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  • Resurrecting a Bog Dress: A Comparative approach to Medieval Textile Construction Outside link

    11 April 2025

    Jake, Ruby, and Helen recreated Herjolfsnes 38, meticulously comparing medieval hand-stitching techniques against modern ones on the same garment. Through this hands-on experiment, focusing on seams, edges, and overall performance, they gained intimate knowledge of their construction methods. Learn why their specific techniques were so effective for creating sturdy, attractive, and easily repairable clothing.

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  • Lesche: Ancient Greece, New Ideas Outside link

    11 April 2025

    Alex Knodell, co-director of the Small Cycladic Islands Project (SCIP), joins Brown University Professor Johanna Hanink in the Lesche to reflect on this amazing six-season survey project, which wrapped up last summer.

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  • Students gathering in front of Temple of Hephaestus

    Week 2 of Greece at a Crossroads: History, Landscape, and Material Culture Outside link

    16 April 2024

    A blog post written by Ellie Simon ’25, a Carleton student, attending Greece at a Crossroads: History, Landscape, and Material Culture – a new OCS program.

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  • students in excavation site

    Video overview of Community Archaeology Day Outside link

    15 December 2023

    The Center for Community and Civic Engagement featured the Community Archaeology Day video that shows some of the student research for the ACE course, ARCN:246 Archaeological Methods and Lab.

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  • Students walking on a trail in the forest

    Archaeological Methods students take a field trip to Grand Meadow Chert Quarry Outside link

    15 December 2023

    Ellie Simon, Beat Writer for the Carletonian, writes about her experience on a field trip to Grand Meadow Chert Quarry with the Archaeological Methods class.

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  • Archaeological Methods class uncovers original foundations of Carleton’s oldest building Outside link

    16 November 2023

    On a recommendation from Carleton archivist Tom Lamb, Kennedy led her Archaeological Methods & Lab students this term in an excavation of Seccombe’s original foundations along with a deep dive into the history of the building.

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  • Archaeology students excavating the Old Seccombe Music Hall foundation

    Carleton College archaeology students present findings from Northfield dig Outside link

    10 November 2023

    There are two opportunities to see what was dug up by the students:

    On Tues. Nov. 14 from 2-5 p.m. the foundation will be on display during Carleton’s Community Archaeology Day. “We will be outside, by Skinner Chapel, and inside, in Anderson Hall,” said Sarah Kennedy. “Inside, we will have artifacts, historical documents and photos, maps, and 3D models.”

    On Sat. Nov. 11 from from 5-6 p.m. Carleton College archaeology students will present their findings at the Northfield Historical Society, 408 Division Street in downtown Northfield.

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  • Archaeology in the Cowling Arboretum Outside link

    7 November 2023

    The collection of webpages for each course contains weekly summaries of archaeological research and fieldwork activities and also serves to publish the final projects undertaken by students in the course.

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  • Flyer of community archaeology day details

    Community Archaeology Day November 14th, 2023 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM in Anderson Hall

    26 October 2023

    Come join the students of ARCN 246: Archaeology Methods and Lab as they share results from their recent archaeological excavations on Carleton’s campus. This year, our focus is the Seccombe House…

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  • Matilda (left) is testing the electrical resistance of the ground, while Charlie (right) “cord-wrangles.”

    Making History in Archaeology Lab Outside link

    26 October 2023

    Lexi Wallace ’26 discusses her overwhelmingly positive experiences in Archaeology Lab so far.

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