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This site has a history of vacuum cleaners and specific exhibits of brands of vacuum cleaners. This will be useful for any 20th century sites. The Vintage Vacuum Cleaner Museum
This is a fantastic resource for identifying bottles. It is a well done, carefully crafted web site, complete with a glossary. BLM Historic Bottle Homepage
Boston University is holding their archaeological field school on the island of Menorca. Looks like an exciting dig! Summer Mediterranean Archaeological Field School
Boston University is holding its summer field school in Mahon, on the island of Menorca. Details can be found on the page. Summer Mediterranean Archaeological Field School
St Mary’s Abbey Precinct Training Excavation 2005 Following the great success of the St Leonard’s training excavation (2001-2004), York Archaeology Trust has identified a new site and will be running a training excavation in the summer of 2005. York Archaeology Trust in partnership with the York Museums Trust will be excavating in the northern part of the precinct of St Mary’s Abbey. The
A guide to international fieldwork projects, published in England. Archaeo-Volunteers
California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) offers an archaeological field school at a prehistoric site that was recently disturbed by construction. Archaeological Survey & Excavation Field School
James Madison University has field schools in a number of sites this summer. Click on the thumbnail photos below to get a full description of each. They will be digging in Chevelon, Arizona; James Madison's Montpelier, Virginia; the Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah Valley; and Puglia, Italy. Summer 2005 Field Schools Application
The new Philadelphia Project is having a field school. Here is the information:NEW PHILADELPHIA ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH PROJECT: FIELDSCHOOL IN ARCHAEOLOGY AND LABORATORY TECHNIQUESMay 24, 2005 to July 29, 2005.Sponsored by the National Science Foundation Research Experiences forUndergraduates Program.* APPLICATION DEADLINE: For Best Consideration -- March 25, 2005.Application forms and
Virginia Commonwealth University / Shirley Plantation ArchaeologicalField SchoolANTH 375.001 (6 credits)May 23 =96 June 23, 2005ANTH 375 is designed to provide participants with practicaltraining and experience in historical archaeological research,principally but not exclusively for students with an interest in furthereducation and/or potential employment in archaeology. The instructor isDr.
Trypillian Civilization is an archeological name for the Neolithic culture that existed on the territory of present-day Ukraine. Trypillian culture
MuseumsToday has an excellent section on archaeology museums and related subjects. Archaeology history and museums :: MuseumsToday.com
The Cave of Lascaux in France has the famous cave paintings that we all learned about in Archaeology 101. The cave itself is now closed, but the French government has made this web site to allow virtual visits. The cave of Lascaux