Expanding Ebbert Spring Site preserve that spans Paleo-Indian to 19th Century
In 2010 the Conservancy negotiated an agreement with a real estate developer to acquire a 3.4-acre parcel of land in the center of a large industrial development in Antrim Township in south-central Pennsylvania. The...
Reservoir could threaten Great Mound
Summary From Reservoir could threaten Great Mound
The Anderson/Madison County Corporation for Economic Development is proposing construction of a $450 million reservoir that will dam the White River in an area around Mounds Mall and...
Prehistoric Earthwork, Yorktown Enclosure, to be Permanently Preserved
Local real estate developer in Indiana Larry New has agreed to sell land encompassing the Yorktown Enclosure, a 2000 year old prehistoric earthwork, to a national preservation organization in order to create a permanent...
Poverty Point Earthworks Named a UNESCO World Heritage Site
On Sunday, June 22, UNESCO designated the ancient monumental earthworks of Poverty Point in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana as a world heritage site, making it the 22nd U.S. site to be given this honor...
Research Program in Tennessee Set To Record County Sites
MTSU professor, Tanya Peres, has recently launched the Rutherford County Archaeology Research Program in the hopes of exploring and recording all the prehistoric cultural resources in the county.
In 1776, explorer James Adair met with...
Turn Your Purchases into Contributions with Amazon Smile
You can make your Amazon purchases count toward contributions to The Archaeological Conservancy through Amazon Smile.
Simply visit smile.amazon.com and complete the following steps to get started!
At the Amazon Smile homepage, you have the...
Chaco Scholars Lend Support to Save Holmes Group Site
Chaco Canyon. 1000 years ago, all roads led there. Sadly, today modern roads have multiplied into a maze of archaeological destruction. Damage comes from oil and gas drilling; and looters gain easy access to...
Preservation in Action: Garcia Canyon Pueblito
Preservation in action! The stabilization of Garcia Canyon Pueblito in northern New Mexico has begun! This significant site was acquired from private owners by the Conservancy in 2011 and is one of the few...
Texas Mass Grave Site Continues to Reveal More Remains
Just east of Laredo in the town of Falfurias, TX, the discovery of a mass grave site has turned to the aid of archaeologists and forensic anthropologists to answer questions about the unknown deceased.
According...
Agency Under Investigation Regarding NAGPRA Compliance
Summary of "Agency accused of violating law on remains, relics", from the Reno-Gazette Journal, Associated Press:
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel, an independent federal agency, has directed the Department of the Interior (DOI) to...