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  • Sifting Through Time Archaeology Expo! – NHAS Archeology Month

    Manchester Community College - Student Union 1066 Front St, Manchester, NH, United States

    There will be demonstrations of flint knapping (making of stone tools), basketry, and geophysical prospection. Also, displays of stone tools, pottery and ancient hunting implements, and a discussion of maps in archeology. Stop by and try making a stone blade, or see if you could hunt a Mastodon! At the Manchester Community College Student Union […]

  • NH SCRAP Discoveries — Summer of 2021 – NH Archeology Month

    This presentation will summarize recent archaeological work at Pillsbury and Bear Brook State Parks as well as detailed plans for upcoming investigations. Further discussion will focus on the value of converting archeological data into interpretive programming to further enhance the public’s knowledge of, interest in, and appreciation for, New Hampshire’s archeology. REGISTER: bit.ly/22signupNHAS

  • Hawaiian Archeology – NH Archeology Month

    An insightful discussion of Hawaiian Archeology within the context of a vibrant contemporary native Hawaiian culture lead by an archeologist from New Hampshire who works in Hawaii, followed by discussion REGISTER: bit.ly/22signupNHAS

  • The Wakefield Rail Yard – NH Archeology Month

    Victoria Bunker, Principal Archeologist, Victoria Bunker Inc, Recipient of the NHAS Chester Price Award 2022 Archeological survey conducted for the Wakefield Heritage Commission resulted in the definition of the Turntable Park Archeological Site, an important cultural resource within the Sanbornville Historic Area. Features and components corresponding to the nineteenth-twentieth century rail yard were recorded through […]

  • Listing the Potter Paleo Indian Site on the National Register of Historic Places – NH Archeology Month

    Richard Boisvert, New Hampshire Archeological Society Presentation of the process of placing the Potter site on the National Register of Historic Places. This involves integrating the summary of the field work, laboratory work and the large amount of research analysis performed by many different individuals over nearly two decades into a suitable format. The process […]

  • Geographic Information Systems in Archaeology – NH Archeology Month

    Heather Rockwell, Assistant Professor, Salve Regina University Geographic Information Systems (GIS) has become the industry standard for recording site locations and building statewide databases. It has also helped us to explore the relationships between sites in new ways. This talk will discuss what GIS is and what it can do and show a few examples […]

  • This Land Will Perish Having Ruined France:” Geospatial Analysis of Frontier Instability in Northeastern America – NH Archeology Month

    Matthew D. O'Leary, Doctoral Student, Syracuse University This presentation discusses the construction of the Anglo-French frontier in Northeastern America, with specific focus on European fortifications. Forts across the Northeast shifted from defense against Amerindian Nations during the 17th century to reflecting fears of European field-armies marching against them during the 18th century. This paper examines […]

  • Open Archaeology and Anthropology Day

    Piscataqua Room, Memorial Union Building, 83 Main St, Durham, NH 03824 83 Main Street, Durham, NH, United States

    WELCOME TO THE OAAD SITE! Join us on Friday, April 3 from 1-4pm in Piscataqua Room, Memorial Union Building, 83 Main St, Durham, NH for a fun-filled afternoon of hands-on archaeology and anthropology! In its fourth iteration, Open Archaeology and Anthropology Day is a great way to learn about other cultures in both the past […]

  • Sifting through Time

    Manchester Community College - Student Union 1066 Front St, Manchester, NH, United States

    Get ready for a great interactive experience related to the study of archeology and anthropology! The Social Science program will host its second archeology/anthropology expo on Wednesday, March 29th from 11am-2pm in the Student Center. Professors Kurt Springs and Kimberly Kulesza will be joined by members of the New Hampshire Archeological Society in presenting an […]

  • High Above the River: Points, Pottery and a Pithouse in Manchester

    Manchester Community College - Student Union 1066 Front St, Manchester, NH, United States

    High Above the River: Points, Pottery and a Pithouse in Manchester Jacob Tumelaire, Shannon Mascarenhas, and Roxanne Pendleton, Independent Archaeological Consulting, LLC IAC conducted Phase IB testing that identified previously undocumented components of the Amoskeag West Bank site (27-HB-079) in Manchester. A subsequent Targeted Data Recovery confirmed the presence of numerous Pre-Contact Native American cultural […]

  • Recent Research at Coastal Sites in Downeast Maine

    Manchester Community College - Student Union 1066 Front St, Manchester, NH, United States

    Recent Research at Coastal Sites in Downeast Maine Dr. Gabe Hrynick, University of New Brunswick In the 1950s, Ted Stoddard of the Robert S. Peabody Museum’s Northeastern Archaeology Survey identified dozens of archaeological sites in coastal Downeast Maine. Since 2013, colleagues and I have revisited many of these sites, examined the curated collections from them, […]