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All that Glitters is… Gold?
By Eleanor Breen / Project Manager, Archaeological Collections Online Recently, we had the pleasure of a visit from Ron Fuchs, Curator at the Reeves Center, and his colleague, Dr. Erich Uffelman, Professor of Chemistry at Washington and Lee University. Erich … Continue reading
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Tagged artifacts, fake, gold, Imari, porcelain, tea, Washington and Lee, XRF
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Identity in Tea Leaves & Coffee Grounds
By Sophia Farrulla / History & Anthropology Major / Junior / College of William and Mary As a student with interest in both the archaeology and history of Revolutionary America, I naturally gravitated towards the study of material culture and … Continue reading
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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Tagged coffee, Colchester, Facebook, GIS, Henderson, interns, tea, tobacco economy
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