November 10 - 14, 2025 - Fall Session - SOLD OUT!!!

Discovering Weedon Island’s Ancient Past

Experience hands-on archaeology at Weedon Island Preserve, one of Florida’s preeminent archaeological sites. Work with professional archaeologists and researchers to uncover clues about the culture and lifeways of the early people who inhabited the Tampa Bay region. You will contribute by:

• Assisting AWIARE researchers in excavation, recording data, screening sediment, and collecting artifacts, bone, and samples.
• Helping to analyze artifacts and process findings in the lab.

You will be part of a small group limited to eight participants each week. Participants will rotate daily between field work and lab analysis.

Introductory lectures will be given by archaeologists, Dr. Robert Austin and Dr. John Arthur.

This camp is an active participant level with walks to and from the site of almost one mile over some uneven terrain.

Expedition cost: $550 includes daily lunch at the AWIARE Research Station and field trip to a local archaeological site.