The Archaeological Conservancy
@thearchcons.org
Preserving the past...for the future!
We're the only National nonprofit dedicated to acquiring & preserving the most significant US archaeological sites, almost 600 sites in the past 40+ years. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/thearchcons
We're the only National nonprofit dedicated to acquiring & preserving the most significant US archaeological sites, almost 600 sites in the past 40+ years. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/thearchcons
ICYMI: Our latest virtual lecture is now available. Dr. Stephen Humphreys, CEO of AVAR, shares how archaeology can support veteran well-being
Watch: youtu.be/cPIlwXDpNX4
Read the feature in our fall issue: buff.ly/N9Mvu0G
AVAR website: americanveteransarchaeology.org
Watch: youtu.be/cPIlwXDpNX4
Read the feature in our fall issue: buff.ly/N9Mvu0G
AVAR website: americanveteransarchaeology.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
ICYMI: Our latest virtual lecture is now available. Dr. Stephen Humphreys, CEO of AVAR, shares how archaeology can support veteran well-being
Watch: youtu.be/cPIlwXDpNX4
Read the feature in our fall issue: buff.ly/N9Mvu0G
AVAR website: americanveteransarchaeology.org
Watch: youtu.be/cPIlwXDpNX4
Read the feature in our fall issue: buff.ly/N9Mvu0G
AVAR website: americanveteransarchaeology.org
CONSERVANCY SITE SPOTLIGHT—The 25-acre Borax Lake Archaeological Preserve is a National Historic Landmark designated as “a prime example of early Holocene lakeshore settlement dating to 11,000 years ago.” It was the Archaeological Conservancy's first preserve in its Western region, acquired in 1987.
November 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM
CONSERVANCY SITE SPOTLIGHT—The 25-acre Borax Lake Archaeological Preserve is a National Historic Landmark designated as “a prime example of early Holocene lakeshore settlement dating to 11,000 years ago.” It was the Archaeological Conservancy's first preserve in its Western region, acquired in 1987.
SITE SPOTLIGHT—The Terrarium Archaeological Preserve encompasses a 360-acre parcel archaeological easement acquired in 2020. It is located in the Coast Range of northern California. A prior survey IDed previously documented petroglyph boulders and an additional 5 sites, one dating back 2,500 years.
November 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
SITE SPOTLIGHT—The Terrarium Archaeological Preserve encompasses a 360-acre parcel archaeological easement acquired in 2020. It is located in the Coast Range of northern California. A prior survey IDed previously documented petroglyph boulders and an additional 5 sites, one dating back 2,500 years.
BATON ROUGE, LA—The Conservancy’s Southeast team is at #SEAC! We caught up with MSU grad student John Knapp Watts, who (with a fellow student) is presenting new Prospect Hill research. Proud to see TAC preserves supporting student scholarship.
More about Prospect Hill: buff.ly/RQh1Sy7
More about Prospect Hill: buff.ly/RQh1Sy7
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
BATON ROUGE, LA—The Conservancy’s Southeast team is at #SEAC! We caught up with MSU grad student John Knapp Watts, who (with a fellow student) is presenting new Prospect Hill research. Proud to see TAC preserves supporting student scholarship.
More about Prospect Hill: buff.ly/RQh1Sy7
More about Prospect Hill: buff.ly/RQh1Sy7
SITE SPOTLIGHT: Bill Bear Fort Salem Archaeological Preserve (Ohio)—Woodland-era circular ditch-and-wall with two conjoined mounds still visible. Hopewell-period origins likely; Adena activity possible. Open to the public with small parking, picnic tables, benches, and a dedication area.
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
SITE SPOTLIGHT: Bill Bear Fort Salem Archaeological Preserve (Ohio)—Woodland-era circular ditch-and-wall with two conjoined mounds still visible. Hopewell-period origins likely; Adena activity possible. Open to the public with small parking, picnic tables, benches, and a dedication area.
SITE SPOTLIGHT—Fall is in full swing at the Siemer Archaeological Preserve, 301 acres acquired in 2015. Siemer is in California containing pit depressions and middens—an Achomawi winter village inhabited within the last 1,500 years. The reservoir and domestic trash dumps date to the 20th century.
November 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
SITE SPOTLIGHT—Fall is in full swing at the Siemer Archaeological Preserve, 301 acres acquired in 2015. Siemer is in California containing pit depressions and middens—an Achomawi winter village inhabited within the last 1,500 years. The reservoir and domestic trash dumps date to the 20th century.
CHESAPEAKE (VA/MD)—Community archaeology of segregated Catholic cemeteries: Open-access study blends geophysics, history, and engagement to document overlooked burial grounds.
Read more: buff.ly/IQUhxJR
#PublicArchaeology #Cemeteries #CommunityHistory
Read more: buff.ly/IQUhxJR
#PublicArchaeology #Cemeteries #CommunityHistory
November 3, 2025 at 1:00 AM
CHESAPEAKE (VA/MD)—Community archaeology of segregated Catholic cemeteries: Open-access study blends geophysics, history, and engagement to document overlooked burial grounds.
Read more: buff.ly/IQUhxJR
#PublicArchaeology #Cemeteries #CommunityHistory
Read more: buff.ly/IQUhxJR
#PublicArchaeology #Cemeteries #CommunityHistory
SITE SPOTLIGHT—The Fast Archaeological Preserve is a 160-acre preserve in northern California donated in 2012. It is 10 sites comprised of rock rings, house depressions, rock stacks, groundstone, projectile points, cores, flakes, midden deposits, petroglyph panels, and a historic road.
November 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
SITE SPOTLIGHT—The Fast Archaeological Preserve is a 160-acre preserve in northern California donated in 2012. It is 10 sites comprised of rock rings, house depressions, rock stacks, groundstone, projectile points, cores, flakes, midden deposits, petroglyph panels, and a historic road.
Looking for your next archaeology read? Explore American Archaeology’s searchable database of book reviews—filter by title, author, or topic to find trusted picks from our editorial archive.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Looking for your next archaeology read? Explore American Archaeology’s searchable database of book reviews—filter by title, author, or topic to find trusted picks from our editorial archive.
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#AmericanArchaeology #ArchaeologyBooks #ReadingList #ArchaeologicalConservancy
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CONSERVANCY FIELD NOTE: New Northeast Kentucky Heritage Driving Tour! Thanks to America250KY funding, MOVHF installed interpretive signs at four sites, including the Conservancy’s Town Square Mound Preserve—an Early Woodland Adena mound (ca. 500 B.C.–A.D. 250) now under restoration.
October 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
CONSERVANCY FIELD NOTE: New Northeast Kentucky Heritage Driving Tour! Thanks to America250KY funding, MOVHF installed interpretive signs at four sites, including the Conservancy’s Town Square Mound Preserve—an Early Woodland Adena mound (ca. 500 B.C.–A.D. 250) now under restoration.
CONSERVANCY TOUR SPOTLIGHT: Our Chaco Canyon in Depth journey concluded after three unforgettable days immersed in Chaco Canyon itself, visiting Pueblo Bonito, Chetro Ketl, Pueblo del Arroyo, the petroglyphs at Una Vida, other canyon sites, and hikes.
More about our tours: buff.ly/ciybtIS
More about our tours: buff.ly/ciybtIS
September 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
CONSERVANCY TOUR SPOTLIGHT: Our Chaco Canyon in Depth journey concluded after three unforgettable days immersed in Chaco Canyon itself, visiting Pueblo Bonito, Chetro Ketl, Pueblo del Arroyo, the petroglyphs at Una Vida, other canyon sites, and hikes.
More about our tours: buff.ly/ciybtIS
More about our tours: buff.ly/ciybtIS
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Join the Colorado Desert Archaeology Society for Archaeology Day at the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Visitor Center on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. This year’s theme is “Honoring the People.”
#AnzaBorrego
#CahuillaTraditions
#KumeyaayCulture
#ColoradoDesertArchaeology
#AnzaBorrego
#CahuillaTraditions
#KumeyaayCulture
#ColoradoDesertArchaeology
September 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Join the Colorado Desert Archaeology Society for Archaeology Day at the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Visitor Center on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. This year’s theme is “Honoring the People.”
#AnzaBorrego
#CahuillaTraditions
#KumeyaayCulture
#ColoradoDesertArchaeology
#AnzaBorrego
#CahuillaTraditions
#KumeyaayCulture
#ColoradoDesertArchaeology
SITE SPOTLIGHT: Midwestern Regional Director Lindsay Scott visited the Koronis Lake Preserve in Minnesota, where a Native American burial mound rises more than 100 feet above the southeastern shore of the lake. This 43-acre property safeguards intact Middle Woodland period mounds in the area.
September 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
SITE SPOTLIGHT: Midwestern Regional Director Lindsay Scott visited the Koronis Lake Preserve in Minnesota, where a Native American burial mound rises more than 100 feet above the southeastern shore of the lake. This 43-acre property safeguards intact Middle Woodland period mounds in the area.
SANTA FE, NM: SAR Press has named archaeologist Dr. Timothy R. Pauketat as its new press director, bringing decades of scholarship and editorial experience to guide future publishing.
Read more: buff.ly/gyPNVLO
#Archaeology #SARPress #Publishing #SantaFe #TheArchaeologicalConservancy
Read more: buff.ly/gyPNVLO
#Archaeology #SARPress #Publishing #SantaFe #TheArchaeologicalConservancy
September 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
SANTA FE, NM: SAR Press has named archaeologist Dr. Timothy R. Pauketat as its new press director, bringing decades of scholarship and editorial experience to guide future publishing.
Read more: buff.ly/gyPNVLO
#Archaeology #SARPress #Publishing #SantaFe #TheArchaeologicalConservancy
Read more: buff.ly/gyPNVLO
#Archaeology #SARPress #Publishing #SantaFe #TheArchaeologicalConservancy
CONSERVANCY FIELD NOTE: During Western Regional Director Linsie Lafayette’s recent visit CONSERVANCY FIELD NOTE: During Western Regional Director Linsie Lafayette’s recent visit to Washington state, she attended a tour led by the Dupont Historical Museum of the Fort Nisqually Preserve.
August 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
CONSERVANCY FIELD NOTE: During Western Regional Director Linsie Lafayette’s recent visit CONSERVANCY FIELD NOTE: During Western Regional Director Linsie Lafayette’s recent visit to Washington state, she attended a tour led by the Dupont Historical Museum of the Fort Nisqually Preserve.
SITE SPOTLIGHT: Western Regional Director Linsie Lafayette recently visited the Manis Mastodon Preserve in the Olympic Peninsula. Linsie met with Clare Hatler, the former landowner who donated the site to the Conservancy in 2002.Clare’s husband, Emanual Manis, discovered the mastodon tusk in 1977.
August 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
SITE SPOTLIGHT: Western Regional Director Linsie Lafayette recently visited the Manis Mastodon Preserve in the Olympic Peninsula. Linsie met with Clare Hatler, the former landowner who donated the site to the Conservancy in 2002.Clare’s husband, Emanual Manis, discovered the mastodon tusk in 1977.
LECTURE: Join the Conservancy tomorrow at 5 p.m. MT for a virtual lecture.
Retired Forest Service archaeologist Margaret Hangan will take us on a deep-dive into “Arizona Logging Industry and the Challenges of Preserving African American History.”
Register: buff.ly/FU8r48e
Retired Forest Service archaeologist Margaret Hangan will take us on a deep-dive into “Arizona Logging Industry and the Challenges of Preserving African American History.”
Register: buff.ly/FU8r48e
August 13, 2025 at 10:10 PM
LECTURE: Join the Conservancy tomorrow at 5 p.m. MT for a virtual lecture.
Retired Forest Service archaeologist Margaret Hangan will take us on a deep-dive into “Arizona Logging Industry and the Challenges of Preserving African American History.”
Register: buff.ly/FU8r48e
Retired Forest Service archaeologist Margaret Hangan will take us on a deep-dive into “Arizona Logging Industry and the Challenges of Preserving African American History.”
Register: buff.ly/FU8r48e
JOIN THE CONSERVANCY FOR A VIRTUAL LECTURE! 5 p.m. MT, Thursday, Aug. 14, retired Forest Service archaeologist Margaret Hangan takes a deep dive into how Buffalo Soldiers, post-Civil War homesteaders, and lumber workers shaped ranches and mills in Arizona.
Read more and register: buff.ly/xmZ83La
Read more and register: buff.ly/xmZ83La
August 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
JOIN THE CONSERVANCY FOR A VIRTUAL LECTURE! 5 p.m. MT, Thursday, Aug. 14, retired Forest Service archaeologist Margaret Hangan takes a deep dive into how Buffalo Soldiers, post-Civil War homesteaders, and lumber workers shaped ranches and mills in Arizona.
Read more and register: buff.ly/xmZ83La
Read more and register: buff.ly/xmZ83La
DUPONT, WA: Aquired by the Conservancy in 1993, Fort Nisqually 1843 site was part of the Hudson’s Bay Company’s trading network. Recent excavations have revealed glass trade beads, clay pipes, ceramic fragments, and faunal remains, illuminating life at this early Pacific Northwest outpost.
August 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
DUPONT, WA: Aquired by the Conservancy in 1993, Fort Nisqually 1843 site was part of the Hudson’s Bay Company’s trading network. Recent excavations have revealed glass trade beads, clay pipes, ceramic fragments, and faunal remains, illuminating life at this early Pacific Northwest outpost.
NILES, MI: Midwestern Regional Director Lindsay Scott attended Western Michigan University’s annual Archaeology Open House Aug. 2-3 at Fort St. Joseph—a free event featuring live excavations, a Living History Village, rides in a replica birchbark canoe, and more.
Learn more: buff.ly/60A960H
Learn more: buff.ly/60A960H
August 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM
NILES, MI: Midwestern Regional Director Lindsay Scott attended Western Michigan University’s annual Archaeology Open House Aug. 2-3 at Fort St. Joseph—a free event featuring live excavations, a Living History Village, rides in a replica birchbark canoe, and more.
Learn more: buff.ly/60A960H
Learn more: buff.ly/60A960H
AITKIN, MN: Check out the Conservancy's new Midwest Office at 216 Minnesota Ave. North in Aitkin, Minnesota. Midwestern Regional Director Lindsay Scott has been working remotely for several months, so we're excited about her new working space. If you're in Aitkin, please stop by to chat with her.
July 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
AITKIN, MN: Check out the Conservancy's new Midwest Office at 216 Minnesota Ave. North in Aitkin, Minnesota. Midwestern Regional Director Lindsay Scott has been working remotely for several months, so we're excited about her new working space. If you're in Aitkin, please stop by to chat with her.
VIRTUAL LECTURE: Mark your calendars for July 17 at 7 p.m. MT—join Old Pueblo Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” Zoom to explore “The Great Rock-Art of the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico Region” with Mike Ruggeri.
Read more/register: mikeruggerisevents.tumblr.com
Read more/register: mikeruggerisevents.tumblr.com
July 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
VIRTUAL LECTURE: Mark your calendars for July 17 at 7 p.m. MT—join Old Pueblo Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” Zoom to explore “The Great Rock-Art of the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico Region” with Mike Ruggeri.
Read more/register: mikeruggerisevents.tumblr.com
Read more/register: mikeruggerisevents.tumblr.com
Western Field Rep. Linsie Lafayette visited Sylvan Lake Preserve in the Channeled Scablands (WA). The pithouse village (500 B.C.-A.D. 1800) sits on the ancestral lands of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and Spokane Tribe of Indians. It was acquired by the Conservancy in 1995.
July 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Western Field Rep. Linsie Lafayette visited Sylvan Lake Preserve in the Channeled Scablands (WA). The pithouse village (500 B.C.-A.D. 1800) sits on the ancestral lands of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and Spokane Tribe of Indians. It was acquired by the Conservancy in 1995.
SITE SPOTLIGHT: A Conservancy preserve in Oregon, the Patricia Campbell site, consists of two rockshelters, one with pictographs. A special thanks to neighbors Pete and Nancy McElligott, pictured with Western Field Rep. Linsie Lafayette, for serving as site stewards since the its 2008 acquisition.
July 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
SITE SPOTLIGHT: A Conservancy preserve in Oregon, the Patricia Campbell site, consists of two rockshelters, one with pictographs. A special thanks to neighbors Pete and Nancy McElligott, pictured with Western Field Rep. Linsie Lafayette, for serving as site stewards since the its 2008 acquisition.
Western Regional Field Representative Linsie Lafayette, center, and her sister were visited by Smokey Bear today while representing The Archaeological Conservancy at The Archaeology Roadshow in Hines Park, OR. today!
About the event: archaeologyroadshow.org
About Smokey Bear: smokeybear.com
About the event: archaeologyroadshow.org
About Smokey Bear: smokeybear.com
June 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Western Regional Field Representative Linsie Lafayette, center, and her sister were visited by Smokey Bear today while representing The Archaeological Conservancy at The Archaeology Roadshow in Hines Park, OR. today!
About the event: archaeologyroadshow.org
About Smokey Bear: smokeybear.com
About the event: archaeologyroadshow.org
About Smokey Bear: smokeybear.com