A Senior Capstone Experience by Lorna Cummings ’23

Submitted to the Departments of Anthropology and American Studies

Advised by Dr. Emily Steinmetz and Dr. Richard DeProspo

Contributor Biography: A recent graduate of WAC, I am currently pursuing work in the field of American archaeology.

Description: Using evidence from the former Past is Present Archaeology Lab’s excavations at Andelot Farm, I was able to test Stan South’s Mean Ceramic Date formula, where ceramics can be used to date colonial North American sites.

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