Montpelier Archaeology: The #Digmontpelier Lab Analysis Expedition has begun! We have 14 expeditioners who have comedic one week to learn about and experience our lab methods and artifacts. The expeditioners move through four stations including washing, cataloging, labeling, and
Montpelier Archaeology: As the #Digmontpelier Expedition continues, we first separate ceramics by patterns in order to simplify finding mends. We have guides of ceramic patterns found at Montpelier and contemporaneous sites, which help us figure out how patterns are arranged on
Montpelier Archaeology: This morning, #Digmontpelier was fortunate to have our volunteer Leslie present on Transferwares at the Lab Analysis Expedition. She brought her knowledge and enthusiasm to the talk discussing the process and evolution of transferware ceramics. Best of al
Montpelier Archaeology: Frank Davenport, a descendent of the Davenport family, spoke about his family's transferware ceramics today. He brought in a small portion of his collection to show off the variety and designs. Frank will continue to participate in our week long expeditio
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