Jon Schleifer Executive Director, Public Archaeology Corps & Doug Dickenson, SCRAP volunteer A short video detailing PAC's excavation of a mid-1800s warehouse in downtown Wilmington, NC. The video will include footage of our active excavation, plus some of the artifacts that we've recovered so far. We'll also describe the warehouse, the site, and our ideas […]
The hearth of Olmec civilization is located in the tropical lowlands of Mexico’s southern Gulf Coast region, in the majestic archaeological site of San Lorenzo. The inhabitants of this first Olmec capital developed a distinctive geopolitical territory and managed complex trade systems. The Olmec also created spectacular earthen architecture and magnificent stone sculpture—including the famous […]
Nathaniel Kitchell, Robert A. 1925 and Catherine L. McKennan Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Anthropology, Dartmouth College At the end of the last Ice Age in what is now called North America many species of large animals (megafauna), including mammoths and mastodons went extinct. In western regions early human groups and megafauna clearly overlapped in time […]
Thomas Martel III, B.A. Archaeologist, Project Supervisor Cultural Surveys Hawaii; NH SCRAP Volunteer; MHA Volunteer, Tom will share a video presentation on Hawaiian archaeology, with a brief comparison to NH (or Northern New England) archaeology, followed by a Q and A. Zoom link https://ccsnh.zoom.us/j/99411428607
Hannah Dutton, Teaching Lecturer at Plymouth State University "Legacy Collections" or archaeological materials collected in the past that do not meet modern "best practice" curation techniques have been underestimated by many different institutions. This presentation will discuss the merits of revisiting these collections to gain new understandings of archaeological sites. Two cases of legacy collection […]
More than 40 years ago, Dean Snow argued that Native Americans in New England interacted more within major river drainages than between them so that river drainages became “geographic containers” while the areas separating drainages were remote boundary lands. The campus of Franklin Pierce University straddles the divide between the Merrimack and Connecticut River drainages […]
Dr. Samantha Fladd (University of Colorado Boulder, Museum of Natural History) While often overlooked as “trash,” the materials that accumulate in archaeological sites can signify intentional decisions demarcating relationships within a community and ties to architectural settings. In particular, the ways in which architectural spaces were prepared, altered, and decommissioned or closed through the placement […]
Munyaradzi Elton Sagiya, Curator of Archaeology, National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, PhD candidate, University of Zimbabwe World over, Zimbabwe is probably the only country named after an archaeological site – (i.e. Great Zimbabwe). Today, the most outstanding material remains are the stone structures, built without use of mortar or any binding material. This makes […]
Abstract: World over, Zimbabwe is probably the only country named after an archaeological site – (i.e. Great Zimbabwe). Today, the most outstanding material remains are the stone structures, built without the use of mortar or any binding material. This makes Great Zimbabwe a unique expression of a built tradition in Africa and a challenging cultural […]
