{"id":87670,"date":"2017-10-09T16:34:25","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T20:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/?p=87670"},"modified":"2019-10-14T17:58:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-14T21:58:00","slug":"archaeology-lesson-heats-jefferson-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2017\/10\/09\/archaeology-lesson-heats-jefferson-square\/","title":{"rendered":"Archaeology Lesson Heats Up Jefferson Square"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With his materials laid out on a rug, Nate Salzman, an educator and exhibition specialist from Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, led a workshop last week at UMW\u2019s Jefferson Square, using just his hands, dried wood, soft pieces of tree bark and bow-drills. A sand pit made the centerpiece for what was about to be a demonstration on how to start a fire.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:7,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2017\\\/10\\\/09\\\/archaeology-lesson-heats-jefferson-square\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:230672515}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 226px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"226\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 291px; height: 226px;\" data-original-width=\"291\" data-original-height=\"226\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2017\/10\/09\/archaeology-lesson-heats-jefferson-square\/attachment\/3\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"287\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"222\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"87675\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3671,2832\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Alexander Sakes&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1507111109&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copywrite Alexander Sakes Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/3-300x231.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/3-1024x790.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/3.jpg?w=287&#038;h=222&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/3.jpg 3671w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/3-300x231.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/3-768x592.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/3-1024x790.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/3-1140x879.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/3-600x463.jpg 600w\" width=\"287\" height=\"222\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"287\" data-original-height=\"222\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"3\" alt=\"Archaeology workshop on Jefferson Square. Photo by Alex Sakes.\" style=\"width: 287px; height: 222px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Archaeology workshop on Jefferson Square. Photo by Alex Sakes. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 320px; height: 226px;\" data-original-width=\"320\" data-original-height=\"226\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2017\/10\/09\/archaeology-lesson-heats-jefferson-square\/attachment\/5\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"316\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"222\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"87676\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4038,2832\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Alexander Sakes&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1507111204&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copywrite Alexander Sakes Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;135&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/5-300x210.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/5-1024x718.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/5.jpg?w=316&#038;h=222&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/5.jpg 4038w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/5-300x210.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/5-768x539.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/5-1024x718.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/5-1140x800.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/5-600x421.jpg 600w\" width=\"316\" height=\"222\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"316\" data-original-height=\"222\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"5\" alt=\"Archaeology workshop on Jefferson Square. Photo by Alex Sakes.\" style=\"width: 316px; height: 222px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Archaeology workshop on Jefferson Square. Photo by Alex Sakes. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 152px; height: 226px;\" data-original-width=\"152\" data-original-height=\"226\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2017\/10\/09\/archaeology-lesson-heats-jefferson-square\/10-2\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"148\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"222\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"87677\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/10.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2832,4256\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Alexander Sakes&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1507111372&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copywrite Alexander Sakes Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;155&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"10\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/10-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/10-681x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/10.jpg?w=148&#038;h=222&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/10.jpg 2832w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/10-200x300.jpg 200w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/10-768x1154.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/10-681x1024.jpg 681w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/10-759x1140.jpg 759w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/10-399x600.jpg 399w\" width=\"148\" height=\"222\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"148\" data-original-height=\"222\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"10\" alt=\"Archaeology workshop on Jefferson Square. Photo by Alex Sakes.\" style=\"width: 148px; height: 222px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Archaeology workshop on Jefferson Square. Photo by Alex Sakes. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 337px; height: 226px;\" data-original-width=\"337\" data-original-height=\"226\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2017\/10\/09\/archaeology-lesson-heats-jefferson-square\/attachment\/11\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"333\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"222\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"87678\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/11.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4256,2832\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Alexander Sakes&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1507112064&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copywrite Alexander Sakes Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"11\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/11-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/11-1024x681.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/11.jpg?w=333&#038;h=222&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/11.jpg 4256w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/11-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/11-768x511.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/11-1024x681.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/11-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/11-1140x759.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/11-600x399.jpg 600w\" width=\"333\" height=\"222\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"333\" data-original-height=\"222\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"11\" alt=\"Archaeology workshop on Jefferson Square. Photo by Alex Sakes.\" style=\"width: 333px; height: 222px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Archaeology workshop on Jefferson Square. Photo by Alex Sakes. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to be making pottery,\u201d said UMW Assistant Professor of Historic Preservation Lauren McMillan. \u201cWe\u2019re going to be starting fires in a way that would\u2019ve been done a thousand years ago to live the lives of the people we study for a day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The workshop was organized in connection with the \u201cLaboratory Methods in Archaeology\u201d course, which teaches students how to analyze artifacts using procedures of identification, interpretation and qualitative analysis, and by articulating their significance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of times we can rely on historical records, oral histories, [comparing artifacts with] the same [technologies] we use today,\u201d McMillan said.<\/p>\n<p>Each student \u2013 along with faculty and community members \u2013 was given a piece of tree bark to rub between their hands until it was broken down into tinder. Then, students broke up into groups of five to kindle their own fires, but they wouldn\u2019t be using their phone apps for this one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[It\u2019s important] to gain an understanding of how much time goes into making [these tools]. These objects didn\u2019t just appear; you can\u2019t just go buy them at the store,\u201d McMillan said. \u201cPutting your time and resources into something gives you an idea of what is important.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:7,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/news\\\/2017\\\/10\\\/09\\\/archaeology-lesson-heats-jefferson-square\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:230672515}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 382px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"382\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 529px; height: 382px;\" data-original-width=\"529\" data-original-height=\"382\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2017\/10\/09\/archaeology-lesson-heats-jefferson-square\/attachment\/1\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"525\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"378\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"87673\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3935,2832\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Alexander Sakes&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1507113699&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copywrite Alexander Sakes Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/1-300x216.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/1-1024x737.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/1.jpg?w=525&#038;h=378&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/1.jpg 3935w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/1-300x216.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/1-768x553.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/1-1024x737.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/1-1140x820.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/1-600x432.jpg 600w\" width=\"525\" height=\"378\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"525\" data-original-height=\"378\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"1\" alt=\"Archaeology workshop on Jefferson Square. Photo by Alex Sakes.\" style=\"width: 525px; height: 378px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Archaeology workshop on Jefferson Square. Photo by Alex Sakes. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 571px; height: 382px;\" data-original-width=\"571\" data-original-height=\"382\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/2017\/10\/09\/archaeology-lesson-heats-jefferson-square\/attachment\/2\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"567\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"378\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"87674\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4256,2832\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Alexander Sakes&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D700&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1507113849&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copywrite Alexander Sakes Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;170&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/2-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/2-1024x681.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/2.jpg?w=567&#038;h=378&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"\/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/2.jpg 4256w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/2-300x200.jpg 300w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/2-768x511.jpg 768w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/2-1024x681.jpg 1024w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/2-680x453.jpg 680w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/2-1140x759.jpg 1140w, \/\/www.umw.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/10\/2-600x399.jpg 600w\" width=\"567\" height=\"378\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"567\" data-original-height=\"378\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"2\" alt=\"Archaeology workshop on Jefferson Square. Photo by Alex Sakes.\" style=\"width: 567px; height: 378px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Archaeology workshop on Jefferson Square. Photo by Alex Sakes. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>The Center for Historic Preservation has sponsored workshops providing students with hands-on experiences, such as coil building and ceramic pinch pot making. Recently, students were given the opportunity to restore the wood siding of a highly acclaimed piece of architecture designed by famed American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, working alongside volunteers, staff and interns from the National Trust Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, we are trying to start a coal and get [the driftwood] hot,\u201d said Abigail Phelps, a freshman attending her first historic preservation workshop. \u201cWe\u2019ll see where it goes from there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier that day students made stone tools and collected the leftover debitages to analyze the materials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe goal would be for them to understand the materials that we\u2019re excavating and studying,\u201d McMillan said, \u201cand to understand how we find them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With his materials laid out on a rug, Nate Salzman, an educator and exhibition specialist from Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, led a workshop last week at UMW\u2019s Jefferson Square, using just his hands, dried wood, soft pieces of tree bark and bow-drills. 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