INTRODUCTION to ARCHAEOLOGY

As part of the Adult Field School offerings that emeritus State Archaeologist Dr. Nicholas Bellantoni (State Archaeologist 1987-2014) would lead once each year, on-site lectures were often given in association with PowerPoint slideshows. These were intended to explain the fundamentals of archaeology, giving insight into the techniques, tools and methods used before, during and after the "digging" was performed.

While the following collection of images cannot replace the contextual discussions the Dr. Bellantoni shared with each, these will hopefully give the viewer an appreciation of the wealth of information that he provided.

At a number of places, links will be provided to direct the user to other pages in this web site, where additional information on the subject may be found.

Click on any icon to see its page, and to "walk" through the collection from that point. On each page, click on its image to see a larger view of it.