Archaeological Sites Will Determine Route for New Road
In Indiana, official are considering two possible routes for a $22.5 million road for large trucks near Utica. The area is rich is Native American artifacts which have led to many archaeological research projects...
Bone Fragments Await Decision Under NAGPRA
Earlier this year, a 7-year-old girl brought an unusual fragment of bone and teeth for show-and-tell. She said she found it near the beach in Boca Raton. Her teacher called police suspecting that the...
Burial Council Questions State Decision to Continue Without Survey
The Oahu Burial Council in Honolulu, Hawaii, is asking for closer review over a controversial redevelopment project for the old Honolulu Advertiser building, 801 South St. in Kakaako.
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Looking for Work? Try Archaeology in North Dakota!
The recent oil boom in North Dakota is driving an increase in demand for archaeologists.
Archaeological survey is not necessarily a requirement for all oil projects, but they are a mandate for most federal drilling permits.
The...
Interesting Discoveries at Adair Cabin
On May 29th, we reported on the beginning of an excavation project at Adair Cabin in Kansas. Today, we learn about the findings from the field school:
Silver-plated fork with the initials FBA (Florella Adair...
37 Historic Preservation Grants Awarded to Tennessee Projects
Bill Haslam, governor of Tennessee, and the Tennessee Historical Commission announced Tuesday that 37 Historic Preservation Fund grants have been awarded to community organizations from the Historic Preservation Fund for programs and activities that support...
Local Teenagers Thought to Have Damaged Petroglyph Site
On May 23, local news reporter and "story teller" Kevin Torres did a segment on the recent vandalism at a Native American petroglyph site near Del Norte, Colorado.
In the video, Torres went to the...
Previously Recorded Site Now Appears to be Missing
A series of American Indian wooden shelters located about 20 miles northwest of Billings, Montana has been discovered missing from the BLM landscape where they once stood.
The structures had been nominated to the National Register...
Students Survey Madison Buffalo Jump State Park
Thursday, May 29 marked the final day of a two-week field survey completed by archaeologist and University of Montana Associate Professor of Archaeology, Doug MacDonald and UM students. They documented features within the 640-acre...
Historical Cabin Discovered Near Slide Fire
As of May 27, the Slide fire burning near Oak Creek Canyon in Arizona has consumed over 20,328 acres and is 35% contained.
Firefighters sought out the help of archaeologists after discovering a previously unknown...
