Project Dates: May 13-23, 2026
Applications Due: March 2, 2026
Send completed applications to Sarah Muckerheide (smmucker@iu.edu)
Project Information
Indiana University's Living Museums in the Sea field school in the Dominican Republic is offered annually during the month of May. This project includes underwater archaeological and biological investigations of underwater sites in the Bayahibe region, La Caleta de Caucedo, Punta Cana, and Caballo Blanco. The Living Museums in the Sea field school incorporates in-depth research, survey, site documentation, and site maintenance. Independent research credits may be available to qualified students with permission of instructor.
Indiana University’s Academic Diving Program will provide students with all the necessary scuba equipment to be successful in the field. Dates will be arranged for gear check out during final exams week. Students will be responsible for providing their own skin diving equipment (masks, fins, and snorkel).
The cost of this project is tuition plus an $895 lab fee. Students will enroll in SPH-K492 or SPH-K550.
Please contact Sam Haskell (sihaskel@indiana.edu) for further course or diving information and Kirsten Hawley (kmhawley@indiana.edu) for information about active research.
