Arkansas Archeology
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The Survey's mission is to study Arkansas's past and share it with the people of Arkansas.
New Month, new Archeology is... article. This month about Social Media! Check it our on our website: archeology.uark.edu/archeology-i...
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December 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
New Month, new Archeology is... article. This month about Social Media! Check it our on our website: archeology.uark.edu/archeology-i...
This week is Archeology in Pajamas with Dr. Jess Paga! She'll be talking about her work in Greece. It is virtual so you can join from anywhere. Sign up at the link for a reminder email 1 day and 1 hour before the event starts. She'll be discussing new research, so the program will not be recorded.
December 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
This week is Archeology in Pajamas with Dr. Jess Paga! She'll be talking about her work in Greece. It is virtual so you can join from anywhere. Sign up at the link for a reminder email 1 day and 1 hour before the event starts. She'll be discussing new research, so the program will not be recorded.
If you are thinking ahead to Giving Tuesday, please keep us in mind. As a non-profit, you can support us in a number of ways that can be beneficial to you on your taxes as well! You can get more information about how to donate on our website: archeology.uark.edu/gift-of-supp...
Support the Survey!
A gift to the Arkansas Archeological Survey helps preserve the past for the future, and supports programs and initiatives in site documentation, preservation, and interpretation of our rich—and increa...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
If you are thinking ahead to Giving Tuesday, please keep us in mind. As a non-profit, you can support us in a number of ways that can be beneficial to you on your taxes as well! You can get more information about how to donate on our website: archeology.uark.edu/gift-of-supp...
As you get ready for Thanksgiving this week, take a minute to learn more about our country's history with Native American Nations. Crash Course, on YouTube, has been doing a series of videos about Native American History with great information and a wide variety of topics.
November 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
As you get ready for Thanksgiving this week, take a minute to learn more about our country's history with Native American Nations. Crash Course, on YouTube, has been doing a series of videos about Native American History with great information and a wide variety of topics.
New Archeology in Pajamas lecture!! Dr. Jess Paga will be joining us via Zoom to talk about the Naxos Quarry Project in Greece at 7pm on December 4. You can register here: uark.zoom.us/.../reg.../W... it will send you a reminder of the meeting 1 day and 1 hour before it starts. See you on Dec 4th!
November 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New Archeology in Pajamas lecture!! Dr. Jess Paga will be joining us via Zoom to talk about the Naxos Quarry Project in Greece at 7pm on December 4. You can register here: uark.zoom.us/.../reg.../W... it will send you a reminder of the meeting 1 day and 1 hour before it starts. See you on Dec 4th!
Our internet is back!! That means AMASDA and our website are back! Just in time for the weekend!
November 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Our internet is back!! That means AMASDA and our website are back! Just in time for the weekend!
Our websites, including AMASDA, are down due to an internet outage. We've got people working on it, but it may be some time before everything is back up and running. We'll post again when it is back. Sorry for the inconvenience.
November 12, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Our websites, including AMASDA, are down due to an internet outage. We've got people working on it, but it may be some time before everything is back up and running. We'll post again when it is back. Sorry for the inconvenience.
New Month, New Archeology is... article! This month is about Experimental Archeology! Check it out on our website: archeology.uark.edu/archeology-i...
Archeology is Experimentation
Experimental archeology is the scientific study of the past through recreating and testing the tools, technologies, and practices used by communities in the past.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
New Month, New Archeology is... article! This month is about Experimental Archeology! Check it out on our website: archeology.uark.edu/archeology-i...
Our UAF Station staff is in the news in NWA. Check out what Jared is working on with community members: www.5newsonline.com/article/news...
Fayetteville homeowner uncovers 1928 grave marker in backyard
“I saw this little stone in the corner,” Shroeder recalled. “I took a closer look, wiped some of the dirt and leaves off of it, and saw a name and a death date."
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October 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Our UAF Station staff is in the news in NWA. Check out what Jared is working on with community members: www.5newsonline.com/article/news...
Earlier this month our WRI Research Station hosted the 5th Annual Arkansas ArcheOlympics! We had 8 teams competing for the 3D printed trophy & the ATU Dirt Nerds took it home! Congratulations to all of the archeoletes & many thanks to the Survey staff and other volunteers who helped with the games.
ArcheOlympics 2025
Eight amazing teams competed in the 2025 ArcheOlympics held on Petit Jean Mountain, with the Arkansas Tech University Dirt Nerds taking home the trophy.
archeology.uark.edu
October 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Earlier this month our WRI Research Station hosted the 5th Annual Arkansas ArcheOlympics! We had 8 teams competing for the 3D printed trophy & the ATU Dirt Nerds took it home! Congratulations to all of the archeoletes & many thanks to the Survey staff and other volunteers who helped with the games.
The staff & volunteers at our HSU Research station have completed the inventory of artifacts that the station holds in their curation facility. Their inventory includes 1,892,568 objects totaling 8,113,687.6 g (~17,887 lbs), & includes everything from microdebitage & charred seeds to a dugout canoe.
October 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The staff & volunteers at our HSU Research station have completed the inventory of artifacts that the station holds in their curation facility. Their inventory includes 1,892,568 objects totaling 8,113,687.6 g (~17,887 lbs), & includes everything from microdebitage & charred seeds to a dugout canoe.
Are you feeling nostalgic for the 2025 Training Program at Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park? You can still buy a copy of the watercolor painting of the site from this year's Archeology Month poster on our website: archeology.uark.edu/learn-discov...
October 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Are you feeling nostalgic for the 2025 Training Program at Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park? You can still buy a copy of the watercolor painting of the site from this year's Archeology Month poster on our website: archeology.uark.edu/learn-discov...
Have you checked out October's Archeology is... article yet? It is about Pedology, the study of soils! Check it out on our website: archeology.uark.edu/arche.../arc...
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October 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Have you checked out October's Archeology is... article yet? It is about Pedology, the study of soils! Check it out on our website: archeology.uark.edu/arche.../arc...
Come work with us! We have two part-time positions open for NAGPRA Lab Technicians. You can get all of the details and the link to apply on our website: archeology.uark.edu/lab-technici...
Job Opening - NAGPRA Lab Technician
We are accepting applications for a part-time position as ARAS Lab Technician to begin November 3, 2025. This position is based at the Arkansas Archeological Survey in Fayetteville. This job posting c...
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October 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Come work with us! We have two part-time positions open for NAGPRA Lab Technicians. You can get all of the details and the link to apply on our website: archeology.uark.edu/lab-technici...
Today, learn about some of the Indigenous Nations that have a history with & within Arkansas.
The Quapaw Nation: www.quapawtribe.com/31/Culture
The Osage Nation: www.osageculture.com
The Tunica Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana: www.tunicabiloxi.org/culture/
The Caddo Nation: mycaddonation.com/history-1
The Quapaw Nation: www.quapawtribe.com/31/Culture
The Osage Nation: www.osageculture.com
The Tunica Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana: www.tunicabiloxi.org/culture/
The Caddo Nation: mycaddonation.com/history-1
October 13, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Today, learn about some of the Indigenous Nations that have a history with & within Arkansas.
The Quapaw Nation: www.quapawtribe.com/31/Culture
The Osage Nation: www.osageculture.com
The Tunica Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana: www.tunicabiloxi.org/culture/
The Caddo Nation: mycaddonation.com/history-1
The Quapaw Nation: www.quapawtribe.com/31/Culture
The Osage Nation: www.osageculture.com
The Tunica Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana: www.tunicabiloxi.org/culture/
The Caddo Nation: mycaddonation.com/history-1
We've filled the rest of our lab positions at our Coordinating Office in Fayetteville! We won an Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council grant to hire lab techs to help rehabilitate archeological collections from eastern Arkansas. Welcome to the lab Jaina, Charlsey, and David!
October 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
We've filled the rest of our lab positions at our Coordinating Office in Fayetteville! We won an Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council grant to hire lab techs to help rehabilitate archeological collections from eastern Arkansas. Welcome to the lab Jaina, Charlsey, and David!
New Month, New Archeology is... article. This month it is about Pedology (also soil science)! Check it out on our website: archeology.uark.edu/archeology-i...
Archeology is Pedology
Soil science is vital to interpreting stratigraphy and context of artifacts, plant remains, and animal remains as well as cultural features like house posts, burials and mounds.
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October 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
New Month, New Archeology is... article. This month it is about Pedology (also soil science)! Check it out on our website: archeology.uark.edu/archeology-i...
Our new AAS/ARAS Liaison, Rachael Martin Wiest, starts today!! We're so excited to be working with her. You can learn more about her on our website (archeology.uark.edu/staff-news/) & if you are coming to the Society Annual Meeting this weekend you can meet her. Welcome to the Survey, Rachael!
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September 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Our new AAS/ARAS Liaison, Rachael Martin Wiest, starts today!! We're so excited to be working with her. You can learn more about her on our website (archeology.uark.edu/staff-news/) & if you are coming to the Society Annual Meeting this weekend you can meet her. Welcome to the Survey, Rachael!
Our Arkansas Archeological Survey - UAM Research Station archeologist, Dr. Matthew Rooney, will be in Fayetteville this Thursday to give a presentation at the Pryor Center. Check it out!
September 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Our Arkansas Archeological Survey - UAM Research Station archeologist, Dr. Matthew Rooney, will be in Fayetteville this Thursday to give a presentation at the Pryor Center. Check it out!
Archeologists! You are needed!
Welp here we are again, fresh out of Archaeologists for Skype a Scientist matches.
This fall, we have matched 248 groups with Archaeologists for online Q&As. I have 38 more groups who need a match, but I'm out of Archaeologists!
Archaeologists! Please volunteer
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
This fall, we have matched 248 groups with Archaeologists for online Q&As. I have 38 more groups who need a match, but I'm out of Archaeologists!
Archaeologists! Please volunteer
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
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September 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Archeologists! You are needed!
Do you know about Skype a Scientist?! Survey archeologists love participating in it and talking to students all over the country. You can join as a scientist or as a classroom to bring a scientist to your class virtually! Check it out!
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Think of any teachers and librarians you know. Do they know about Skype a scientist? Our program matches classrooms & other groups w/scientists for virtual Q&As. It’s free!
They can sign up here!
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
#Edusky #StemED
Think of any teachers and librarians you know. Do they know about Skype a scientist? Our program matches classrooms & other groups w/scientists for virtual Q&As. It’s free!
They can sign up here!
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
#Edusky #StemED
September 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Do you know about Skype a Scientist?! Survey archeologists love participating in it and talking to students all over the country. You can join as a scientist or as a classroom to bring a scientist to your class virtually! Check it out!
Have you registered your team for ArcheOlympics yet?? We're playing on Oct 4 at 11am at our WRI Research Station. The event is free and we feed you lunch! You can get all the details about the games and how to register on our website: archeology.uark.edu/archeolympics/
ArcheOlympics
An annual competition for teams of archeology students, middle school students, Arkansas Archeological Society members, and anyone else interested in archeology and having fun! The ArcheOlympics is held each October on Petit Jean Mountain.
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September 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Have you registered your team for ArcheOlympics yet?? We're playing on Oct 4 at 11am at our WRI Research Station. The event is free and we feed you lunch! You can get all the details about the games and how to register on our website: archeology.uark.edu/archeolympics/
Have you checked out the new Archeology is... article about Botany on our website? Do it now! archeology.uark.edu/archeol.../b...
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September 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Have you checked out the new Archeology is... article about Botany on our website? Do it now! archeology.uark.edu/archeol.../b...
An international group of researchers used archeological maize samples from Arkansas to help with research into the genetic origins of corn and how it spread! You can read an overview here: source.washu.edu/.../ancient-...
Ancient maize genomes help chart corn's journey into eastern North America
The path maize took to reach eastern North America has long been debated. A new study in the journal Cell, co-authored by Fiona Marshall in WashU Arts & Sciences, provides clear evidence that maize tr...
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September 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
An international group of researchers used archeological maize samples from Arkansas to help with research into the genetic origins of corn and how it spread! You can read an overview here: source.washu.edu/.../ancient-...
Students & teachers are getting back into school routines & we are starting to do presentations! If you want to schedule a presentation by an archeologist or want to see what kinds of ed materials we have available, check our website: archeology.uark.edu/learn-discov... We'd love to work with you!
Back to School! Resources for Educators
We have a variety of Classroom Materials and downloadable handouts on a wide range of topics about Arkansas archeology (both prehistoric and historic), Arkansas Indians, and some of the important site...
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September 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Students & teachers are getting back into school routines & we are starting to do presentations! If you want to schedule a presentation by an archeologist or want to see what kinds of ed materials we have available, check our website: archeology.uark.edu/learn-discov... We'd love to work with you!