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Alumni Relive the Dig for OHIO Archaeology Month

Approaching Facing Monday Creek Rock Shelter

By Jake Ballas, ‘19 The weather held off for a trip down memory lane for some alumni as a group of 26 revisited field sites in October as part of Ohio Archaeology Month, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Ohio Archaeology Field School. Dr. Paul Patton, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and […]

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November 16, 2016 at 8:37 amAlumni News

Archaeology Month | Prehistoric Use of Rockshelters in the Hocking Valley, Oct. 14

Staci Spertzel Black

Learn about “The Prehistoric Use of Rockshelters in the Hocking Valley”on Friday, Oct. 14, at 5:30 p.m. at Southeast Ohio History Center, located at 24 W. State St. in Athens. The speaker is Staci Spertzel Black, archaeologist and lab and field director of Heberling and Associates Inc. Ohio University celebrates […]

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October 1, 2016 at 8:45 pmEvents

Archaeology Alumni Panel on Careers in Anthropology, Oct. 14

Archaeology Alumni Panel on Careers in Anthropology, Oct. 14

The Sociology & Anthropology Department holds an OHIO Archaeology Field School Alumni Panel on Friday, Oct. 14, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the 1804 Lounge in Baker University Center. Watch live or later on A&S TV. The panel is an opportunity for students to hear from alumni about their […]

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October 1, 2016 at 8:45 pmEvents

OHIO Archaeology Month | Space Available to Tour Dig Sites, Oct. 15

OHIO Archaeology Month | Space Available to Tour Dig Sites, Oct. 15

Space is available for students, faculty and staff who want to tour some of the dig sites excavated over the past 30 years by the OHIO Archaeology Field School. The tour is Saturday, Oct. 15, and buses meet at 10 a.m. at Baker Center. Space is limited, so RSVP early […]

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October 1, 2016 at 8:30 pmEvents

Food for Thought & Archaeology Month | Ancient People, Ancient Drinks, Oct. 20

Food for Thought & Archaeology Month | Ancient People, Ancient Drinks, Oct. 20

The Food Studies theme presents Food for Thought with Drs. Ruth Palmer and William Owens on Oct. 20, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Athens Uncorked. This event is a part of OHIO Archaeology Month and in recognition of 30 years of the Field School in Ohio Archaeology. The talk is titled “Ancient People, […]

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October 1, 2016 at 7:15 pmEvents

OHIO Archaeology Month Kicks Off by Digging Up the Past

OHIO Archaeology Month Kicks Off by Digging Up the Past

Ohio University celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Field School in Ohio Archaeology in October, which is national archaeology month. Thirty years ago, Dr. Elliot Abrams founded the OHIO Archaeological Field School. The program since has excavated almost two dozen archaeological sites, trained 345 undergraduate students in archaeological methods and […]

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October 1, 2016 at 8:45 amEvents

Anthropology Alum Uncovers ‘Pieces of History’ Across Five States

Patrick Leary

Ohio University alum Patrick Leary has worked in cultural resource management since completing Field School in Ohio Archaeology in the summer of 2014. Rising to field chief in less than a year after two quick promotions on his first project, he now works on projects from West Virginia to Connecticut. […]

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March 2, 2016 at 8:58 amAlumni