Field Course in Modern and Ancient Environments

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A student leaps over a dune at 63rd street beach. City skyline is visible in the background.
Hands measure the space between ripples in the sand with a measuring tape.
Three people crouch in the beach sand and talk, one in a orange high visibility vest.
A student hold a field notebook in gloved hands.
Student in a hat, jacket and gloves measures the space between ripples on a sand dune.
View of students on the beach from inside a beach structure
Susan Kidwell stands on the 63rd street beach, the lake and city skyline are visible in the background.
Three figures stand, lay and crouch on the beach looking down. Lake is visible in the background.
Kyle Willard stands on a sand dune surrounded by wild willow.
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Students look for features on the beach—such as the bands of sand deposited on pavement or the indentations around a concrete planter—and hypothesize how they might have formed.
Photo by Jason Smith