Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project

French Medallion

French medallion found at the fort site in 2016.

Different Soil Patterns

Dr. Nassaney showing the students how to look at different soil patterns.

Decorative Side Plate

A fragment of a decorative side plate from a French trading gun

2016 Field Students and Staff

Fort St. Joseph Photo

Main floodplain site where the students dig.

Fort St. Joseph

Artist's rendition of how Fort St. Joseph may have appeared

Medallions from Fort St. Joseph

Gunsmith's Cache from Fort St. Joseph

Map of the Region around Fort St. Joseph

Fort St. Joseph and contemporary French settlements in the Western Great Lakes

Searching for Clues, Fort St. Joseph

Dry screening searching for clues. Photo placed 3rd in the ACUA photo competition.

Reenactors Riding in a Canoe

A Group of Reenactors Riding in a Canoe During the 2012 Open House.

Unit Excavation Record

Students Working to Complete their Unit Excavation Record.

Lab Work

Student Identifying and Labeling Bones Found at the Site.

Ring in Palm

Jesuit Ring from 17th Century found at Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Site.

Unit Tours

Students giving Middle School Summer Campers and Field School Students a tour of their unit.

Reenactors Looking at Panel

Two Reenactors Looking at a Panel During the 2012 Open House.

Students Dressed in Eighteenth Century Clothing

2012 field school students dressed up in Eighteenth Century clothing. Clothing provided courtesy of the reenactors.

How Many Archaeologists Fit

Archaeologists at the Fort St. Joseph Archaeological site. Photo placed 2nd in the ACUA photo competition for Color portrait.

Plotting Artifacts in a Unit

Taking Measurements to Plot the Location of an artifact in a Unit.

Carefully Extracting a Deer Mandible

Carefully extracting a deer mandible at the Fort St. Joseph Archaeological site. Photo placed 1st in the ACUA photo competition for Color Field Work.

Key in Palm

Artifact key from 17th century found at Fort St. Joseph Archaeological site. Photo placed 2nd in ACUA photo competition for B&W Artifact.

Unit Tours During the 2011 Open House

Alexander Brand gives visitors a tour of a unit.

Cutting the Ribbon to Open the Site

After the ribbon is cut, the site is officially open to visitors.

Unit Excavation

A birds eye view of a unit being excavated.

Fort St. Joseph Rock Monument

2011 field school students sitting next to the Fort St. Joseph rock monument in Niles, Michigan.

Dr. Nassaney Excavating a Unit

Dr. Michael Nassaney excavating a unit at the Fort St. Joseph Site.

Bone Lab with Dr. Terry Martin

Dr. Terry Martin helps students learn how to identify and label bones.

Excavating a Unit

Field School Students excavating a unit at Fort St. Joseph.

First Glimpse at the Fort St. Joseph Site

A visitors first glimpse of the Fort St. Joseph Site.

Triangulating a Unit

After being given the South West corner point, which is flagged with pink tape, triangulation is used to map out the other corners to create their 2x1 meter unit.

French Market

Attending French Market is one of the projects community outreach events.

Dewatering the Site

Dewatering the Fort site before excavation can begin.

2008 Crew at Fort St. Joseph

2008 crew working on the Fort St. Joseph Archaeological site.

Transit

A Transit is a Surveying Tool used to Accurately Plot an Excavation Units Coordinates.