Calling all archaeologists: Warren Wilson College looking for bone diggers

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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Morganton – Have you ever dreamed of uncovering history in the tradition of famous archaeologists like Howard Carter, who discovered King Tut, and Heinrich Schliemann, who found the ruins of Troy?

You can put your hands on history this summer during Warren Wilson College’s Field School at the Berry site in Burke County. The 12-acre area north of Morganton holds the secrets of a 1,000-year-old Native American city named Joara and a 16th-century Spanish fort.

The Asheville-based college now is accepting applications to work on the site during June. And Western Piedmont Community College, starting on April 6, will register Burke County residents, teachers and students for a special two-week-long session at the site. 

“This may be the opportunity you have always wanted: to explore archaeology,” writes Dr. David Moore, a professor of anthropology and archaeology at Warren Wilson College and director of the Field School. “You will learn how to identify stone tools, pottery and other artifacts and your participation in the field school will help to reveal new evidence of the interactions between 16th-century Native Americans and Spanish invaders in western North Carolina.”

Also, Moore can be contacted at Warren Wilson College outside Asheville. His telephone number is (828) 771-2013 and his e-mail address is [email protected].
On the Web: Images and historical information about the Berry site are atwww.warren-wilson.edu/~arch/.