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Anne Raab (annmraab "at" yahoo.com) has two mystery objects that she needs identified. Here are her comments and the photos: Does anyone know what these are? My guess is they are parts of an old music box, or some other percussive type instrument. They seem to be either brass or copper. Sorry I don't have a better picture right now. I had to take this one with my phone. They were found at a

Image via WikipediaThe seventh annual installment of The Archaeology Channel International Film and Video Festival will take place May 18-22, 2010. This event, which includes a keynote address by leading First Americans researcher Dr. Jon Erlandson, is highlighted in TAC Festival 2010 Preview, the latest video feature on our nonprofit streaming-media Web site, The Archaeology Channel . TAC

The Society for Industrial Archaeology (SIA) is having their annual conference in Colorado Springs, June 3-6, 2010. The theme of the conference is Industry on the Frontier. Online registration is now open here. You can see the current list of papers on this page. There will be many tours of the surrounding areas as well.

2010 ISU Field School in Historical Archaeology Cherokee Towns in the Time of Spanish Contact May 31 -June 25, 2010 Explore the early history of East Tennessee. Learn techniques of survey, excavation, and artifact analysis in this six credit archaeological field school. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Eastern Tennessee may have been visited by Hernando DeSoto in 1540 and Juan Pardo in 1567 as part of the

Image via WikipediaMohegan-UCONN Archaeological Field School Sponsored by The Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut and the University of Connecticut COURSE DESCRIPTION The federally recognized Mohegan Tribe is conducting ongoing research into its long history in eastern Connecticut, particularly on the Mohegan Reservation in Uncasville, Connecticut (est. c.1671). As part of the process of

Isles of Shoals Archaeology Project Location: Maine, United States Season dates: May 31, 2010 - June 14, 2010 Session dates: None given Application Deadline: Rolling - May 15, 2010 http://www.sml.cornell.edu/sml_cc_islandarch.html The Shoals Marine Laboratory is offering its third season of a field school in archaeology on Smuttynose Island, Maine. DATES: May 31 to June 14, 2010  (choose

New Philadelphia Archaeological Research Project Field School in Archaeology and Laboratory Techniques Summer 2010 May 24, 2010 to July 30, 2010. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation's Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program (NSF-REU) ** Application Deadline: for best consideration -- March 19, 2010. Application forms and additional information are available online at: http: