Arkansas Archeology
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The Survey's mission is to study Arkansas's past and share it with the people of Arkansas.
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.
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!
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...
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!
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!
This year we were granted funds from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council (ANCRC) for three projects! At WRI they will be restoring the greenhouse and Riley will be working as the greenhouse assistant.
August 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
This year we were granted funds from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council (ANCRC) for three projects! At WRI they will be restoring the greenhouse and Riley will be working as the greenhouse assistant.
ARAS staff meeting day! Almost everyone on staff is at WRI to talk about what's going on in archeology around the state. Always a good time, a chance to catch up with colleagues, and a beautiful place. Thanks to WRI for hosting.
July 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
ARAS staff meeting day! Almost everyone on staff is at WRI to talk about what's going on in archeology around the state. Always a good time, a chance to catch up with colleagues, and a beautiful place. Thanks to WRI for hosting.
#AASTP2025 isn't over yet. Brittney & Emily are in the lab processing the sherds that were taken as a special sample. The sherds are being cleaned for residue analysis. If you want to help with artifact processing & analysis, reach out to Paige & Katy: archeology.uark.edu/who-we-are/r...
July 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
#AASTP2025 isn't over yet. Brittney & Emily are in the lab processing the sherds that were taken as a special sample. The sherds are being cleaned for residue analysis. If you want to help with artifact processing & analysis, reach out to Paige & Katy: archeology.uark.edu/who-we-are/r...
And that's a wrap on #AASTP2025! Thanks to everyone for sticking it out until the end. And thanks to Plum Bayou Mound Archeological State Park for hosting us.
June 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
And that's a wrap on #AASTP2025! Thanks to everyone for sticking it out until the end. And thanks to Plum Bayou Mound Archeological State Park for hosting us.
Last day of #AASTP2025! Backfilling and cleaning up. Thanks to everyone who came out to help or to visit. We appreciate you!
June 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Last day of #AASTP2025! Backfilling and cleaning up. Thanks to everyone who came out to help or to visit. We appreciate you!
Bailing and cleaning units this morning and then onto profiling walls on #AASTP2025 Day 13.
June 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Bailing and cleaning units this morning and then onto profiling walls on #AASTP2025 Day 13.
We got in about an hour and a half of work this morning before rain threatened. Maybe we'll make it back out this afternoon. We'll see. #AASTP2025 Day 12!
June 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
We got in about an hour and a half of work this morning before rain threatened. Maybe we'll make it back out this afternoon. We'll see. #AASTP2025 Day 12!
Cool stuff showing up in the lab and in units today! #AASTP2025 Day 11. Artifacts are drying after being washed. Crew troweling down a level. Interesting line of red clay. Whitish lines through the floor and walls of a unit.
June 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Cool stuff showing up in the lab and in units today! #AASTP2025 Day 11. Artifacts are drying after being washed. Crew troweling down a level. Interesting line of red clay. Whitish lines through the floor and walls of a unit.
#AASTP2025 Day 10! Back in the lab and field after a day off. We'll be out here until Saturday finishing up this year's field research!
June 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
#AASTP2025 Day 10! Back in the lab and field after a day off. We'll be out here until Saturday finishing up this year's field research!
Bailing out units this morning after yesterday's rain. We should be out excavating from now until 2:30 if you want to come out and see what we are up to. #AASTP2025
June 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Bailing out units this morning after yesterday's rain. We should be out excavating from now until 2:30 if you want to come out and see what we are up to. #AASTP2025
Huge crew getting some work done before the rain starts. Which means lots of paperwork and cleaning up before anything can get washed out. Day 8 of #AASTP2025 If you were planning to come to Public Day to see the excavation tomorrow will probably be better. Or just follow us here!
June 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Huge crew getting some work done before the rain starts. Which means lots of paperwork and cleaning up before anything can get washed out. Day 8 of #AASTP2025 If you were planning to come to Public Day to see the excavation tomorrow will probably be better. Or just follow us here!
#AASTP2025 Day 7! Continuing to move dirt in the field to find cultural features and processing artifacts in the lab to see all of the details that can give us info about the people who made them. Come out to Public Day tomorrow to see what we're up to in person.
June 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
#AASTP2025 Day 7! Continuing to move dirt in the field to find cultural features and processing artifacts in the lab to see all of the details that can give us info about the people who made them. Come out to Public Day tomorrow to see what we're up to in person.
We're still at it on Day 5! People are screening, getting tours, and Glen is summing up everything going on with his shirt :) #AASTP2025
June 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
We're still at it on Day 5! People are screening, getting tours, and Glen is summing up everything going on with his shirt :) #AASTP2025
Day 4 of #AASTP2025! Lab work is underway, the site survey crew is out identifying site limits, the State Archeologist is taking measurements with the total station, and students in basic excavation are setting out units.
June 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Day 4 of #AASTP2025! Lab work is underway, the site survey crew is out identifying site limits, the State Archeologist is taking measurements with the total station, and students in basic excavation are setting out units.
Getting started on Day 1! Setting up the units and getting paperwork ready to put shovels in the ground! #AASTP2025
May 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Getting started on Day 1! Setting up the units and getting paperwork ready to put shovels in the ground! #AASTP2025
We're here! The supervisor's meeting has started so that we can get in the lab and field bright and early tomorrow morning! #AASTP2025
May 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
We're here! The supervisor's meeting has started so that we can get in the lab and field bright and early tomorrow morning! #AASTP2025
Congratulations to our CO Lab Tech, Angela Gardner, on graduating with her Associates of Applied Science as a Physical Therapy Assistant from NorthWest Arkansas Community College last week!! Way to go!
May 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Congratulations to our CO Lab Tech, Angela Gardner, on graduating with her Associates of Applied Science as a Physical Therapy Assistant from NorthWest Arkansas Community College last week!! Way to go!
We are getting ready for the Training Program in Archeology that starts in 2 weeks at Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park near Little Rock! Registration for the program is closed, but you can come out and visit during our Public Day on June 7 from 8:30-2:30.
May 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
We are getting ready for the Training Program in Archeology that starts in 2 weeks at Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park near Little Rock! Registration for the program is closed, but you can come out and visit during our Public Day on June 7 from 8:30-2:30.
Emily Carter, ARAS lab technician at the Coordinating Office since 2023, is starting her new job this week! She is now a field technician with Flat Earth Archeology and we wish her all the best. We'll miss you Emily!
May 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Emily Carter, ARAS lab technician at the Coordinating Office since 2023, is starting her new job this week! She is now a field technician with Flat Earth Archeology and we wish her all the best. We'll miss you Emily!