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New Jersey Archaeological ALERT! Petty's Run

Lt. Gov. Guadagno wants archaeological dig on [NJ] Statehouse lawn buried 11/27/2010 Tom Hester Sr. NewJerseyNewsroom.com Angry preservationists charge she considers New Jersey historic site an ‘eyesore’ Lieut. Gov. Kim Guadagno wants the Petty’s Run archaeological site on the Statehouse grounds in Trenton that features the ruins of sections of colonial and industrial era mills dating back to

2011 Society for Historical Archaeology Student Paper Competition Guidelines

Below are the guidelines for the 2011 SHA Student Paper Prize.as you can see, the deadline is nearing (November 15th)..so.if you are currently an SHA student member, who IS ALREADY GIVING A PAPER AT THE 2011 SHA MEETING in Austin, Texas.then you might consider getting us the "AS READ" version (10 PAGES OR LESS) of your paper by the deadline.who knows. you might be the next winner of the book

Mystery Objects from the Field

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

Archaeology Channel International Film Festival, May18-22

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

Society for Industrial Archaeology 2010 Annual Conference in Colorado Springs, CO

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

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

Mohegan-UCONN Archaeological Field School

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