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News
3.20.09
Scholarship Opportunity for 2009!
The Public Archaeology Facility offers scholarship opportunities for participation in either of our two summer programs. It is open to any student, aged 9-18. This scholarship is partially need-based, but is open to all students who have an interest in archaeology, or who could benefit from this class in other ways. This scholarship is awarded solely on the recommendations of nominators. Nominations/recommendation letters should be sent to:
3.20.09
Registration Open for 2009!
Registration for the 2009 CAP program is open! All ages, 13 through adult, are welcome! Monday is a lab day on the SUNY-Binghamton campus. Lectures, lab tours and other hands-on activities will run from 10 am-4:30 pm. For the remaining days (weather permitting) we will be working at a local archaeological site, leaving campus around 8:30 am and leaving the site around 4:30 pm.
3.20.09
Archaeology for Kids Program 2009
Registration for the 2009 Archaeology CAP program is open! This program is for kids aged 9-12. This program is a half day (9 am -12 noon), Monday-Thursday, and a full day (9 am - 4 pm) on Friday.
2.20.09
Teachers!
A new lesson plan is up! Go to
activities and lesson plans to see how you can set up a simulated archaeological site and excavation.
1.05.09
KIDS Program 2008!
This summer's kids program was a success, with small class sizes and great weather. We visited a historic site at the Hawkins Pond Nature Area and a new prehistoric site in Campville. We found tons of artifacts on the surface, and had a flintknapping demo by one of the adult CAP members. Photos are being added to the site every day so keep checking back!
1.25.07
The image archive open to the public! Browse our modest (but growing!) catalog of photos from our CAP Program, the Kids Program, Field School,
and some pictures from our excavations.
Random Image
from the PAF archives
Excavations in the 1980s.
taken: 1985-06-01
- Community Archaeology
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CAP Members at Castle Gardens.
"Public Archaeology" is emphasized by PAF. It's in our name! Participation
in a broad array of community outreach projects provides extensive
interaction between archaeologists and lay audiences. PAF has an
active role in the New York State's Archaeology Week, as well as
routine talks at service clubs, schools, and other organizations
on the results of our research. Exhibits and hands-on demonstrationshave
been provided to community field day organizers, libraries, and
municipal buildings. Currently, an eight-panel travelling exhibiton
curated by PAF is available to regional schools and libraries.
PAF is also a resource for Southern Tier schools.
Students make annual field trips to campus to participate in lab
tours and hands-on activities with artifacts. We receive frequent
invitations to speak at Career Days and Children-to Work-Days, and
have prepared a colorful handout for these children's activities.
Projectile Point found at Castle Gardens.
Due to the strong presence of PAF in the local
community, there is great interest in visiting, participating in,
and volunteering for archaeological investigations. In 1996, PAF
founded the Community Archaeology Program (CAP) , which is directed
by advanced graduate students. This project provides non- archaeologists
(ages 15 to 75) with supervised experience on a real archaeological
excavation. Lectures and lab time supplement the field experience.
Concurrently each summer, CAP provides a program for students, ages
9-14. Daily sessions include lessons about prehistoric cultures,
historic archaeology, instruction on excavation techniques, practice
excavations, hands-on activities with real artifacts, and participation
in the excavations of a real site.
CAP at the Evans Site.
Due to the continued study of local prehistoric native
cultures, outreach to the Native American community is of great importance
to PAF. As part of the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation
Act (NAGPRA), PAF staff and students have assisted Native American
tribal representatives with protection of sacred areas, and have
assisted with the ceremonial reburial of human remains inadvertently
discovered during construction projects and excavations.
PAF is also an open community resource for information on new discoveries.
Each year, staff and students respond to numerous
calls from the public asking for assistance in the identification
of artifacts found on their properties and elsewhere.
