posted May 18, 2004
Dr. Nick Honerkamp, Director of the Jeffrey L. Brown Institute of Archaeology and Acting Head of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Geography, received $1,000 from Tusculum College to continue his summer archaeological field school.
Dr. Honerkamp and six students will continue studies and testing at the Doak House in Greeneville, Tennessee. The Doak House was originally the home of Reverend Samuel Doak, who founded Tusculum College in 1794. After the Doak family moved out of the house, they donated it to the college. The house is now a museum, demonstrating what life would have been like during the time of Samuel Doak.
From May 9 to June 2, Dr. Honerkamp and his students will excavate the foundation of the house and a nearby barn, trying to determine the buildings original structure and construction dates. The group will remove several artifacts during their excavation in order to do testing to date and determine the function of different parts of the foundation.
The continued excavation of the Doak House will provide insight into one of Tennessee’s historical monuments as well as providing applied experience for UTC archaeology students, according to Honerkamp.
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