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At the #umwHISP student choice lecture. Cheryl Hargrove is talking about heritage tourism and it’s fascinating. https://t.co/MuY9h0q6l8
#UMWHISP #Archaeology blog post alert! Shannon Bremer summarizes the paper she recently presented at the #MAAC2018 @MAACSC_Students conference. Shannon tied for first place in the student paper competition. #materialculture #toothbrush
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https://t.co/hWhmgLD6snThe #UMWHISP #Archaeology lab was packed this morning with students busily working on the Nomini Plantation collection. They are cataloging 17th and early 18th-century artifacts, rehousing the collection, and researching the impact of sea level rise on the site. #UMWMade #umw
4First weekend out with the #UMWHISP American #Archaeology class. Great weather and we found some artifacts! Yay! #umw #UMWMade
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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
