RESEARCHING PRESIDIO LIFE
Four decades of research are revealing the story of El Presidio de Santa Barbara.
BY JOHN MCKINNEY
page 25
THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF CONSERVATORS
Conservators have the often difficult task of keeping items intact for study and display.
BY ANTHONY BARTELME
page 12
THE REMARKABLE PIPES OF PROVIDENCE
The excavation of a 17th-century settlement in Maryland is yielding unique pipes.
BY ANDREW LAWLER
page 20
A REAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPERIENCE
New Hampshire’s ambitious SCRAP program preserves the state’s cultural resources while teaching the ins and outs of archaeology.
BY DAN DROLETTE
page 32
SEQUENCING THE FIRST AMERICANS
Can genetics solve one of archaeology’s great mysteries?
BY MICHAEL SIMS
page 37
Four decades of research are revealing the story of El Presidio de Santa Barbara.
BY JOHN MCKINNEY
page 25
THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF CONSERVATORS
Conservators have the often difficult task of keeping items intact for study and display.
BY ANTHONY BARTELME
page 12
THE REMARKABLE PIPES OF PROVIDENCE
The excavation of a 17th-century settlement in Maryland is yielding unique pipes.
BY ANDREW LAWLER
page 20
A REAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPERIENCE
New Hampshire’s ambitious SCRAP program preserves the state’s cultural resources while teaching the ins and outs of archaeology.
BY DAN DROLETTE
page 32
SEQUENCING THE FIRST AMERICANS
Can genetics solve one of archaeology’s great mysteries?
BY MICHAEL SIMS
page 37