July 5, 2016 10:51 am
Life 
Olivia Jensen sorts through rocks at the excavation site where mill workers' bunkhouses and tents were located.
A student sifts through dirt to uncover potential artifacts from the Spruce Mill site at Fort Vancouver.
Field director Amy Clearman points to imprints below the soil which indicate a tire rut, likely made by a vehicle during the construction of the Spruce Mill in 1917.
One of the biggest finds student archeologists have uncovered this summer is this Indian Arrowhead 1893 penny, found just below deposits from the 1894 flood.
Doug Wilson, a National Park Service archeologist, chats with a visitor at the Public Archeology Field School.
Students Efflie Helmers and Idah Whisenant compare notations about the Spruce Mill site on a tablet. They are spending the summer doing archeological research at Fort Vancouver.
A student carefully sifts through dirt at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site on a hot summer day.
Others focus on excavating a former tent city. In its heyday, 3,000 soldiers called it home. Now, its past is only evidenced by old tire ruts, nails and other items buried in the earth.
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