Montpelier Archaeology:
This is our #findoftheday , a faceted glass tumbler base in an area that is supposed to be outside of the east smokehouse #DigMontpelier . A tumbler glass is a drinking vessel. We have found multiple tumbler fragments throughout the #SouthYard . #archaeol
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Here is Alex and Allison taking measurements of their south wall in their unit, in order to draw an accurate map of the wall profile #DigMontpelier . Next they will be taking a photograph of the profile wall. The pictures and drawings from all units put t
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The central fire pit on our smokehouse is revealing a base layer of charred wood! #DigMontpelier
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This feature is the remnant of a #historictree found in the north end of the #EastSmokehouse at #DigMontpelier . The remnants of trees are important because they show us where plantings were. This helps us interpret what was happening in the yard space of
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Here my partner Nick and I are screening dirt #DigMontpelier We do this to find any #artifacts that we may have missed while digging. We use a dry 1/2 inch screen to recover architectural material (arch mat). A 1/4 inch screen is used to recover artifacts
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Hi my name is Patricia and I will be running the #DigMontpelier site today. I will be a senior next school year in high school. I will pursue a career in #archaeology. - Peggy #fieldschool4aday #SouthYard #digva
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Here we have our #DigMontpelier #findoftheday! It's a small button made from oyster shell found in unit 2170. #button #fieldschool4aday #archaeology @npalmeter
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Can you see the northeast corner of the #EastSmokehouse? This feature is characterized by a concentration of both mortar fragments and brick fragments. #DigMontpelier #archaeology #fieldschool4aday #SouthYard @npalmeter
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Bess is getting our unit ready for its East Wall profile 'glamour shot'! Unit profile photographs help archaeologists to interpret the stratigraphy, or layers of the site. The gray board helps keep the focus on the profile wall and eliminate any potential
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Hi, I'm Nicole from the University of Oklahoma where I am working on my Bachelors in Anthropology. I will be running the #DigMontpelier Instagram account today :) #fieldschool4aday #archaeology #SouthYard #EastSmokehouse @npalmeter
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Our #findoftheday is a medicinal bottle found in the occupation layer of the East Smokehouse. -Nick #EastSmokehouse #SouthYard #fieldschool4aday #digva #archaeology #bottle
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Great find at #DigMontpelier: a molded brick fragment! Our architectural historian can help reconstruct the #EastSmokehouse using an artifact like this. -Nick #fieldschool4aday #archaeology #digva #moldedbrick #SouthYard
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The #DigMontpelier crew opened up the #westsmokehouse this morning to take overhead pictures. One way that we do this is by flying a drone over the site to take photos as seen here. -Nick #archaeology #SouthYard #photography #drone
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Hi,my name is Nick and I am running the #DigMontpelier Instagram account today. I am a recent graduate from Central Michigan University with a Bachelor's degree in Anthropology. -Nick #fieldschool4aday #EastSmokehouse #archaeology #publicarchaeology #cent
Montpelier Archaeology:
Our artifact #findoftheday is an iron key! Similar to a #key found in the #EastSmokehouse the other day, this key may have been used to open one of the #smokehouses. Tune in tomorrow for more posts from the site! - Zoe (@zorahz5) #fieldschool4aday #artifa
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Sarah, an intern at #DigMontpelier, is taking a photo of her unit. She recently finished excavating the occupation layer, where she found evidence for an ash pit. Unit photos are later digitized to integrate #features found throughout the site. - Zoe (@zo
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Here at #DigMontpelier we are all about public archaeology. We regularly engage with the public about what we are doing and the significance of the archaeological process in understanding our rich history. Come visit us at our new viewing deck! - Zoe (@zo
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Currently at #DigMontpelier, field school student Kathryn is plotting the location of a Pearlware fragment within a unit. We make sure to note the locations of artifacts and architectural material that we find so that we can see the distribution and conce
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Hello! My name is Zoe Rahsman and I will be running the #DigMontpelier account today. I am currently a student at Virginia Commonwealth University and will be graduating in December with a Bachelors degree in Anthropology. I'm looking forward to giving yo
Montpelier Archaeology:
Our #findoftheday - the end of a 19th-century thermometer! This was found in the topsoil level, which is unique since not many artifacts are found in that stratum. This thermometer used mercury to tell the temperature, since at this point in time mercury'
Montpelier Archaeology:
#DigMontpelier field school student Alli (@alli.gi) and intern DJ here analyze soil with a #Munsell color book. Before we excavate a new level, we must first record extensive information about the unit, including the soil's color. To determine the color,
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Here, #DigMontpelier intern @miller.kylee finishes up a cleaning pass on a firepit! This firepit verifies that there was a smokehouse here because a central firepit is a signature element of smokehouses. Additionally, the firepit would have been in the ce
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Here we have #DigMontpelier student Zoe and staff member Meredith working in the East Smokehouse. We expect to find the corner of the smokehouse in this unit. We will be able to see this because the soil will be a different color and have an increase in m
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Hi everyone! This is Kathryn, and I'll be running the #DigMontpelier account for the day. I am a Baltimore native and a sophomore archaeology major at Mercyhurst University (@mercyhurstu). I'll be providing you with updates throughout the day as we work o
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Today's #findoftheday is an iron key! This #key joins several others that have been found in the #SouthYard and may have been used to unlock one of our #smokehouses - Elizabeth. #archaeology #digva #pubarch #montpelier #digmontpelier #artifact #fieldschoo
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Today's #findoftheday is an iron key! This #key joins several others that have been found in the #SouthYard and may have been used to unlock one of our #smokehouses - Elizabeth. #archaeology #digva #pubarch #montpelier #digmontpelier #artifact #fieldschoo
