May 27, 2021
by katherinealbert001
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Kati Albert ’21 is a recent graduate of the Historical Archaeology Master’s program, and this year’s recipient of the Chair’s Award in Leadership and Service. Since joining the UMass Boston Historical Archaeology Master’s program in 2018, I have been … Continue reading
November 29, 2019
by John Steinberg
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Over the Thanksgiving holiday, Joey Garrison of the USA Today had an article that featured some of the results of the UMass Boston excavation at Old Burial hill. The online version can be found at : https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/11/26/native-americans-dominated-first-thanksgiving-feast-plymouth/4248526002/
January 15, 2019
by John Steinberg
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Based on the work of Fiske Center Archaeologists, Joe Bagley (The Boston City Archaeologist) was able to recreate the outside edge of the tank that burst and caused the Molasses Flood disaster. Joe asked folks to stand along that circle … Continue reading
May 18, 2018
by John Steinberg
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Today at about 3 PM the Master of Arts Program in Historical Archaeology at UMass Boston will achieve a significant milestone: More MA Theses were defended than new students accepted this year. While the difference was only 2, it … Continue reading
December 14, 2017
by John Steinberg
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Two interesting opinion pieces in the Washington Post gave complementary perspectives on the UMass opposition to the Federal Tax Reform package. Both opinion pieces focus on the House of Representatives’ proposal of taxing graduate student waivers. The first, by vice … Continue reading
June 19, 2017 by keltonsheridan001 | 0 comments
From potsherds to stone features, Grafton has been nothing but exciting this field season. After a two-year hiatus, an excavation team of professors, graduates, and undergraduates is back. The goal of this year is to continue opening units in Hassanamesit Woods. In 2015 a stone foundation was discovered. This season we are following that same foundation to understand the scale of the structure. Additionally, we intend to find other landscape features linked to the 18th and 19th centuries. Most artifacts that have been recovered so far are from the mid 19th century with a small percentage of 1
8th century materials. The goal of this season is to see if we can find additional evidence of an early 18th century school for Nipmuc and English children. A slate fragment with the abbreviations for the days of the week inscribed on it was found last year in addition to lead pencils that were unearthed this summer. Stay tuned to see what else the UMass archaeologists discover!
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January 24, 2017
by John Steinberg
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The Hill has published an article describing the Trump Administration’s plans for the 2017 budget. They explain that the plan is close to the Heritage Foundation’s “Blueprint” (summary and full document). The author, Alex Bolton, cites “Staffers for the Trump transition” as … Continue reading
June 19, 2016
by Fiske Center
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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
by Fiske Center
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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 6, 2016
by Jared Muehlbauer
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While archaeology studies people and cultures of the past, much of what we do can be valuable to a number of other disciplines. The Fiske Center recently worked with Dr. Rob Stevenson of the UMass Boston Biology Department on his … Continue reading