Oyster River Environs Archaeology Project
SCRAP Field School
Session 1 June 14 – June 25
Session 2 June 28 – July 9

A four-week archaeological field school will be conducted at the site of the Field-Bickford Garrison, located on Durham Point at the mouth of the Oyster River on Little Bay in Durham, NH. The field school will be conducted under the auspices of the NH State Conservation and Rescue Archaeology Program (SCRAP) in cooperation with the firm of Crane and Morrison, a Cultural Resources Management firm based in Freeport, Maine. Craig J. Brown will supervise the investigations in coordination with Dr. Richard Boisvert, NH State Archaeologist. The field school is open to the public and has the dual goals of investigating a highly significant early historic site while engaging members of the public in professional-quality archaeology. Visit the OREAP website to register.

Survey in the Capitol Region
SCRAP Field School
Session 1 June 14 – June 25
Session 2 June 28 – July 9

All fieldwork and instruction will be directed by Dr. Richard Boisvert, New Hampshire State Archaeologist, and the field school will conform to standards for archaeology set by the National Park Service. For more information, contact the NH Division of Historical Resources at 603-271-6433 or on the SCRAP page of the NHDHR website.

Strawbery Banke Archaeology Field School:
Chase House Excavation
July 5 – July 16

Search for the secrets of the past by participating in a real archaeological excavation! Join Strawbery Banke’s Archaeology Department to excavate the grounds of the 1762 Chase House site to gather information about its former kitchen ell, barn and privy. For more information please contact Sheila Charles, archaeologist at Strawbery Banke via email to scharles@strawberybanke.org or on their website.

Adirondack Community College Field School
The British Fort at Fort Edward
July 5 – August 13

The field school will be conducted by Dr. David Starbuck and Elizabeth Hall, both of Plymouth State University. The field school consists of two-week sessions of three credits each (maximum of six credits). Fort Edward was the largest British base of the French and Indian War, with as many as 16,000 soldiers and officers in the late 1750s. For more information and application forms, contact the ACC Archaeology Field School, c/o Dr. Paul Mazur, Vice President for Academic & Student Affairs, 640 Bay Road, Queensbury, NY 12804, or by phone at 518-743-2338 or e-mail at mazurpa@sunyacc.edu.