The 2018 combined McHenry County College, William Rainey Harper College, and Elgin Community College summer archaeological field school will be held at Macktown Living History Education Center in the Macktown Forest Preserve located at : 2221 Freeport Road, Rockton llinois 61072.
Please send all email inquiries to: Jay Martinez (Principal Investigator)
Students will learn:
Proper Survey Techniques
Proper Excavation Techniques
Basic Artifact Identification and Analysis
Mapping Procedures
Site Photography
Midwest Cultural History
Soil Morphology
PLANS FOR 2018 SEASON
The 2018 excavation will be taking place at "Boat Stone Grove". An area never fully explored at Macktown. Students will have the opportunity to excavate and analyze prehistoric artifacts that are thousands of years old.
Midwest Archaeological Research Services PO Box 2533 Crystal Lake, IL60039 ph: (815) 568-0680