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Do you need to fulfill ASV certification hours in lab work?  You can work on either prehistoric or historic archaeology artifact processing at the VMNH archaeology lab.

ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE NEWS


Pre-Clovis Human DNA Found in 14,300-year-old Feces in Oregon Cave Is Oldest in New World - from Science Daily


First to welcome, last to be recognized - from Star City Harbinger. Rededication at the Monacan Nation.


A 50,000 year old site in SC? - The Topper Site in the Columbia Free Times

Interested in volunteering? Click here to go to the application or send an email. Student volunteers needing community service hours are welcome.http://www.vmnh.net/index.cfm/topic/volunteersmailto:elizabeth.moore@vmnh.virginia.gov?subject=message%20from%20archaeology%20blogmailto:elizabeth.moore@vmnh.virginia.gov?subject=message%20from%20archaeology%20blogshapeimage_6_link_0shapeimage_6_link_1shapeimage_6_link_2

Right: High school student volunteers Melissa Lamers and Rene Despot washing artifacts.

Above: Middle school student volunteers Jordan Torrez and Rebecca Moore recording osteometric data.

Do you have a stone tool that you are trying to identify?  Visit the Stone Tool Types section of this site by clicking on the Stone Tool Types header at the top of this page.