UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #536 | Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement

Submission information

Submission Number: 536

Submission ID: 8951

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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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Language: English

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Webform: UROP Project Proposal Portal

Submitted to: UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal

Research Mentor Information

Primary Research Mentor Name Jayur Mehta

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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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Overall Project Details

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

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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.

UROP Program Elements

Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication Yes

UROP Performance Evaluation Yes

Materials Grant Yes

UROP Poster Presentation Yes

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Year 2023

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