During the summer of 2002, Michigan Technological University anticipates
running two field schools in Industrial Archaeology, six weeks each:
Carp River Forge site, Negaunee, Michigan (May 20 - June 27).
West Point Foundry, Cold Spring, New York (July 1 - August 8).
The first track (May 20-June 27) will be run in Negaunee, Michigan, at the
site of the Carp River Forge. The Forge sits on the grounds of the Michigan
Iron Industry Museum. The Carp River Forge was established by the Jackson
Mining Company in the 1840s, and was the first attempt at producing iron
from the newly-discovered ore bodies near Teal Lake. The forge operated for
about ten years, before being replaced by blast furnaces elsewhere. This
season follows three previous excavations which produced several student
publications as MS Theses and senior theses at the BA/BS level. Students
and staff will camp nearby the site, and tuition covers campground fees.
During the second track (July 1- August 8), MTU plans to conduct a mapping
and testing project at the West Point Foundry in Cold Spring, New York.
Located up the Hudson River from New York City, this site was a very
important industrial complex, and produced weapons and munitions for the
United States during a number of conflicts, including the American Civil War
and the War of 1812. We expect this site will become the focus of several
seasons of work for MTU. The mapping element of this year's work will
employ a team of graduate and undergraduate students, using laser surveying
technology and limited excavations to delineate the critical features of
this 80 acre site. The field school may also have an archive-based, public
history component as well. Housing will be subsidized, perhaps provided.
Students may enroll in either (or both) field schools for 2-8 credits per
"track."
For more information on Michigan Technological University's program in
Industrial Archaeology, including past field schools and current research by
students and faculty, check the website at:
<http://www.industrialarchaeology.net>
Contact professors Patrick Martin <[log in to unmask]> or Timothy Scarlett
<[log in to unmask]> with questions or request for applications for the field
schools.
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Timothy James Scarlett
Incipient Assistant Professor of Archaeology
Program in Industrial History and Archaeology
Department of Social Sciences
Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, Michigan 49931-1295 USA
Tel (906) 487-2113 Fax (906) 487-2468 Internet [log in to unmask]
MTU Website: www.industrialarchaeology.net
SHA Website: www.sha.org SIA Website: www.sia-web.org
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The Anthropologist is a myth teller, an epic poet who serves to glorify
humanity by "composing and reciting, with skill and passion, the human
myth."
-- Myles Richardson "Anthropologist-- The Myth Teller" American Ethnologist
1975, pp. 530.
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Timothy James Scarlett
Incipient Assistant Professor of Archaeology
Program in Industrial History and Archaeology
Department of Social Sciences
Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, Michigan 49931-1295 USA
Tel (906) 487-2113 Fax (906) 487-2468 Internet [log in to unmask]
MTU Website: www.industrialarchaeology.net
SHA Website: www.sha.org SIA Website: www.sia-web.org
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distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others."
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The Devil's Dictionary, 1911
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