Battlefields of the Pequot War will be hosting a lecture at the Acton Public Library in Old Saybrook, Connecticut at 7PM on November 16, 2010. Dr. Kevin McBride and David Naumec of the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center will provide a brief overview of the Pequot War and present news from recent archaeological survey […]
5th Annual Native American Archaeological Roundtable: NATIVE CONFLICT The Institute for American Indian Studies, 38 Curtis Road, Washington, CT On Saturday, October 30 from 1:00pm – 5:00pm see Battlefields of the Pequot War researchers David Naumec and Joseph Peters (Pequot) provide a presentation entitled Fighting the Pequot War (1636-1638): A Historical and Archaeological accounting of Native […]
The Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center is planning two upcoming programs around the Battlefields of the Pequot War project. Mark your calendars, see you there! Saturday, Nov. 20, 10–11 am Pequot War: Technology & Tactics Join Museum Research Director Dr. Kevin McBride and military historian David Naumec to gain insights into the weapons and […]
During the summer of 2010 the University of Connecticut conducted a Battlefield Archaeological Field School where university students learned and worked alongside museum archaeologists at Pequot War battlefield sites in Mystic, Connecticut. During their stay, the field school students not only learned battlefield and traditional archaeological field methods, they had the chance to meet and […]
The 2010 University of Connecticut Battlefield Archaeology Field School has come to an end, and a successful summer it was! Nine university students from six states, as far as Iowa, migrated to Mystic, Connecticut and to the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center for eight weeks. During one of the hottest New England summers on […]
Right now, we (The Diggers) are working in Mystic, Connecticut where we expect to find evidence of the English and Native troops camp the evening before the fateful morning attack, what we now know as the Battle of Mystic Fort in May 1637. However, the metallic evidence on the landscape stretches hundreds of years, not […]
On Saturday, April 24th, WestConn will host a conference for the Archaeological Society of Connecticut from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Warner Hall on the university’s Midtown campus, 181 White St. in Danbury. The event will feature presentation of papers focusing on archaeology, anthropology and ethnohistory, including our own Dr. Kevin McBride. The event […]
Hello Readers! The Battlefields Team will be teaching an Archaeological Field School during the upcoming summer! The University of Connecticut’s Department of Anthropology will be working with the Battlefields of the Pequot War project to offer the UConn Field School in Battlefield Archaeology. For more information, please contact Dr. Kevin McBride at kevin.mcbride(at)uconn.edu. – The […]
On April 14, 2010 at 7PM, join Dr. Kevin McBride and Battlefields staff at the Fairfield Museum and History Center. Dr. McBride will discuss the Battlefields of the Pequot War project, the Fairfield Swamp Fight of 1637 and share archaeological news and updates. See you there! The Battlefields Staff
Well, the time has come. After a week of beautiful 70 degree weather, the Battlefields staff is gearing up once again for another exciting field season. Archaeological work will begin shortly! So, what do archaeologists do to prepare for a field season? Research the Site: Part of the Battlefields project research has been to understand […]
