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Next up in our Archaeology Field School blog series: Delaney teaches us the proper methods of digging a test unit! https://t.co/oEf3wAifwD
New #UMWHISP #Archaeology #fieldschool blog post alert! Archer discusses our work with @StratfordHall this summer. #UMW #UMWMade
Our next Archaeology Field School blog post comes from Archer Long, in which she discusses our laboratory work at Stratford Hall! https://t.co/oJOWMIXRF6
After a hot day of digging, of course we got some ice cream, fed goats, and rode a slide. #UMWHISP #umw #fieldschool #Archaeology
4Beach lunch then crunching and interpreting data, making distribution maps of the artifacts we have been cataloging for @StratfordHall. #umw #Archaeology #fieldschool #UMWHISP
4The #UMWHISP #Archaeology #fieldschool is visiting @JRarchaeology today. Lunch break, then more touring this afternoon! Special guest tour guide: MWC hisp alumna Jamie May! #umw #Jamestown
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Tag Archives: Experimental Archaeology
Caleigh Sullivan – The Story Behind the Stone
A cemetery, representing the material culture of death, reflects change in style, ideology, and identity of individuals and of societies. Researchers perform cemetery analyses to determine spatial organization, questions of religion, class, status, ethnicity, and the rise and fall of … Continue reading
Eric Dorman – Stone Tool Making: A Cooler Process Than You Think
A few days back, I had the great experience of being in a session that included a hands-on activity in flint knapping, the process of making stone tools. By participating in the flint knapping demonstration, I learned about the arduous … Continue reading
Kara Deppe- I’m a Gatherer
The flint knapping demonstration was a frustrating, yet extremely beneficial experience which enabled us to learn more about this process and the people who used these tools. The definition of flint knapping is “percussing two objects, stones, together to make … Continue reading
Daphne Ahalt- Traditional Technologies Day
On October 3rd, Nate Salzman, Education and Exhibit Specialist at the Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum’s Native Village in St. Leonard, MD., visited the University of Mary Washington campus to teach the Native American technologies of flint knapping, fire making, … Continue reading
