Field Study: Jessamine County, Kentucky archaeological dig

Students in the Curatorial Studies class were fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Dr. Stephen McBride and his colleagues—Cathy, Todd, and Sarah—this past Saturday. We went down to Jessamine County to participate in a field study -- literally, in the field. We went on an archaeological dig. Through this work, we learned about the importance of material culture that is underground, as so much of our work has been spent this semester on those objects already in archives and collections.

Dr. McBride establishes context for the site. 

Dr. McBride gives instructions as to our teams and parameters of the dig.