Excavations Underway for Site with Mysterious Shell Ring
University of North Florida archaeologists and students have begun excavations on a site where the First Coast Native American Timucuan tribe’s ancestors left behind a 65-meter-wide ring of shells. First discovered in 1974, the...
American Archaeology Fall 2018 is Here!
The most recent issue of American Archaeology Magazine, FALL 2018, is now available!
COVER: At the tip of Newfoundland’s Great Northern Peninsula lies L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site. This 1,000-year-old settlement is the...
Committee Seeks Funds to Excavate on Peirce Island
Summary of “Committee seeks $65K for Peirce Island archaeology study“, from Seacoast Online:
The Peirce Island Committee (New Hampshire) is asking Portsmouth city officials to fund $65,000 for further archaeological study of Revolutionary War and...
Earliest evidence of ancient North American salmon fishing
Summary from Press Release Earliest evidence of ancient North American salmon fishing verified and NYT Oldest Find of Salmon Remains in North America
Archaeologist working at an Interior Alaskan Site, named the Upward Sun...
What Can We Learn From Ancient Southwest’s Baby Boom?
Researchers at Washington State University have detailed one of the greatest baby booms in North American history - a centuries-long "growth blip" among southwestern Native Americans between 500 to 1300 A.D.
It is suspected that the...
American Archaeology Magazine Winter 2017 is Here!
The most recent issue of American Archaeology Magazine, WINTER 2017, is now available!
COVER: Shumla researchers Jerod Roberts (on ladder) and Karen Steelman use a portable x-ray fluorescence instrument to identify the elemental composition...
Archaeologists Excavate Colonial Battlefield in New York
Summary of "Archaeologists Excavate NY Colonial Battleground" from ABC News online:
An excavation of a section of Lake George Battlefield Park is currently being conducted by the State University of Adirondack for their annual six-week...
Localized climate change and ancient depopulation in the Southwest
Summary of Localized climate change contributed to ancient depopulation
Researchers at Washington State University are using tree ring data try to answer the question of how localized climate change in the Southwest contributed to the...
American Archaeology Magazine Spring 2018 is Here!
The most recent issue of American Archaeology Magazine, SPRING 2018, is now available!
COVER: Researchers carefully position a 3-D scanner on the fragile steps of Copán’s Hieroglyphic Stairway. The scans are used to reproduce...
Excavations Underway at Burial Hill in Plymouth, MA
As part of a long-term research project being undertaken by the Andrew Fiske Memorial Center for Archaeological Research (AFMCAR) at UMass Boston, an archaeological excavation is taking place on the east side of Burial...