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...
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...
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...
Update SW: Gem of a Preserve – The Davis Ranch sites
From the Southwest Region Office, By Chaz Evans
Tom Davis has generously donated an absolute gem to The Archaeological Conservancy. This gem, the Davis Ranch, has multiple prehistoric sites on it and is located north...
Update W: Ancient Baskets New Again from Biderbost Preserve
The Western Office just did a very special visit to our Biderbost Preserve. Cory Wilkins, Director of the Western Regional Office for TAC, met with Ed Carriere of the Suquamish tribe, Dr. Dale Croes...
Update SE: An Arkansas Site Visit Filled With New Discoveries
It goes without saying that not every visit to a site results in an acquisition, but the visits themselves are always interesting. Not long ago, a good friend and long time Conservancy supporter, Dr....
Update MW: Moundbuilders’ of Ohio
The Midwestern office recently finished up an exciting tour of archaeological sites in Ohio. We started the Moundbuilders Tour, 2015 in Columbus with an introductory presentation by Dr. Jarrod Burks. He educated us about...
Update W: Summit on Collaborative Land Use Planning
The Western regional office was proud to participate at the 8th Annual Cultural Resource Protection Summit on Collaborative Land Use Planning, held in beautiful and lush Suquamish, WA, on May 20 and 21. This very...
Update E: Summer Site Work in Full Swing
Earlier this month Conservancy President Mark Michael joined the staff of the Eastern Regional Office in New York for a great visit to a few Conservancy owned preserves, and to meet with landowners, of...
Update SW: San Juan River Trip 2015
Twenty Three people joined The Archaeological Conservancy’s adventure in the heartland of the Anasazi world, along one of the prettiest and archaeologically rich areas along the San Juan River. From land and from the vantage...