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 ...

Colonial Williamsburg is expanding ahead of America’s 250th celebration with a new archaeology center opening in April 2026.

Prologue: historicizing the origins of American archaeology -- American antiquities: a grand theme for speculation -- Rediscovering the mounds: scientific enquiry and the westward movement -- ...

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, ...

Recent archaeological discoveries across North America are challenging our understanding of the continent’s prehistoric past. From the arid Southwest to the coastal regions, these finds reveal a rich ...

Beneath the surface of infrastructure projects and flood control measures, a quiet but vital mission is underway. Federal archaeologists are uncovering hidden pieces of history as they work to ...

CAMDEN, S.C., Feb. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Historic Camden Foundation and American Veterans Archaeological Recovery (AVAR) today announced the launch of the 2026 AVAR Conflict Archaeology Field ...

Archaeologists could have finally solved the 435-year mystery of America's first English settlement, known as the "lost colony" of Roanoke. Tiny flakes of rusted metal, called hammerscales, have ...

Rachel Feltman: Archaeology can reveal shocking similarities between modern-day humans and our most distant, ancient ancestors. But it just as often allows us awe-inspiring glimpses into feats our ...