This is the place to find out the latest developments in the AVP. Find out what new archaeological discoveries have been made, and find out how to volunteer for an archaeological investigation.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Workshops

The calendar below lists eight workshops, held at various times throughout the field season. The topics for these workshops are as follows:
June 30 (9-11am): site preparation and grid setup, and mapping
July 5 (5-7pm): lab skills and curation
July 6 (5:30-7:30pm): plan and profile drawing, and site photography
July 10 (9-11am): technology and artifact identification
July 12 (10am-12pm): artifact identification and seriation
July 13 (5:30-7:30pm): Cultural Resource Management
July 15 (5:30-7:30pm): non-invasive reconnaissance
July 19 (10am-12pm): lab skills and curation, artifact identification
Workshops are free and open to the public, but space is limited, so register soon (simply email sph1@email.com to reserve a spot). Lab workshops (July 5, 12 and 19) will be at the lab location (still to be determined, but in the Allegany area), and all other workshops are held at the Karl Site.

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Spring Newsletter/Calendar

The Spring 2012 newsletter has been sent, and includes the calendar for the summer field season. Below is the calendar, which is subject to change due to weather, field conditions and other unforseen circumstances. All changes will be posted here and emailed to registered volunteers.

June

      29 – site preparations

      30 – 9-11am: field workshop

               11am-6pm: field volunteer shifts

 July

      1 – 11am-6pm: field volunteer shifts

      2 – site closed/rain date

      3 – 9am-6pm: field volunteer shifts

      4 – 9am-4pm: field volunteer shifts

             11am-3pm: site open to visitors

      5 – lab preparations

             5-7pm: lab workshop

      6 – 9am-4pm: field volunteer shifts

             5:30-7:30pm: field workshop

      7 – 9am-6pm: field volunteer shifts

            11am-5pm: site open to visitors

      8 – site closed/rain date

      9 – 9am-6pm: field volunteer shifts

      10 – 9-11am: field workshop

              11am-7pm: field volunteer shifts

      11 – 9am-6pm: field volunteer shifts

      12 – 10am-12pm: lab workshop

               1-7pm: lab volunteer shifts

      13 – 9am-4pm: field volunteer shifts

               5:30-7:30pm: field workshop

      14 – 9am-6pm: field volunteer shifts

              11am-5pm: site open to visitors

      15 – 9am-4pm: field volunteer shifts

              4:30-6:30pm: field workshop

      16 – site closed/rain date

      17 – 9am-6pm: field volunteer shifts

      18 – 10am-7pm: field volunteer shifts

      19 – 10am-12pm: lab workshop

               1-7pm: lab volunteer shifts

      20 – 9am-6pm: field volunteer shifts

      21 – 9am-3pm: field volunteer shifts

               10am-3pm: site open to visitors     

               3:30-5:30pm: site closing