Historians have spoken often of the Americas as a "New World" without ever delving into what that meant to 17th century explorers and settlers from Europe. National Park Service Ranger John McNiff relates how the expectations of the earliest "New" England explorers and settlers – about the climate, landscape, and even the appearance of the […]

Please join local archaeologist, Martha Sulya (MA in Historical Archaeology at the University of Massachusetts Boston), as she tells the tale of the remains of domestic life at the Plymouth Antiquarian Society's 1677 Harlow House. The Harlow House underwent an extensive interior restoration in 2006. Come learn and see what was found during excavations under […]

Presented by Dr. Roger Smith The Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park has been a favorite site for tourists in St. Augustine, Florida, since April 1868 – the earliest-known documented dating of a patron visiting the park for a sip of water from the famous fountain. But it is also arguably the most historic 15 acres […]

The bow and arrow is a technology very closely associated with the popular stereotype of peoples native to this country. Few people realize that bows and arrows were virtually non-existent in the Americas for more than 10,000 years of prehistory. When these weapons did finally break into use, they spread like wildfire and became ubiquitous […]