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...
Wing Fort House Archaeological Project
From Cape Cod Times:
Cape Cod's oldest town is in the midst of its 375th anniversary celebration, but evidence that it has been inhabited for much longer is being dug out of the soil at Spring...
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...
Archaeological Excavation at Historic Presidio
In one of San Francisco’s oldest neighborhoods, the Presidio, archaeologists are working in the parade grounds just 75 yards from the historic officer’s quarters.
“The first 70 years of people living here is quite a...
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...
Excavations Underway at Pier Natural Bridge Park Rock Shelter
The University of Wisconsin-Baraboo/Sauk County’s six-week archaeology field school at Pier Natural Bridge Park will conclude next month. The research is funded in conjunction with the Sauk County Regional Archaeology Program and the Center...
Summer of Archaeology at Fort Vancouver
The spot that signified America's presence in the Northwest 160 years ago will highlight the 2014 "Summer of Archaeology" at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.
This year's field school projects will include the site of...
Glow Sticks Prepare Miami’s Tequesta Village Site for Construction
The remnants of a prehistoric Native American village glowed faintly in the twilight Monday evening, history almost lost in the glare of downtown high-rises and the gleam of South Beach across the bay.
Archaeologist Bob...
Possible “Woodhenge” Discovered at Hopewell Excavation
National Park Service archaeologists believe they have found evidence of a "woodhenge" - a circular enclosure of wooden posts - at a Hopewell earthworks site near Chillicothe, Ohio.
To be certain, the researchers will continue...
Research to Begin at Fort Laurens
Beginning in July, an archaeological excavation is scheduled to take place at the northeast bastion of the Revolutionary War-era fort at Fort Laurens State Memorial.
The research is being done in preparation for the eventual reconstruction...