Arcadia Mill Site to Host Summer Archaeological Field School

West Florida Historic Preservation, Inc. and the University of West Florida Archaeology Institute have announced that part of the 2009 Archaeological Field School program will be held at the Arcadia Mill Archaeological Site.

The 2009 summer field school at Arcadia marks a new era in the site's history and the archaeology of ethnicity, social structure and community organization in the antebellum south.

The public is invited and encouraged to visit the site during the project for tours of the excavation and updates on the researchers' findings. The site will be open to the public during Arcadia's regular operating hours: Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In addition, archaeological lab days will be held at Arcadia every Friday June 12 and run through July 31.

Visitors can see artifacts from the dig and learn more about the activities of UWF's respected team of professional archaeologists and students. Students will undertake archaeological survey, testing and mapping in residential areas of the complex throughout the summer.
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