Archaeology Season
2009
Events -
Field SchoolS
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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:4th Annual Pethick Site Open House
Date, Time: Monday and Tuesday, July 2-3, 2009, 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 20-24, 2009
Affiliation: New York State Museum/Greater Capital Region Teacher Center
Location: Schoharie County, New York
Application Deadline:
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
Through teamwork exercises, participants will learn how to collect and organize specimens, record data, generate questions, formulate hypotheses, develop and defend explanations, and present findings in Native American and early Euro-American history. They will also update and expand their understanding of local and regional history and foster close working relationships with museum scientists and researchers. Participants will be expected to perform some physical labor and to work outdoors in variable weather conditions. Current research information and resources will address the advantages of object-based learning, using a museum as an educational resource, and applications to the State Learning Standards for social studies #1.4, #3.1, #4.1; math #3.4, #3.5; science, #4.7; and English language arts #1, #3, and #4.
Cultural Encounters in 17th Century New Netherland
Session dates: July 8 - 10, 2009 8:30AM - 5:00PM, 21 contact hoursAffiliation: New York State Museum/Greater Capital Region Teacher Center
Fee: $45 for the constituents of the GCRTC, $90 for all others - 21 hrs/ in-service credits
For more information please contact V. Fish, Room 3140 NY State Museum, Albany NY 12230 (518) 474-5817 Email: Valerie FishThe New York State Museum offers an interdisciplinary workshop for teachers of elementary and junior high school social studies. The cultural and historical legacy of 17th century Dutch settlements and interactions with Native Americans will be featured. Included will be the areas of ethnography, geology, historical archaeology, and classroom applications for teaching with historical documents and objects. We will compare symbols of community, economic and social decision-making in Algonquian-speaking and New Netherland societies, adaptations to change over time, and lasting cultural influences.
Teachers will have access to collections of original source materials now held by the New York State Museum, the New York State Library, and the New York State Archives, all programs of the Office of Cultural Education, under the New York State Education Department. The New York State Learning Standards addressed in the workshop are: Social Studies #1.1, #1.3 & #1.4 (NY State History); #3.2 (Geography); #4.1 (Economics); English Language Arts #1, #3, & #4; Math #3.4; Science #4.7; and Technology #5.5.
Location: New York State Museum, Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY
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
History 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
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
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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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
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 20-24, 2009
Affiliation: New York State Museum/Greater Capital Region Teacher Center
Location: Schoharie County, New York
Application Deadline:
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
Through teamwork exercises, participants will learn how to collect and organize specimens, record data, generate questions, formulate hypotheses, develop and defend explanations, and present findings in Native American and early Euro-American history. They will also update and expand their understanding of local and regional history and foster close working relationships with museum scientists and researchers. Participants will be expected to perform some physical labor and to work outdoors in variable weather conditions. Current research information and resources will address the advantages of object-based learning, using a museum as an educational resource, and applications to the State Learning Standards for social studies #1.4, #3.1, #4.1; math #3.4, #3.5; science, #4.7; and English language arts #1, #3, and #4.
Catskills Region
Central Region
Finger Lakes Region
Field Class in Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) Archaeology
Affiliation: Cornell University
Location: White Springs Site, Geneva, New York
Session dates: July 7-August 4, 2009
Application Deadline: June 15, 2009
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 11 - August 16, 2009
Application Deadline: Rolling - July 10, 2009
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.
Hudson Valley Region
Long Island Region
Metropolitan /NYC Region
Niagara Region
Susquehanna/Delaware Region
Thousand Islands Region
Nearby Areas
Connecticut
Pennsylvania-
TITLE: The African American Dennis Farm Field School
Affiliation: Binghamton University
Location: Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust, Susquehanna County, PA
Session dates: May 26 - July 3, 2009
Application Deadline: May 22, 2009
Period of Occupation: late Eighteenth Century through Twentieth Century
Project Co-Director: Dr. Nina Versaggi (Public Archaeology Facility), nversagg@binghamton.edu
Instructor: John Roby (Anthropology, Binghamton University), jroby2@gmail.com
Site Description: Dennis Farm is a sprawling 153-acre farmstead settled by one African American family in the late eighteenth century. The property has remained with descendents of these early settlers since then. As part of a multi-year study, students will participate in an archaeological investigation of the property. This research will address research themes, such as the role of free African Americans in community formation on the frontier, the shaping of an agricultural landscape, the place of Dennis Farm in historical memory, and new perspectives on the African Diaspora. Direct descendents of the Perkins and Dennis families will supplement our investigations with historical documents, family artifacts, and oral history.
For More Information go to: http://anthro.binghamton.edu/fieldschool/ and http://summer.binghamton.edu
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