Geneseo College invites anyone interested in learning basic field methods in archaeology to take part in this summer’s field school at the historic Burt Wilder Farmstead site, Bristol NY. The Burt Wilder farmstead is a late 18th-early 19th century site. The site occupants were among the founding the families of the town of Bristol. Registration […]
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Geneseo Archaeological Fieldschool Opportunity
Geneseo invites anyone interested in learning basic field methods in archaeology to take part in the summer field school this summer in Bristol, NY. The course emphasizes hands-on learning. There is a pre-requisite of intro to archaeology, but this year we are willing to wave it. Students will be trained in basic excavation, stratigraphic analysis, […]
Fall 2019 Fieldwork Opportunity at the OPS Paleoindian Site
The New York State Museum, with the NYSAA Beauchamp chapter as local host, is investigating the OPS Paleoindian site in Canastota, Madison County. Following a productive excavation week in July, we are returning to OPS for the weeks of September 9-13 and September 16-20. Now in our fifth field season, this project represents the first […]
Summer 2019 Archaeology Field Opportunity
The Lewis Henry Morgan Chapter summer dig will take place at the Tram site August 10-11 and August 17-18. The Morgan Chapter has investigated the site since 2017. The Tram Site (Hne 6-4) was a large, palisaded Seneca Iroquois village of an estimated 800 to 1000 persons who resided there from about A.D. 1580 to […]
The Historic Amos Patterson Archaeological Field School
Location: Endwell, Broome County, New York Season Dates: May 27, 2014 – July 3, 2014 Application Deadline: May 9, 2014 Website: Binghamton 2014 Field School Affiliation: Binghamton University Project Directors: Nina M. Versaggi and Maria O’Donovan, Public Archaeology Facility Project Description The Historic Amos Patterson site is associated with one of the oldest standing structures […]