Announcement of the
Bard Archaeology Field School 2005

July 5 through July 29, 2005

Classes held MWF, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and TTH 9 a.m. – 12 noon
at the Guinea Community site at Hackett Hill, Hyde Park, NY

(All students will participate in a public "open house" on Saturday, July 16, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.)
  • Open to undergraduates, high school students, and community members;
  • 12 participants will earn 4 college credits for 4 weeks of research;
  • Tuition is $1,300 for 4 credits;
  • Financial aid is available based on need;
  • Lodging at Bard is available for $50 per week;
  • Transportation will be available to and from the site for students residing at Bard.

Archival Research indicates that from the late 1700s to the mid-1800s fugitive and freed Black slaves, as well as a few White people, inhabited a rural Hyde Park community called Guinea. Preliminary above-ground archaeology has revealed cellar holes and extensive refuse deposits.

Field School students will learn basic excavation techniques of troweling, measuring, differentiating soils, and identifying artifacts and ecofacts (shells and non-human bones). They will read historical background materials, including diaries and old maps.

Professor Christopher Lindner, Ph.D., directs the field school. He is Archaeologist in Residence at Bard College and President of the New York Archaeological Council, the state’s professional organization.

Research Associate Susan Hinkle, M.A., will assist.

The Dutchess County Historical Society, the Town of Hyde Park, and Bard College collaborate to preserve the site and from archaeological and historical research develop educational programs for students and the general public. The Dyson Foundation provided funding for the 2003 and 2004 field school.

Fill out an printable application
Submit an application online

For more information contact:
Professor Christopher Lindner
Bard College, Box 1673, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504-5000
Phone: 845-758-7299
E-mail: lindner@bard.edu