SUMMER 2002 - SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY - ARCHAEOLOGY FIELD SCHOOL - SUMMER 2002 

S. U. ARCHAEOLOGY FIELD SCHOOL
HARRIET TUBMAN HOME (May20 - June 10) and 
ARCHAEOLOGY in the U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS (June 25- July 1)

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Archaeology Field Program at the Harriet Tubman Site, Auburn, New York
      This summer's archaeological field course will take place at the Harriet Tubman National Historic Landmark in Auburn, New York. Past Syracuse University projects at John Brown Hall at the Harriet Tubman Home helped facilitate the recognition of the property as part of the newly defined Harriet Tubman National Historic Landmark.
 
      The course will teach basic archaeological field techniques (survey and excavation) as part of a program aimed at defining a variety of archaeological structures and features located on the property.  This is a great opportunity to learn more about the life of Harriet Tubman while learning field techniques of archaeological recovery.

      The heroic acts of Harriet Tubman, as an Underground Railroad conductor and leader of the abolition movement, have secured her an honored place in American history.  There are many stories about her but the details of her life and multi-faceted nature of her legacy have been obscured by time and the conditions of slavery into which she was born.  This background limited her ability to write of her own experiences and caused many details of her life to be left untold. 

      In an effort to reconstruct the details of Harriet Tubman's life and to better understand who she was as a person, Syracuse University is working in cooperation with the AME Zion Church of Western New York, owners and caretakers of this legacy property, to identify and explain the archaeological resources present at sites associated with her life and her social concerns. 
 
     The complex of Tubman sites in Auburn include residences, farm buildings, industrial brickyard structures and features, and the home for the aged which she founded in her latter years. Their examination will help us learn about the more than 50 years she spent in Auburn and will illuminate her life long commitment to helping others.  

      In addition as part of the class we plan on visiting Harriet Tubman's birthplace in Cambridge Maryland (currently under investigation by Syracuse University graduate student Bonnie Ryan) and sites associated with her trips to St. Catherine in Canada. 

      We will have an initial orientation session on the Syracuse campus (Maxwell 015) on May 20th then proceed to the site.  We will meet on site for the remainder of the course (Mon-Fri. 9:00-4:00, plus at least one Saturday public dig day).

     This field program is open to all students and has no prerequisites other than the desire to learn.  Details on the program are on the back of this sheet.  Details on enrolling in this class are provided on the back of this information sheet (or see Professor Armstrong). 


For information and Application Contact:
Dr. Douglas Armstrong; Anthropology  
Department -209 Maxwell Hall, Syracuse  University -Syracuse, New York 13244  [log in to unmask]  


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Archaeology Field Program in the U.S. Virgin Islands
     Advanced students (and any student who completes the Harriet Tubman field program) are invited to participate in Syracuse's short, intensive course, on St. John in the US Virgin Islands.  This program  is a joint project of Syracuse University and the Virgin Islands National Park, National Park Service.  Students completing this part of the course may be able to stay-on for an additional 2-4 week internship in association with Friends of the Park and the NPS. Please contact Professor Armstrong for additional information. This course will focus on Diaspora issues and culture change.

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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND APPLICATION CONTACT:
 Prof.. Douglas Armstrong315)  443-2405;   fax (315) 443-4860    
 email:  [log in to unmask]
www.maxwell.syr.edu/Anthro/arch/Antfeild.html 
 

 

 
 
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY - ARCHAEOLOGY FIELD SCHOOL - SUMMER 2002
Anthropology Department  -209 Maxwell Hall  -  Syracuse University- Syracuse, New York  13244
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