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MSU Campus Archaeology Program @capmsu

The MSU Campus Archaeology Program (CAP) mitigates and protects @michiganstateu archaeological resources through excavation and outreach.

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MSU Campus Archaeology Program@capmsu
19 Jun 2024
Thanks to @wilxTV for doing this great story on our dig! Kudos to our students for being on TV and speaking about the site! wilx.com/2024/06/18/students…

Students dig up the past at Michigan State

Olivia Cardinell is one of these students and was surprised to learn this was something that MSU students had the opportunity to do.

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Come visit us MSU Science Festival today in the STEM building, first floor south side. We are here until 3:45pm. Check out our new artifact info cards, which includes QR codes that allow you to learn even more about our artifacts on display!#michiganstate #msuscifest
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Happy October y’all! We are happy to announce that we will be once again hosting our Haunted Tour! Dress warm to hear harrowing tales of hauntings on campus and learn about the archaeology and history of campus! Details: Where: Beaumont Tower, West Circle Dr., MSU When: 6 P.M.
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9 Oct 2024
MSU program offers valuable hands-on opportunities for students. “An archaeological field school is an opportunity for undergraduate students to get an experience in doing archaeology safely,” said Stacey Camp with MSU's Campus Archeology Program @capmsu. spr.ly/6011Utrjl

Accessible archaeology: MSU program offers valuable hands-on opportunities for students

During MSU’s summer field school, students have the opportunity to participate in an archaeological dig and conduct archival research on MSU's campus.

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Thanks for sharing our work!
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@michiganstateu
9 Oct 2024
Established in 2005, @capmsu is one of the first programs in the U.S. to offer an opportunity for students to excavate their own campus. go.msu.edu/p7C5
A young woman examines an object over a dirt-filled sifting screen in a wooded outdoor area.

ALT A young woman examines an object over a dirt-filled sifting screen in a wooded outdoor area.

Person examining soil in a tray with a bag of artifacts, wearing a blue "Oaxaca" shirt and gloves.

ALT Person examining soil in a tray with a bag of artifacts, wearing a blue "Oaxaca" shirt and gloves.

An archaeological dig site with exposed bricks, a trowel, and measuring tape.

ALT An archaeological dig site with exposed bricks, a trowel, and measuring tape.

Woman writing on a clipboard in a wooded area with tools and an orange safety fence around her.

ALT Woman writing on a clipboard in a wooded area with tools and an orange safety fence around her.
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MSU Campus Archaeology Program retweeted
MSU Anthropology@MSUanthropology
19 Jul 2024
Thats how we roll in @MSUanthropology. Congrats to @capmsu on a successful fieldschool.
MSU Campus Archaeology Program@capmsu
19 Jul 2024
Thank you to all of the folks who came out to help us backfill the observatory site today. Our incoming department chair (Dr. Andrea Louie) and outgoing department chair (Dr. Todd Fenton) offered a great deal of help! We will see you all next year :)
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Thank you to all of the folks who came out to help us backfill the observatory site today. Our incoming department chair (Dr. Andrea Louie) and outgoing department chair (Dr. Todd Fenton) offered a great deal of help! We will see you all next year :)
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10 Jul 2024
Views from East Lansing. 📍☀️
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Thank you to @thesnews for featuring our excavation of @michiganstateu first observatory! statenews.com/article/2024/0…

MSU's first observatory excavated by campus archaeology program - The State News

MSU’s first observatory, built by students, became the subject of the MSU Campus Archaeology Program’s 2024 field school, with students working to excavate parts of the building’s foundation.

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Thank you so very much to @facilitiesmsu for pumping water out of our units after the huge storm came through East Lansing this week. We appreciate the help so much!
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Thanks to @AbramsSkyNotes, the @michiganstateu first observatory dating to 1880 was reunited with its original telescope! It's been over 100 years since the telescope was removed from the observatory, which was vandalized in 1915. Thanks to all who made this happen!
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Hank Leversedge, a field school student, shares what it is like to identify something you've never seen before. campusarch.msu.edu/?p=11106

Identifying Something You Didn’t Know Existed (by Hank Leversedge)

One of the most exciting things about archaeology is that you never know what you’ll find until you start digging, and sometimes you don’t know what you find when you find it, and that is exac…

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Check out field school student Josie Cowles' blog on shovel testing! campusarch.msu.edu/?p=11101

Shovel Testing (by Josie Cowles)

Hello, my name is Josie Cowles and I am a junior here at MSU currently working with the MSU Campus Archaeology Program (CAP) to excavate the old MSU observatory. The foundation was found by the CAP…

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Thanks to all who attended our public archaeology day! If you missed it and would like a site tour, please message us or email Dr. Camp @staceylcamp campstac@msu.edu. We will have the site open for a few more weeks!
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Come visit us today for our public archaeology day! We are out at the site from 11am-3pm (weather permitting). Our site is directly behind (south) Wills House and next to Mary Mayo Hall (west of it). The parking lot is Delta Court.
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Thank you to @michigan_public for featuring our excavation of @michiganstateu first observatory! michiganpublic.org/show/stat…

Stateside: Friday, June 28, 2024

Today, we put last night’s presidential debate into the context of Michigan’s political landscape. Then, the consequences of a landmark legal settlement regarding the Detroit Police Department’s use...

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Thank you to @13OnYourSide for featuring our @michiganstateu excavation of MSU's first observatory! wzzm13.com/article/life/some…
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We are nearly done with the 5th and final week of our field school at @michiganstateu first observatory! We are hosting a public archaeology day tomorrow (weather permitting) from 11am-3pm. We are behind Mary Mayo House in Delta Court.
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Thanks to Wali Khan from @WKAR for doing such a great job of documenting our excavations at the first observatory on @michiganstateu campus! wkar.org/wkar-news/2024-06-2…

Michigan State archeology students excavate 143-year-old observatory

Michigan State archeology students are digging up the foundation for the college’s first observatory dating back to the 1880s.

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Read about the basics of a pedestrian survey written by Katie, a field school student on the observatory dig. campusarch.msu.edu/?p=11097

The Basics of a Pedestrian Survey (by Katie Simonson)

Hi, my name is Katie Simonson and I am one of the students taking part in the 2024 field school, where we are working on the site of the original observatory here on MSU’s campus. Part of the found…

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