Experimental archaeology, a field of study that attempts to generate and test hypotheses by replicating various tasks, helps students understand the processes and steps that goes into the creation of material culture. In this instance, our College Field School students learned how to produce yucca sandals by cultivating broad-leafed yucca, roasting the leaves, and weaving them into footwear. Plaited sandals, such as these, were found in the Mesa Verde region during the Dolores Archaeological Pro

As a 16-year-old high school student, Metin Eren received an opportunity to take part in an archeological dig with the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Now, Kent State University College of Arts and Sciences Professor Eren, Ph.D., is the founder and co-director of the Kent State Experimental Archaeology Lab and has a flourishing partnership with that same museum. This collaboration has led to incredible discoveries and provided dynamic experiences for the next generation of scientists here a