Update W: Monitoring Amazing Oregon Archaeological Preserves
Monitoring Oregon Preserves with the Western Office:
This past week, the Western Office staff traveled to Oregon. The busy time spent in Oregon included visiting the locations of a few new projects, and meeting with...
Update MW: Serpent Mound Vandalism, Vandal charged
When you ask someone what they know about archaeological sites in Ohio, earthworks are usually the first thing that comes to mind. All over Ohio prehistoric people built earthworks that still remain with us...
Conservancy Protects 25-acre Addition to the Wells Petroglyph Preserve
The Archaeological Conservancy acquired a 25-acre tract adjacent to the Wells Petroglyph Preserve in Northern New Mexico on December 18th utilizing funds from our POINT emergency acquisition fund. The Wells Petroglyph preserve was established...
Searching for Endangered Sites of North Carolina
In Search of Archaeological Sites of North Carolina: Part 2 of 2, East Coast Journeys
After passing the Contentnea Creek Preserve near Wilson, the Conservancy’s Eastern Office set its sights westward toward the Great Smokey...
Traveling the Southwest of The Ancient Cliff Dwellers’
This Fall 31 Archaeological Conservancy members participated in the Conservancy’s 10 day Cliff Dweller’s tour across northern Arizona and Southwestern Colorado. These sites rank among the most amazing archaeological sites anywhere: walls and windows, towers...
1843 Fort Nisqually: The Fort that was Never a Fort
Last month the Oregon California Trail Association held their Fall meeting in the City of Dupont, Washington. As a special part of the program later in the afternoon a group toured the 1843 Fort...
Preservation in the works for Carrillo Adobe in Santa Rosa
This past week personnel from TAC's western office toured the remains of the historic Carrillo Adobe in Santa Rosa, California. The Carrillo Adobe was constructed in the 1830s and is said to be the oldest...
Borax Lake Preserve: 12,000 Years of Prehistory
In May TAC’s Western Field Rep., Deanna Commons, gave a talk about the Borax Lake Preserve and a tour to the Sacramento Archaeological Society as part of their field trip exploring the archaeology of...
Update E: Exploring Early Industry at the Pamplin Pipe Factory
In Central Virginia, near Appomattox, sits the small town of Pamplin, home to the Pamplin Pipe Factory Preserve, a Conservancy owned preserve since 2010. The site contains the remains of, what was at one...
Traveling The Maya Highlands of Guatemala and Copán
One of the Conservancy’s most popular Central American tours is back again in March, 2018. We’ll be visiting the highlands of Guatemala and the incredible Mayan archaeological site of Copán in Honduras. Join us...