Hi, Adrian:
You should contact Mark Moak of Rocky Mountain College.  He presented a
Poster Session on his "Dig It Program" at the Archaeological Institute
of America's annual meeting last December in New York. Exactly what you
are looking for.  His e-mail is  [log in to unmask]  If that has changed,
let me know and I can provide address, phone or fax numbers.
Ron Fellows, CM, Editor, The Glyph
 
 
Praetzellis wrote:
>
> OK, you can take your finger off of the delete button now -- the
> SOPA/ROPA/DOPA thread is over.
>
> Meanwhile, a non-email colleague at a local community college is interested
> in hearing from anyone who has constructed an "archaeological" site for the
> purpose of training students in stratigraphic excavation techniques. He
> wants to do the same and would like advice, others' experiences, etc.
> I did this myself a few years ago and am still digging portions of the site
> every spring.
> The advantages:
> 1.  I'm not destroying a real site for no other purpose than to give
> students an introduction to digging.
> 2.  There's no report to write at the end of the class (I really like that
> one).
> 3.  It's *exactly* like digging a real site. After only 3 months, I
> couldn't tell that it was a phoney.
> The disadvantages:
> 1.  I have to rebuild a portion of it each year.
> 2.  It cost about $500 for soil to create.
> 3.  I had to hassle with university administration for a piece of unused
> land: "You want to do WHAT?"
>
> So, if you have ever built a site -- something with real digable features,
> not just artifacts on the surface -- please let me know and I'll pass on
> the information. Thanks a lot!
>
> Adrian Praetzellis
> [log in to unmask]
> [SOPA member since 1981]