Participants will spend a week doing hands-on archaeology at the Archaeology Field School for Adults sponsored by the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History, the Office of State Archaeology, and the Friends of the Office of State Archaeology, Inc. Participants will gain hands on experience contributing to an authentic and significant archaeological investigation, working with primary sources at an 18th-century colonial site in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Days will start at 9am and end at 3pm, with a break for a brown bag lunch. The field school will cover the basics of field methods, paperwork, mapping, data management, and artifact identification.
The program is designed to provide a deeper appreciation of the importance of archaeology as a tool for learning about Connecticut’s fascinating past. Learning proper archaeological methods will develop the participant’s understanding of the ethical aspects of archaeology and the archaeologist’s responsibility to preserve the data they retrieve so that it will remain valuable to future researchers. While the program is open to all adults, it may be of special interest to educators who teach history or social science in a classroom or museum setting.
Space for this program is limited. Registration will close on July 31, 2023.
