Public Archaeology Field School and Artifact Analysis

Project ID: P23AC01181

Federal Agency: National Park Service

Partner Institution: Portland State University

Fiscal Year: 2023

Initial Funding: $93,043

Total Funding: $93,043

Project Type: Education

Project Disciplines: Cultural

National Park: Lewis and Clark National Historical Park

Principal Investigator: Klein, Charles

Agreement Technical Representative: Cole, Carla

Agreement Technical Representative: Langford, Theresa

Abstract: The primary goal of this project is to conduct a Public Archaeology Field School and complete analysis of resulting artifacts and data. The field school will provide an opportunity for students to learn archaeological field methods – including survey, testing, data recovery excavation, and non-destructive techniques such as ground penetrating radar – as well as laboratory methods for artifact cleaning and analysis. In addition, the participants will have learning sessions on history, museum curation, and interpreting archaeology to the public.