Archaeology at WestConn.
Dr. Laurie Weinstein runs the archaeology program at Western. Students are
introduced to the broad field of archaeology, including courses in field methods
and laboratory analysis, world prehistory, New England prehistory and Southwest
prehistory. The Summer Field School runs almost every summer. We test and
excavate sites throughout western Connecticut through our numerous affiliations
with the Office of State Archaeology http://www.cac.uconn.edu/, the Office of
Culture and Tourism
http://www.chc.state.ct.us/archaeology.htm, the Department of Environmental
Protection, and local municipalities, museums and historical societies.
Over the years, we have presented some of the fruits of our summer field
school labor at the Institute for American Indian Studies, in Washington, CT.
Dr. Weinstein serves as guest curator of our finds and frequently lectures at
the Museum.