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And you thought archaeologists only fought Nazis…

By Eva Falls /Graduate Student / East Carolina University Graduating from college is an extremely scary time.  Suddenly, you’re thrown out into the world and labeled “adult.”  Luckily, when I graduated from the College of Charleston (Charleston, SC) last May, … Continue reading

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Toys for Mount Vernon’s Tots

Laura Tancredi / Archaeology Laboratory Manager   As children spend this week playing with gifts received during the holidays, here in the archaeology lab we are inspired to think about toys at Mount Vernon, and take a closer look at … Continue reading

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New Season = New Interns

By Esther White / Director of Archaeology Labor Day is not only the beginning of the school year but it also marks the time when our fall interns join us.  It seems like we just said good-bye to that great … Continue reading

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Time Detectives and Material Culture

By Joe Downer / History / George Mason University I’m a member of “Team History” interning here in the Mount Vernon Archaeology Department. I am a senior at George Mason University studying American History, and my time at Mount Vernon … Continue reading

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“All the Small Things”

By Anna Dempsey / Anthropology Major / Third Year / University of Virginia I’m the lucky intern who was funded this summer thanks to the ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program (CSJP).  This program provides funding for non-profit organizations like Mount … Continue reading

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Tobacco Pipe Research

This is Katie Barca, one of the members of Mount Vernon Archaeology’s “Team Artifact.” I am a graduate student in Anthropology focusing in both Historical Archaeology and Museum Studies at George Washington University. I am writing my master’s thesis on … Continue reading

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Summer Interns

For a professional archaeologist working at a historic site like Mount Vernon, summer means lots of student interns.  Usually our students help us dig, but this summer, Mount Vernon’s archaeologists aren’t excavating outside – instead, we’re “digging” in our laboratory … Continue reading

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