Week 1 Update

The season is off to a great start. We have some familiar faces, as well as many new faces this year. The Field School students have been working hard for the whole week, and our international volunteers have arrived and will begin work on Monday.

Volunteers Mitch, Cynthia and Celia

JCC students Shawn, Clare and Destiny

Opening Day

It's finally time for Opening Day! We will be starting the Field School and organizing equipment today, and our students will be measuring out the grid and opening a few of the units from last year. Visitors and volunteers are welcome at the site from day 1, so come on out to the Canticle Farms Market to see us! We're at 3809 Old State Road in Allegany, NY. See you soon!

Spots still available

There is still space available in the JCC Summer Field School in Archaeology. Tuition is only $372 for New York residents and $744 for non-residents. This is for 6 elective credits. Email avp.archaeology@gmail.com for more information.

2014 Field School student earns award

2014 JCC/AVP Field School student Jay recently presented his research with us at the 2015 Scholars Day at SUNY JCC, and received an award for his efforts. He was awarded second place for his poster presentation. Congrats to Jay!

                                              Photos courtesy SUNY JCC Facebook Page.

Field Season Calendar

The following is a general  activities calendar for Field Season 2015, and is subject to change due to weather or other circumstances.

July

6 – field school opens; site prep

7-11 – 8am-5pm: field school, volunteer shifts

11 – VFP arrivals

12 – VFP Welcome and Orientation Day

13-14 – 8am-5pm: field school, volunteer shifts

15 – 8am-12pm: field school, volunteer shifts; 2pm-5pm: Seneca-Iroquois National Museum

16-17 – 8am-5pm: field school, volunteer shifts

18 – site closed/Seneca Pow Wow

19 – site closed/Letchworth State Park

20-25 – 8am-5pm: field school, volunteer shifts

25 – VFP Farewell Day

26 – site closed/activity day

27-31 – 8am-5pm: field school, volunteer shifts

August

1 – Community Archaeology Day

2 – site closed/Rock City Park

3-8 – 8am-5pm: field school, volunteer shifts

9 – site closed/activity day

10-13 – 8am-5pm: field school, volunteer shifts

14 –Site Closing; Cleanup

Calendar Notes:

-          Every Thursday is a designated lab day for field schools. Rain days will be held in the lab, in which case some Thursdays may become field days. 

Tuition Update

Jamestown Community College has found it necessary to increase their discount tuition rate by around 5%. While this is still a wonderful deal, it is unfortunate that it was applied during an active enrollment period. The tuition was advertised on their website (and ours) at $354 for in-state and $708 for out-of-state. Those figures are now $372 for in-state and $744 for out-of-state. An AVP donor has agreed to reimburse all field school students the cost of the increased fees ($18 for in-state and $32 for out-of-state students). We regret any inconvenience this change may have caused. We hope to see many students and volunteers this year!

February Update

Gearing up for Field Season 2015, we have a few new outreach programs launching this year. We have a two-week work camp set up for international volunteers through Volunteers For Peace, an organization that provides opportunities for people from across the globe to travel to foreign countries to visit and offer their time and effort for non-profit organizations. We will welcome between four and six international guests from July 11 to July 25. We will know in late March from where our guests will come, and how many there will be. We are also working with a representative from the Seneca Nation Department of Education to provide an outdoor educational experience for their summer youth program. We will also be holding our second annual Community Archaeology Day, to invite the local residents to come out and experience archaeology in their "backyard." Local residents are always welcome to volunteer with the AVP, as are interested individuals from anywhere in the world!