Portland State University, Washington State University Vancouver, and the
National Park Service are pleased to announce a field school in historical
archaeology at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. The program will
introduce the method and theory of fieldwork in historical archaeology.
Students will participate in all aspects of field and laboratory work:
laying out units, excavation by shovel and trowel, mapping, drawing,
photography, and cleaning, identifying, and analyzing artifacts. This
year's project will continue the use of digital recording using tablet
computers to assist in recording of the dig site and grave monuments at the
nearby Old City Cemetery. The season includes lectures by guest speakers
and staff. The National Park Service and its partners are committed to
sharing cultural resources and preservation values with the public. On a
rotating basis, students will discuss the field school activities with
visitors, including interpreting the significance of the site and the
educational purposes of the project.
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site is an unparalleled archaeological
laboratory, comprising the remains of Fort Vancouver, the ca.1825-1860
regional headquarters and supply depot for the Hudson's Bay Company, and
Vancouver Barracks, the first (ca. 1849-2010) permanent U.S. Army post in
the Pacific Northwest.
The 2014 Public Archaeology Field School will continue a multi-year
exploration of the multicultural Village ("Kanaka Village"), the largest
settlement in the Pacific Northwest ca. 1829-1845. Residents included
Native Hawaiians, the Métis, and people of many different American Indian
tribes. Later, the village was the site of the Quartermaster's Depot, part
of the World War I Spruce Mill, which cut aviation-grade spruce for
America's war effort, and a barracks and training compound for the Civilian
Conservation Corps (CCC). The field school will explore these sites and
continue to collect data on the Old City Cemetery (45CL887), one of the
oldest cemeteries in the City of Vancouver, Washington. The cemetery has
suffered from repeated vandalism and this project is collecting baseline
information on headstone condition, and their styles, decorations, and
inscriptions to help in its future preservation.The field school will
provide a unique research context to deploy mobile information technology
in a variety of field situations while providing a means to expand use of
mobile devices in heritage preservation.
For more information and an application:
http://go.usa.gov/Bdmz
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Douglas C. Wilson, Ph.D.
Director, Northwest Cultural Resources
Institute<http://www.nps.gov/fova/historyculture/ncri.htm>
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Adj. Ass. Professor, Portland State University<http://www.anthropology.pdx.edu/>
Pacific West Region Cultural Resources
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site <http://www.nps.gov/fova/index.htm>
612 East Reserve Street
Vancouver, Washington 98661
Cell: 360.921.5241
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