Institute of Archaeology News
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Corncob discovery leads to statewide research award for Longwood archaeology students
November 15, 2017
As Longwood students Olivia Mehalko and Cameron Reuss knelt in the dirt and carefully unearthed the remains of a 1,000-year-old Native American hearth, they came across what would seem to be a common find.
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Student research project takes senior Anthropology major, Jordan Wilson, to Caribbean island
November 14, 2017
Research doesn’t always take place in a laboratory reeking of formaldehyde or a dusty room in a library. Sometimes the backdrop is clear blue waters and palm trees.
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Longwood aids state agency in assessing erosion threat to coastal archaeological sites
November 14, 2017
Two prehistoric camps—one dating from as early as 16,000 BC—are among more than 150 archaeological sites on the Chesapeake Bay that could soon disappear due to coastal erosion and sea-level rise.