Kittiewan Archaelogical Investigation
Participate in Archaeological Investigations At Kittiewan
ASV conducts ongoing archaeological investigation at Kittiewan aimed at solving particular problems. At these events, participants learn how to lay out a grid, learn basic stratigraphic excavation, learn basic archaeological recording of features, as well as learn basic artifact processing and recording.
The events designed to investigate some aspect of Kittiewan's past.
The first such event investigated a building variously interpreted as the Kittiewan Kitchen, and as Dr. Selden's Office.
ASV has a Certification Program designed to teach basic archaeological techniques over the course of several months of training. The program is designed for avocational archaeologists who have a desire to become knowledgeable about the process of archaeology, who wish to learn archaeological techniques within the ASV Archaeological Ethics Guidelines. This program is taught by professional archaeologists and is available at several locations throughout the state. Visit the ASV Homepage and click on Organization, then Certification.
The Archeological Technician
Certification Program is designed to give individuals the opportunity to obtain
recognition for formal, extended training in the techniques and goals of
archaeology without having to participate in an academic degree program.
Certification students are provided
technical training in both the field and laboratory in conjunction with
rotational lectures and workshops and required readings.
Archaeological work is typically held for two weeks during the summer and on weekends during the autumn. However, the fieldwork is only a small part of the process. Artifacts have to be washed, catalogued, analyzed, graphically displayed, interpreted and written up to finish the process. Artifacts are also only a part of the process as the plans and profiles generated by the investigations are a major part of the excavation report. Without the plans, profiles, artifact data analysis, all of which culminate in a written report of the findings with interpretation of what they mean, we wouldn't be doing archaeology.
We also do museology in that we organize, catalogue, computerize and display the materials left to us by the Croppers. Volunteers are always welcome to go through those treasures.