July 21 - 27, 2008   Week 1 of a 2-week course / You may take either one week or both weeks.

Persons wishing to register for both weeks may pay a one-time registration fee of $400. Please note on your registration form that you are attending both weeks.

Registration fee: $250 + housing & meals / Commuter fee: $250 (no meals included)
After May 20: $350 + housing & meals / $350

Three thousand years befor Abraham and prior to the building of the Pyramids at Giza, people were living in rock shelters in this part of the Chama Valley. Help excavate two of the many archaeological sites on Ghost Ranch, GR2 and GR145, under the direction of our knowledgeable crew chiefs. Drawn to detail? Help with the cataloging of artifacts from previous excavations in the lab and see another aspect of the archaeological picture. During Week 1 evening lectures will focus on the Archaic time period about 6,000 years ago--the earliest date we have at GR2. Week 2 lectures will highlight the later Ancestral Puebloan period.  

Cheryl Muceus, Abiquiu, NM Cheryl is the Director of Museums at Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu and the curator of the Florence Hawley Ellis Museum of Anthropology. She received a bachelor's degree from California State University, Chico, and a master's from the University of Northern Colorado in anthropology.

Richard Binggeli, Marina del Rey, CA Richard is an associate professor, USC School of Medicine (retired) and a psychologist specializing in psychological assessments for candidates for the ministry (retired), and is now writing his first novel.

John Hayden, Tijeras, NM A retired forest ranger (Cibola and Carson National Forests) and former Director of the Ghost Ranch Living Museum, John is a Ghost Ranch treasure who has opened the eyes and hearts of many to the connections between the Christian faith and our delicate environment.

Maisie Morris, National City, CA Maisie is currently the laboratory supervisor at the Fort Guijarros Museum Foundation in San Diego.