The Alexandria Archaeology Summer Camp provides an opportunity for students, ages 12 to 15, to dig the past in historic Alexandria, Virginia. Participants work directly with City Archaeologists to excavate an historic site and discover evidence of earlier times. Choose a one-week or two- week session, and use science, history and geography skills to discover more about the town's history and how archaeological methods uncover the past. Participants excavate a real archaeological site, work with their excavated artifacts in the archaeology laboratory, and take field trips and walking tours.

WHAT:		Learn professional excavating, recording, and artifact processing methods. Help uncover the City's buried past while protecting historical resources. Lectures, field trips, and ice cream stops included. Conduct your own site tour for your family on the last day.
WHO:		Ages 12 - 15. Each session limited to 15 campers.
WHEN:		Session I: July 21 - July 25, 2008 Session II: July 28 - August 1, 2008
WHERE:		Campers assist City archaeologists at the Shuter's Hill excavation site, located on the grounds of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia.
COST:		$350/session of which $100 is a non-refundable deposit required to secure space. Includes a commemorative T-shirt. Scholarships available.
INFO:		Print your Summer Camp Application and mail it to the museum with your payment. Call 703-838-4399 for more information.

Experience Summer Camp in A Great Excuse to Get Dirty, excerpted from the Federal Archaeology Report.

 

Summer Camp 2004 Video Check out this exciting documentary of Summer Camp 2004, filmed by former Summer Camper Joanna Donehower. The video is presented in three parts, the first segment focuses on the history of the Shuter’s Hill excavation site and the second and third segments include interviews of the campers and footage of them in the field and laboratory during Sessions I and II. Joanna first attended Summer Camp in 1996 as a 12-year-old. Once she turned 16 and was too old to attend as a camper, she returned as a Unit Buddy and mentored the younger campers. She is currently enrolled at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec Intro : ( 6:14 minutes ) N O T E : 1. The video requires macromedia flash player. Click here to download. 2. Best viewed with high speed connection. Session 1 : ( 11:14 minutes ) Session 2 : ( 15:14 minutes ) Or Download the video clips to your local drive: (Quicktime movie format). Right Click the link, then select "Save Target As" intro.mov - (16.6 MB) session1.mov - (28.9 MB) session2.mov - (36.3 MB)