Update MW: Newly Recorded Site Now Protected
The Archaeological Conservancy recently accepted a donation of a large prehistoric burial mound in north eastern Kentucky. Town Square Bank, of Ashland KY, has generously donated 3 parcels of land totaling about 5 acres...
Expeditions and Adventures in Eastern Archaeology and History
Expeditions of the Eastern Region
Every year each office of The Archaeological Conservancy offers a tour that highlights this region’s unique history. In the Eastern region we have a long and complicated history, which includes...
Mark Michel awarded the Cultural Resource Achievement Award, George Wright Society
The Archaeological Conservancy’s president, Mark Michel, was recently awarded with the Cultural Resource Achievement Award from the George Wright Society, a prestigious international organization of park professionals. The Society strives to be the premier...
Looking Back at Blanchard Mounds: A Very Close Call
There are some days when the importance of preserving archaeological sites is painfully evident. An example of this occurred not too long ago in the Southeastern region. The story begins back on a cold...
Update Midwest: Winter Surprise at Fort Adams
Recently returning from a trip to eastern Indiana to negotiate the acquisition of the Yorktown Enclosure, Midwest Director Paul Gardner stopped by TAC's Fort Adams preserve in western Ohio. Unfortunately winter had not loosened...
Update West: A Visit to World War II Desert Training Center (DTC).
At the beginning of March, personnel from TAC’s western office met up with BLM archaeologist George Kline to explore a potential acquisition project. They toured part of an archaeological district in the California desert related...
Update East: New York Archaeological Preserves
Field Update from TAC’s East Region
Just before the start of this very snowy winter, TAC’s Eastern Office took a week long trip across the state of New York to visit potential sites and check...
Update MW: Silver Mound Preserve Significant Sites Protected
Archaeological Conservancy Expands Ownership of National Historic Landmark
The Archaeological Conservancy acquired an additional 40 acres of the Silver Mound archaeological site and National Historic Landmark in Jackson County, Wisconsin. Silver Mound is a unique geological...
Update from SW: Visiting Remarkable sites in Arizona
Update from the Southwest Regional Office
From Chaz Evans, Southwest Regional Office Asst. Director
Last month I got to explore some truly remarkable archaeological sites near Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona, as well as check on...
In Celebration of African-American History Month: Preserving Heritage through Archaeology
A Look at TAC’s African-American Historical and Archaeological Preserves in the Midwest
Broadly speaking, the mission of The Archaeological Conservancy is to acquire sufficient sites to create a representative sample of the archaeological record of...