Archaeology at WWC
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The Berry Site
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Exploring Joara Foundation
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An Intro to WWC Archaeology
Archaeology at Warren Wilson College began in 1966 and has since grown into a substantial research program. Originally, graduate students from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill worked with WWC students to excavate the Warren Wilson Site. Today, the college's archaeology students work on many different projects and the archaeology crew, comprised of between four and six undergraduates, curates collections gathered from many sites. Beginning in 2001, the major focus of the archaeology program at WWC has been the Berry site, a 16th century Native American town at which a Spanish fort was built. The Berry site is located in Morganton, North Carolina. For more information on the Berry site and the Field School, please use the links in the box to the right or click here.
Join the 2008 Field School at the Berry Site
For more information on the field school, the Berry Site, and how to register please visit the Field School Registration page by clicking here.
The Exploring Joara Foundation
The Exploring Joara Foundation is a new IRS certified 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide continued support for the archaeological research in the Upper Catawba and Yadkin river valleys. Click here to learn more, join the foundation, and see our newsletters.
The Berry Site in the News
We have been receiving a lot of publicity lately. Click here to read some of the articles about us.
Announcing the 2008 Berry site Field Day!
Exhibits and Demonstrations
Welcome Tent
Registration
Books and T-shirt sales
Catawba Indian Pottery-Making and Crafts
Presented by:
Beckee Garris and Florence Wade
Catawba Nation, South Carolina
Burke County History Museum
Schiele Museum of Natural History
Dr. Alan May
Dr. Alan Tippett
Spanish Artifacts From the Berry Site
Native American Artifacts From the Berry Site
Primitive Technology: From Baskets to Flintknapping
Presented by:
Mark Butler and Cheryl Baskins
Play the Chunkey Game!
Shoot a Cherokee Blowgun
Watch an Excavation in Progress
View the 2008 Excavations
Dr. Robin Beck, University of Oklahoma
Dr. David Moore, Warren Wilson College
Dr. Christopher Rodning, Tulane University
For directions to the Field Day click here.