Welcome to the Pambamarca Archaeology Project home page.  Here you may find all the necessary information for visiting Ecuador and the project when we are in the country.   The 2027 field program will run from July 6-July 27.  

Bienvenidos al Proyecto Arqueológico Pambamarca.  Aquí tenemos toda la información que necesitan para venir al Ecuador o visitarnos cuando estén en el país.   El programa del campo para 2027 sera entre el 6 de julio y el 27 de julio.  

Overview of 2027

The community partners we work with are excited to have us return to continue the work.  Our 2027 program will involve mostly local community service, reconnaissance and lab work for three weeks.  Students would enroll in a 4-unit Applied Archaeology Course, 2-unit Laboratory Methods course and a 2-unit survey course that will cover the basics of the field work this summer.  The program experience will include artifact analysis as we continue to uncover clues to the legendary history of the area; and surveys of new sites, as we begin to work directly with our community partners in mapping their important places on the landscape.  Ecuador was a land of incredible resistance to colonial forces. Indigenous Quichua speaking peoples managed to hold off the Inka, the Spanish, and now multi-national coprorations since the 1400s.  Is it the water? The climate? What is it about the peoples of the paramo (high grasslands) that gives them the ability to continue in the face of blatant imperialism.

If you are interested please fill out the preliminary application so we can contact you directly with more information. Also the Foothill College website is found here.

Thanks!

PRELIMINARY 2027 APPLICATION HERE