Newly recorded site Mound, Kentucky.

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...
The President of the Archaeological Conservancy Mark Michel.

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...
Fort Adams Preserve Flooded by Frozen River.

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...
BLM Archaeologist George Kline by one of the trenches

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...
From left to right: George Hamell, Curator of the Rock Foundation Collection,  Andy Stout, Eastern Regional Director of the Conservancy, and Martha Sempowski, Archaeologist at the Rochester Museum and Science Center.

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...
Archaeologist Ernie Boszhardt demystifying the HSS deposits

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...
Petroglyph archaeological sites near Petrified Forest National Parkin Arizona

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...
Aerial photo New Philadelphia by Tommy Hailey using powered parachute funded by The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, National Park Service)

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...