Sherene Baugher, NYSAA President, has relayed a message that longtime member of NYSAA, Peter Pratt, died on Friday, July 12th. Greg Sohrweide from the Beauchamp Chapter will send a newspaper obituary as soon as it is published that can be shared to members.
Author: New York Archaeology
Passing of Charles “Chuck” Vandrei
The New York Archaeological Council is sad to announce the sudden passing of our member, Charles “Chuck” Vandrei. Chuck served as Historic Preservation Officer for the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation for many years. In the course of his life, he made many friends in our field and will be sorely missed. Arrangements will be […]
June issue of the African Diaspora Archaeology Network Newsletter
The June issue of the African Diaspora Archaeology Network Newsletter is available for free at the following link www.diaspora.illinois.edu/news0624/news0624.html This newsletter presents current research and events relating to the archaeology of enslavement. This issue has an article on the release of 183,000 records of enslaved African Americans by Ancestry. There is also article on the […]
2025 Annual Meeting of NYSAA
2025 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NEW YORK STATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION May 2 – 4, 2025 Niagara Falls, New York The 2025 annual meeting of the New York State Archaeological Association will occur May 2 – 4 at the Niagara Riverside Resort, Niagara Falls, U.S. The hotel will reserve a block of 75 rooms at $119 […]
International Bartmann Database – Bartmann Goes Global
Folks, One of my former students, Reuben Slater, is working on an International Bartmann (Bartmankrugge, Bellarmine, “tigerware”) database. It’s called “Bartmann Goes Global” and is run by a team of researchers from the University of Tubingen in Germany, and the Museum of London Archaeology. His area is New York State. If you have any examples […]