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Sea Level Rise Endangers Coastal SitesAmerican Archaeology Magazine

Sea Level Rise Endangers Coastal Sites

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMar 4, 2025
Archaeologist Jon Erlandson excavates the redwood boxes from a cliffside on San Nicolas Island in 2010. Photo: René Vellanoweth / California State University, Los Angeles
The Legend of the Lone Woman of San Nicolas IslandAmerican Archaeology Magazine

The Legend of the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMar 4, 2025
Copper native to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan becomes brittle with repeated hammering, so heating the materials and shaping them—known as annealing—is an essential component of copper tool production. Here, Bebber shapes annealed copper into a point. Photo: Bob Christy / Courtesy of Kent State University
New Understandings About Michigan’s Old Copper ComplexAmerican Archaeology Magazine

New Understandings About Michigan’s Old Copper Complex

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMar 4, 2025
Photo of three cows surrounded by lush green vegetation.
When Cows Came to AmericaAmerican Archaeology Magazine

When Cows Came to America

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMar 4, 2025
Members of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma gave participants a stickball demonstration at the site.  Courtesy Photo
FIELD NOTE: Conservancy hosts youth archaeology program at Lyon’s BluffsMississippi

FIELD NOTE: Conservancy hosts youth archaeology program at Lyon’s Bluffs

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMar 3, 2025
Photo of Lindsay Scott, new Midwest Regional Director.
FIELD NOTE: Conservancy welcomes a new Midwest Regional Director

FIELD NOTE: Conservancy welcomes a new Midwest Regional Director

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMar 3, 2025
A group of 5 people who are gathered around what looks to be a rock and cement foundation in a heavily wooded area.
FIELD NOTE: Conservancy will stabilize foundations at Jewish settlement siteConnecticut

FIELD NOTE: Conservancy will stabilize foundations at Jewish settlement site

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMar 3, 2025
Staff from the New York State Museum and Kanien’keha:ka potter Natasha Smoke Santiago (center, right) take a break from collecting clay from a small stream that borders the Garoga site. Photo: Jonathan Lothrop
FIELD NOTE: Experimental archaeology replicates Haudenosaunee pottery processNew York

FIELD NOTE: Experimental archaeology replicates Haudenosaunee pottery process

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMar 3, 2025
Current Issue Book Reviews

Current Issue Book Reviews

Adam HurdAdam HurdMar 1, 2025
Photo of museum display case with signs explaining that items have been reomoved from display.
New NAGPRA rules aim to simplify and accelerate compliance with the landmark lawAmerican Archaeology Magazine

New NAGPRA rules aim to simplify and accelerate compliance with the landmark law

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinDec 1, 2024
Mikva’ot in the Northeast give glimpses of 19th-century life in Jewish immigrant communitiesAmerican Archaeology Magazine

Mikva’ot in the Northeast give glimpses of 19th-century life in Jewish immigrant communities

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinDec 1, 2024
Researchers excavate at Barton Village preserve with PaleoDiggerAmerican Archaeology MagazineMarylandPreserves

Researchers excavate at Barton Village preserve with PaleoDigger

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinNov 27, 2024
A man kneeling in front of a excavated area is holding an artifact while several others look on.
FIELD NOTE: Summer excavations at Prospect Hill are part of a larger projectAmerican Archaeology MagazineMississippiPreserves

FIELD NOTE: Summer excavations at Prospect Hill are part of a larger project

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinNov 27, 2024
A woman stands on the side of a hill overgrown with weeds. She's pulling aside the overgrowth to expose the remains of pueblo walls.
FIELD NOTE: Conservancy takes steps to nominate Tijeras Preserve on national registryAmerican Archaeology MagazineNew MexicoPreserves

FIELD NOTE: Conservancy takes steps to nominate Tijeras Preserve on national registry

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinNov 27, 2024
Photo of an older man shooting a replica musket with explosive fire coming up from the center of the gun.
Hernando de Soto archaeologists gather for a meeting of the mindsAmerican Archaeology Magazine

Hernando de Soto archaeologists gather for a meeting of the minds

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinSep 1, 2024
Black and white photo of African American students outside the windows of a building.
Student stories emerge from remnants of Rosenwald schoolsAmerican Archaeology Magazine

Student stories emerge from remnants of Rosenwald schools

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinSep 1, 2024
Revolutionary War soldiers’ remains to be reinterred in Lake GeorgeAmerican Archaeology Magazine

Revolutionary War soldiers’ remains to be reinterred in Lake George

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinSep 1, 2024
FIELD NOTE: Meyer Pottery Kiln shows research potentialAmerican Archaeology MagazinePreservesTexas

FIELD NOTE: Meyer Pottery Kiln shows research potential

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinAug 30, 2024
FIELD NOTE: AmeriCorps volunteers clear trees at Fort St. PierreAmerican Archaeology MagazineMississippiPreserves

FIELD NOTE: AmeriCorps volunteers clear trees at Fort St. Pierre

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinAug 30, 2024
FIELD NOTE: Plant life assessed at Eaton PreserveAmerican Archaeology MagazineNew YorkPreserves

FIELD NOTE: Plant life assessed at Eaton Preserve

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinAug 30, 2024
Hamline University recently conducted a GPR study at Grand Meadow Chert Quarry Archaeological and Cultural Preserve. Photo credit: Hamline University
FIELD NOTE: Ground-penetrating radar pilot study completed at Wanhi YukanAmerican Archaeology MagazineMinnesotaPreserves

FIELD NOTE: Ground-penetrating radar pilot study completed at Wanhi Yukan

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinAug 30, 2024
FIELD NOTE: Knuckles Preserve | An Unrecorded Pueblo I VillageAmerican Archaeology MagazineColoradoPreserves

FIELD NOTE: Knuckles Preserve | An Unrecorded Pueblo I Village

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMay 31, 2024
FIELD NOTE: Protection expanded at Hedley PuebloPreservesUtah

FIELD NOTE: Protection expanded at Hedley Pueblo

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMay 31, 2024
FIELD NOTE: Upcoming documentary features the Gault siteAmerican Archaeology MagazinePreservesTexas

FIELD NOTE: Upcoming documentary features the Gault site

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMay 31, 2024
Commemorative markers placed at two preserves American Archaeology Magazine

Commemorative markers placed at two preserves 

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMay 31, 2024
FIELD NOTE: Arbuckle’s Fort is officially open to the public American Archaeology Magazine

FIELD NOTE: Arbuckle’s Fort is officially open to the public 

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMay 31, 2024
Remnants of a Spanish Mission: The 18th-century Texas site was once a refuge for Lipan ApacheAmerican Archaeology MagazinePreservesTexas

Remnants of a Spanish Mission: The 18th-century Texas site was once a refuge for Lipan Apache

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMay 31, 2024
photo showing old ranch building and a windmill
FIELD NOTE: More features found at Arbegast-Tunawee RanchAmerican Archaeology Magazine

FIELD NOTE: More features found at Arbegast-Tunawee Ranch

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMar 1, 2024
Photo of broken pieces of ceramics on white background
FIELD NOTE: Shovel tests performed at Camp WoodAmerican Archaeology MagazineTexas

FIELD NOTE: Shovel tests performed at Camp Wood

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMar 1, 2024
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FIELD NOTE: Society for Historical Archaeology conferenceAmerican Archaeology MagazineCalifornia

FIELD NOTE: Society for Historical Archaeology conference

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMar 1, 2024
Photo of man kneeling in front of plaque installed in the ground. Blue sky in background with leafless trees and a wooden sign.
FIELD NOTE: Former Southwest Regional Director honoredAmerican Archaeology MagazineNew Mexico

FIELD NOTE: Former Southwest Regional Director honored

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMar 1, 2024
A man and a woman stand near a petroglyph-covered boulder in a desert setting.
FIELD NOTE: The Conservancy on The Rock Art PodcastAmerican Archaeology MagazineCalifornia

FIELD NOTE: The Conservancy on The Rock Art Podcast

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMar 1, 2024
Black and white photo showin a white building with large central doorway. Associated buildings lie to the left and right, and a tall smokestack and tower are attached toward the rear of the building.
Groundbreaking 10-year DNA study fosters ancestral connections to Catoctin FurnaceAmerican Archaeology Magazine

Groundbreaking 10-year DNA study fosters ancestral connections to Catoctin Furnace

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMar 1, 2024
photo showing two carved floral brooches that are tarnished, a wooden toothbrush, and a silver pocketwatch
A Massachusetts conservator preserves artifacts from a 19th-century memorial cacheAmerican Archaeology Magazine

A Massachusetts conservator preserves artifacts from a 19th-century memorial cache

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMar 1, 2024
FIELD NOTE: Entrance and interpretive signage installed at Arlington SitesAmerican Archaeology Magazine

FIELD NOTE: Entrance and interpretive signage installed at Arlington Sites

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinDec 1, 2023
FIELD NOTE: Filming is underway at Fetterman PreserveAmerican Archaeology Magazine

FIELD NOTE: Filming is underway at Fetterman Preserve

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinDec 1, 2023
The Eastern regional office is active in organizations and conferences throughout the region. Photo credit: Kelley Berliner | TAC
FIELD NOTE: Eastern regional office stays active in organizations, conferencesAmerican Archaeology Magazine

FIELD NOTE: Eastern regional office stays active in organizations, conferences

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinDec 1, 2023
FIELD NOTE: Conservancy site visits are critical to proper upkeep, preservationAmerican Archaeology Magazine

FIELD NOTE: Conservancy site visits are critical to proper upkeep, preservation

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinDec 1, 2023
FIELD NOTE: Shields Pueblo | Ancestral Pueblo Land DonatedAmerican Archaeology Magazine

FIELD NOTE: Shields Pueblo | Ancestral Pueblo Land Donated

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinSep 1, 2023
FIELD NOTE: The Conservancy welcomes new field representativesAmerican Archaeology Magazine

FIELD NOTE: The Conservancy welcomes new field representatives

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinSep 1, 2023
FIELD NOTE: Pamplin Pipe Factory receives much-needed repairsAmerican Archaeology Magazine

FIELD NOTE: Pamplin Pipe Factory receives much-needed repairs

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinSep 1, 2023
Exposed unit of a Chacoan era kiva at Haynie Pueblo. Photo: TAC Archives
FIELD NOTE: Haynie Pueblo Everyday LifeAmerican Archaeology Magazine

FIELD NOTE: Haynie Pueblo Everyday Life

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinSep 1, 2023
illustration with three Native Americans, two holding traditional tools they've used to dig a deep pit and the third standing on the bank of the pit watching.
FIELD NOTE: Wanhi Yukan Chert Quarry Trail to open in 2024American Archaeology Magazine

FIELD NOTE: Wanhi Yukan Chert Quarry Trail to open in 2024

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinSep 1, 2023
FIELD NOTE: High school students volunteer at Ebbert Spring PreserveAmerican Archaeology Magazine

FIELD NOTE: High school students volunteer at Ebbert Spring Preserve

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinSep 1, 2023
New Philadelphia historic site officially becomes the 424th national parkIllinois

New Philadelphia historic site officially becomes the 424th national park

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinJun 1, 2023
Photo of an plowed field with green trees in the background and blue sky with white fluffy clouds.
FIELD NOTE: Ground-penetrating radar survey begins at Mary Rinn PreserveAmerican Archaeology Magazine

FIELD NOTE: Ground-penetrating radar survey begins at Mary Rinn Preserve

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinJun 1, 2023
FIELD NOTE: Event at Jaketown highlights bird, habitat, and archaeological conservationMississippiPreserves

FIELD NOTE: Event at Jaketown highlights bird, habitat, and archaeological conservation

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinJun 1, 2023
FIELD NOTE: Public access planned for Arbuckle’s Fort Preserve in West VirginiaAmerican Archaeology Magazine

FIELD NOTE: Public access planned for Arbuckle’s Fort Preserve in West Virginia

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMar 1, 2023
FIELD NOTE: Grant will help develop signage for Arlington PreserveAmerican Archaeology Magazine

FIELD NOTE: Grant will help develop signage for Arlington Preserve

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMar 1, 2023
FIELD NOTE: A Magnetometer Survey At JaketownAmerican Archaeology Magazine

FIELD NOTE: A Magnetometer Survey At Jaketown

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinSep 1, 2022
FIELD NOTE: Geophysical Field School Investigates Pueblo San MarcosAmerican Archaeology Magazine

FIELD NOTE: Geophysical Field School Investigates Pueblo San Marcos

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinSep 1, 2022
photo of green vegetation-filled field surrounded by green deciduous trees
FIELD NOTE: Squirrel Hill InvestigationsAmerican Archaeology Magazine

FIELD NOTE: Squirrel Hill Investigations

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinSep 1, 2022
photo of a group of approximately 15 people who are standing in a field, wearing bright yellow caution vests and holding trashbags.
FIELD NOTE: Walmart Volunteers Remove Trash From The Grewe PreserveAmerican Archaeology Magazine

FIELD NOTE: Walmart Volunteers Remove Trash From The Grewe Preserve

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinJun 1, 2022
FIELD NOTE: Survey At Sunset RanchAmerican Archaeology Magazine

FIELD NOTE: Survey At Sunset Ranch

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinJun 1, 2022
FIELD NOTE: Remediation At The Twin Mounds SiteAmerican Archaeology Magazine

FIELD NOTE: Remediation At The Twin Mounds Site

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinJun 1, 2022
photo of three people standing in a wooded area holding a device. an orange cone is in the background.
FIELD NOTE: Hewitt-Olmsted Trading Post Site Surveyed By LiDARAmerican Archaeology Magazine

FIELD NOTE: Hewitt-Olmsted Trading Post Site Surveyed By LiDAR

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMar 1, 2022
FIELD NOTE: The Conservancy And Crow Canyon Win AwardAmerican Archaeology Magazine

FIELD NOTE: The Conservancy And Crow Canyon Win Award

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMar 1, 2022
Photo of four people carrying equipment as they walk through a plowed field.
FIELD NOTE: A Geophysical Survey at the Carson SiteMississippiPreserves

FIELD NOTE: A Geophysical Survey at the Carson Site

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMar 1, 2022
An aerial view of the Danbury site. The new preserve is the open field to the right of the houses. Credit: Gregory Spatz.
Danbury Site Preservation: A Long And Winding RoadOhioPreserves

Danbury Site Preservation: A Long And Winding Road

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinSep 19, 2017
A European gold-plated brass cover for a wheel lock pistol depicting Adam and Eve. Credit: Patrick hall
The Beginning Of CharlestonAmerican Archaeology Magazine

The Beginning Of Charleston

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinSep 10, 2015
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