Seneca’s 100 Women to Hear
Alexandra Jones: Archaeologist and Educator
Archaeology “makes history vocal, and it gives voice to people who otherwise have been silenced,” says archaeologist Dr. Alexandra Jones, who focuses her work on historic Black communities in America. She is founder of the nonprofit Archaeology in the Community which shows young people how exciting archaeology can be.
Seneca’s 100 Women to Hear to hear the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/alexandra-jones-archaeologist-and-educator/id1523714408?i=1000553535121
Archaeology “makes history vocal, and it gives voice to people who otherwise have been silenced,” says archaeologist Dr. Alexandra Jones, who focuses her work on historic Black communities in America. She is founder of the nonprofit Archaeology in the Community which shows young people how exciting archaeology can be.
Seneca’s 100 Women to Hear to hear the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/alexandra-jones-archaeologist-and-educator/id1523714408?i=1000553535121
Learning Unboxed Podcast
138: Understanding Our Archaeological Heritage with Dr. Alexandra Jones
March 14th, 2022
Archaeology is one of the best examples of STEM education you can find. But it can take a lot of effort to get meaningful programming, access, and opportunity into communities as it relates to archaeology and local history.
Joining us to talk about this is Dr. Alexandra Jones. She’s the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Archaeology in the Community and is an education leader focused on community outreach and service. Dr. Jones has been an educator for more than 16 years. She has taught across the spectrum of educational environments from primary schools to museums.
We talk about how she started getting archaeology-based education into schools without giving teachers more work, what motivated her to start this nonprofit in the first place, and why it’s so important to get kids learning about archaeology.
Subscribe to Learning Unboxed to hear more: https://link.chtbl.com/LUB
March 14th, 2022
Archaeology is one of the best examples of STEM education you can find. But it can take a lot of effort to get meaningful programming, access, and opportunity into communities as it relates to archaeology and local history.
Joining us to talk about this is Dr. Alexandra Jones. She’s the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Archaeology in the Community and is an education leader focused on community outreach and service. Dr. Jones has been an educator for more than 16 years. She has taught across the spectrum of educational environments from primary schools to museums.
We talk about how she started getting archaeology-based education into schools without giving teachers more work, what motivated her to start this nonprofit in the first place, and why it’s so important to get kids learning about archaeology.
Subscribe to Learning Unboxed to hear more: https://link.chtbl.com/LUB
The Virgin Islands Daily News
St. Croix members of a youth organization have received a hands-on experience with history, courtesy of a local archeological dig. Read more: http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/news/dig-site-offers-career-training-and-firsthand-experience-with-the/article_f6d396c6-4e07-50b1-b4c4-1776be22ee3e.html
Lab Talk with Laura (Podcast)
A series of interviews Laura did at the UMass Public Outreach and Engagement Summit, where she spoke to Dr. Alexandra Jones, founder and Executive Director of the DC-based non-profit Archaeology in the Community, Dr. Barbara Zurer Pearson, research associate in the Language Acquisition Research Center in the Dept. of Linguistics at UMass, recent Master’s graduate Mercedes Harris from the Environmental Conservation Dept., and Rick Freedman, PhD student in the Information and Computer Science Dept. and one of the organizers of the Outreach Summit.
Travel Pulse
Government representatives from the United States and Belize are teaming up to help protect cultural heritage artifacts from Belize. Read more to see how Archaeology in the Community helped with this process: https://www.travelpulse.com/news/destinations/belize-us-team-up-to-protect-ancient-maya-artifacts.html
St. Thomas Source
Archaeologists Dig Working with St. Croix Students “Four archaeologists have their work cut out for them as they excavate a slave quarters site at Little Princess Estate on St. Croix.” Read more: https://stthomassource.com/content/2017/06/28/archaeologist-dig-working-with-st-croix-students/
Open Your Eyes Belize Talk Show
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Dr. Jones, Dr. Moore and Mrs. Ponce are featured on, “Open Your Eyes” to discuss the programs being hosted by the U.S. Embassy, in cooperation with the Institute of Archeology. Dr. Alexandra Jones, an archaeologist, and founder of the Nongovernmental Organization (NGO) Archeology in the Community is facilitating a series of interactive youth workshops from October 20-29, 2015 titled, Archeology in the Community (AITC) in various locations in Belize. The AITC workshops will help to facilitate public understanding and celebration of archaeological heritage in Belize. The hands-on programs will seek to connect communities to their shared past in creative and exciting ways. Over the course of the AITC program Dr. Jones will provide outreach to 160 students in Belmopan, San Ignacio, Caye Caulker, and Punta Gorda. View the show: Open Your Eyes
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Breaking Belize News
“…The illicit trade in artifacts and cultural assets has been intermingled with the legal trade. As a result it makes it more difficult to police as few can tell the difference between illegally obtained items and those legitimately collected….And almost anyone can be a looter, as explained by Dr. Alexandra Jones, who heads the Archaeology in the Community project in the U.S. and is assisting communities in increasing their knowledge of archaeology and helping to stop the illicit artifact trade.” Read more: http://www.patrickjonesbelize.com/2014/10/21/fighting-looting-belizes-cultural-treasures/
7 News Belize
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“In 2013, Belize and the USA signed a Memorandum of Understanding to stop the illicit looting and trafficking of Belize’s cultural property. Today, a follow up workshop was held in Belize with cultural experts from both countries. The US facilitators [include] Dr. Alexandra Jones, Exec. Dir. – Archaeology in the Community, who says “When you take something, you are taking it from the country as a whole. You are actually destroying the cultural understanding by taking one object.” Read more: http://www.7newsbelize.com/sstory.php?nid=30406
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Channel 5 Belize
“For the past two days representatives of the U.S. State Department have been hosting a workshop during which local stakeholders are being educated on an agreement struck between Belize and the United States in 2013 prohibiting the sale and importation of looted artifacts in that country.” Read more: http://edition.channel5belize.com/archives/105211
AntiquityNOW
“What do you do when you realize that there are children who never heard of archaeology? Children who have never seen an archaeologist or know why archaeology even exists? If you are Dr. Alexandra Jones, you create an organization that reaches into those communities to show young people what this amazing field of discovery is all about.” Read more: http://antiquitynow.org/2014/04/29/archaeology-in-the-community-introducing-new-generations-to-the-mysteries-of-ancient-lives/
Trowelblazers
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“How would you like to do archaeology-on TV-all while inspiring future generations of archaeologists? Come on, admit it, it would be pretty cool, wouldn’t it? Dr. Alexandra Jones has been doing just that.” Read more: http://trowelblazers.tumblr.com/post/51075689934/community-spirit-dr-alexandra-jones
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Society of Black Archaeologists
“Dr. Jones discussed her interests in archaeology, undergraduate years at Howard University, and “cutting her teeth” with Mayan archaeology in Mexico. As a graduate student, she became committed to the idea of community collaboration and upon receiving her Ph.D., returned to Washington, D.C. to found Archaeology in the Community. In this interview she outlines some of the latest projects as well as her experience at SHA.” Read more: http://www.societyofblackarchaeologists.com/oral-history-project.html
CRM Podcast
“Hey there listeners! We have a great show for you this week. Our guest is the founder and CEO of Archaeology in the Community, an organization that helps bring archaeology and history to the community in an urban setting.” Read more: http://www.digtech-llc.com/podcast/episode-010-archaeology-in-the-community
Archaeology Dude
“Archaeology in the Community represents everything that is right about outreach. While like many nonprofits, funding is sparse, Archaeology in the Community brings together several interests that stakeholders have: History, Archaeology, and Visual Learning.” Read more: http://www.archaeologydude.com/2011/08/archaeology-day-in-dc.html