Beman Triangle Field School, Wesleyan University

The Beman Triangle Field School at Wesleyan University in June 2013 that might be of interest to historical archaeology students. The field school will excavate at a nineteenth century free African American community on the Wesleyan University campus, known as the Beman Triangle. The 5-acre triangle of land was laid out by Leverett C. Beman (1810-1883) in 1847.

The neighborhood is the first known residential subdivision in Connecticut to have been laid out by a free black man for black homeowners. The project will be using archaeology to investigate the ways in which domestic life was related to the political lives of the community. Excavations in summer 2013 will form part of a long-term project bringing together archaeological research with literary history.

As part of the Wesleyan summer session, students may also combine the field school with another course offered on the Wesleyan campus during summer session, including offerings in history and English.

Details of Wesleyan Summer Session, including registration details, can be found here .

Further details about the Beman Triangle Project can be found here, 

Anyone with questions or who wants further information should contact Dr. Sarah Croucher: 

Historical Archaeological Field School in the Caribbean: Nevisian Heritage Survey Project in Fort Charles, Nevis

There are still places available with Monmouth University's field school in

Caribbean Historical Archaeology. Settled in the 1620s, Nevis is home to

some of the earliest English settlements in the Caribbean. This year's field

school will investigate the site of Fort Charles, the best preserved fort in

Nevis.

The fort was constructed in the early 1600s and remained in use until

at least the 1870s. This year's field school represents the first

archaeological investigations of this intriguing site and its 250-year

history. Our work this summer will provide a unique perspective on the

colonial history of the Eastern Caribbean.

Students will learn traditional and advanced surveying methods, how to

conduct pedestrian surveys, standard archaeological excavation techniques,

and how to identify, catalogue, and analyze artifacts. There will be weekly

lectures on Nevisian archaeology, history, and culture by project staff and

visiting experts.

The field school lasts for three weeks (May 18-June 8). 

Students seeking a place in the field school will need to submit an application and $200 nonrefundable deposit by March 29, 2013.