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Practicing Community Archaeology in Shaker Heights, OH (2018)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Elizabeth Hoag. Ware Petznick.

For three summers, the Shaker Historical Society has been sponsoring a community-based archaeology experience primarily geared for elementary and middle-school aged children. Excavations at two local historical sites have helped to teach these students about their local history, and the importance of archaeology and preservation in their own communities. In this paper we highlight the work we have done, and the outcomes for our students and the larger preservation work it generated in the...