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Archaeological Dig at the Ontario Student Classics Conference. Women in archaeology is an aspect of the history of archaeology and the topic of women in science more generally. In the nineteenth century women were discouraged from pursuing interests in archaeology, however throughout the twentieth century participation and recognition of ...
Patty Jo Watson (April 26, 1932 – August 1, 2024) was an American archaeologist noted for her work on Pre-Columbian Native Americans, especially in the Mammoth Cave region of Kentucky. [1]
Children's Museum of Central Nebraska: Hastings: Adams: Central: Children's: website: Chimney Rock National Historic Site: Bayard: Morrill: Nebraska Panhandle: History: Operated by the Nebraska State Historical Society, includes exhibits about pioneers and the migrations in the West Civil War Veterans Museum at the G.A.R. Memorial Hall ...
Archaeological explorations of the cave have revealed that at least four distinct indigenous cultures occupied this area, during a period of more than 1,500 years. These include the Apache from A.D. 1675-1725; the Central Plains tradition from A.D. 900-1450; the Woodland tradition from A.D. 0-1100; and the Late Archaic tradition from 1000 B.C.-
Theresa A. Singleton is an American archaeologist and writer who focuses on the archaeology of African Americans, the African diaspora, and slavery in the United States.She is a leading archaeologist applying comparative approaches to the study of slavery in the Americas. [1]
In 1971, University of Nebraska State Museum paleontologist Michael Voorhies was walking with his wife Jane through a series of gullies on Melvin Colson's farm in northeastern Nebraska and made this discovery. [6] [7] The Nebraska Game and Parks Foundation purchased the Ashfall site in 1986. [8]
The Society engages in a number of outreach programs to bring Missouri's history to the public. Such programs are the Missouri History in Performance theatre, the Missouri History Speakers' Bureau, and the Missouri Conference on History. The collection of the Society, concerning pamphlets, books, and state publications, is over 460,000 items.
Black Feminist Archaeology is relatively new within the discipline of archaeology, and has been predominantly led by Black women in historical North American contexts. [32] It focuses on the intersection between race, gender, and class in the interpretation of the American archaeological record, and rejects the separation or prioritization of ...