Fall Newsletter

Volume 7 Issue 2 of the AVP Project News will be sent out electronically next Wednesday, and the hard copy versions will be mailed shortly thereafter. Brief profiles of the students and internationals from this past season are featured, as well as a story on gradiometer surveying. Remember to check your spam box, since the newsletter is sent en masse. If you are new to the AVP, and would like to receive the newsletter, email avp.archaeology@gmail.com and ask to be put on the newsletter list.

Congrats to the Class of 2016

This year's SUNY JCC / AVP Field School students did a wonderful job of learning the ins and outs of archaeological fieldwork. Congratulations to Bronson, Rich, Al, Dustin, Jessica and Chelsea on a successful season. Izzy was there to cheer them on...

Technology Week

This week our students were introduced to a few hi-tech gadgets that can be useful in archaeological contexts.

Shannon and Dan explain the archaeological and forensic uses of a laser scanner, and demonstrate its operation.

Students Chelsea and Rich run lines with a gradiometer. It is a machine that can give us an image of what lies beneath the plow zone, before we begin to dig,

What's It Like to Volunteer?

Our annual Community Archaeology Day is coming up on July 30 (Saturday, 10-5), and everyone is welcome to come on out and tour the site, and participate in fun activities for the entire family. We would also like to remind you that you are always welcome to visit or volunteer every day we're at the site. What's it like to volunteer? Here are some students and volunteers in action:

Bronson performs some needed screen maintenance. 

Colin and Noah use trowels to excavate a test unit.

Jessica and Manon use shovels to remove the plow zone from a test unit, while Rich tends to paperwork.

Anais, Andyfan and Cynthia take a break from excavating to pose for the camera.

Zoey, Bronson and Crissy screen dirt excavated from a test unit.

Anais shovels dirt into a bucket for plow zone screening.

Dustin and Jay use trowels to excavate their test unit.

Celia straightens up the walls of her test unit, which is located next to a woodchuck den.

The crew takes a break from excavating to help the Canticle farmers rid the potato plants of potato bugs and their larvae.

Colin and Rich work on their 1m X 1m test unit.

It can be hard work, hot and muggy, or cold and wet. That's just a part of being an archaeologist!

AVP at Letchworth State Park

Our Sunday excursion on July 17 was to Letchworth State Park, where we enjoyed the beautiful scenery.

Colin, Zoey, Andyfan, Anais and Manon at a scenic overlook.

Manon, Jessica, Crissy, Rich, Colin, Anais, Andyfan, Zoey and Chelsea at the stone bridge.

The gang at Upper Falls, with the soon-to-be demolished railroad bridge in the background.

The gang milling about at an overlook.

Our Fifth Annual Overlook Photo

As in years past, a wonderful group of students and volunteers!

VFP/AVP International Volunteers

Our international volunteers are settling in quite nicely.

Andyfan is screening at a 1m x 1m test unit. She is from Beijng, China.

Manon, from Lyon, France, uses a trowel to level out the base of a test unit.

Zoey takes a break from straightening the walls of a test unit. She is also from Beijing.

Anais removes dirt from the bottom of a test unit. She is another volunteer from Lyon.

Colin pours dirt into a screening bucket. He hails from Montpellier, France.