Central Connecticut State University, Department of Anthropology, shared an update PostedFriday, May 28, 2021 at 9:30 AM CCSU Anthropology offers a 5-week Field School in Historical/African Diaspora Archaeology at the historic Chaffee House in Windsor, Connecticut, 7/6 to 8/6/21, taught by Dr. Anthony Martin and supported by CCSU Archaeology Laboratory for African & African Diaspora Studies (ALAADS). As the only African Diaspora Archaeology program in Connecticut, CCSU offers a unique opportunity to reassess the prevailing view of the past via the material culture that Africans and Descendants made and used over the past 400 years. The 2021 project focuses on the lifeways of 18th-19th c. captive African women and Windsor Historical Society offers documentary resources to complement the material record. Students learn archaeology principles and procedures to support them in field employment or further study. No prior field experience needed. The class meets Mon-Fri 9-3 onsite and may be taken for 3 or 6 credits, undergrad or grad. For details, contact Dr. Martin martina@ccsu.edu or ALAADS 860-832-2813 CCSU Anthropology offers a 5-week Field School in Historical/African Diaspora Archaeology at the historic Chaffee House in Windsor, Connecticut, 7/6 to 8/6/21, taught by Dr. Anthony Martin and supported by CCSU Archaeology Laboratory for African & African Diaspora Studies (ALAADS). As the only African Diaspora Archaeology program in Connecticut, CCSU offers a unique opportunity to reassess the prevailing view of the past via the material culture that Africans and Descendants made and used over the past 400 years. The 2021 project focuses on the lifeways of 18th-19th c. captive African women and Windsor Historical Society offers documentary resources to complement the material record. Students learn archaeology principles and procedures to support them in field employment or further study. No prior field experience needed. The class meets Mon-Fri 9-3 onsite and may be taken for 3 or 6 credits, undergrad or grad. For details, contact Dr. Martin martina@ccsu.edu or ALAADS 860-832-2813
