Digging In: A Rowan Student Gets Hands-On with Archaeology

Rowan University anthropology student Erin B. leans over a sifting screen outdoors, examining soil during an archaeological field school excavation.

For Rowan University junior anthropology major Erin B., some of the most valuable lessons of the summer aren’t happening inside a classroom. They’re buried in the dirt. Behind the Edelman Fossil Park & Museum, Erin and other students in Rowan’s Anthropology Field School spent the summer excavating test pits, sifting soil and carefully documenting artifacts […]