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The American Antiquarian Society has put together an online exhibit of Staffordshire Pottery of John Ridgeway called The Beauties of America. These pieces are part of the Emma DeForest Morse Collection, and are the blue transfer patterns. In addition to the photos, details and a bibliography are provided.

Image by europanostra via Flickr Saint Mary's College-University of Rhode Island 2012 Summer Field School in Maritime Archaeology The Summer Field School in Maritime Archaeology is a joint research expedition conducted in Bermuda by faculty and students of Saint Mary's College of California and the University of Rhode Island.  The field school is a research-based learning experience that will

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