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Webinar: Metals Managed: Using X-radiography to Identify, Document, and Sample Corroded Iron
Archaeologists are in need of better strategies for managing assemblages of corroded metal artifacts, especially nails. There is an affordable middle ground between storing artifacts that will never be properly identified or conserved and discarding without proper...
Isotopic Analyses of Textiles & Ceramics (Sponsored)
Beta Analytic www.radiocarbon.com [email protected] Isobar Science www.isobarscience.com [email protected] This post is sponsored by Beta Analytic. Isotopic Analyses of Textiles & Ceramics Isotopic analyses of textiles and ceramics (including food...
ACRA Comments on Proposed ACHP Program Comment on Climate and Communities
ACRA has provided feedback to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) on a proposed program comment on climate and communities. The ACHP released a Proposed Program Comment on Accessible, Climate-Resilient, Connected Communities and is inviting public...
Your Congress in Action: October 7, 2024
The scenes of destruction and sorrow emanating from Hurricane Helene’s path are a harsh reminder of the incredible power of Mother Nature to wreak havoc. As of this writing, the death toll stands at 215. However, that number is likely to rise as rescue workers...
2024 ACRA Award Winners
The 2024 ACRA Awards were presented at the Annual Conference in Albuquerque, and we were thrilled to congratulate the following winners: Texas Department of Transportation for the Bolivar Archaeological Project City of Boulder, Colorado for their contributions to Fort...
Your Congress in Action: September 23, 2024
Campaign season is when candidates make big promises to the voters about what they will accomplish if they are elected. And while the two main candidates for the White House have been criticized for their paucity of policy specifics, both are vowing to advance bold...
Open Call for Nominations to the 2025 list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places
Do you know an important but threatened place in your community that could benefit from national advocacy and attention? The National Trust for Historic Preservation is now accepting nominations for the 2025 list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. Since...
Your Congress in Action | September 9, 2024
Labor Day marks the traditional start of the U.S. presidential campaign, though one could be forgiven for thinking that the campaign started eons ago. But even as the campaigns ratchet up for the final sprint, some of the political world’s attention is turning back to...
Now Available on Demand: Investigating Archaeological Artifacts Using Isotopic Techniques
If you missed yesterday’s webinar on investigating archaeological artifacts using isotopic techniques, it is now available on demand! Archaeological hold important information about the dynamics of past civilizations. The isotopic analysis of such artifacts can...
ACHP Unveils Far-Reaching Program Comment on Climate and Communities
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) has released a Proposed Program Comment on Accessible, Climate-Resilient, Connected Communities and is inviting public comments. The ACHP says that “the intent of the Program Comment is to help accelerate the review...