Archaeological Conservancy News Today

A discovery revealed a long-hidden shortcut as well as a surprising story of teamwork

The entire Gold Rush-era town is a designated historic landmark

Robert J. Scott will lead research at the Parkin Archeological State Park, including the Mississippian, de Soto contact and historic periods of the National Historic Landmark.

An Bennington County Regional Commission meeting will consider the future of a remote site with great archeological significance due to its connection to Daniel Shays. The BCRC will hold a meeting on the Egg Mountain Conservation Project on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 5:30 p.m.

Archeologists say Windover Pond in Titusville is the site of one of the most significant archaeological finds ever made in North America.

Archeologists say Windover Pond in Titusville is the site of one of the most significant archaeological finds ever made in North America.

WILLIAMSBURG — You never know what you might find in your own backyard but sometimes, experts can help figure out what you’ve got.

Many of the early Americo-Liberian settlers to Sinoe County came from the southwestern region of Mississippi in the United States. They were sent by the Mississippi State Colonization Society to what became known as “Mississippi in Africa” during the

Excavation has begun at Prospect Hill plantation in Jefferson County, which links the lives of freed slaves to a colony in West Africa.

MSU will lead an archaeological excavation next week of Prospect Hill, a former 5,000-acre plantation in Jefferson County.