Text and photos by the students of the field school
Historical archaeology, like archaeology in general, must focus on key aspects of research while maintaining meticulous documentation.  In order to achieve this, multiple levels of technology are required.  Low-tech resources such as trowels and shovels are as important as more sophisticated tools such as digital cameras [...]

Bags unpacked, refrigerators stocked, trowels and plums in hand… The 2009 Heidelberg University Archaeological Field Crew is in the house!
Like surfers in search of the perfect wave, we arrived this past week from distant, and not so distant places, from California and Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ohio, drawn here by the perfect dig, a site [...]

This year we have a very diverse group of students in the Heidelberg University field school. They come from all ends of the country and have quite a varied background.
The first week we worked on the interior of Block 6. We will be continuing this part of the excavation throughout the summer. We have [...]

by the 2008 Heidelberg College Archaeological Field Crew
This week marked the end of our time here at Johnson’s Island, and we were very busy both in the latrine and in the hospital. At the end of last week, we spent most of the morning braving the elements while trying to keep the site dry. We [...]