Montpelier Archaeology:
A rainy day in the field leads to a productive day in the lab for #digmontpelier . Here we have several field school students and interns working to sort and catalogue the many artifacts found in the field. #Montpelier #archaeology #rainyday #labwork #art
Montpelier Archaeology:
Here are some copper alloy buttons excavated by @ploofiee and @thedarthvadas in unit 2193 #digmontpelier . These buttons would have been used on clothing, and one of them may have a raised design. #fieldschool4aday #archaeology #Montpelier #digva #artifac
Montpelier Archaeology:
@knuffaluffagus and @sam_spro uncovered the base of a tumbler from their unit. #digmontpelier A tumbler is a glass vessel for everyday use. This one was found in the destruction layer, meaning that it was deposited when the original #westsmokehouse was to
Montpelier Archaeology:
Alex found a mandible in unit 2158 today. #digmontpelier Bones are helpful in identifying the types of animals that would have been present at #Montpelier and because this mandible is so complete we will be able to identify the specific kind of animal it
Montpelier Archaeology:
This is Taryn Johnson, a biochemistry major at #RoanokeCollege. She will be in charge of Instagram today, so stay tuned for fun updates! #digmontpelier #fieldschool4aday #archaeology
Montpelier Archaeology:
Here we see two field school students Dani @indiana_dani and Billy @gumbyjr777 with the #findoftheday . This is a piece of a cast iron pot! This artifact will be wrapped in soil and tinfoil, put in an artifact bag, and sent to the lab to be conserved thro
Montpelier Archaeology:
Here we see a staff #archaeologist labeling blue inventory (BIT) tags, the flagging tape that gets attached to each BIT, and the bags that each BIT tag with a matching flag go in. #archaeology is very redundant when it comes to paperwork. We have to be re
Montpelier Archaeology:
This is unit 2179 and currently we are closing level D and opening level E. Level D can be seen in the center, the remains of an old shovel test pit (STP). When archaeologists are trying to locate and define sites, they will often systematically dig #STPs
Montpelier Archaeology:
News just in! With storm clouds on the horizon the staff, students, and interns all work together to set up the site tents. This is so everyone can continue to work if it should rain. Also the rain will change the soil color, so a tent becomes essential w
Montpelier Archaeology:
This is Emma and she will be our instagrammer today giving you a view into the life of a field school student. She is an archaeology and anthropology student at SUNY Potsdam and she is here for the first Montpelier field school. #digmontpelier #archaeolog
Montpelier Archaeology:
#findoftheday This is an 1868 five cent coin found in unit 1279 #digmontpelier . It was found near the top of the Destruction layer in the South Yard East Smokehouse, yard space. #fieldschool4aday - Brennan Winzer
Montpelier Archaeology:
This is the screening for unit 2193 #digmontpelier . Screening is the process where we use a screening device in order to find small artifacts that may have been missed during the initial excavation. We have found a couple #historicmortar and couple #arch
Montpelier Archaeology:
We are in the process of excavating the Destruction stratum on unit 2193 of the West Smokehouse yard space #digmontpelier . The destruction layer is where all of the South Yard buildings were torn down. Because they were torn down, we were able to find a
Montpelier Archaeology:
meet Brennan Winzer is a senior at West Chester University, where he studies Anthropology, Geology, and Art History. He'll be manning the Instagram account today! #digmontpelier #archaeology #pubarch #montpelier
Montpelier Archaeology:
Rain or shine, people come from across the United States to see #montpelier and the #digmontpelier excavations! Field student Sam Sproviero is doing a fantastic job as public archaeologist of the day! :) DTOlesch #publicarchaeology #SouthYard #loveva #arc
Montpelier Archaeology:
It's #FeatureFriday at #digmontpelier! Notice the concentration of artifacts at the bottom right of this picture? Archaeologists at Montpelier believe that this feature is an ashy deposit complete with pieces of burnt wood and a partial wine bottle! :) DT
Montpelier Archaeology:
An explosive find by #digmontpelier student Alaina Morin! Discovered in the #SouthYard, this lead bullet was likely fired over a hundred years ago! Any guesses to the bullet caliber? :) DTOlesch @goldy_lockes #bullet #loveva #digva #archaeology #fieldscho
Montpelier Archaeology:
Today's #digmontpelier #fieldschool4aday poster is Dana, a rising senior at @beloit_college! Last year, she did a field school @mount_vernon, and will be heading to Peru after field school. #archaeology #fieldschool #pubarch #loveva #jamesmadison #savingp
Montpelier Archaeology:
Context. Context. Context. After spending the day digging in unit 2188, Alex and I ended with paperwork. Archaeologists carefully record their findings so they know where everything comes from-Sam #fieldschool4aday #digmontpelier #digva #paperwork #archae
Montpelier Archaeology:
An important part of archaeology at @jmmontpelier is explaining our finds to the public. Here, Makayla @ploofiee a field school student, and Stephanie, our public archaeologist, answer questions for a visiting school group. Come visit the site for yoursel
Montpelier Archaeology:
Hannah, Erica, and Dana found a piece of quarts while screening! After spending the morning digging, the group brought their dirt to be shifted through a screener, an important step in the archaeological process. This reveals artifacts that could have bee
Montpelier Archaeology:
A hot day at @jmmontpelier! It's important for archaeologists to keep cool and protect the site. Working as a team, the group brought out a large tent to cover the site and create some shade- Sam #digmontpelier #digva #loveva #summer #hot #sun #teamwork
Montpelier Archaeology:
This is Sam Sproviero a field school student here at Montpelier. She's a junior at the Ramapo College of New Jersey and will be in charge of our Instagram account today!#digmontpelier
Montpelier Archaeology:
A unique button found at #digmontpelier at unit 2207. This button was found in the yard area of the enslaved domestic workers and is copper alloy with a glass top and a possible face or design underneath. What do you think? Tell us below! #archaeology #sm
Montpelier Archaeology:
Here we see @ploofiee and @emmiebug_19 doing a profile #digmontpelier. Doing a stratigraphic profile allows us to save the stratigraphic levels even once that wall is removed. Here we did a profile of the north wall. #stratigraphy #montpelier #fieldschool
Montpelier Archaeology:
Excavation today at #digmontpelier. DJ excavated a flint lock from his unit. DJ also found a gun flint a few units over. What a find! #archaeology #artifact #visitvirginia #pubarch #fieldschool4aday #whatafind #flintlock -@ploofiee
Montpelier Archaeology:
Unit 2178 odd brick assemblage #digmontpelier. Does anyone have any ideas of what could be happening here? This unit lies in the center of our South Yard, perfectly centered between two smokehouses. What could be going on? Leave your thoughts below! #comp
Montpelier Archaeology:
Meet today's #digmontpelier field school instagrammer, Mikayla Ploof! Mikayla is a junior joining us all the way from SUNY Plattsburgh in New York where she studies Anthropology and History with minors in English, Archaeology, and Museum Studies! You can
Montpelier Archaeology:
Sometimes the coolest finds are the smallest finds at #digmontpelier. The first of our two small finds was a piece of glass with the letters "BIA" on it. This piece was found among the destruction layer of unit 2145 and would have been a part of a bottle.
Montpelier Archaeology:
Patience is a requirement of archaeologists at #digmontpelier when it comes to artifacts. After coming upon this base of a wine bottle almost a week ago, we finally were able to remove the base today with the excavation of the destruction layer (the layer
