Greetings again!
Someone just drew my attention to an error in my last posting about Michigan
Tech's 2003 summer field schools. I inadvertently posted the specific
descriptions of the 2002 projects! While the photo links are accurate, the
actual projects will include the West Point Foundry (May-June) and the
Nonesuch Copper Mine (July-August).
I've attached the correct descriptions below.
http://www.sia-web.org/Iaweb/field.html
But NEW IMAGES of the 2002 season are now online at:
http://www.mtu.edu/grad/westpointfoundry/
And again at:
http://www.sia-web.org/Iaweb/wpntphotos.html
The full announcements are below this message.
Cheers,
Tim Scarlett
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2003 Field Schools in Industrial Archaeology
Michigan Technological University
Dr. Patrick E. Martin, Dr. Timothy J. Scarlett, and the Michigan Tech
research team will offer two sessions of their course in Field Archaeology
during the summer of 2003: the West Point Foundry (May 19 through June 26)
and the Nonesuch Copper Mine (July 1 through August 8). Each session will
provide training in a full range of methods and techniques, including
survey, excavation, photography and mapping.
The West Point Foundry site is in Cold Spring, New York, in the Hudson River
Valley north of New York City. Michigan Tech continues a long-term research
project on this famous industrial site, owned and managed by the Scenic
Hudson Land Trust. The WPF opened in the early nineteenth century and
operated nearly 100 years. During its life, the foundry workers
manufactured a wide array of products including locomotives, steam engines,
domestic artifacts, and military hardware and ordinance. The 2003 field
team will complete the total station mapping project and begin excavations
in selected areas of the site, including both industrial and domestic
components.
The second session class will initiate a new research project at the
Nonesuch Copper Mine site located in the Porcupine Mountains State Park in
Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The Nonesuch opened in 1867 and operated
sporadically through 1885. The well-preserved site includes machinery from
the water-powered stamp mill and a large group of domestic and industrial
features. Since the site is located in a park, public interpretation will be
an important component. The 2003 season will be the initial investigation of
the site, with special efforts devoted to survey and testing, and the team
will survey other portions of the park as well.
Either session is available for undergraduate or graduate credit (SS 3210
and SS 5700, respectively), with credit variable from 2 to 8 semester
credits. Guest student status is available for any student in good standing
at their home university. Tuition will be approximately $200/credit for
Michigan resident undergraduates, $400/credit for non-resident
undergraduates, and about $400/800 for resident/nonresident graduate
students. Housing will be subsidized by the projects; this will likely be
dormitory living in New York and camping in Michigan.
For additional information contact:
Timothy Scarlett, Department of Social Sciences
Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI
49931-1295 USA
Telephone: (906) 487-2113
Fax:(906)487-2468
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MTU IA Home Page: http://www.industrialarchaeology.net
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