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MSU Campus Archaeology Program

@capmsu

The MSU Campus Archaeology Program (CAP) mitigates and protects @michiganstateu archaeological resources through excavation and outreach.

 East Lansing, Michigan
campusarch.msu.edu
Joined June 2009
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@MSUnews9 Oct 2024
MSU program offers valuable hands-on opportunities for students. “An archaeological field school is an opportunity for undergraduate students to get an experience in doing archaeology safely,” said Stacey Camp with MSU's Campus Archeology Program @capmsu. spr.ly/6011Utrjl
Accessible archaeology: MSU program offers valuable hands-on opportunities for students

Accessible archaeology: MSU program offers valuable hands-on opportunities for students

During MSU’s summer field school, students have the opportunity to participate in an archaeological dig and conduct archival research on MSU's campus.

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MSU Anthropology@MSUanthropology19 Jul 2024
Thats how we roll in @MSUanthropology. Congrats to @capmsu on a successful fieldschool.
MSU Campus Archaeology Program (@capmsu) profile pictureMSU Campus Archaeology Program@capmsu19 Jul 2024
Thank you to all of the folks who came out to help us backfill the observatory site today. Our incoming department chair (Dr. Andrea Louie) and outgoing department chair (Dr. Todd Fenton) offered a great deal of help! We will see you all next year :)
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@michiganstateu10 Jul 2024
Views from East Lansing. 📍☀️
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Beal Botanical Garden@MSUBealGarden12 Jun 2024
Our Photography Scholar, Shreya, has been exploring the garden to see what's blooming. Check out some of her fabulous photos! 😀 Pictured: European columbine (A. vulgaris), Delphinium x cultorum, prickly pear (O. humifusa), pink wood sorrel (O. rosea)
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@michiganstateu12 Jun 2024
Things that just make sense.
A screencap of the weather app that says My Location East Lansing 77 degrees and sunny

ALT A screencap of the weather app that says My Location East Lansing 77 degrees and sunny

A hand wearing a black watch band and holding a waffle cone filled with green and white Spartan Swirl ice cream while standing in front of the green and white Dairy Store sign

ALT A hand wearing a black watch band and holding a waffle cone filled with green and white Spartan Swirl ice cream while standing in front of the green and white Dairy Store sign

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MSU Museum@MSUMuseum15 Aug 2023
The MSU Museum welcomes Dr. Ethan Watrall as Curator of Archaeology, starting August 15, 2023. His expertise in digital archaeology will bring a fresh perspective to the Museum! Read More ➡️ bit.ly/Watrall_MSUM
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ALT Portrait of Ethan Watrall standing in front of a book case.

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Community Heritage Lab@SCUpasts14 Aug 2023
Great article on the benefits of on-campus archaeology for student access, learning, and career training. Congrats @capmsu!
MSU Campus Archaeology Program (@capmsu) profile pictureMSU Campus Archaeology Program@capmsu14 Aug 2023
Thank you to @washingtonpost for featuring our work on @michiganstate first observatory! washingtonpost.com/nation/20…
Michigan State students find 142-year-old observatory buried on campus

Michigan State students find 142-year-old observatory buried on campus

Students at Michigan State unearthed the foundations of the old observatory, which will become a rare site for on-campus archaeological fieldwork.

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@michiganstateu14 Aug 2023
When a large rock was recently unearthed on campus, @capMSU determined it was the foundation of the first observatory, which was constructed in 1881. go.msu.edu/rTC5
A group of students pose outside the Astronomical Observatory, circa 1888.

ALT A group of students pose outside the Astronomical Observatory, circa 1888.

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Illinois Press@IllinoisPress1 Jun 2023
Read about the rich history of the land @michiganstateu calls home and a precontact site uncovered by @capmsu in the latest issue of Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology (47.2), authored by @hotforpots, @lynnegoldstein, William A. Lovis, & @ArbogastDPG. scholarlypublishingcollectiv…
Cover of Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology, Volume 47, Issue 2, Summer 2022 Official Journal of the Midwest Archaeological Conference, Inc. Green, blue, and black background with image of arrowheads

ALT Cover of Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology, Volume 47, Issue 2, Summer 2022 Official Journal of the Midwest Archaeological Conference, Inc. Green, blue, and black background with image of arrowheads

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MSU Anthropology@MSUanthropology3 Aug 2023
Replying to @capmsu
@capmsu is led by our Associate Professor Dr. Stacey Camp! #MSUSocialScience #MSUAnthropology
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@michiganstateu3 Aug 2023
When a large rock was recently unearthed on campus, @capMSU determined it was the foundation of the first observatory, which was constructed in 1881. go.msu.edu/rTC5

Finding MSU's First Observatory

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anthropotamus@anthropotamus1 Nov 2022
Meet Dr. Stacey Camp, archaeologist from @MSUanthropology! Dr. Camp will be one of 4 anthropologists participating in our Webinar: Applying to Grad School. Register today to help you prepare a successful grad application! anthropotamus.com/2022/10/20… #anthropolgy
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@michiganstateu31 Oct 2022
.@capmsu uncovered spooky history and hauntings on campus, including reports of phantom couples in old-fashioned dress, walking near Beaumont Tower on foggy mornings. go.msu.edu/vTp 👻
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Jeff Burnett@ArchaeoJeff18 Jul 2022
instagram.com/stories/capmsu… Will miss CAP and my wonderful colleagues and friends! Thank you @capmsu and thank you @staceylcamp, more than I can hope to express!
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@michiganstateu16 Jun 2022
Views from East Lansing. 🌈 ☀️
Spartan Stadium peaks out between tree branches while viewed from the bridge behind the MSU Main Library.

ALT Spartan Stadium peaks out between tree branches while viewed from the bridge behind the MSU Main Library.

Fairchild Theatre and the Emergence sculpture on a sunny spring day.

ALT Fairchild Theatre and the Emergence sculpture on a sunny spring day.

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ALT Dynamic clouds over north campus on a late spring day.

A rainbow shines in the spraying water of the sprinklers near the DeMartin Soccer Complex.

ALT A rainbow shines in the spraying water of the sprinklers near the DeMartin Soccer Complex.

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Digital Heritage Innovation Lab@MSU_dhilab8 Jun 2022
Nice to have @staceylcamp's field school visit the lab today.
MSU Campus Archaeology Program (@capmsu) profile pictureMSU Campus Archaeology Program@capmsu8 Jun 2022
Today Dr. Jessica Yann ( @yann_jessica ) spoke to our field school about NAGPRA. We also learned about artifact photography, artifact modeling (thanks to Grace Gerloff), and conducted shovel testing!
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Also amplifying the recent statement by the National Trust for Historic Preservation supporting @JMMdescendants savingplaces.org/press-cente…
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Dr. Jessica Yann@yann_jessica18 Apr 2022
Dependant communities matter. In fact, I would argue they are who we should be doing archaeology for. #freemontpelier Support the Montpelier Descendants Committee chng.it/7rwSD7c4 via @Change
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Timothy J Scarlett@TimothyScarlett18 Apr 2022
Thanks to the National Trust for Historic Preservation @SavingPlaces for their clear and strong statement condemning the board actions at @JMMontpelier. @JMMdescendants and staff had pioneered parity and equity. They lit the light. savingplaces.org/press-cente…
National Trust Condemns Actions Taken Against Staff at Montpelier | National Trust for Historic...

National Trust Condemns Actions Taken Against Staff at Montpelier | National Trust for Historic...

The termination of highly regarded and nationally recognized professionals will impede the effective stewardship of Montpelier and diminish important public programming at this highly significant...

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Society of Black Archaeologists@SbaArch18 Apr 2022
Today the world has learned of @JMMontpelier retaliation against staff members who both spoke out vocally against the recent vote by the foundation to strip power-sharing status from @JMMdescendants /1
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Sarah Herr@sherr_spadefoot1 Apr 2022
Sitting in a thoughtful session on What’s Next after the recent SAA Statement on Human Remains (S75) Discussing issues of data sovereignty, teaching and living ethics, standards for documentation and curation of human remains, our role as archaeologists #SAA2022 #saa2022chicago
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