"IRLAB" and the Ohio State University's Department of Anthropology are resuming their collaborative research in Pickaway County this summer - July 3 - 28, 2023

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Sharing from The Institute for Research and Learning in Archaeology and Bioarchaeology ("IRLAB") in collaboration with the Department of Anthropology of The Ohio State University.:

"I am pleased to inform you that, after the disruptions caused by the pandemic over the past few years, our Field Experience in Bioarchaology in Ohio will resume this summer.

The Field Experience in Bioarchaology - offered in collaboration with the Department of Anthropology at The Ohio State University - is an outstanding opportunity for students to gain practical experience in archaeological excavation and bioarchaeological investigation by working on a historic cemetery in central Ohio. This program was developed to offer high-quality bioarchaeological excavation training in the US and at affordable rates. The field experience welcomes undergraduate and graduate students, as well as CRM and forensic science professionals interested in developing skills in the excavation of human remains. 

The Institute for Research and Learning in Archaeology and Bioarchaeology (IRLAB) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization established to promote the advancement and diffusion of archaeological and bioarchaeological knowledge through research and education. 

The institute has worked to accomplish this goal since 2014, using the leading technological methods to analyze and document the excavation of human burials from the archaeological context at sites in the United States and Italy. 

The work of the organization has been featured in Science Magazine and has led to collaborative efforts with dozens of institutions of higher learning."

Sincerely, 

Giuseppe Vercellotti, Ph.D.
giuseppe.vercellotti@irlabnp.org

Executive Director / Principal Investigator

HTCC Excavation Project 

Treasurer

Institute for Research and Learning in Archaeology and Bioarchaeology 

Adjunct Assistant Professor

The Ohio State University

College of Arts and Sciences | Department of Anthropology

School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences | Division of Health Sciences

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Please view the link to IRLAB for all particulars.

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"FIELD EXPERIENCE IN BIOARCHAEOLOGY IN OHIO - 2020 - HARRISON TOWNSHIP CHOLERA CEMETERY - PICKAWAY COUNTY - JUNE 1 - JULY 10

This is the third year that the Institute for Learning in Archaeology and Bioarchaeology will be conducting their excavation program at the Harrison Township Cholera Cemetery in Pickaway County, Ohio. 

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***PLEASE NOTE***:

April 30th, 2020 is the deadline to apply for enrollment in this program which begins on June 1st and extends through July 10, 2020.  

Applications can be completed online.:

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https://www.irlabnp.org/field-experience-application/

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"Please note that places in the program are assigned to successful students on a first come, first served basis; hence, it is advisable that you apply as soon as possible to increase your chances of being admitted.

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If you have any questions regarding the program, contact info@irlabnp.org prior to submitting an application form."

IRLAB - Institute for Research and Learning in Archaeology and Bioarchaeology announces 2019 field experience in bioarchaeology in Ohio

HTCC - Harrison Township Cholera Cemetery

Harrison Township, Pickaway County, Ohio 

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Harrison Township Cemetery on "Find A Grave"

IRLAB - Institute for Research and Learning in Archaeology and Bioarchaeology

850 Michigan Avenue

Columbus, OH 43215

info@irlabnp.org

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"The application deadline is March 31, 2019. However, applications are reviewed as soon as they are received and successful applicants accepted on a first come, first served basis."

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CONTACT:

https://www.irlabnp.org/contact/

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"PROJECT DESCRIPTION"

"This exclusively field-based program, now in its second year, aims at familiarizing participants with the professional excavation of human remains from archaeological contexts. 

Participants will work side by side with professional archaeologists and bioarchaeologists in the excavations of a historic cemetery in central Ohio (HTCC).

The cemetery, located just 20 minutes away from downtown Columbus, was originally established as early as 1804 to serve as a burial ground for the local community. 

Due to its proximity to the Ohio-Erie canal, the site was subsequently used as a resting place for victims of the infectious disease cholera – an infection of the small intestine that killed tens of millions of people worldwide through various pandemics since 1815. The cemetery remained in use until 1859.

Preliminary investigations at the site have revealed the presence of several single burials with predominant east-west orientation, which appear largely undisturbed and lined up in the western two thirds of the cemetery. 

Several tombstones or simple markers are scattered throughout the field, but evidence of vandalism and consequent removal and restoration attempts by the township administration suggest that their current location does not mark any specific graves and does likely not correspond to the original layout of the cemetery."

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YouTube video introduction to the HTCC Excavation Project.