Archaeology of Edgefield, South Carolina Pottery Communities
June and July, 2016, University of Illinois
http://www.histarch.illinois.edu/Edgefield/

Join us at the Pottersville site for archaeology in the summer of 2016! We return for another season of field research on the amazing heritage and history of Edgefield pottery production.

Students and volunteers will work in supervised teams, learning to uncover the archaeological record as members of an investigative team, with skills employed by professional archaeologists. You receive training in the techniques of surveying, interpreting geophysical and LiDAR data, excavations, mapping, artifact classification, and contextual interpretations. Laboratory processing and analysis will also be ongoing during the field season. Evening talks by project staff, visiting archaeologists, and historians will focus on the history and heritage of Edgefield and how field data are used to answer archaeological and historical research questions. Lodging is available at the beautiful Edgefield Inn (http://www.edgefieldinn.com/). 

For additional information about this field school opportunity, please contact Chris Fennell by email at [log in to unmask] or by cell phone at 312-513-2683. To apply for participation in this field school, please download and complete a short application form and email it to Fennell by March 31, 2016. Students will be notified of acceptance no later than April 11. Accepted students should register for six credits in the University of Illinois summer session. Students from colleges other than the University of Illinois can register through our exchange program and receive transfer credits. Additional information and application forms are available at http://www.histarch.illinois.edu/Edgefield/

Watch a documentary about one of our earlier field schools at Pottersville by StoryLine Media at https://vimeopro.com/storylinemedia/pottersvilledoc