Calendar & Events


Training Days, Field Trips, Workshops

Lab Calendar

This shared calendar is our primary tool for scheduling all lab work and events, such as training, workshops or meetings, and also for keeping track of work hours. It's important that we all use the same shared calendar so that we're safely and courteously coordinating use of the lab space.  


All lab volunteers who have completed their training should have editing access to the calendar. When you go to schedule, pick a date and time that already has a lab manager (Bethanny, Bryan, or Kelsey) scheduled and add your own your name and time so that the lab staff can see who will be in the lab each day. Make sure that you're selecting the Arch Lab calendar from the event drop-down menu rather than adding it your own personal calendar.


Remember only two students per lab manager can work in the lab at one time.


(If you need a quick tutorial on google calendar here's a very useful short video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dyCOXNLp8U)

Upcoming Events

Past Events

Fall 2023 Training Days

Monday, Sept. 18th @ 9am, 2pm, 3pm:  Lab Training Sign-up Sept 18 

Wednesday, Sept. 20th @ 9am, 2pm, 3pm: Lab Training Sign-up Sept 20 & 22 

Friday, Sept. 22nd @ 4pm, 5pm: Lab Training Sign-up Sept 20 & 22 


Description: Students can sign up for a one hour training session that will teach them the basics of artifact washing. Training sessions will be taught by Dr. Jones or Bryan Hill and assisted by one of the lab managers.

Initial trainings must be followed-up by a one-on-one training session with one of the lab managers; this will be scheduled during the initial training session.


For more information, contact: 

Field School Workshop

Date: Monday, February 13th, 2023

Time: 4:00-6:00pm

Where: Cathedral Room (above food court), Mountain Lair

Description: The Archaeology Lab and Anthropology Club invite you to an informational session about archaeological field schools for the upcoming summer. Dr. Olivia A. Jones will talk about some field school basics and funding sources. Anthropology students Bryan K. Hill and Lauren Bowlin will talk about the field schools they attended in summer 2022. Dr. Alyssa Beall will talk about the WVU Study Abroad to Greece and her field work in Israel. Dr. Rhonda Reymond will talk about the San Gemini Conservation courses in Italy offered through the Art History department. 

Pizza & bottled water will be provided by the Anthro Club!


More information about WVU faculty-led programs: 

Fall 2022 Training Days

Session I: Monday, September 12th: Training Session I Sign Up Sheet 

Session II: Monday, September 26th:  Training Session II Sign Up Sheet 

Description: Students can sign up for a one hour training session that will teach them the basics of artifact washing. Training sessions will be taught by Dr. Jones and assisted by one of the lab managers.

Initial trainings must be followed-up by a one-on-one training session with one of the lab managers; this will be scheduled during the initial training session.


For more information, contact: 

Archaeology Field School 

Dates: May 9th-June 3, 2022

Working schedule: Monday-Thursday 9am-5pm

Where: Near Uniontown, PA

CRN: ANTH 357 Archaeology Field School (3 credits)

Description: The Department of Anthropology at West Virginia University in cooperation with Dr. John Nass at California University of Pennsylvania is offering a 4 week practical archaeology field school, the aim of which is to provide participants with a local opportunity to participate in the recovery and scientific study of archaeological remains from both historic and pre-historic archaeological sites in the Upper Ohio Valley Region. 

Participants will excavate on the site of an 1835 tavern located on the National Road, and on a prehistoric Native American site learning archaeological field techniques, artifact and feature identification, and procedures to properly record, collect and process archaeological finds. Students will also learn through a series of on-site lectures, relevant field trips, and special guest visitor presentations. 

For more information, contact the instructors

Field School Workshop

Date: Monday, February 21st, 2022

Time: 11:30am-1pm

Where: Cathedral Room, Mountain Lair

Description: The Archaeology Lab and Anthropology Club invite you to an informational session about archaeological field schools for the upcoming summer. Dr. Olivia A. Jones will talk about funding sources and the basics of archaeological field school as well as the field school being offered by the Sociology & Anthropology department. Dr. Alyssa Beall will talk about the WVU Study Abroad to Israel being offered by the Religious Studies department. Dr. Rhonda Reymond will talk about the San Gemini Conservation courses in Italy being offered by the Art History department. 

Pizza & bottled water will be provided by the Anthro Club!

More information: