Our project made the front page of the Standard Times on Thursday - "Prospecting for history's tell-tale treasures." Congratulations, everyone! We also extend our thanks to the paper for recognizing our contributions and the role the Akin House can have in local education and cultural enrichment.
note: that's Brenden front and center (sorry, Jake!).
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an archaeological field project at the historic Elihu Akin house in South Dartmouth, MA
Archaeological work at the Akin House is supported by the Dartmouth Heritage Preservation Trust, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, and a University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Chancellor's Research Fund and Public Service Fund grant. The project is approved by the Massachusetts Historical Commission.
The Akin House property is not regularly open to the public, aside from designated tour, excavation, and open house dates.
Contact the Akin House Archaeology Project at akinhousearch[at]gmail[dot]com.
The Akin House property is not regularly open to the public, aside from designated tour, excavation, and open house dates.
Contact the Akin House Archaeology Project at akinhousearch[at]gmail[dot]com.
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Christina J. Hodge received her PhD in historical archaeology in 2007 and MA in archaeological heritage management in 2000, both from the Department of Archaeology at Boston University. She is a Senior Curatorial Assistant at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, where she has worked since 1997. Dr. Hodge currently lectures in the Harvard Department of Anthropology, where she team-directs the Harvard Yard Archaeology Project; the Harvard Extension School Museum Studies Program; and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Division of Continuing Education, where she directs the Akin House Archaeology Project. Dr. Hodge's research areas include the colonial and postcolonial archaeology of New England, material culture studies, public archaeology, and the curation of museum collections. Dr. Hodge can be reached at c1hodge[at]umassd[dot]edu.
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