FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 20, 2007
QVCC STUDENT TRAVELS TO CHINA AS PART OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG
Steven Barcomb of Canterbury, a student at Quinebaug Valley Community College, recently spent two weeks in China as part of the International Scholar Laureate Program Delegation on Anthropology & Archaeology. He was one of three Connecticut students and the only Connecticut Community College student to attend.
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Steve Barcomb at the dig (left) and the Great Wall. |
He joined an archeological dig team at the Terracotta Warrior site. The Terracotta Army was discovered in March 1974 by local farmers to the east of Mount Lishan. The Terracotta Army was buried with the Emperor of Qin in 210-209 BC. He also spent time at the site where the remains of the 500,000-year-old Peking Man were excavated, Tian’amen Square, the Forbidden City and Renmin University of China (RUC), previously known as People's University of China.
Barcomb stated “I really enjoyed being immersed in the Chinese culture and would do it all over again if given the choice. I have spent time in Europe and in Egypt and may consider Cultural Anthropology as a career choice.”
Barcomb started at the College in the fall of 2004 and is a student worker in maintenance at the College.
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