Archaeology Camp Article and Summary

Askins, Dave

A article from the Capital Journal (Pierre, SD) titled "Children are diggin' it at archaeology camp" and a short report titled "Archaeology Camp 2018." From the report: "The staff of the South Dakota State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) has completed our sixth annual Archaeology Camp, which was held June 5-7, 2018 on archaeology site Fort Pierre II. This highly popular camp for students going into the 4th, 5th, and 6th grades is held in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. There were 22 participants and 17 adult staff. Archaeology Camp is an active, outdoor experience located on an archaeological site owned by the Corps. Over the years, camp has been located on two different sites, Fort Galpin and Fort Pierre II. Both are former fur trading posts from the 1850s, and both lay along the Missouri River near the capital city of Pierre and the oldest town in South Dakota, Fort Pierre. Participants learn an introduction to the field of archaeology, why archaeological excavations are held, what stories artifacts can tell about the past, the correct method of excavating and processing a site, and how to use team-building skills. Students work alongside professional archaeologists. The camp has been fortunate enough to have the expertise of not only the SHPO and Corps of Engineers archaeologists but also those from the South Dakota Archaeological Research Center and the Bureau of Land Management. Special programming was also provided by Kelly Morgan with Lakota Consulting LLC and Chris Leatherman with Aerial Solutions of Wyoming." Project funding was provided in part by a Historic Preservation Fund grant to the South Dakota State Historical Society, administered by the State, Tribal, Local Plans and Grants division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior (grant number P17AF00031).

Archaeology Camp Article and Summary

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