Transitions and Memories

Throwback Thursday to a November 1992 article in the magazine Arizona Highways featuring our President and Co-founder Mark Michel. The article discusses how The Archaeological Conservancy was born from the idea that in order...

Tributes by Dr. Paul Gardner and Dr. Mark Mitchell Accomplishments Compiled with the generous assistance of Dr. Mark Mitchell The archaeological community was saddened to hear of the passing of esteemed Plains archaeologist Fern Swenson. Fern was...

We are sad to announce that archaeologist and long-time Conservancy Board Member, Carol Condie passed away on January 22 at the age of 90. Her contributions to The Archaeological Conservancy and the field of...

We are saddened to announce that our Founder, Jay T. Last, passed away in Los Angeles on November 11, 2021, at the age of 92.  Our deepest condolences go out to his family and...

Since its inception in 1980, The Archaeological Conservancy has acquired more than 550 sites. By Paula Neely This is a full feature article from the Summer 2020 edition of American Archaeology Magazine to commemorate The Archaeological...

With the sudden passing of Bliss Bruen the Conservancy has lost one of our dearest friends and greatest inspirations. Bliss was a genuine people person and made a point to befriend all of us...

We lost a dear friend here in the Southeast Region this week. On Monday, I learned that Dr. John Cottier, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Auburn University died of a heart attack in the...

Summary from Assistant State Archaeologist Dr. Danny Walker to retire  and Faculty and Staff, Anthro Dept.,  UWyo  The Wyoming assistant State Archaeologist Dr. Danny Walker is set to retire in late February, having served the public...

We mourn the recent passing of Hester Davis, considered a national treasure by the archaeological community. She served as the Arkanas State Archaeologist from the creation of the position, in 1967, until her retirement...

In Memoriam, Wilburn "Sonny" Cockrell, a pioneering American maritime archaeologist, passed away at the beginning of October at age 73 in Florida. Excerpted from http://www.maritimearchaeology.com/sonnycockrell Cockrell was notably one of the first underwater archaeologists to be...