Dr. McBride and Ms. Sportman;
Dr. Claudia Brackett and myself MAY be able to assist you in pXRF studies of
Hammondville after July 13th when we are returning from our work in Ireland
and the UK in June. We are planning to be in nearby Milton, Vermont for the
birth of my first grandchildren in July. As you know, it is a "hurry up and
wait" situation and Claudia and I MIGHT be able to slip across the the lake
and give you and your students a demonstration of this new technology in the
same manner as the upcoming demonstration for Simon Fraser University before
SAA later this month. (see announcement below). I have a long term interest
in in the use of mineral technologies having been in the mining industry for
35 years.
Please advise if this would be useful to your program.
Sincerely,
Richard J. Lundin BA, MA, RPA, ISAP
Consulting Historical Archaeologist & Remote Sensing Specialist
Director, Wondjina Research Institute
Wondjina Research Institute (WRI), Thermo Fisher Scientific NITON Analyzers
and Simon Fraser University (SFU) are sponsoring a free demonstration and
workshop of the capabilities of the newly developed pXRF technology for
archaeology with on site surveys and a "hands on" use of the new, NITON XLT3
analyzer at SFU and sites within the Vancouver area on Monday and Tuesday,
March 24th & 25th prior to the SAA conference in Vancouver, British
Columbia. Dr. Claudia Bracket, Archaeochemist, of California State
University-Stanislaus (CSUS) and Mr. Richard J. Lundin, Archaeogeophysicist,
RPA and Director of WRI will conduct the surveys and workshop for Dr. Dana
Lepofsky of SFU but all are invited to participate and bring samples for
free pXRF analyses. Dr. Brackett and Mr. Lundin are pioneers in the use of
this technology for archaeology and have given very successful workshops and
presentations on its use at SHA meetings in Sacramento, Williamsburg and
Albuquerque; SAA meetings in San Juan and Austin and AGU in Acapulco, and
San Francisco.
The demonstration and workshop will be held at SFU and sites in the
Vancouver Area from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. according to the schedule below:
Day 1:
09:00-12:00 Lecture Session by Dr. Claudia Brackett of COUNTRY CHEMIST with
classrom instruction giving the archaeologist a basic working understanding
of the chemical principles that are applicable and specific to
archaeology.(Appropriate breaks will be taken as needed by the group)
12:00-13:00 Lunch Break with Dr. Brackett, Mr. Lundin of WRI and other
invited Industry participants.
13:00-1700 Lecture Session by Mr. Richard Lundin of WRI on the History and
Practice of Field Archaeochemistry and it relationship to Combined Survey
Format (CSF) archaeogeophysical and archaeochemical field studies,
demonstrations of archaeochemical laboratory and field equipment by Dr.
Brackett, Mr. Lundin and invited Industry participants, distribution of
Workshop CD's containing Dr. Brackett and Mr. Lundin presentations and
copies of both early and recent papers and presentations on field
archaeochemistry.
Day 2:
09:00-12:00 Travel to the Site and an Orientation Lecture by personnel from
Simon Frasier University on the site(s) they is working on.(Appropriate
breaks will be taken as needed by the group)
12:00-13:00 Lunch Break with Dr. Brackett, Mr. Lundin and other invited
Industry participants.
13:00-1700 Field Demonstrations\Surveys utilizing field equipment by Dr.
Brackett, Mr. Lundin and invited Industry participants. Return to SFU.
Chemistry has always been an effective tool for the modern Archaeologist.
However, with the development of new technology, chemical analysis is
becoming increasingly easier, cheaper and thus more important. The workshop
is designed to give the practicing Archaeologist a basic working
understanding of the chemical principles that are applicable and specific to
archaeology. The class is targeted for a participant that has little or no
previous background in chemistry. Topics to be covered are "Elements and
Molecules, or what is in that stuff anyway?" " Biomolecules, or getting a
site/object to speak to you," "Chemical Statistics, or understanding all
that gibberish that came back from the lab," and Soil Chemistry, or getting
information when you can't see a thing." Topics will be presented in a
combination of lecture and hands-on demonstrations. We will be using simple
UV-Visible spectrophotometer, portable X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) spectrometer
and, possibly, other field portable equipment. Participants are encouraged
to bring their own specimens for non-destructive analysis. The specimens
should be solids (not liquids) and eith 10 grams of material, or a surface
area about 3/4 inch square."
Dr. Brackett is a practicing Archaeochemist, Chemistry Instructor at CSUS,
Principal of COUNTRY CHEMIST, member of SAA, SHA, SAS, has made several
presentations and the SHA Workshop on this topic, has been doing major
archaeochemical studies for mineral industry and developer clients since
2003 and was the Co-Chair of an archaeochemical symposium at SAA in San
Juan, Puerto Rico. She has a BS Degree in Chemistry from CSUS, and MS and
Ph.D. degrees in Analytical Chemistry from University of the Pacific. She
is one of the innovators in the use of field portable XRF equipment in
archaeology and has several publications on this topic pending.
Mr. Lundin is a practicing Archaeogeophysicist and Airbourne Remote Sensing
Specialist, Director of WRI, member of SAA, SHA, SAS, SEG, SME, AGS, ISAP,
AGU and SCA,has made several presentations and the SHA Workshop on this
topic, has been doing major archaeochemical studies for mineral industry and
developer clients since 2003 and was the Co-Chair of an archaeochemical
symposium at SAA in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He has a BA in Anthropology from
Beloit College, a MA degree in Historical Archaeology from Northern Arizona
University, 35 years of experience in the mineral industry doing field
geochemistry and archaeochemistry. He is a Registered Professional
Archaeologist and the discoverer of the applicability of portable XRF
technology to field and laboratory studies in archaeology and has several
publications on this topic pending.
Both Dr. Brackett and Mr. Lundin have extensive archaeochemical field and
laboratory experience and are supported by ThermoFisher Scientific NITON
Analyzers in their research.
Please feel free to contact Dr. Brackett or Mr. Lundin by phone at WRI's
Sonora, California Office Number: (209) 532-3873 or, if you would like to
find out more on the reception to the SHA Workshop at Williamsburg and our
work in Mexico, Dr. Jamie Brandon at [log in to unmask] or Dr. Luis Barba at
[log in to unmask]
Thank You for your Patience and giving us a chance to present what we feel
is a worthwhile contribution to the SAA conference.
Sincerely,
Claudia L. Brackett, MS, Ph.D.
Consulting Archaeochemist
Principal, COUNTRY CHEMIST
Richard J. Lundin, BA, MA, RPA, ISAP
Consulting Historical Archaeologist & Remote Sensing Specialist
(Archaeogeophysicist)
Director, Wondjina Research Institute
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sarah Sportman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 8:25 AM
Subject: Historical Archaeology Field School Opportunity in New York-
Adirondack Region
> Hi All,
>
> We're running a new field school out of the University
> of Connecticut this year up in Crown Point New York.
> The site is an abandoned 19th century iron-ore mining
> town. See below for more information:
>
> Contact information:
> Dr. Kevin McBride - [log in to unmask]
> Sarah Sportman - [log in to unmask]
>
> Anth 3990 Sec 011
> Residential Field School in Historical Archaeology -
> June 30 - July 25, 2008
> 6 credits
>
> This 4 week intensive course introduces students to
> the fundamentals of historical archaeology, including
> archeological survey, excavation and historical
> research. We will be excavating at Hammondville,
> Crown Point, NY, a 19th century mining "Ghost Town"
> located in the eastern Adirondack region. The course
> is scheduled for Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm, so
> students' weekends are free. Accommodations at a NYS
> camp ground will be arranged and food will be
> provided. Students are responsible for
> transportation, basic camping equipment, the cost of
> room and board ($100.00/wk) and a $50.00 lab fee.
> Completing the field school provides students with the
> basic qualifications for a job as a field technician
> in contract archaeology.
>
>
>
>
> Sarah P. Sportman
> Doctoral Student
> Department of Anthropology
> 354 Mansfield Road Unit 2176
> Storrs, CT 06269-2176
>
>
>
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