On Monday, AAL #studentemployees and staff started survey on our #HistoricPreservationFund investigation of a portion of Salamonie River State Forest. This is how Ball State University students learn about the work of professional #archaeology. 1/4

Our motto is #LearnWorkDiscover and we provide #ExperientialLearning for our #StudentEmployees so they graduate with real research and field experience. To keep the AAL funded, we secure service contracts (#CRMArch) and grants from various sources. This is where the #ADHD comes in handy. 4/17

Last day doing #archaeology #geophysics #fieldwork at Prophetstown State Park. AAL #studentemployees are core a sample of possible features detected by magnetic gradiometry. #LearnWorkDiscover #ChertChert #experientiallearning #HistoryMatters

Another steamy day of #archaeology #geophysics at Prophetstown State Park. Our #studentemployees are conducting #GPR survey while AAL Director, Dr. Nolan does a #magnetometry survey. #LearnWorkDiscover #historymatters

Big #publicationday for AAL staff & former #studentemployees! Latest MCJA (49(3)) has 2 articles about AAL projects! The first is Shott et al. on Morphometric analysis of Early Holocene points from the #NSFfunded COADS project. #Morphometrics #archaeology
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Unfortunately, my preferred research topics are not “sexy” enough to regularly get funding, so we cobble together whatever projects we think we can get funding for. We emphasize projects that will provide CRM-like #archaeology training for our #studentemployees, but also other topics. 7/17

Thanks to Ball State College of Sciences and Humanities for support & matching funds. More hands make light work, and all the support helps our #studentemployees prepare for successful careers!

We had lovely weather & scenery, which makes for a great time! #archaeology #HistoricPreservationFund 4/4

AAL #studentemployees work on all stages of these projects, including as coauthors on the technical reports & these published journal articles. #LearnWorkDiscover #ChertChert #WeFly #archaeology #HistoryMatters #WorkforceDevelopment 5/5

AAL #studentemployees earn unique, valuable job experience to help them gather credentials & experience that put them ahead of their peers when on the job market. #LearnWorkDiscover #CRMArch #Workforce Development 4/5

Double #PublicationDay for AAL staff and #studentemployees! The latest Indiana Archaeology has 2 articles about #HistoricPreservationFund projects at Chain O' Lakes SP & Limberlost Swamp NP conducting identification surveys. #archaeology #LearnWorkDiscover 1/5

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The Airlie House 2.0 Workforce Training Working Group presents examples of programs rising to meet the needs of #CRMArch, incl AAL's #studentemployees, BSU Hist Pres, & BSU Public History. To learn more, check out the article for free: mydigitalpublication.com/publication/...
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While at Prophetstown State Park? IN State Parks Chief of Cultural Resources, Ben Clark, visited & got some pics of #studentemployees & AAL Director #LearnWorkDiscover -ing, helping w/ #stewardship & planning. #archaeology #geophysics #HistoryMatters #ChertChert
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Today is #OneBallState day! Please consider donating to help lower barriers to #StudentEmployees doing #archaeology #fieldwork. #CRMArch can be challenging, but having the right gear shouldn't keep Ball State #students from #LearnWorkDiscover -ing! Any amount helps. #WeFly #ChirpChirp #ChertChert

Former #studentemployees Charity Munro (BA '18), Kaylee Ellrod (BA '18), and Eric Olson (MA '16), and former student and current AAL staff Chyan Gilaspy (BS '18) were all coauthors on respective publications. A #LearnWorkDiscover powerhouse! #archaeology #CRMArch #GPR #Morphometrics

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