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The Montpelier/Minelab Experiment: An Archaeological Metal Detector Training Course

March 26, 2012
Current Topics in Historical Archaeology
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In March 2012, 12 metal detectorists were invited to James Madison’s Montpelier to attend a week-long metal detecting program to learn how archaeologists and the metal detector community can work…

Knowing What We Don’t Know: Challenging the Conventional Narrative in Search of Virginia’s Colonial Plantation Landscapes

February 22, 2012
Current Topics in Historical Archaeology
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For all that archaeologists and historians have learned from studying plantations in southeastern Virginia, there is a remarkable amount we still do not know. Much of this gap exists under…