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Virtual Photo Contest – 2021

Virtual Photo Contest – 2021

Photo Contest Winners and Honorabale Mention

OConnor-Archaeological-Site-Brick-Foundation-scaled Ashley Bassetti McCuiston sponsored by Crystal O'Connor on behalf of The Council of Virginia Archaeologists - Cat A Color Archaeological Site - 1st Place & People's Choice: Excavations at Toddsbury
Contemplative Site Overalls Will Dillon sponsored by Crystal O'Connor - Cat A Color Archaeological Site - 2nd Place: Excavations at Monticello with Charlottesville in View
Boyle-Cat-A-Who-Said-VA-Doesnt-Have-Big-Skies Katie Boyle - Cat A Color Archaeological Site - 3rd Place: Who said Virginia doesn't have big skies? Pausing to appreciate the sky in a Phase I project, Northern Virginia
Boyle-Cat-B-Measure-for-Measure-scaled Katie Boyle - Cat B Color Field Work 1st Place & People's Choice: Measure for Measure - Coffee, pull tapes, receivers, and shovels make the world go 'round.
Svekis-Cat-B-JB-Reflected-in-Barrel-Well-submission-scaled Sherry Svekis - Cat B Color Field Work - 2nd Place: JB reflected in the water after excavating a previously unknown barrel well.
Photo by John McCarthy John McCarthy - Cat B Color Field Work - 3rd Place: Teaching Flinders maritime archaeology students underwater photogrammetry at Noarlunga Reef, Adelaide.

Photo courtesy C. Dye and R Bissett. Catherine Dye and R. Bissett - Cat C Color Lab Work - 1st Place & People's Choice: Worked Table Glass from an 18th Century Rappahannock Indian Site.
1.Popchi-Globo-Suriname-SA-scaled Sushmeeta Ganesh sponsored by Cheryl White - Cat D Color Artifact - 1st Place & People's Choice: This ceramic doll, named Popchi Globo, was collected during an archaeological field school at Jodensavanne, Suriname, South America and was manufactured in Curacao between 1896 and 1920.
Photo of several dozen rat bones from the Washignton Garden/Unity Court Tenement archaeological site. Site excavated in 2017, photo taken in 2018. Liz Quinlan - Cat D Color Artifact - 2nd Place: Rattus sp. Skeletal Elements, Unity Court Tenement Cistern.)
Boyle-Cat-E-Screenhenge-scaled Katie Boyle - Cat E Black & White Artifact - 1st Place & People's Choice: Screenhenge
Photo of 7 vials containing archaeological eggshell from the Dorchester Industrial School for Girls site in Boston, MA. Site Excavated 2015-2016, photo taken in 2017. Liz Quinlan - Cat E Black & White Artifact - 2nd Place: Eggshell, Dorchester Industrial School for Girls Privy.
Whitehead_CatF_Submerged-Prehistoric-Investigations-along-the-Suwannee-River-Florida-scaled Hunter Whitehead - Ca F Color Archaeological Portrait - 1st Place & People's Choice: Submerged Prehistoric Investigations along the Suwannee River, Florida.

Herrmann_Cat-H_The-Lost-Art-of-Archaeological-Illustration Brendan Herrmann - Cat H Artist's Perspective - 1st Place & People's Choice: The Lost Art of Archaeological Illustration.
Murray_Cat-I_How-to-clean-a-headstone_title-image Emily Jane Murray - Cat I Video - 1st Place & People's Choice: How to Clean a Headstone: Step-by-step instructions for cleaning a headstone! Learn the supplies you’ll need and the basic techniques for removing biological growth from historic monuments. Video shot on location at San Sebastian Cemetery in St. Augustine, Florida.
archaeology-arcade-SHA Michael Thomin - Cat I Video - 2nd Place: Archaeology Arcade: Highlights from the Archives Join Florida Public Archaeology Network staff and special guest archaeologist "players" as we explore video games that feature history, archaeology, museums, and/or artifacts in their gameplay! This online program is one way we’ve tried to creatively navigate programming around COVID-19. The video submission features both funny and serious highlights from episodes during 2020. As everyone else, we’re looking forward to what 2021 will bring!
Photo-Contest-Honorable-Mention
Gonzales_CatB_A-Perfect-Day-scaled Kerry Gonzalez - Cat B Color Field Work: A Perfect Day for Fieldwork: MDOT SHA Excavations at the South Mountain Battlefield, Maryland.
2.Scale-drawing-water-well-construction-site-Suriname-SA-scaled Jovan Ranalfo Samson sponsored by Cheryl White - Cat B Color Field Work: An archaeological recovery project at the future location of the Government of Suriname's parliament building unearthed an 18th century artisanal water well.

3.Water-well-and-construction-work-Suriname-SA-scaled Jovan Ranalfo Samson sponsored by Cheryl White-Cat B Color Field Work: An excavator working right next to an 18th century artisanal water well shows the immediate threat to the historical feature.
4.Proper-recordation-water-well-Suriname-SA-scaled Susmeeta Ganesh, sponsored by Cheryl White - Cat B Color Field Work: After an 18th century water well was uncovered, Surinamese archaeologist Jovan Ranalfo Samson did a thorough recording.
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