UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #536
Submission information
Submission Number: 536
Submission ID: 8951
Submission UUID: 419792b4-3650-4802-9a46-00828e841f68
Submission URI: /urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal
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Created: Mon, 08/21/2023 - 02:15 PM
Completed: Mon, 08/21/2023 - 02:23 PM
Changed: Wed, 09/06/2023 - 01:59 PM
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Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
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Submitted to: UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal
| Primary Research Mentor Name | Jayur Mehta |
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| When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific? | Dr. |
| Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) | jmehta@fsu.edu |
| Position Title | Faculty |
| FSU College (if applicable) | Arts and Sciences |
| FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation | FSU Anthropology |
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| Title of the Project | Archaeology and Artifacts of the African Diaspora at Evergreen Plantation |
| Project Keywords | Archaeology, Labwork, Photography |
| Are you currently looking for research assistants? | Yes |
| Number of Research Assistants Needed | 3 |
| Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) | Anthropology or any other field science, history, art history, geography, English. Open to all but some preferred majors. |
| Project Location: | On FSU Main Campus |
| If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation? | |
| Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s): | In-person |
| Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work? | 6-8 |
| Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work? | During business hours |
| Overall Research Project Description | Students will learn to process, analyze, describe, photograph, and interpret archaeological artifacts recovered from Evergreen Plantation, St John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. Students will learn the history of Evergreen Plantation and use this history to interpret findings excavated in Summer 2023. One student research assistant is needed with a specialty in video editing and composition to compose a short (3 min) documentary of the excavations. Other students need to be willing to wash and process artifacts. This project describes the daily, lived experiences of free and enslaved people of color who lived at Evergreen Plantation. Excavations were conducted near a church that was used after the Civil War. |
| Research Tasks | Washing, drawing, and photographing artifacts. Using manuals, guides, and internet searches to classify and interpret archaeological artifacts. Interpreting finds based on the history of Evergreen Plantation. Processing visual media for the excavation documentary. Creating displays of objects from the site. |
| Skills that research assistant(s) may need: | willingness to work independently. |
| Mentoring Philosophy | I like for students to be independent and self-motivated. What I will provide are ideas and recommendations, which students then need to investigate on their own. I can provide assistance with interpretation and act as an overall supervisor, but I don't like to micro-manage. I expect students to show up on time and regularly according to a schedule. Artifact processing, data management, analysis, and video processing will happen in my labs in the Carraway Building. |
| Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable): | www.evergreensurvey.org |
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| Roundtable times and Zoom links | Tuesday Sep 5 at 11.30 am. |
| Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication | Yes |
| UROP Performance Evaluation | Yes |
| Materials Grant | Yes |
| UROP Poster Presentation | Yes |
| Year | 2023 |
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