Tag Archives: Summer Adventures

Liz Kondzella- Summer at Ferry Farm

This summer, I had the pleasure of working with the George Washington Foundation on a Phase 3 archaeological investigation at Ferry Farm. Three recent UMW HISP alumni were also working on the project with me: Mason Schultz, Sam Melvin, and … Continue reading

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Brooke Prevedel- Summer Field School in the Southwest

This summer, I spent seven weeks in Cortez, Colorado as part of the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center College Field School sponsored by the National Science Foundation Experiences for Undergraduates Sites Program. While there, my nine classmates and I split our … Continue reading

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Summer Archaeology in the Garden State- Rick Altenburg

May 11th, 2019 was a perfect day for digging; it was a warm, sunny day, with a slight breeze coming off the Atlantic Ocean. It was on this day that I had the opportunity to volunteer on a salvage archaeological … Continue reading

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An American in Greece- Kyett Salamone

This summer I spent two months on the American School of Classical Studies at Athens’s Agora Excavation. The agora was the ancient marketplace and public gathering space at the heart of ancient Greek city. It housed temples, public buildings, monuments, … Continue reading

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Connecting the Dots with PennDOT- Delaney Resweber

This summer I worked for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) as one of their archaeology interns in Harrisburg, PA. With my internship, I worked on projects for both PennDOT and the Pennsylvania Historic Museum Commission (PHMC). For PHMC I … Continue reading

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