Urban Archeology Field School: The Charnley-Persky House Dig
This class digs up Chicago history.
Laurel Room, Chicago’s BEST Rooftop Bar?
My day eating at The Laurel Room, Little Goat Diner and Politan Row Food Hall, while also visiting the Frank Lloyd Wright and Louise Sullivan designed Charnley-Persky House and exploring the Gold Coast neighborhood as well as the lakefront.
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Finding Prehistoric Native American Artifacts in Chicago - Archeology 101
Paranormal Research and Investigation requires ALL sorts of research, including archeology! Watch this video to see just how close we are to ancient history on a daily basis!
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2010 Illinois Archaeology Awareness Month
Held annually each September, Illinois Archaeology Awareness Month strives to increase awareness of the rich cultural heritage of Illinois through sponsored lectures, tours of historic and prehistoric sites, and a poster to commemorate the event.
DePaul Students Unearth Camp Douglas
Anthropology students from DePaul University's Urban Archaeology Field School help dig up Chicago’s connection to Camp Douglas -- a forgotten Civil War POW camp. In collaboration with the Camp Douglas Restoration Foundation, DePaul students and community volunteers excavate the grounds near a Bronzeville neighborhood elementary school to uncover artifacts from the camp. Two important discoveries were made at the dig site including a brass company “B” hat pin, the type issued to Union soldiers, and a ceramic pipe bowl, the style popular with Confederate soldiers. The research team spent a week excavating the grounds to uncover artifacts from one of the more significant Union Army Civil War camps and to rediscover Chicago’s connection with the Civil War.
Bill Burger on prehistorical archaeology in Southwest Florida
Bill Burger spent his childhood living in Florida part-time during the year until he moved to Bishop Harbor before his junior year of high school. A New College of Florida alumnus, Bill would go on to dedicate his life as in archaeologist in Southwest Florida working on projects with the Southwest Florida Water Management District, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Sarasota Department of Historical Resources. Eventually he was hired by the Sarasota County Government as the first professional Sarasota County Archaeologist. Even after retirement from Sarasota County, Bill continues to do archaeological research at his home on Terra Ceia Island.
This interview was produced by Garrett Murto, an archaeology student at New College of Florida. The Sarasota County Water Atlas oral history project is a joint venture of Sarasota County and New College of Florida.
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