More on the Indian Fort Road Site, Just Acquired by the Archaeological Conservancy
BufferIt was recently reported that the Archaeological Conservancy has acquired the Indian Fort Road site near Ithaca,Tompkins County, New York. This is part of a larger effort the Archaeological Conservancy has undertaken to preserve Iroquois sites in central and western New York State. I had the wonderful opportunity to visit the Indian Road Fort site with […]
NY State Archaeologist to Speak on Archaeology in Ballston
BufferNew York State Archaeologist, Christina Rieth will give a talk entitled “Lost to History: Archaeology for the Ballston Archaeology District” on Tuesday, November 13th at 7:00 p.m. at the Ballston Town Hall, Charlton Road, Ballston, New York. The talk will trace the history of the community through it’s archaeological remains and historical documents to describe life […]
A Very Definite Past Meets an Unfortunately Possible Future: Review of The Great Warming by Brian Fagan
BufferIn the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, certain recent, widely-reported comments remind me that I have put off for too long a review of a very important book by Brian Fagan on the last period of global warming, AD 800-1300. For example, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo notes the increasing frequency and severity of storms […]
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- When It’s Not about Turkey and Football: Review of The Mourning Road to Thanksgiving by Larry Spotted Crow Mann
- Understanding Chert in the Mid-Hudson Valley: A Note on a Recent Workshop and Field Trip
- Archaeological Memoir: Sharing Our Histories on Social Media
- The Vampire Skeleton: A Scary Seneca Iroquois Story
- Review of Lives in Ruins by Marilyn Johnson
- Reconstructing Frontenac Island’s History
- Frontenac, Island of History
- Glimpses of Archaic Societies
