Archived New York Archaeology Events
Spring 2012
New York Archaeological Council Discusses the Effect of the Recession on Archaeology in New York State
On Friday April 27, 2012 the New York Archaeological Council (NYAC) will offer a series of presentations and panel discussion on the effect of the recession and continuing slow economy on archaeology in New York State. The program will take place at 3:00 PM at the NYAC spring meeting, held jointly with the New York State Archaeological Association (NYSAA) at The Clarion Hotel, Poughkeepsie, New York. Attendance is free and open to all interested parties.
96th NYSAA & NYAC Annual Meeting
April 27rd – 29th, 2012, The Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
Fall 2011
Geomorphology and Archaeology: Case Studies from Western New York
Geomorphology Powerpoint download
New York Archaeological Council Fall Meeting
Date: Saturday October 1, 2011
by Douglas J. Perrelli
2011 NYSAA and NYAC Spring Conference Information
- NYSAA 95th Preliminary Program and Addenda download
- New York State Archaeological Association 95th Conference Registration download
- NYAC 2011 Spring Meeting Announcement download
- NYAC Spring Meeting Program download
Summer 2009
Capital/Saratoga Region
Event: 4th Annual Pethick Site Open House
Date, Time: Monday and Tuesday, July 2-3, 2009, 10 am – 2 pm.
Presented by: The University at Albany, SUNY, Department of Anthropology and the New York State Museum
Location: Pethick Site, Smith Road, Central Bridge, NY
Contact: Jaime Donta, jm141615@albany.edu or leave a message (518) 237-2822
Cost: Free
Details: The Pethick Site is a multi-component Native American site along the Schoharie Creek. Used as a teaching site by the University at Albany and the New York State Museum, the Pethick Site is in its fifth season of excavation. So far, the site has yielded close to 200,000 artifacts and more than 350 soil features. The majority of the artifacts point to a Late Woodland period (A.D. 1000-1500) occupation; other evidence suggests that the location has been occupied with some frequency going back at least to 2500 B.P.
Visitors to the site will be given tours by university students, but they are welcome to explore at their own pace and stay as long as they would like. Professional archaeologists, including State Archaeologist Dr. Christina Rieth and Dr. Sean Rafferty of the University at Albany, will be on hand to look at private artifact collections, which visitors are encouraged to bring. The site is fairly easily accessed (in a farm field). For safety reasons, guests will not be allowed to excavate. Visitors of all ages are welcome!
Fall 2009
Long Island Region
Event Title: Long Island Archaeology: A Public Symposium on Recent Research
Date, Time: September 26, 2009, 1-5pm
Sponsored by: The Suffolk County Archaeological Association
P.O. Box 1542, Stony Brook, NY 11729-0910. Phone (631) 929-8725.
The Long Island Cultural History Lab and Museum organizes in-school and library programs and fields schools designed to teach children about Long Island native and colonial life. Activities in these programs include archaeological excavations and reconstructions of colonial life, such as black-smithing, doing carpentry with antique tools, spinning and weaving, and cooking with period tools. An annual native technology workshop is open to the public, and two summer archaeological field schools are held in June and July every year.