Public Archaeology
Public Archaeology
As a historical archaeologist, I work with museums and non-profit organizations, colleges and universities, public and private schools, and avocational archaeology groups. Services I offer include:
- Field trips
- Field schools
- Hands-on heritage programs
- Historical research, oral histories
- Ethnographic research and interviews
- Interpretive exhibit, video development
- National Register assessments, nominations
- Testing, data recovery programs
I also am an instructor at Lycoming College, Williamsport, PA, teaching archaeology methods and theory, which includes a field school.
Robin Van Auken
I am a writer and educator, specializing in historic topics. I have 25+ years as a journalist, working for daily and weekly newspapers in Florida and Pennsylvania. I am the author and co-author of 10 books on regional history, including "Play Ball! The Story of Little League Baseball."
I teach communication and anthropological archaeology at Lycoming College. I also direct the summer youth program, Lycoming College for Kids & Teens.
Educational Specialties: Experience developing curricula for for students of all ages. Confident speaker for groups, small and large. Experience mentoring and advising students, and overseeing independent projects and internships.
Editorial Specialties: Writing, editing, researching, instructing, organizing workshops, website content development, teaching and integrating social media, and most activities within general print and digital communications.
Anthropological Specialties: Instructing, overseeing field schools, organizing public archaeology digs, museum curation, cultural consultation, historic and prehistoric site survey, researching, writing reports.
Books by Van Auken
