Kurt Jordan, Cornell assistant professor of anthropology, sifts through rock and dirt looking for artifacts from a former Seneca Indian settlement in Geneva, N.Y., June 18.
From left, Christian DeHoyos of Chino Hills, Calif., Shannon Connolly, a junior anthropology major at Kansas State University, and Eugene Frost search for artifacts. Frost became interested in the project following a dig on his Montour Falls, N.Y., property.
Fragments of glass beads, ceramic pipe stems and small pieces of brass are just some of the items excavated at the site.
Field Course in Iroquois Archaeology students Keelin Martinek, left, and Shannon Connolly sift through soil looking for artifacts from a Seneca Indian settlement.
Beth Ryan '03, a Cornell grad student in anthropology, and Adam Dewbury '04, a grad student in archaeology at Binghamton University, take measurements in order to draw a scale map of an excavation site at White Springs Winery in Geneva, N.Y.
Deer bone fragment from a Seneca fire pit.
