About This BlogThis blog documents the work done by Fort Vancouver's 2012 Public Archaeology Field School, presented in conjunction with Portland State University and Washington State University Vancouver. This year's field school will continue explorations in Fort Vancouver's multicultural Village. This colonial village was the largest settlement in the Pacific Northwest in the 1830s and 1840s. It contained people from around the world and the Pacific Northwest, including Native Hawaiians, Scots, French Canadians, African Americans, the Metis, and people of many different American Indian tribes. The field school will provide a means to recapture the early history of Colonial Fort Vancouver, a place of multiculturalism in the Pacific Northwest, while engaging the modern Portland/Vancouver area in the unique history of their closes National Park site. On a technical note, in order to view new blog posts, you may need to clear your Temporary Internet Files or cache. We hope you enjoy learning about our work in the field! The Field School at Fort Astoria
August 07, 2012
The field school finishes at Fort Astoria, also known as Fort George. SP&S boxcar door lock seal found!
July 25, 2012
The field school has uncovered a railroad boxcar door lock seal from the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway. Phoenix button found at Little Proulx house site
June 29, 2012
This week we had our first major find – a phoenix button found on the house site of Little Proulx. Students intent on the dig
June 26, 2012
A couple of photos as we begin our second week of excavation. Students persevere on a rainy Saturday
June 23, 2012
Despite the rain, the site opens to the public. Breaking Ground
June 21, 2012
Today students screened our first buckets of dirt and learned to use the optical level. Excavating William Kaulehelehe's House
June 15, 2012
Another site that will be excavated this summer is the area where William Kaulehelehe's house once stood. Preparing to Excavate Little Proulx's House
June 11, 2012
Asphalt is removed from a South Barracks area to prepare for the excavation of a historic Village house. |
Last updated: June 18, 2012