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Beads, Beads, BEADS!
By Eleanor Breen / Project Manager, Archaeological Collections Online We found 240 beads in the South Grove Midden! Of these, 224 of were complete and 16 were broken. Remember the blog about soil processing methods? Archaeologists pay lots of attention … Continue reading
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Shaken, Not Stirred – Screening the Midden’s Fill
By Esther White / Director of Archaeology When we’re excavating, one of the popular questions is always, “What do you do with all that dirt?” The quick answer, “We screen it to recover artifacts” isn’t quite the whole story. The … Continue reading
“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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Tagged 1/16", Colchester, CSJP, flotation, gun shot, Henderson, interns, orders and invoices, small finds, water screen
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