Crow at Fort Parker 1871

Inviting the World to Share in the Preservation of Fort Parker, Montana

It’s not just the majestic landscapes of southern Montana, or the abundance of outdoor activities in nearby Livingston that attracts archaeologists, historians, and those who share in the region’s heritage to Fort Parker. The answer...
Inyo County California

The Archaeological Conservancy Preserves Native American Village Remains in California

As part of our ever growing mission to acquire and preserve our nation’s rare cultural resources, the Archaeological Conservancy has recently added another site to its list of those conserved. Coso Junction Ranch, where...
Mark Michel Receives Excellence in CRM Award

TAC President Mark Michel Receives SAA Award

At the 2014 SAA Annual Meeting, our President, Mark Michel, was honored with the Society for American Archaeology's Award for Excellence in Cultural Resource Management. Below is a statement from SAA: Mark Michel's life's work and...
Art Spiess explaining the lay of the land to President Mark Michel and Field Representative Kelley Berliner.

Fieldnotes from the Eastern Region

Last week President Mark Michel, Eastern Regional Director Andy Stout, and the Conservancy’s Eastern Regional Field Rep. Kelley Berliner spent a week in the field. They met with New England state archaeologists, visiting sites, and...
2014 Ohio SHPO Awards Junction Group Earthworks Coalition. Midwest Regional Director Paul Gardner accepts for The Archaeological Conservancy.

Awards for Preservation of Ohio Junction Group Earthworks

This past week the Archaeological Conservancy received awards from Ohio State Historic Preservation Office (The Ohio History Connection) and the Ohio Archaeological Council for the preservation of Junction Earthworks. Our Midwest Regional Director Paul...
photo by: Bert Wendell, Jr., ASV Nansemond Chapter.

Award Given by Virginia Archaeologists for Soapstone Quarry Preservation

The Archaeological Conservancy’s Eastern Regional Office was proud to recently take part in the presentation of the Council of Virginia Archaeologists (COVA) 2014 Virginia Sherman Award to Hanna Brooks Burress (center).  Hanna was recognized...
The remains of the Carrillo Abode, oldest domestic building in Santa Rosa, Ca.

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...
Puebloan Period Petroglyph

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...
Potter mound tour visit

TAC Completes Protection of Potter Mound in Northwest Arkansas

Update from the Southeastern Region: Here in the Southeast, we just protected a final site last week. One of our last acquisitions of 2014 was Potter Mound, in Northwest Arkansas. It's a late Mississippian...
Sarah Hoffman researching archaeological sites for our Eastern Office

How We Save Sites with Elbow Grease and Teamwork

Field Update: Researching Sites in the East People often ask the Conservancy’s regional staff members how we find archaeological sites to preserve. There isn’t really one answer, or rather there are many answers, as...