Hi everyone! The Contact Period Domestic and Battlefield Archaeology Field School dates and content are now updated. Details can be found below!
The University of Connecticut Department of Anthropology and the Connecticut Office of State Archeology will offer a field school in Contact Period & Battlefield Archaeology focused on the 17th century John Hollister site in Glastonbury, CT and the Revolutionary War Battle of Ridgefield. The Hollister site was occupied by English and Native people between 1651 – 1711 and consists of several domestic structures that have yielded thousands of seventeenth-century Euro-American and Native artifacts and food remains. The Battle of Ridgefield took place on April 27, 1777, between 2,000 British and 700 Americans under the command of Benedict Arnold.
The 5-week, 4-credit field school will include training in:
- Archaeological field survey and excavation
- Methods of Battlefield Archaeology
- Artifact conservation
- Ground Penetrating Radar
- Identification and analysis of 17th Century Euro-American and Indigenous material culture
- Research and artifact identification specific to battlefield archaeology
Fees:
The five-week program will cost approximately $3,200. In addition, there is a $75 lab fee, payable on the first day of class.
Application and Registration:
All students must fill out an application in order to be considered for the field school and receive a permission number so that they can register. Contact Dr. Kevin McBride (kevin.mcbride@uconn.edu) via e-mail for an application and more information on the field school.
Housing: University housing and meal plans are available. Contact Res Life at 860-486-2926 for a summer housing application.