高的本科课程之一。新课程围绕一系列核心实验室课程，为本科生提供人类学四个领域的强化、全面的动手实验室培训：考古学、社会文化人类学、生物人类学和语言人类学。北卡罗来纳大学的考古实验室包含大量的史前文物和生态文物的比较收藏，供学生使用。然而，缺乏实验室设备成为学习和使用藏品的障碍。我们计划为我们的本科教学实验室配备最新的显微镜和图形成像设备。UMAIL将通过我们的新课程、特别研讨会和工作坊，以及为与纳瓦霍民族考古部和霍皮文化保护办公室相关的学生举办的培训课程，为尽可能多的学生提供实践的科学实验室体验。该计划的目标是让人类学学士毕业生具备在当今就业市场中竞争所必需的科学专业技能和经验。

Familiarity with current technology looms as a critical criterion for success in the job search of newly graduated archaeology B.A.s. The Department of Anthropology at Northern Arizona University proposes an Undergraduate Materials Analysis and Imaging Laboratory (UMAIL) for undergraduate anthropology student instruction and research in archaeology: The UMAIL will serve undergraduate anthropology majors as an interactive classroom and provide resources for undergraduate student research and independent study. The lab also will help prepare pre-service K-12 teachers to incorporate anthropology exercises and examples in natural and social science lesson plans. In 1996, the Department of Anthropology re-structured the Bachelor's Degree program into one of the most demanding undergraduate programs in the nation. The new curriculum revolves around a series of core laboratory courses that provide undergraduate students with intensive, well-rounded, hands-on laboratory training in the four fields of anthropology: archaeology, socio-cultural anthropology, biological anthropology, and linguistic anthropology. NAU's archaeology laboratories contain extensive comparative collections of prehistoric artifacts and ecofacts for student use. The lack of laboratory equipment, however, looms as a barrier to learning and use of collections. We propose to outfit our undergraduate teaching laboratory with up-to-date microscopes and graphics imaging equipment. UMAIL will provide hands-on science laboratory experience to as many students as possible through our new curriculum, special seminars and workshops, and training sessions for students associated with the Navajo Nation Archaeology Department and Hopi Cultural Preservation Office. The goal of this plan is to graduate anthropology B.A.s with scientific professional skills and experience necessary to compete in today's job market.