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Archaeology Photographs

Below is a very small sample of photographs taken on excavations/surveys I've participated on during the past few years.  Feel free to email me at jhk169@psu.edu if you'd like further explanation or have any comments regarding any of them.

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Kosovo

Hill 529, Multi-National Brigade East (US Sector), Fall 2003


Hill 529

Ceramics disturbed from artillery crater

Remnants of hilltop Orthodox church

Abandoned cemetery associated with church

     

Headstone on Hill 529


Hungary

Vésztő-Bikeri and Körösladány 14 (Summers 2001 & 2004)

The Körös Regional Archaeological Project


Small Early Copper Age ceramic vessel

Excavation of an intrusive Iron Age burial

Block 2 overview

Block 2 overview

Large Early Copper Age ceramic vessel

Typical excavation unit at V20

Bone projectile point

KRAP 2001 participants


Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois

2003 - 2006

Cultural Resource Analysts, Inc.


Rockshelter, Pike County

Trenching in Casey County

Mountain survey in Eastern Kentucky

Prehistoric hearth in Morgan County

Prehistoric hearth in Morgan County

Clovely Farm site in Fayette County

Floodplain deep trenching

Clovely Farm site in Fayette County

 

 

Handgun recovered in privy

Artifacts recovered in Madison County


West Virginia

Logan County (Spring 2005)

Cultural Resource Analysts, Inc.


Rising water table

Steve excavating an oven

Paul taking notes

Morning at the site

Site stratigraphy

Site overview

Backhoe archaeology

Crew photo


Missouri

US 61 (Avenue of the Saints), Lewis and Clark Counties

Spring - Winter 2005

Cultural Resource Analysts, Inc.


Middle Woodland dog burial

Block excavation

Pottery recovered from feature

Artifacts recovered from feature

Excavation of a large prehistoric storage pit

Stripping plowzone for features

Excavation of test units

Excavation of test units covered by colluvium

Historic foundation

Dog burial

Block excavation

Dog burial

 

Field office

Artifacts recovered from feature

Prehistoric pottery


*Background photograph taken by James H. Kompanek at the Leo Petroglyphs in Jackson County, Ohio in May 2005.

Page last updated:  5/5/2006