Across North America, archaeologists are rewriting what I thought I knew about the continent’s past, uncovering sites that are older, more complex, and more surprising than the history books ever ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - As America prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, Colonial Williamsburg is highlighting both its historic roots and future expansion. What we know Williamsburg, Virginia — ...

The thrill of archaeology comes from not knowing what the next shovel of soil will uncover, and over the past few years delighted archaeologists have reported stunning discoveries across North America ...

Dean R. Snow is Professor Emeritus and former Head of the Department of Anthropology at The Pennsylvania State University, USA. His archaeological research interests are in Iroquoian and Algonquian ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Society for American Archaeology (SAA) is an international membership organization founded in 1934 to advance research and training in ...

An after-hours event at the Museum of the American Revolution next month will explore the thousands of 18th century ceramics, pottery, glassware and animal bone fragments found under the museum site. ...

One thousand years ago, the first settlers of Rapa Nui — also known as Easter Island — feasted on a fusion cuisine of plants native to Polynesia but also ones indigenous to South America, around 2,300 ...

Before the California Gold Rush in the late 1840s, there were perhaps 50 native Chinese people in the United States. Just a few decades later, there were more than 100,000, and seemingly every city, ...

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Williamsburg is preparing for America’s 250th anniversary celebrations. A new archaeology center will open in April 2026. Visitors will be able to see an 18th-century site preserved under a glass ...