There’s a job listing for a Field Crew Chief of an ongoing archaeological excavation of a colonial home site in North Andover, Massachusetts. Donald Slater and  Christy Pottroff hope to hire an experienced field archaeologist from June to November 2024–to help open & close the site, train volunteers, and assist in documentation. Please read more about the position & the project, and forward this information to any qualified candidates who might be interested in this position.

The Bradstreet Project, located in North Andover, MA, and established in 2019, has re-discovered the two 17th century homes of foundational American poet Anne Bradstreet and her husband Simon Bradstreet (later governor of Massachusetts). After using dendrochronology to positively identify the still-standing partial remnants of the Bradstreet’s 1667/1668 home, the project set its sights on locating the archaeological remains of their earlier home that was memorialized in Anne’s poem Verses Upon the Burning of Our House, July 10, 1666. Succeeding in this mission in the fall of 2023, excavations will continue in 2024 to further document the site.

The team is interdisciplinary and cross-institutional, funded and facilitated by Boston College & Phillips Academy, and undertaken by researchers with degrees in archaeology, anthropology, history, literary studies, and creative writing.

Please contact pottroff@bc.edu with any questions about the project or the position. We will review applications on a rolling basis.