Field Schools and Scheduled Excavations in the Eastern USA
Schools in the eastern United States conduct loads of field schools. Here's a sample.
Field schools listed below with dates older than the current year may indicate an ongoing project that has not yet established dates for this season.
Field schools listed below with dates older than the current year may indicate an ongoing project that has not yet established dates for this season.
Catawba Nassaw Town (South Carolina)
May 13-June 13, 2008. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Archaeological investigations of the 18th century Nassaw Town site, political center of the Catawba Indian Nation.
May 13-June 13, 2008. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Archaeological investigations of the 18th century Nassaw Town site, political center of the Catawba Indian Nation.
Chesapeake Slavery and Landscape (Virginia)
June 2-July 11, 2008. Monticello's Department of Archaeology and the University of Virginia. Our fieldwork addresses changing patterns of land use and settlement on Thomas Jefferson's, Monticello Plantation from about 1750 to 1860.
June 2-July 11, 2008. Monticello's Department of Archaeology and the University of Virginia. Our fieldwork addresses changing patterns of land use and settlement on Thomas Jefferson's, Monticello Plantation from about 1750 to 1860.
Colonial Williamsburg (Virginia, USA)
May 29-August 3, 2007 (2 sessions). Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, College of William & Mary. Excavations take place on a site within Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area where participants learn to excavate while explaining what they are learning to a visiting public.
May 29-August 3, 2007 (2 sessions). Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, College of William & Mary. Excavations take place on a site within Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area where participants learn to excavate while explaining what they are learning to a visiting public.
Deerfield (Massachusetts, USA)
July 15-August 16, 2008. University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Historic Pocumtuck Native American site, investigating evidence of Queen Anne's War.
July 15-August 16, 2008. University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Historic Pocumtuck Native American site, investigating evidence of Queen Anne's War.
Delaware Valley (Experimental Archaeology, New Jersey USA)
TBA 2008. Temple University. The Experimental Archaeology field school will take place in a variety of outdoor classroom settings in the Delaware Valley including an introduction to experimental archaeology and excavation of a reconstructed Middle Woodland fish processing station.
TBA 2008. Temple University. The Experimental Archaeology field school will take place in a variety of outdoor classroom settings in the Delaware Valley including an introduction to experimental archaeology and excavation of a reconstructed Middle Woodland fish processing station.
Feltville (New Jersey, USA)
June 13-July 18, 2005. Montclair State University. Intensive training in archaeological survey, testing and excavation, with geoarchaeology and laboratory components, conducted in a 19th century industrial utopian village on the National Register of Historic Places.
June 13-July 18, 2005. Montclair State University. Intensive training in archaeological survey, testing and excavation, with geoarchaeology and laboratory components, conducted in a 19th century industrial utopian village on the National Register of Historic Places.
Ferry Farm: George Washington's Boyhood Home (US)
May 29-July 6, 2007. George Washington's Fredericksburg Foundation and University of South Florida. Students will excavate at Ferry Farm, a National Historic Landmark that is rich in history. The first American President George Washington grew to manhood here, moving to the plantation at age 6 in 1738, and leaving in 1752.
May 29-July 6, 2007. George Washington's Fredericksburg Foundation and University of South Florida. Students will excavate at Ferry Farm, a National Historic Landmark that is rich in history. The first American President George Washington grew to manhood here, moving to the plantation at age 6 in 1738, and leaving in 1752.
Fort Ancient (Ohio)
June 17-August 08, 2008. Wright State University. Fort Ancient is a large Middle Woodland period enclosure, and a National Landmark site operated by the Ohio Historical Society. The 2007 season will continue exploration of a burned feature at the center of Moorhead Circle.
June 17-August 08, 2008. Wright State University. Fort Ancient is a large Middle Woodland period enclosure, and a National Landmark site operated by the Ohio Historical Society. The 2007 season will continue exploration of a burned feature at the center of Moorhead Circle.
Garbology Project (Ohio, USA)
October, 2006. Metro High School in Columbus, Ohio have teamed with the PAST Foundation and the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio. Metro High students will spend several weeks working with their teachers in hopes of understanding the impact society can have on our environment.
October, 2006. Metro High School in Columbus, Ohio have teamed with the PAST Foundation and the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio. Metro High students will spend several weeks working with their teachers in hopes of understanding the impact society can have on our environment.
Hale Eddy (New York, USA)
July 17-24, 2007. Binghamton University (SUNY). The Community Archaeology Program (CAP) at Binghamton University provides a professionally supervised opportunity for non-archaeologists to participate in excavations at nationally important sites. Adult and kid programs.
July 17-24, 2007. Binghamton University (SUNY). The Community Archaeology Program (CAP) at Binghamton University provides a professionally supervised opportunity for non-archaeologists to participate in excavations at nationally important sites. Adult and kid programs.
Jamestown (Virginia USA)
June 2-July 11, 2008. APVA, the University of Virginia, and the National Park Service . Excavations on Jamestown Island, the site of the first permanent English settlement in North America. Focus of the excavations will be on uncovering the recently discovered remains of the 1607 James Fort and the adjoining 1608 James Town.
June 2-July 11, 2008. APVA, the University of Virginia, and the National Park Service . Excavations on Jamestown Island, the site of the first permanent English settlement in North America. Focus of the excavations will be on uncovering the recently discovered remains of the 1607 James Fort and the adjoining 1608 James Town.
Maritime Fieldschool (Florida, USA)
2006. University of West Florida. Several wreck sites in Pensacola Bay; diving on and recording a nineteenth century side-wheel steamboat in Alabama; investigations in an area suspected to contain colonial Spanish vessels; and examinations of the maritime landscapes in Navy Cove and in East Bay.
2006. University of West Florida. Several wreck sites in Pensacola Bay; diving on and recording a nineteenth century side-wheel steamboat in Alabama; investigations in an area suspected to contain colonial Spanish vessels; and examinations of the maritime landscapes in Navy Cove and in East Bay.
Mohegan Reservation (Connecticut, USA)
June 23-August 01, 2008. Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut and Eastern Connecticut State University. Thirteenth season investigating archaeological and historical resources on the Mohegan Reservation in Connecticut.
June 23-August 01, 2008. Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut and Eastern Connecticut State University. Thirteenth season investigating archaeological and historical resources on the Mohegan Reservation in Connecticut.
Mount Vernon (Virginia, USA)
Ongoing year round. George Washington's Mount Vernon. Volunteers and interns have helped Mount Vernon's archaeologists since 1987 donating more than 50,000 hours towards researching and restoring the estate.
Ongoing year round. George Washington's Mount Vernon. Volunteers and interns have helped Mount Vernon's archaeologists since 1987 donating more than 50,000 hours towards researching and restoring the estate.
Northwest Florida/Southwest Georgia
May 11-June 23, 2008. University of South Florida. Several projects are included. Test excavation will be conducted at Yon Mound and Village site, a late prehistoric temple mound site in the Apalachicola River valley, and at the famous Woodland mound complex of Kolomoki, in the lower Chattahoochee Valley.
May 11-June 23, 2008. University of South Florida. Several projects are included. Test excavation will be conducted at Yon Mound and Village site, a late prehistoric temple mound site in the Apalachicola River valley, and at the famous Woodland mound complex of Kolomoki, in the lower Chattahoochee Valley.
Parole (Maryland, USA)
June 4-July 13, 2007. University of Maryland. Excavations within the city will take place in Parole, the site of a Civil War prison camp, and a working- and middle-class African American neighborhood that developed during the 19th and 20th Centuries. Website is in progress, register at the UMD continuing education webpage.
June 4-July 13, 2007. University of Maryland. Excavations within the city will take place in Parole, the site of a Civil War prison camp, and a working- and middle-class African American neighborhood that developed during the 19th and 20th Centuries. Website is in progress, register at the UMD continuing education webpage.
Poplar Forest (Virginia, USA)
June 1-July 4, 2008. Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest and the University of Virginia. Field school participants will excavate an early nineteenth-century building complex, believed to be associated with plantation work spaces and possibly slave quarters, adjacent to Jefferson's ornamental grounds.
June 1-July 4, 2008. Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest and the University of Virginia. Field school participants will excavate an early nineteenth-century building complex, believed to be associated with plantation work spaces and possibly slave quarters, adjacent to Jefferson's ornamental grounds.
Robert Given House, Pemaquid Falls, Maine
July 30-August 10, 2007. Southern Maine Community College. Sixth year of excavations at the late 18th century farmstead of prominent Pemaquid merchant Robert Givens.
July 30-August 10, 2007. Southern Maine Community College. Sixth year of excavations at the late 18th century farmstead of prominent Pemaquid merchant Robert Givens.
Santa Isabel de Utinahica (Georgia, USA)
June 4-June 29, 2007 (several sessions). Fernbank Museum of Natural History. Activities will take place on two 400 year old archaeological sites associated with a lost Spanish mission near the historic Ocmulgee River.
June 4-June 29, 2007 (several sessions). Fernbank Museum of Natural History. Activities will take place on two 400 year old archaeological sites associated with a lost Spanish mission near the historic Ocmulgee River.
Shirley Plantation (Virginia, USA)
May 23 - June 23, 2005. Virginia Commonwealth University. This summer, excavation will focus on the Hill House, the earliest 17th-century occupation at Shirley. For more information, contact Amber Bennett at abennett@vcu.edu.
May 23 - June 23, 2005. Virginia Commonwealth University. This summer, excavation will focus on the Hill House, the earliest 17th-century occupation at Shirley. For more information, contact Amber Bennett at abennett@vcu.edu.
The Berry Site (North Carolina USA)
TBA 2008. Warren Wilson College. In 1566, Juan Pardo left the Spanish town of St. Elena on the South Carolina coast and traveled into North Carolina in search of an overland route to Mexico. Archaeological investigations at the Berry site (31BK22), north of Morganton in Burke County, provide evidence for Pardo's expeditions through the Catawba River valley.
TBA 2008. Warren Wilson College. In 1566, Juan Pardo left the Spanish town of St. Elena on the South Carolina coast and traveled into North Carolina in search of an overland route to Mexico. Archaeological investigations at the Berry site (31BK22), north of Morganton in Burke County, provide evidence for Pardo's expeditions through the Catawba River valley.
West Point Foundry (New York, USA)
May 14-August 3, 2007 (two sessions). Michigan Technological University. Excavations and survey at the West Point Foundry, established in 1817, which built several of America's first locomotives, many steam engines for varied applications, equipment for the global sugar industry and a wide range of other heavy cast and forged iron products.
May 14-August 3, 2007 (two sessions). Michigan Technological University. Excavations and survey at the West Point Foundry, established in 1817, which built several of America's first locomotives, many steam engines for varied applications, equipment for the global sugar industry and a wide range of other heavy cast and forged iron products.
William Paca's Wye River (Maryland, USA)
June 4-July 13, 2007. University of Maryland. This year excavations will be conducted outside of the city, at the former plantation and estate of William Paca on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake, on Maryland's Wye River.
June 4-July 13, 2007. University of Maryland. This year excavations will be conducted outside of the city, at the former plantation and estate of William Paca on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake, on Maryland's Wye River.