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Over a century and a half since a Boston abolitionist family used their home to shelter African Americans who escaped enslavement, archaeologists have begun to excavate the maintained home for evidence that supports the home was a part of the Underground Railroad.

A team of archaeologists and volunteers digging near the Shirley-Eustis House in Roxbury is looking for historic slave quarters and more.

Spring 2024 Greece is one of the most fascinating and beautiful places in the world. With a base in Athens and trips to some of the most storied sites in…

The Louisiana Office of Cultural Development’s Division of Historic Preservation and Division of Archaeology recently awarded total $548,185 in Historic Preservation Fund grants to support 21 projects, trainings, surveys, and scholarships within various communities across the state.

CONCORD —The N.H. Division of Historical Resources’ State Conservation and Rescue Archaeology Program is currently accepting applications for its 2022 field school at Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown.

The N.H. Division of Historical Resources’ State Conservation and Rescue Archaeology Program is currently accepting applications for its 2022 field school at Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown.In addition to continuing the excavation of a pre-contact...

City Of Boston: City Announces Tribal And Government Partnership For An Archeological Climate Action Plan - Boston, MA - The Environment Department is pleased to announce the City of Boston's Archaeology Program received a $100,000 grant from the Community ...

RANDOLPH — The Potter Paleoindian Site on the east end of town in the Moose River Valley was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on Thursday, April 28, state archaeologist Mark Doperalski confirmed. “This site is an undisturbed, highly intact habitation that dates to approximately 12,500 to 12,000 years ago,” explains retired state archaeologist Richard “Dick” Boisvert of Deerfield, who led a number of “digs” there. “The Potter Site contain...

Toggle Sidebar Symposium: “Historical Archaeologies of the African Diaspora in the Americas” [Many thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing this item to our attention.] Organized by Boston University Archaeology, the online symposium “Historical Archaeologies of the African Diaspora in the Americas” will take place this Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 1:00-3:00pm (AST). The symposium comprises presentations and a panel discussion on the topic of Historical Archaeologies of the African Diaspora i...

[uam_ad id="317182"] RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Between 1821 and 1865, thousands of enslaved African Americans crossed the Rio Grande to seek a different future; however, their stories and of those who aided them, remained buried in obscurity until recently. “In Mexico you could be free. They didn’t care what color your skin was”. (Photo internet reproduction) Unlike the so-called “Underground Railroad” – the network organized by abolitionists in the 19th century to help slaves esca...