In 2008, the Archaeology of College Hill began excavations at the John Brown House, on the corner of Benefit and Power Streets on the East Side of Providence. The John Brown House is a historic museum that is owned and operated by the Rhode Island Historical Society (RIHS). The proximity and interaction between the museum, preservationists from the RIHS, and the College Hill students conducting archaeological fieldwork was especially effective for communicating the broad scope of the archaeological process to the students in ARCH 1900 and to the public, from the ground up.

Work at the site concluded in November 2011.

Site Directors:

• Jessica Nowlin, Director, with Muge Durusu-Tanriover (Fall 2011)
• Krysta Ryzewski, Director, with Jessica Nowlin (Fall 2010)
• Krysta Ryzewski, Director, with Alex Knodell (Fall 2009)
• Krysta Ryzewski, Director, with Bradley Sekedat (Fall 2008)

Additional Information:

• Archaeology of College Hill: John Brown House
  Results and Interpretations from the Fall 2011 Excavations
  Jessica Nowlin and Müge Durusu-Tanriover, Editors
• Archaeology of College Hill: John Brown House
  Results and Interpretations from the Fall 2010 Excavations
  Krysta Ryzewski and Jessica Nowlin, Editors
• Archaeology of College Hill: John Brown House
  Results and Interpretations from the Fall 2009 Excavations
  Krysta Ryzewski, Editor
• Archaeology of College Hill: John Brown House, Providence, RI
  Archaeological Report, Fall 2008
  Krysta Ryzewski, Editor