Archaeology Season
2008
Events -
Field SchoolS
Listed by Region
Events
Adirondack Region
Roger’s Island Visitor’s Center.
Fort Edward, P.O. Box 208, 11 Rogers Drive, Fort Edward, New York 12828.
Phone (518) 747-3693; www.rogerisland.org/rogersisland.html.
Exhibits at the Visitors Center tell the story of the Fort Edward area, from the earliest Native Americans that lived here through the Revolutionary War. The visitor’s center maintains an archaeological lab that is often a busy place with artifacts being cleaned, identified and readied for storage. These artifacts were recovered from a dig at the Sutler's site near the old fort in Fort Edward. Some of the artifacts discovered in digs done at the fort itself in 1995-96 are on display in the center along with artifacts from the Little Wood Creek Archaeological Site in Fort Edward. The Little Wood Creek site was the home of Native Americans as long ago as 1000B.C.
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Fort William Henry.
Fort William Henry Historical Site, Glens Falls, New York.
Phone (518) 668-3081; www.fortwilliamhenry.com/fortmus.htm
This historic site documents the 18th century battle at Fort William Henry. Displays within the museum show artifacts recovered from archaeological digs at the site and the region’s prehistoric occupants prior to use of the property as a military fortification.
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Adirondack History Center Museum
Essex County Historical Society, P.O. Box 428, 7590 Court Street, Elizabethtown, New York 12932
Phone (518)873-6466; http://www.adkhistorycenter.org
The Adirondack History Center Museum displays artifacts from over two centuries of life in Essex County and the central Adirondacks. Ten major exhibit areas spread over three floors of a 1915 school building introduce visitors to pioneer settlements, domestic life, wilderness exploration and recreation, and transportation in the region. The museum’s diverse collection includes: artifacts from 18th century forts at Crown Point, an 1850’s Washington printing press, an 1887 Concord stagecoach, and other historical artifacts. A rotating schedule of special exhibits examines historical topics not extensively treated in the permanent collection and features work by local artists.
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Allegany Region
Seneca-Iroquois National Museum Exhibits.
The Seneca-Iroquois National Museum, 794 Broad Street, Salamanca, New York 14779.
Phone (716)945-1738; www.senecamuseum.org
The Seneca-Iroquois National Museum houses cultural artifacts, which serve to instruct the viewing public in the prehistoric, historic, and contemporary life of the Seneca and Iroquois people. Educational exhibits are held periodically in the form of lecture series and special exhibitions of Iroquois craftspeople working at the arts of bone and wood carving, beadwork, silverwork, painting, basketwork, and huskwork
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Capital/Saratoga Region
Event: 3rd Annual Pethick Site Open House
Date, Time: Monday and Tuesday, June 30th- July 1, 2008, 10 am - 2 pm.
Presented by: The University at Albany, SUNY, Department of Anthropology and the New York State Museum
Location: Pethick Site, Smith Road, Central Bridge, NY
Contact: Jaime Donta, jm141615@albany.edu or leave a message (518) 237-2822
Cost: Free
Details: The Pethick Site is a multi-component Native American site along the Schoharie Creek. Used as a teaching site by the University at Albany and the New York State Museum, the Pethick Site is in its fifth season of excavation. So far, the site has yielded close to 200,000 artifacts and more than 350 soil features. The majority of the artifacts point to a Late Woodland period (A.D. 1000-1500) occupation; other evidence suggests that the location has been occupied with some frequency going back at least to 2500 B.P.
Visitors to the site will be given tours by university students, but they are welcome to explore at their own pace and stay as long as they would like. Professional archaeologists, including State Archaeologist Dr. Christina Rieth and Dr. Sean Rafferty of the University at Albany, will be on hand to look at private artifact collections, which visitors are encouraged to bring. The site is fairly easily accessed (in a farm field). For safety reasons, guests will not be allowed to excavate. Visitors of all ages are welcome!
New York State Museum Teacher Workshop in Field Archaeology
Session dates: July 21-25, 2008
Affiliation: New York State Museum/Greater Capital Region Teacher Center
Location: Schoharie County, New York
Application Deadline: July 16, 2008
Period of Occupation: Archaic thru Contact Periods
Project Director: Christina Rieth (crieth@mail.nysed.gov; Phone 402-5975)
For more information or to apply visit: http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/education/teacher/workshops.html
From Field to Lab to Exhibit: Behind-the-Scenes Archaeology at the Museum
Session dates: October 7, 2008 from 5:30-7 pm
Affiliation: New York State Museum
Location: Albany, New York
Application Deadline: September 28, 2008
Description: Find out what it takes to bring archaeological fieldwork into public view. Participants will learn how archaeologists analyze artifacts and how this information is used in exhibits, museum reports, and to answer research questions. Join staff from the Cultural Resource Survey Program for a behind-the-scenes tour of a working archaeology lab. Examples from recent excavations will be on display. The tour is limited to 50 people and registration is required.
Registration Information:Peggy Steinbach (518) 473-7154 or Christina Rieth (crieth@mail.nysed.gov; 518-473-1503)
Native Peoples of New York.
New York State Museum, Cultural Education Center, Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York 12230.
Phone (518)474-5877; http://www.nysm.nysed.gov
The first portion of the Native Peoples of New York exhibit is introduced by a mastodon life group set in the lower Hudson Valley, portraying the environment just before human occupation. Other life groups depict the nomadic life ways Ice Age Hunters, the hunting and gathering life ways of The Forest Foragers, and the profound impact of the domestication in The Three Sisters. A Mohawk-Iroquois Village features the most accurate, life-size re-creation of an Iroquois longhouse ever constructed within a museum.
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Ancient Egypt Exhibit.
Albany Institute of History and Art, 125 Washington Ave., Albany, New York12210.
Phone (518) 463-4478; www.albanyinstitute.org
Ancient Egypt fascinates students of all ages. Through a study of the Albany Institute’s two ancient Egyptian mummies and various examples of art and artifacts, students explore daily life and customs, funerary and religious practices, and learn how these objects can be used to better understand ancient Egyptian culture.
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Quackenbush Square Archaeology.
Albany Visitor’s Center at Quackenbush Square, 25 Quackenbush Square, Albany, New York 12207.
Phone (518) 434-0405.
In response to public interest, the Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center is hosting an informational exhibit including photographs and written information about the recent archaeological excavation at Quackenbush Square.
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Artistic Rendition-Dutch Colonial Jambless Fireplace.
Albany Visitor’s Center at Quackenbush Square, 25 Quackenbush Square, Albany, New York 12207.
Phone (518)434-0405.
The artifacts in this temporary exhibit are a mix of artifacts found at the Quackenbush Square archeological dig site, private collections and modern reproductions. Also on exhibit are several cases of artifacts and information about the rum making operation uncovered during archaeological excavations.
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Archaeology and Discovery.
Iroquois Indian Museum, P.O. Box 7, Howes Cave, New York 12092.
Phone (518)296-8949; www.iroquoismuseum.org
Modern Iroquois culture has grown out of ancient traditions in New York that can be traced back archaeologically some 10,000 years. With an emphasis upon regional archaeology, the museum combines anthropological research with appreciation of contemporary sensitivities. The Museum’s discovery of the seat of the pre-Revolutionary Schoharie Mohawks is a particular emphasis in the archaeological exhibits. A joint project between the Museum’s Archaeology Department and the State University of New York at Cobleskill has enabled the museum to contribute to local prehistory through hands-on excavation, exhibits, and public programs.
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History of the Mabee Farm.
Mabee Farm Historic Site, Route 5S, Rotterdam Junction, New York 12150.
Phone (518)887-5073.
The Mabee Farm in Rotterdam Junction, the oldest continuously inhabited farmstead in the Mohawk Valley, is now open to the public under the auspices of the Schenectady County Historical Society. Restored Farm buildings, artifacts from archaeological excavations, and the newly re-erected Nilsen Dutch Barn form a background for historical exhibits. The Mabee Farm provides a unique opportunity to tell the history of the Mohawk Valley, combining a farm and family history, an historic site, visually striking historic architecture, and artifacts from the 17th to 20th centuries. The Mabees were a typical farm family, and their story...the story of the common man...is important because our common heritage was formed by just such families. The Mabee Farm and the Schenectady County Historical Society have developed a teacher's workbook and conduct educational programs that help bring to life the 4th and 7thgrade curricula. The workbooks and lesson plans are now available from the Historic Site and are designed to support a visit to the Farm and Children's Educational Exhibits now installed in the Nilsen Barn.
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Old Stone Fort Museum.
Stone Fort Museum, 145 Fort Road, Schoharie, New York 12157.
Phone (518)295-7192; www.schohariehistory.net/osf.htm
The Old Stone Fort Museum is a small regional museum with displays on the archaeology and history of Schoharie County.
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Exploring Mohican Life.
The Junior Museum of Troy, 105 8th Street, Troy, New York 12180.
Phone (518)235-2120; www.juniormuseum.org
Explore the traditional culture of the Mohicans in the 1600s as you investigate their home in the Mohican Gallery. Listen to Native American stories in the style of the oral tradition in the Planetarium. Learn some of their thoughts and beliefs about nature while encountering some of the animals that are significant to their culture.
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Community Archaeology Program.
Schenectady County Community College, Division of Continuing Education, Schenectady, New York.
(Phone (518)381-1315)
The Community Archaeology Program offers a range of archaeological courses and programs leading toward a non-credit certificate of proficiency in archaeology. A certificate is awarded upon completion of both field and lab coursework. Courses vary by semester and include Historical Archaeology, Recording and Archiving Archaeological Data, Researching Documents, and Laboratory Practices and Site Study.
Noteworthy Indian Museum.
Noteworthy Indian Museum, 100 Church Street, Amsterdam, New York 12010.
http://www.greatturtle.net/index.html
A cultural timeline, depicted by illustrations and artifacts, traces Native American life in the Mohawk Valley from 12,000 years ago to the present. Examine a carefully detailed scale model of a Mohawk longhouse during the “Month of the Cold Moon,” cooking fires cast a dim light on this moment captured from daily life. Poetry and paintings by contemporary artists add a human and modern perspective to the rich history of the Mohawk Valley.
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Iroquois Village of Caughnawaga and Museum.
Fonda National Tekakwitha Shrine, Route 5, Fonda, New York 12068.
Phone (518)853-3646; http://www.katerishrine.com/museum.htm
The Iroquois Village of Caughnawaga and Museum document the archaeology of the Mohawk Valley. Visitors have the opportunity to visit the site of the Mohawk village of Caughnawaga and learn about the site’s excavation. This display is free and open to the public May 1 through October 31.
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Catskills Region
Central Region
William M. Beauchamp Chapter of the NYSAA
Archaeology Season Activites :
The Children's Museum of History, Natural History, and Science.
311 Main Street, Utica, NY 13511
Phone (315)724-6129; www.museum4kids.net/
The Children's Museum of History, Natural History, and Science is located in Utica and houses a permanent exhibit that traces the history of the Mohawk Valley from the Haudenosaunee longhouses to the rise of the city of Utica in the mid-19th century.
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Yager Upper Susquehanna Archaeological Collection.
Yager Museum, Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York 13820.
Phone (607) 431-4480; http://info.hartwick.edu/museum/
The Yager Museum features changing and permanent exhibitions derived from travelling exhibits and the museum's excellent anthropological collections. Seven exhibition galleries are located on the first floor of The Yager building with permanent holdings that include major collections of Upper Susquehanna Indian artifacts; southwestern pottery, baskets and rugs; South American pre-Columbian artifacts; and Mesoamerican artifacts.
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Roland B. Hill Museum Archaeology Exhibit.
Roland B. Hill Museum, Main Street, Box 92, Otego, New York 13825
The Roland B. Hill is a small museum with displays on local archaeology in Ostego County, New York. The museum also maintains a collection of artifacts from excavations completed by the New York Archaeological Association during the first half of the 20th century.
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Native American Display.
Chenango County Museum, 54 Rexford Street, Norwich, New York
Phone (607)334-9227
The Native American display includes numerous artifacts including arrow heads, tools and baskets which where found locally. A large mural highlights a teaching area for children. Also on display are two canoes, one birch bark and a dugout, found in a pond in Pharsalia, NY in October 1963.
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Finger Lakes Region
Public Open House at the Creighton Site
Date, Time: Saturday August 2 10:00-4:00
Sponsored by: SUNY College at Brockport
Location: Finger Lakes National Forest (information will be available at the Hector Ranger Station)
For additional information contact: LouAnn Wurst 585-395-5706; lwurst@brockport.edu
Cost: FREE
Details: The public is inviting to visit the excavations at the Creighton Site conducted as part of the SUNY Brockport Archaeological FieldschoolHistory Encounters.
Tompkins County Museum, Dewitt Historical Society, 401 East Street, Ithaca, New York.
Phone (607)273-6107; http://www.tompkinscountyhistory.org
After an introduction to the role of museums and the basics of collections care, students don white gloves and examine 18th & 19th century objects from the collection for an up close and personal encounter with the past. Students are challenged to find the theme that unites the objects.
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Land of Clear Water.Tompkins County Museum, Dewitt Historical Society, 401 East Street, Ithaca, New York
Phone (607)273-6107
Nearly 10,000 years ago, Native Americans began to settle in this region and shape its landscape and its heritage. The Iroquoian name for Cayuga Lake was Tiohero, meaning "clear water," and this exhibit pays tribute to that distinction. The stories of our ancestors, how they lived and made a living, is a source of local pride. So too is the history we make every day. In this exhibit, some of the stories of Tompkins County are presented.
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Genesee Region
At the Western Door.
Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Avenue, Rochester, New York 14607.
Phone (585)271-4552; www.rmsc.org
This exhibit examines the historical relationship between European settlers and the Seneca Haudenosaunee with more than 2,000 artifacts and six life-size tableaux. Step inside the reopened Native American log cabin that tells the story of how Seneca people created new lives for themselves in the 1830s.
Ganondagan Longhouse Exhibit.
Ganondagan State Historic Site, P.O. Box 113, 1488 State Route 444, Victor, New York 14564.
Phone (585) 924-5848; http://www.ganondagan.org
Ganondagan is the location of a major 17th-century Seneca town and palisaded granary. Three hundred years ago, near Ganondagan, the French led an army from Canada against the Seneca to annihilate them and eliminate them as competitors in the international fur trade. The Seneca refer to Ganondagan as the Town of Peace and revere and protect the burial site of the Mother of Nations here. Illustrated signs mark the three trails where visitors can learn about the significance of plant life to the Seneca, about Iroquois customs and beliefs, and about the features of Fort Hill (the granary) and the events that occurred there. A traditional Seneca longhouse has been completed and open to the public.
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Hudson Valley Region
Event: SAFE (Saving Antiquities for Everyone) vigil
Date: Thursday, April 10, 2008
Time: 5:30 p.m. -- Presentation by Dr. Elizabeth Simpson, Classical Archaeologist, on "The Looting of Iraq"
7:00 p.m. -- Film "Robbing the Cradle of Civilization: The Looting of Iraq's Ancient Treasures"
Following the film -- candlelight vigil
Location: Bard College, Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room
Cost: Free and open to the public.Details: April 10th to 12th, SAFE (Saving Antiquities for Everyone) is arranging candlelight vigils all over the world to commemorate the loss and destruction of antiquities at the Iraq Museum, looted 5 years ago. Come join with others to light candles and make a commitment to protect cultural resources.
For more info: http://www.savingantiquities.org/candlelightvigils.php
Fort Montgomery Historic Site.
Fort Montgomery Historic Site, Bear Mountain State Park, Bear Mountain, New York 10911.
Phone (845)786-2701 ext. 226
Fort Montgomery was the scene of a Revolutionary War battle for control of the Hudson River. Visitors today can tour the remains of the 14½-acre fortification, perched on a cliff overlooking the magnificent Hudson River. Fort Montgomery State Historic Site is not a reproduction fort; it is a genuine vestige of our nation’s struggle for independence. Visitors will see the actual archaeological remains of the fort’s buildings and remains of the fort’s earthworks. Archeologists have revealed the stone foundations of barracks where the troops lived, the ruins of the powder magazine blown up by the British after the battle, and the eroded walls of the North Redoubt, where the outnumbered Americans courageously defended the fort. Interpretive signs, an audio tour, and group tours explain these remains and help visitors imagine how the fort and the battle may have looked.
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Museum of the Hudson Highlands,
Route 9W South, Cornwall, N.Y.
Phone (845) 534-7781
North of West Point sits the Museum of the Hudson Highlands. Preserved fishes, reptiles and amphibians as well as live animals are featured. The museum also contains Indian artifacts and geological specimens indigenous to the Hudson Valley and an ichthology collection from Hudson River tributaries. Hiking trails, interpretive and live animal exhibits, a Tall Grass Prairie and a regional artists' gallery are also found at this museum. An evening film/lecture series, community events and a summer environmental workshop for children are some of its other features.
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Van Wyck Homestead Museum.
Route 9, Fishkill, New York.
Phone (845) 896-9560
This 1732 home of the Van Wyck family, Dutch settlers to the area, is located at the site of the headquarters for the supply depot for General Washington's army from 1776 through 1783. It houses artifacts of the early Dutch settlers, Revolutionary War items, archeology finds, archives and farming items. Guided tours, lectures and an education program for children and adults are offered as well as a summer archeology research program and an annual Dutch spring weekend in May. The museum is open Memorial Day through Labor Day from 1 to 5 Saturdays and Sundays, other times by appointment. Admission fee.
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Event: Scenic Hudson’s 6th annual “Day at the Foundry” tours at West Point Foundry Preserve
Date: June 14 and 15, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Presented by: Scenic Hudson and Michigan Technological University
Location: Kemble Avenue, Cold Spring, New York 10516
Contact: (845) 473-4440, ext. 273; www.scenichudson.org/events
Cost: Free
Details: Explore the site’s 19th-century past as an industrial powerhouse whose ironworks made steam engines and the Parrott guns that helped win the Civil War. Scenic Hudson and archaeologists from Michigan Tech graduate program in industrial archaeology will be leading guided tours of the preserve. Blacksmithing demos on Saturday. Wear sturdy close-toed shoes, long pants, no pets.
Directions: From traffic light at Main St and Rt 9D in Cold Spring, west toward Hudson River. Turn left on Rock Street (3rd left). At end, turn right on Kemble Ave, follow to end. Through gate and follow sign.
The West Point Foundry: Unearthing the Past, Forging a Future
Date, Time: March 29 – Dec. 14, 2008, Wed – Sun 11 to 5
Presented by: Putnam County Historical Society and Foundry School Museum, Michigan Technological University, with additional support from Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects, Stearns & Wheeler LLC and Kearney Realty Group
Location: Putnam County Historical Society & Foundry School Museum, 63 Chestnut St. Cold Spring New York MapContact: 845 265 4010, office@pchs-fsm.org; www.pchs-fsm.orgCost: $5 adults, $2 seniors and children 7-12, members free
Details: Explore fascinating archaeological discoveries made at this 19th-century industrial powerhouse and exciting plans for its future. The exhibition includes archaeological artifacts, photographs, maps, and interactive displays. Since Scenic Hudson’s West Point Foundry Preserve is a short walk from the museum and open to the public, visitors can easily take in the exhibition and visit its source.
Directions: Crossing Newburgh-Beacon bridge from west, go south on Route 9D through Beacon to Cold Spring. Bear right on Chestnut St to #63.
Event: The West Point Foundry: Unearthing the Past, Forging a Future
Date, Time: March 29, 2008 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Opening Event)
Presented by: Putnam County Historical Society and Foundry School Museum, Michigan Technological University, with additional support from Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects, Stearns & Wheeler LLC, and the Villag of Cold Spring.
Location: Putnam County Historical Society and Foundry School Museum, 63 Chestnut St. Cold Spring New York Map
Contact: vmuller@scenichudson.org
Cost: Free
Details: Explore fascinating archaeological discoveries made at this 19th-century industrial powerhouse and exciting plans for its future.
Directions: Crossing Newburgh-Beacon bridge from west, go south on Route 9 about 5 miles, then right on Route 301 West, then left on Route 9D in Cold Spring. In one-half mile, bear right on Chestnut Street to #63.
Additional infromation on the Foundry Preserve can be found at: http://www.scenichudson.org/whatyoucando/visitourparks/westpointfoundrypreserve
Long Island Region
The Suffolk County Archaeological Association.
P.O. Box 1542, Stony Brook, NY 11729-0910.
Phone (631) 929-8725
The Long Island Cultural History Lab and Museum organizes in-school and library programs and fields schools designed to teach children about Long Island native and colonial life. Activities in these programs include archaeological excavations and reconstructions of colonial life, such as black-smithing, doing carpentry with antique tools, spinning and weaving, and cooking with period tools. An annual native technology workshop is open to the public, and two summer archaeological field schools are held in June and July every year.
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Four Ancestors.
Southold Indian Museum 1080 Main Bayview Rd., P.O. Box 268 Southold, NY 11971.
Phone (631) 765-5577; indianmuseum@aol.com
The Indian Museum in Southold offers a summer children's program called Four Ancestors, which teaches children the importance of preserving sites for the future. Children participate in archaeological field activities. Open to children grades 2-5.
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Metropolitan /NYC Region
Event Title:The Dead Sea Scrolls: Mysteries of the Ancient World
Location: The Jewish Museum, 1109 5th Avenue at 92nd Street, New York City, New York, 11028
For additional information contact: 212.423.3200 www.thejewishmuseum.org
Details: The Dead Sea Scrolls are considered by many to be the greatest archaeological find of the 20th century. These ancient texts were found, starting in 1947, in caves located east of Jerusalem and near the Dead Sea. The six scroll fragments on display have never been seen in NYC, and include early examples of the Biblical books Jeremiah and Tobit, and other treasured texts. Three scrolls are being exhibited for the first time anywhere. Also included are over 30 artifacts discovered near where the scrolls were found.
LONG TERM EXHIBIT (Now on view thru January 04, 2009)Event Title: Colonial Waterfront Development in and around Battery Park: Excavations for the New South Ferry Subway Terminal - 28th Annual Symposium on the Archaeology of New York City
Date, Time: Sunday May 18, 2008 - 1-3PM
Presented by: Presented by Professional Archaeologists of New York City (PANYC)
Sponsored by: The Museum of the City of New York
Location: The Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street, New York, NY
For additional information contact: The Museum of the City Of New York - 212.534.1672
Cost: Free with museum admission
Details: From 2004 to 2006, archaeologists worked in conjunction with and during construction of the new South Ferry Terminal station and subway tunnel in Lower Manhattan, one of the most historic parts of New York City. The South Ferry Terminal project excavations covered approximately 1,800 linear feet, including nearly 750 feet within Battery Park. Two eighteenth-century sites were identified within the South Ferry corridor which were determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. In addition to the archaeological data recovery of Whitehall Slip and the Battery Wall, many artifacts were also recovered during general South Ferry excavations and stratigraphy throughout the South Ferry Terminal project corridor was recorded. All combined, the archaeological evidence provides a unique account of colonial waterfront development in early New York City. Preliminary results of the work are emerging and archaeologists who have been involved in the field effort, artifact analysis and historic research will all be participating in this symposium.
Digging Up the Past.
The American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York City, New York.
(212) 769-5906; www.amnh.org.
Digging Up the Past is a workshop for kids 9-10 that shows how life developed on earth. By excavating and making their own fossils, children discover how fossils are found and how they provide clues to the past. For more information on this and other children's workshops, call (212) 769-5200. In addition, New York City high school students can take several after-school classes in human evolution and the application of physical and cultural anthropological techniques.
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The Lott House.
Brooklyn College Archaeology Research Center, Marine Park, Brooklyn. Phone (718) 951-4714; www.lotthouse.org
he Lott House, an 18th-century Dutch farmhouse and landmark, offers summer field programs that allow students and volunteers to participate in excavations at the site. Although children under 8 are normally not allowed on site, special arrangements can be made for local community children and summer-camp groups.
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Niagara Region
Buffalo Museum of Science, 1020 Humbolt Parkway, Buffalo, New York 14211.
Phone (716)896-5200; www.buffalomuseumofscience.org
Walk through the lives of the ancient Egyptians. Learn how they lived and see actual artifacts of their time. Guided tour, activity carts, and interactive Egypt room are part of this experience.
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History and Archaeology Programs at Fort Niagara.
Fort Niagara Historic Site, P.O. Box 169, Youngstown, New York.
Phone (716) 745-7611; www.oldfortniagara.org
A guided tour of Old Fort Niagara, its buildings, fortifications, and exhibits are provided for visitors. The emphasis of the tour can be adjusted to suit the grade level and curriculum.
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Holland Land Office Museum.
131 West Main Street, Batavia, NY 14020
Phone (585) 343-4724
The museum holds on permanent exhibit artifacts from the Hiscock Site in Byron, NY. The site is one of the richest Ice Age sites in North America and archaeologists from the Buffalo Museum of Science have been excavating there for almost 20 years. The exhibit, built in co- operation with the Buffalo Museum of Science, highlights some of the more interesting artifacts found at the Byron Dig including a nine-foot long mastodon tusk, a jaw, as well as artifacts from other animals that lived in the area.
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Susquehanna/Delaware Region
Tioga County Historical Society.
110 Front Street, Owego, New York 13827
Phone (607)687-2460; http://www.tiogahistory.org/
The museum maintains a Native American exhibit outlining the history of the first Americans in what became Tioga County. Many artifacts, drawings, and pictures illustrate the life of these first peoples on the Susquehanna.
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Thousand Islands Region
Field Schools
New York by Region
Adirondack Region
Allegany Region
Capital/Saratoga Region
New York State Museum Teacher Workshop in Field Archaeology
Session dates: July 21-25, 2008
Affiliation: New York State Museum/Greater Capital Region Teacher Center
Location: Schoharie County, New York
Application Deadline: July 16, 2008
Period of Occupation: Archaic thru Contact Periods
Project Director: Christina Rieth (crieth@mail.nysed.gov; Phone 402-5975)
For more information or to apply visit: http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/education/teacher/workshops.html
Catskills Region
Central Region
Finger Lakes Region
Finger Lakes National Forest Farmstead Archaeology Project
Affiliation: Archaeological Field School, SUNY College at Brockport
Location: Town of Hector, Schuyler County New York
Session dates: July 7- August 8, 2008
Application Deadline: July 1, 2008
Period of Occupation: early 19th century-1940
Project Director: - LouAnn Wurst, Department of Anthropology, SUNY College at Brockport,
(585) 395-5706, lwurst@brockport.edu
Instructor: Jeremy Deuel, (585) 591-0630, jddeul@gmail.com
For More Information go to: http://www.brockport.edu/ant/programs/special.html
Field Class in Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) Archaeology
Affiliation: Cornell University
Location: White Springs Site, Geneva, New York
Session dates: July 8-August 5, 2008
Application Deadline: June 15, 2008
Period of Occupation: Seneca Iroquois, circa 1688-1715 CE
Project Director: Kurt A. Jordan, Ph.D., Assist. Professor of Anthropology and American Indian Studies
210 McGraw Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca NY 14853-4601
(607) 255-3109, kj21@cornell.edu
For More Information go to: http://www.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10037&entrynumber=883or http://www.sce.cornell.edu/ss/courses/on/special/iroquois.php
Genesee Region
St. John Fisher College Archaeology Field School: General William A. Mills House
Affiliation: St. John Fisher College and Mount Morris Historical Society
Location: General William A. Mills House (Mills Mansion Site), Village of Mount Morris, Livingston County
Session dates: Six Weekends: Saturdays & Sundays, July 12 - August 17, 2008
Application Deadline: until start of the course, ANTH 493
Period of Occupation: Multi-Component: 1837 to present, and prehistoric Archaic.
Project Director and Instructor: Justin A. Tubiolo, St. John Fisher College, JTubiolo@sjfc.edu.
For More Information go to: http://www.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10037&entrynumber=732
In addition to the dates for the credit-bearing course, archaeological work at the Mills Mansion Site will continue on weekends through September. Non-credit students from the community (teens through adult) may register to participate directly through the Mount Morris Historical Society. Students participate in excavation and processing artifacts from all periods in the on-site laboratory. Individual and group tours are also available.
Contact: Site Manager Terry Mistretta-Terry0622@frontiernet.net /Project Director Justin A. Tubiolo-JTubiolo@sjfc.edu
St. John Fisher College Archaeology Field School : Dixon Hollow Historic Site
Affiliation: St. John Fisher College
Location: Hemlock, NY
Session dates: May 27th through June 13th
Application deadline: May 15th, 2008
Period of Occupation: 19th-early 20th century
Project director: Kristi J. Krumrine, St. John Fisher College, kkrumrine@sjfc.edu - Phone: 585.281.3821St. John Fisher College is offering a summer field school opportunity at the Dixon Hollow site in Hemlock, New York. This site was a middle 19th - early 20th century village situated along the Canadice Outlet. The village was occupied by a small number of residents over that time period and was abandoned completely by 1920 after residents sold their land to the City of Rochester. The upcoming field season will focus on a homestead area with a house and what appears to be a barn. Students will have an opportunity to learn surveying, excavation and lab techniques as well as explore the broader cultural context of the site through field trips to area historical sites.
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