I Know What You Did Last Summer: Student Contributions at Field Schools
Part of: Society for Historical Archaeology 2023
This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "I Know What You Did Last Summer: Student Contributions at Field Schools," at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.
Every year, field schools train students in archaeological methods and theories to prepare them for careers in the field. Yet, students are not empty vessels into which professionals pour their knowledge in exchange for their labor. Instead, students are equal partners in archaeological explorations of the past who bring expertise and perspectives of their own. This session invites recent field school participants to share their important roles at their field schools. Rather than a show-and-tell of things students did and learned, papers in this session will address the ways students contributed to larger project goals through lab analysis, artifact research, documentation, technological knowledge, public archaeology/consultation/social media outreach, adjustments due to COVID, etc...
Other Keywords
Preservation •
Transportation •
Manufacturing •
Public Archaeology •
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digital archaeology •
Release •
Convict Leasing •
catch
Geographic Keywords
North American Southwest •
American South (Tennessee)
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3D Models of Artifacts from the Lone Rock Stockade (2023)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "I Know What You Did Last Summer: Student Contributions at Field Schools", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Starting in the late 19th century, the Tennessee State Penitentiary leased convicts for work in a private coal mine in Tracy City, Tennessee. Most laborers were black men who were either falsely convicted or arrested based on racially biased laws. Those incarcerated in Tracy City were part of a larger...
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Investing in the Public: Benefits of Incorporating Public Archaeology in Field School Training (2023)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "I Know What You Did Last Summer: Student Contributions at Field Schools", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The field of archaeology’s future depends on the successful engagement of the public with archaeological interests, whether through supplementary research information, support for the preservation of sites and artifacts, or financial investment in projects. Many members of the public, however, do not...
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Permit Required: Catch and Release Archaeology (2023)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "I Know What You Did Last Summer: Student Contributions at Field Schools", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Archaeology consists of the accumulation of notes, maps, paperwork, and artifacts. Whether it's a can with an embossed logo or hundreds of undecorated ceramic sherds, labs and museums are constantly inundated with new artifacts, even though a majority of the ones deemed uninteresting are never displayed...
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Progress in Preservation: Products in Motion at Apex, Arizona (2023)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "I Know What You Did Last Summer: Student Contributions at Field Schools", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Stepping into the world of a migrant worker in the American Southwest during the early 1900s is to find evidence of a young industrialized world. The archaeological work performed at the site of Apex, Arizona yielded evidence regarding how market expansion and the movement of commodities and foodstuffs,...