Archaeological Field School
Summer of 2004 at the site of the Upper Cuttawomen People
Summer of 2003 at the site of the Upper Cuttawomen People
Summer of 2002 at Stratford Hall
The Center's Archeological Field School
MARY WASHINGTON COLLEGE
Historic Preservation 465S
Field School in Archaeology
The 2004 archaeological field school continues the long-term study of the history of the Rappahannock Valley by the Department of Historic Preservation at Mary Washington College. During the early 1600s, the lower Rappahannock Valley was among the most densely-occupied portions of the Chesapeake Bay region. The field school will test the location of a circa 1607 village depicted on the map of Virginia created by the Jamestown colonist John Smith.
Located
east of Fredericksburg, the archaeological sites are located at the
site of the village inhabited by the chief of the Upper Cuttawomen people.
The Upper Cuttawomen spoke Alqonquian dialects, farmed maize as well
as collecting wild plants, and were governed by hereditary leaders known
as werowances. The overall research goal of the field school is to investigate
change and continuity in Native American society in the Rappahannock
Valley during the fourteenth through seventeenth centuries by testing
a site occupied during that period.
Field Methods in Historical Archaeology strives to provide a solid grounding
in 
how
to excavate and record in a controlled and informative manner that facilitates
archaeological interpretations and that contributes to site-specific
and regional research. Students in the field school will learn by doing,
gaining proficiency in excavation, recording, and field interpretation.
Readings will provide information on archaeological method and theory
and Native American society.
Historic Preservation 465S, Field Methods in Historical Archaeology, will be offered for the first six weeks of our summer session, Monday, May 17th to Friday, June 25th. The field school carries 6 hours of either undergraduate or graduate credit. Undergraduate tuition for in-state students is $984.00 ($164.00 per credit hour) and $2916.00 ($486.00 per credit hour) for out-of-state students. These costs include tuition and most class materials. Housing costs and meals are not included in this fee. The application deadline is May 15th.
For
further information, contact:
Dr. Michael J. Klein, Field School Director
Department of Historic Preservation
Mary Washington College
1301 College Ave, Fredericksburg, VA 22401-5358
Phone: 540-654-1314
e-mail: mklein@mwc.edu