IN THE NEWS | Out of the Limelight, Onto the Mesa
Read about Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project Founder, Katherine Wells in the June 21, 2019 article from Rio Grande Sun:
This is the seventh entry in "Women of Distinction," a series of profiles being published weekly...
PRESS RELEASE | The Archaeological Conservancy acquires a portion of the Bull Brook II...
The site was generously donated by Christopher Conley and Candace Christianson.
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Ipswich, Massachusetts | A 2-acre property containing a portion of the Bull Brook II archaeological site is now permanently preserved. The site,...
Meyer Pottery Kiln (Texas)
After emigrating from Germany to Texas in 1884, William Meyer began working in a pottery workshop in Bexar County. After marrying the daughter of a fellow worker, Meyer and his new father-in-law, Franz Schultz,...
A Glimpse of The Zuni: Tinaja Pueblo
Tinaja Pueblo (New Mexico)
The Conservancy recently acquired Tinaja Pueblo, a proto-Zuni site located near the foothills of the Zuni Mountains in the El Morro Valley of northwestern New Mexico. Named after the nearby abandoned...
The Mystery Of Mount Bayou Mound
Mount Bayou Mound (Louisiana) Â
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The area in east-central Louisiana, where the Mount Bayou Mound is located, is characterized by...
A Vestige of The Late Archaic: Perthshire Mound (Mississippi)
The Perthshire Mound site, named for the community in Mississippi in which it’s located, was first officially recorded in 1940. Unfortunately, there are no photos of the site and no sketch map from this...
The Archaeological Conservancy’s recent California acquisitions | Part 1: Terrarium
The acquisition and preservation of this unique California property continues the vision and work of its late owner, dahinda meda.Â
California | Despite limitations associated with the pandemic and the subsequent shutdowns, The Archaeological Conservancy...
Windover (Florida)
Around 8,000 years ago near the east coast of central Florida, a group of Archaic people lived by a small pond. Eventually they died, and their remains were buried in the pond. Their existence...
Siemer (California)
Last winter the Siemer family contacted the Conservancy about buying their property in northeast California. The Siemers own 300 acres that are located on the south-central edge of Big Valley and border the Modoc...
Jackson Flat Reservoir (Utah)
Jackson Flat Reservoir was constructed to store irrigation water for Kane County Water Conservancy users. Before the reservoir was built, archaeologists from HRA Inc. and other organizations excavated 10 prehistoric sites in the construction...