Field School
AY2001 Anthropology Field School
CK123 BA in Anthropology
AY2001 Anthropology Field School
Sherkin Island, Co. Cork
This field school is designed to introduce Anthropology students to the concepts and methods of fieldwork in the fields of archaeology and ethnography. This residential course will immerse students in a case-study location, where they will conduct archaeological survey and ethnographic recording from a cultural landscape perspective. The principles and practical application of different survey methodologies will be explained through lectures and field exercises.
On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
- Apply different theoretical perspectives to the concept of 'cultural landscape' in Anthropology
- Identify different approaches and methods used in archaeological fieldwork
- Identify different approaches and methods used in ethnographic fieldwork
- Apply these survey methodologies to a case-study analysis of a cultural landscape
April 2022 Programme
Director: Prof. William O’Brien. Supervisor: Mr Nick Hogan; Visiting lecturers: Dr Peter Griffith, Dr Dave Whyte, Dr Connie Kelleher, and Dolly O’Reilly (local guide).
Thursday, 7th April
9am Depart Cork by bus
11am Arrive Baltimore with ferry to island at 12noon
12.45pm Arrive Sherkin Island North accommodation centre; room allocation and lunch.
2pm Introductory talk ‘Sherkin Island, culture, history and landscape’ (Prof O’Brien)
3pm Walking tour of island, led by Dolly O’Reilly.
6.30pm Dinner, with evening free.
Friday, 8th April
9am to 5.30pm, with lunch 1-2pm
Two student groups alternating morning and afternoon between two workshops:
1: Physical anthropology: the skull and human evolution (Dr Peter Griffith)
2. Cultural landscapes: maps, folklore and place-names (Nick Hogan and Dolly O’Reilly)
Dinner 6.30pm
8pm Guest lecture: Dr Connie Kelleher (NMS) ‘The maritime history and culture of Baltimore and Roaringwater Bay’
Saturday, 9th April
9am to 5.30pm, with lunch 1-2pm
Two student groups alternating morning and afternoon between two workshops:
1: Ethnography of island and coastal communities (Dr David Whyte)
2. Archaeological survey (Nick Hogan and William O’Brien)
Dinner 6.30pm, with evening free.
Sunday, 10th April
9am to 2pm: Photographic project (groups of 2–4 students).
2pm lunch; after which depart Centre for ferry at 4.15pm.
4.30pm Bus from Baltimore to Cork; arrive Cork 6 .30pm.