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“Trash”

The most exciting part comes only at the end…

There seems to be a rule about archaeology, whether it is written or not, that once one begins to reach the end of their excavation, the most exciting artifacts begin to surface. The MSU Campus Archaeology Field School unfortunately only lasts five weeks, and it seems that it has been only within the last one [...]

Trash Treasure

Trash seems like a weird thing to want to find, and most people would go out of their way to not find it. However for archeologists, trash is treasure: we can learn all kinds of things from what people left behind. Being a part of the Campus Archeology Program, we’ve been digging next to College Hall, the [...]