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I’ll forever sing the praises of my education and professors at #umwhisp, but it is moments like these that remind me just how special they are — constantly giving back to the community at large, even post-retirement.
At Sharswood, historic preservationists were interested in a dilapidated building behind the main house they suspected had once been slave quarters. Fred Miller, who owns both houses, says, “It’s kind of crazy for me just to even walk around out there.” https://cbsn.ws/3we0I2T
#bestdept #umwhisp
Love to see the HISP representation @smithpres https://twitter.com/marywash/status/1326238737676775425
So @queenbleee is going to go to the @OldGloryDC match against @SeawolvesRugby in two weeks and I'm so excited. #umwhisp #presnerdsforever
So @queenbleee is going to go to the @OldGloryDC match against @SeawolvesRugby in two weeks and I'm so excited. #umwhisp #presnerdsforever
G’morning, Denver. Yesterday @lilys_twitta held court with #umwhisp alums & students at Draft XIV where we got to sample Colorado food & drink. Today: #preservationeducation conference. https://t.co/sFX2UKqQS0
Category Archives: Rappahannock Archaeology
Olivia Larson- “Find Me a Village with a View”
In a land far, far away two genius professors joined forces to bring us the UMW 2018 Archaeological Field School; Dr. King of St. Mary’s College of Maryland and Dr. McMillan of the University of Mary Washington. In all seriousness … Continue reading
Lizzie O’Meara- Field School 2018: A Retrospective
This summer, I had the opportunity to join the University of Mary Washington on my very first field school under the guidance of Dr. Lauren McMillan. We partnered up with St. Mary’s College of Maryland working on the Rappahannock Indigenous … Continue reading
Jessica Roberts – Past, Present, and A Shark’s tooth
Over the past five weeks, the UMW archaeology field school, under the direction of Professor McMillan, has been conducting Phase I and II survey work with Dr. Julia King and her crew from St. Mary’s College of Maryland. While we … Continue reading
Delaney Resweber – Schnitting isn’t a Baked Good (although I wish it was)
In the wise words of Dr. McMillan, what separates an archaeologist and a random guy digging holes is the process of diggings and documenting the units properly in order to make interpretations about the site; “our interpretations are only as … Continue reading
Lilly Salamone – This first week of field school was a ton of fun!
I had some experience volunteering in the UMW archaeology laboratory beforehand, but I was excited to expand it by working in the field. I did not really know what to expect, as the only experience with archaeology I had before … Continue reading
Matt Greczy – The Importance of Empty Pits
While digging one of many shovel test pits during field work, my partner and I made a small discovery. Before we had even broken the earth for our test pit, we found a sizable sherd of ceramic laying on the … Continue reading
Lizzie O’Meara – Archaeology: Can you dig it?
The week of May 21st, 2018 marked my first week of field school with the University of Mary Washington. While the thought of getting to experience actual real world archaeology was an exciting one, I could not help but feel … Continue reading