So my name is Joyce and I go to Hunter College
High School.
This past summer I went to Crow Canyon Archaeological
Center.
So it's basically both an archaeology and
anthropology camp.
We learned not just about the science behind
archaeology like dating the artifacts and
how to identify them and how to sort them
and all that, but we also learned a lot about
the people who made these artifacts.
They kind of combined the two in that we would
go out to the field, dig up some artifacts,
and then come back and analyze them, but we
wouldn't just focus on that we would also
have some anthropology.
Not only we would learn about the artifacts,
but we would learn about the people and how
the people used these artifacts in their daily
lives.
Not only did we learn about how Native Americans
made these artifacts but we also got to try
making them ourselves.
So here is a pottery bowl I made.
I made it from clay and the paint on the inside
is actually more clay.
It's known as slip and when fired it'll turned
into this dark blackish color, and something
else we got to experience at Crow Canyon was
making stone tools and this is basically the
beginning of one.
It's a stone flake that just breaks off from
a core and they will eventually refine this
and turn it into one of those arrowheads that
you see.
Honestly before attending this program, I
had never really considered archaeology or
anthropology as a career, but when I heard
about this program I was like, "Oh this could
be interesting," so I went and I experienced
it and I came out learning that, you know,
this might be an actual option for me.
I thought it was really great.
I enjoyed how it combined the science of it
as well as the social aspect of it.
We would learn not just about artifacts but
people, and I really enjoyed that, so I think
that could be a possible career option for
me now.
