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Last full day in the field for us students at #digmontpelier. Still smiling after four weeks of lovely Virginia summer weather. Between days in the field,unearthing the history of the south yard, and the lab, where all the artifacts are analyzed, we have
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#digmontpelier doesn't just find Madison era artifacts in the field. Our metal detectorist discovered a military collar button while surveying. Montpelier has had soldiers visit from the civil war all the way to WWI, where we think this more modern U.S. B
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#digmontpelier is being taken over by another field student. @fri_mushroom is a local student hoping to learn more about how to preserve history in all forms. She is working on feature paperwork this morning so we can document what is being done before co
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After these lovely ladies cleaned the fill from the path at #digmontpelier, they got to take a pollen sample from underneath some of the large, flat stones! They had to be very careful and use cleaned trowels and gloves when collecting it. This sample wil
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Today at #digmontpelier Kelsey is taking over our Instagram! She graduated from Arizona State University with a B.S. in Anthropology and Geology and is super excited to be digging here. Lets see what the day brings! #archaeology #historicalarchaeology #vi
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One of our field school students (@fri_mushroom) found this dainty copper ring just now at #digmontpelier! It's a perfect fit! Found in 19th century topsoil between the South Kitchen and The West Smokehouse, this ring could have belonged to one of the ens
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First find of the day here at #digmontpelier! This beautiful piece of pearlware with blue transfer print was found in the area between the South Kitchen and the West Smokehouse! This piece of ceramic would have been owned and used by an enslaved individua
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Today at #digmontpelier the Instagram account will be run by field school student Sydney Hunter! She is a rising sophomore at Swarthmore College and is studying Classics and Archaeology! This is her first dig and she is having a great time so far! #archae
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Today the #digmontpelier staff and field school students went on a field trip to Jamestowne! Here, Archaeologist Danny Schmidt is speaking with us about the original church at the fort and the four men buried there. #archaeology #historicalarchaeology #ar
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It's a picture perfect day here at #digmontpelier! A lot goes in to taking a profile of the unit. The different layers are marked along the unit wall, a blue cardboard piece hides the rest of the dig from view, and a piece of foam is used to block out the
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Today the #digmontpelier Instagram will be run by our Field School student Jackie Mead. She studies anthropology and history at SUNY Plattsburgh. Watch for today's posts! #archaeology #historicalarchaeology #thisplacematters #savingplaces #trustsites #arc
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