In this presentation, Dr. Allison McGovern will discuss the results of recent archaeological investigations carried out in the Lower East Side of NYC. This neighborhood became home to a sizable European-Jewish population in the late 19th century, and a methodology was developed for investigating the archaeological potential for most of one city-block in relation to […]
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NYAC Fall Meeting
Save the date! November 13th NYAC will host a Zoom fall meeting. Details to come soon.
Dr. Elizabeth Meade: Prepare for Death and Follow Me: The Archaeology of New York City’s Cemeteries, June 2021
Join us for the final NYSAA Lecture of the season. The speaker will be Elizabeth Meade, AKRF, Inc.: Elizabeth Meade, “Prepare for Death and Follow Me: The Archaeology of New York City’s Cemeteries” It has long been understood by archaeologists that while cemeteries are built by the living to serve the dead, burial grounds can […]
Dr. John P. Hart: Recent Research on Northern Iroquoian Agriculture, May 2021
Recent Research on Northern Iroquoian Agriculture It is well known that Iroquoian people were highly dependent on maize-based agriculture for subsistence. In this presentation I will review the results of recent research on carbon and nitrogen isotopes that provide new information on how Iroquoian farmers in New York and Ontario maintained the fertility of agricultural […]
NYSAA Spring 2021 Lecture Series begins February 17 with Dr. Jennifer Birch of the University of Georgia
NYSAA Spring 2021 Lecture Series. Dr. Jennifer Birch of the University of Georgia will present a Zoom lecture February 17 at 7 PM: Dating Iroquoia: Radiocarbon chronology–building and relational histories of coalescence, conflict, and confederacy–formation for Huron–Wendat and Haudenosaunee ancestors. The Houghton Chapter has organized a zoom lecture series for the coming year. These lectures are […]