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Megan Springate has just published an article in the African Diaspora Archaeology Network, June 2011 Newsletter on identifying a possible British source of the coffin handles excavated at the African Burial Ground in Lower Manhattan. The article also covers coffin handles from a Philadelphia African-American cemetery. The abstract is here, but there is a link to the full article as well.

Buried in the ocean's sands off St. Augustine, Florida, “the Nation’s oldest port,” is a lost shipwreck, one of the last great maritime mysteries from America’s Civil War. The 150 year old shipwreck had several incarnations—first, that of a commercial trader, then an illegal slaver, and finally a feared rebel privateer. Join underwater archaeologists and forensic scientists in their pursuit to

Archaeological Field School on Edgefield, South Carolina Pottery Communities University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Anth. 454-CF and 455-CF (6 credits; 6 weeks), May 23, 2011 to July 1, 2011 This field school will provide training in the techniques of excavation, mapping, controlled surface surveys, artifact classification and contextual interpretation. Students will work in supervised teams,

The Shoals Marine Laboratory (Cornell University /University of New Hampshire) is offering its 4th season of a field school in archaeology on Smuttynose Island, Maine, May 30, 2011 - June 20, 2011. Session Dates: One week sessions from May 30 to June 20; sign up for 1, 2 or 3 week combinations Application Deadline: May 23, 2011Website: http://www.sml.cornell.edu/sml_cc_islandarch.htmlProject

Image via WikipediaThe 2011 Michigan Technological University Fieldschool in Industrial Archaeology will be back at the Cliff Mine and Clifton townsite for the second year. Join the Industrial Archaeologists from Michigan Technological University, documenting an historic copper mine in the heart of the Keweenaw Peninsula.  The Keweenaw is famous as one of the few places on earth where humans

Image via WikipediaUnited by Water: Exploring American History through the Shipwrecks and Maritime Landscapes of the Great Lakes July 17-23, and July 24-30, 2011 The National Endowment for the Humanities is partnering with Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Alpena Community College to host a dynamic workshop for 50 community college faculty and administrators from across the nation. The

Image via WikipediaArchaeological Field School on Edgefield, South Carolina Pottery Communities University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Anth. 454-CF and 455-CF (6 credits; 6 weeks), May 23, 2011 to July 1, 2011 This field school will provide training in the techniques of excavation, mapping, controlled surface surveys, artifact classification and contextual interpretation. Students will work in