New CRM Field School: A successful, one-of-a-kind program
This summer, 11 students from universities across the U.S. came to Crow Canyon to participate in a 2-week intensive Cultural Resource Management (CRM) Field School. They walked away with significant experience— both practical and ethical. “This field school is unique in that it’s driven by industry needs: what skills do companies and agencies want from new hires,” explains Kelsey Hanson, CRM Field School
Co-Director and Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Paper presentation: "Preparing Students for Tomorrow’s Archaeology: Lessons from the Crow Canyon CRM Field School," Authors Kelsey Hanson and James Potter Poster: "Crow Canyon’s Cultural Resource Management Field School: Updates from the 2025 Field Season," Authors Kegan Roady, Matt Steber, Kelsey Hanson, James Potter Poster: "Low-Cost Drones in Archaeology: Evaluating Recreation-Grade UAVs for Site Documentation at the Hawkins Preserve," Authors Will Ryan and Kelsey Hanson CRM Field School students and directors present at the Pecos Conference
CRM is the process of identifying, evaluating, preserving, and managing cultural and historical resources, including archaeological sites, historic buildings, artifacts, and landscapes, often in compliance with environmental and preservation laws and to facilitate responsible development. Most archaeologists today work in CRM, and employers can include government, land agencies, and private firms. “This is not a traditional field school,” explains Jim Potter, CRM Field School Co-Director and Crow Canyon Board Trustee. “Most archaeology field schools are oriented around a professor’s research, and students go out to a site and dig. Ours is strictly a training program to develop skills needed to enter the workforce. We’re not collecting data or oriented around research. This is one of the only field schools focused exclusively on workforce training.” Students are trained in site documentation techniques by recording previously recorded sites at the Hawkins Preserve in Cortez. They also participate in a mock site project that provides students with a real-world scenario to think through without affecting the archaeological record. This year, specialists in geophysical survey came to talk about this important technology and how it’s used in CRM.
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