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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...
NAGPRA Q&A Session Recording
If you missed yesterday's Q&A session with National NAGPRA Program Manager Melanie O'Brien, the recording is now available! ACRA members can log in and view the recording here. The password to view can be found on the Members-Only Webinars on Demand page.
Your Congress in Action: August 26, 2024
It’s a sign of how crazy the presidential campaign has been that, on the first night of their Chicago convention last week, Democrats approved a party platform whose preamble declares that “President Biden . . . [is] running to finish the job” he started in his first...
Now on Demand: How to Integrate Instrumental Analyses of Artifacts into CRM Projects
If you missed yesterday’s webinar on instrumental analyses for CRM projects, it is now available on demand! Many CRM professionals want to conduct further analysis of recovered material from projects, but are unclear where to locate experts/techniques, how to justify...
Webinar: Investigating Archaeological Artifacts Using Isotopic Techniques
Archaeological artifacts - items made and used by humans - hold important information about the dynamics of past civilizations. The isotopic analysis of such artifacts can provide rich information about the origin of raw materials used to make items, trade histories...
Isotopic Analyses of Metal Artifacts and Glass (Sponsored)
Beta Analytic www.radiocarbon.com lab@radiocarbon.com Isobar Science www.isobarscience.com info@isobarscience.com This post is sponsored by Beta Analytic. Isotopic Analyses of Metal Artifacts and Glass The analysis of strontium (87Sr, 86Sr) and lead (204Pb, 206Pb,...