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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

The first people to inhabit the Americas had a singular obsession: the biggest animals on the landscape. A July 2026 study in ...

I finally arrived back in Los Angeles from a trip to Illinois. The first thing I do when I get home is hopping on my Center for American Archaeology Discord server and start chatting with the new ...

A new demographic survey of authorship in the American Journal of Archaeology (AJA) reveals that people of color have been largely underrepresented among the scholars published in the journal. "This ...

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