Students in Arctic Research (STAR) | Student Journals

Aaron Putnam | Aaron Stupple | Elisa Maldonado | Noa Levanon | Javier Lopez

Aaron Stupple

Archeological Excavation of the "Mystery People of the Arctic" in Deering, Alaska

Field Experience 6-28 July 1998

Follow-up visit 1-9 April 1999

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

July 2
Preparing for TEA

July 3

July 4

July 5

July 6
Arrive in, Alaska

July 7
Fairbanks Sites, Artifacts

July 8
Fly to Barrow, Far North!

July 9
Barrow Area, Arctic Pizza

July 10
Digging Deering, Discoveries!

July 11
Animal Bones, Caribou Stew

July 12
Mayor Shows, off Deering

July 13
New Pit, Remains Found

July 14
Wet Digging, Fuel Barge

July 15
Digging, much needed Showers!

July 16
Mysterious, Pit!

July 17
Hard Digging, 4-Wheelers

July 18
"Honey Bucket", Wet Digging

July 19
Greenpeace, Ghost Town

July 20
Ship Comes In, Lab Work

July 21
Departures, Big Finds!

July 22
Excavations, Deering Sites

July 23
The BIG, Discovery!

July 24
Return Flight
, o Fairbanks

July 25
Fairbanks Birds, Muskoxen

July 26
Riverboat, Otter Group

July 27
Shopping, Bar-B-Q

See the TEA web site for more information about Tim Conner and the other TEA teachers.

Tim Conner and Aaron Stupple made a follow-up visit to Dr. Sheehan's Laboratory in Barrow, Alaska
1-9 April 1999



Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

April 1
Depart the East Coast for Fairbanks, AK

April 2
Arrive Barrow, ARF

April 3
Arctic Ocean Ice, Meeting Scientists

April 4
Easter Dinner with Scientists, Igloo

April 5
Aerosonde Flight

April 6
Talk at High School, Bears in Town

April 7
Radio Interview, Public Talk

April 8
Return to Fairbanks

April 9
Red-eye to the East Coast


Aaron Putnam | Aaron Stupple | Elisa Maldonado | Noa Levanon | Javier Lopez