June 23, 2016
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By Victoria Cacchione Our excavation units near Cole’s Hill in Plymouth were placed because this lot may be near the original northern edge of the 17th-century settlement. The lot had a building on it from 1800 to the mid-20th century, … Continue reading
June 22, 2016
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UMass Boston Plymouth Fieldschool Friday, June 24, 9 am-3 pm Burial Hill School St., Plymouth, MA Coles Hill, Pilgrim Society Lot Corner of Middle and Carver, Plymouth, MA
June 19, 2016
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By Anna Crona As our first full week of field work comes to a close and our second week is about to begin, there is a lot to reflect upon and even more for which to prepare. At the beginning … Continue reading
June 13, 2016
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By Jess Hughston The organization of the Project 400 formal lab component is reflective of a broader movement within the discipline to include stakeholders and members of the broader community in the interpretation of their histories. Collections management and processing … Continue reading
June 11, 2016
by Christa Beranek
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Our 2016 field season in Plymouth is underway! We’ll have a few posts with details about the work soon; this post gives a quick overview of the project. You can also read updates from earlier years by looking at everything … Continue reading
February 22, 2016
by Christa Beranek
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“I found the letter S!” exclaimed one of the students on the Plymouth field school this past June. Although the letter S was the only piece we recognized in the field, we found at least three pieces of printing type … Continue reading
November 10, 2015
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On Monday,November 16, 2015 at noon in McCormack, first floor, room 503 Drs. David Landon and Christa Beranek will talk about Project 400: 2015 Fieldwork on Burial Hill, Plymouth, MA Please join us and feel free to bring your lunch.
October 30, 2015
by David Landon
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Tuesday, November 10, 7–8:30 pm • Plymouth Public Library Fehlow Room, Main Library, 132 South Street, Plymouth, MA Please join us for an overview of the planned work for the University of Massachusetts Boston’s archaeological and geophysical investigations in the … Continue reading
September 1, 2015
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For all of the students heading back to school… This post is part of the “Further Research” series (see here). Research on the school and the artifacts was conducted by Justin Warrenfeltz, a graduate student in the MA program in … Continue reading
August 19, 2015
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This post is part of the Further Research series (see here). Research identifying the possible carver of this gravestone was conducted by Alexandra Crowder, a graduate student in the MA program in Historical Archaeology. During the 2014 excavations on Burial … Continue reading