Virtual Archaeology Field School

  • Jun 21, 2021 9:00 AM - Jul 2, 2021 5:00 PM

  • Strawbery Banke Museum

    14 Hancock Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 03801

Ticket Price $50.00-$75.00 This event is now over
Description

Virtual Archaeology Field School
Monday, June 21-Friday, July 2, 2021

This virtual course is intended to offers students in the fields of archaeology, anthropology, history, or related fields, training in archaeological methodology. Because social science research has been interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, archaeologists are relying on mediated techniques to continue their research. This virtual field school offers a series of eight self-paced modules including material and digital techniques that participants can explore and apply. The instructor provides recorded tours and videos from the museum grounds and lab, digital course readings, and virtual activities. 

There is a specific focus on the c. 1750 Penhallow House, where archaeological field schools excavated thousands of artifacts from 2016-2018. The Penhallow House is currently the focus of a grant-funded rehabilitation effort to restore part of the house to its early 20th-century appearance when it was the home of an African American family. The course will culminate in participants’ development of an online Story Map and a blog post based on Penhallow artifact research.

Although this course will be offered entirely online, local participants are invited to join Archaeologist Alexandra Martin on-site at the museum on Monday, June 21, 1-2:30 PM, for an in-person guided tour of the museum’s archaeological sites. Limited to 12 participants and is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Date & Time

Jun 21, 2021 9:00 AM - Jul 2, 2021 5:00 PM

Venue Details

Strawbery Banke Museum

14 Hancock Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 03801

Strawbery Banke Museum
Strawbery Banke Museum
Strawbery Banke Museum, in the heart of historic downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is an authentic 10-acre outdoor history museum dedicated to bringing 300+ years of American history in the same waterfront neighborhood to life. The Museum is a place for children, adults, multigenerational families, and groups to gather to explore eight heritage gardens, 32 historic buildings, and traditional crafts, preservation programs, hands-on activities, the stories told by costumed role-players and the changing exhibits that offer hours of fun and discovery. The Museum's restored buildings and open space invite visitors to immerse themselves in the past, using objects from the museum's collection of 30,000 artifacts, and the histories of the families who lived and worked in the Puddle Dock neighborhood to engage, educate, and entertain.