Update on Archaeological Preserve of Kings 4 in California
Update from Western Regional Office
On the very foggy morning of January 14th, work was done on the Site of the Kings 4 Archaeological Preserve for which monitoring was required. The Southern California Edison Company...
The Right Team: Our Eyes and Ears on the Ground
Update from the Southeast Regional Office:
Continuing on the subject of how we find sites to acquire from our Eastern Regional Office update last week, one of our most important resources are Conservancy members themselves....
In Midwest Saving Important Ohio Historical site part of the Northwest Indian War.
Update from the Midwest Regional Office
The Conservancy recently closed on an exciting new property, helping to save an important historical site to Ohio and the Northwest Indian War. At the end of 2014, we...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...