The Future of Archaeology IS Preservation Archaeology: Reflections on Airlie House 2.0 - Archaeology Southwest John R. Welch, Vice President, Preservation & Collaboration (March 26, 2026)—I was honored to represent Archaeology Southwest earlier this month at a gathering of 18 distinguished practitioner-scholar...

I'm on the Airlie House 2.0 SAA Task Force. We had a workshop just over a week ago to develop action plans around the Task Force identified priorities for the future of #archaeology & #CRMArch. One of our partner orgs wrote about take aways & calls to action. Thanks John!
There's lots of work to do!

Full Committee Hearing to Examine the Section 106 Consultation Process Under the National Historic Preservation Act

I'm a bit concerned that the Senate is having a hearing on the Section 106 Process next week...

#CulturalResources #Archaeology #CRMArch #HistoricBuildings #HistoricPreservation #NHPA #Section106

www.energy.senate.gov/hearings/202...

and see the supplemental program descriptions here: github.com/.../TSAR%20C....
#CRMArch #Archaeology #History #LearnWorkDiscover #ExperientialLearning 2/2

Screenshot of the first 2 pages of the article entitled "Aligning Education with Industry: Strategic Pathways to CRM Workforce Readiness".

#PublicationDay
The Airlie House 2.0 Workforce Training Working Group presents examples of programs rising to meet the needs of #CRMArch, incl AAL's #studentemployees, BSU Hist Pres, & BSU Public History. To learn more, check out the article for free: mydigitalpublication.com/publication/...
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Doing some survey (slope mapping) in the Daniel Boone National Forest. #archaeologyOffice #archaeology #fieldwork #CRMArch #LearnWorkDiscover

US Justice Department says Trump can cancel national monuments that protect landscapes Lawyers for President Donald Trump’s administration say he has the authority to abolish national monuments meant to protect historical and archaeological sites.

The Trump administration says he "has the authority to abolish national monuments meant to protect historical and archaeological sites..." 🤬

#AntquitesAct #CRMArch

apnews.com/article/trum...

Our #LearnWorkDiscover project on the abandoned town of Singapore, MI getting some attention! #archaeology #gpr #dunes #CRMArch

Destruction is easy & quick. Rebuilding something that was destroyed is slow. I urge you to contact your congressional delegation to tell them that we need the HPF. It is good for business, good for communities, and good governance. 9/9
#Archaeology #HistoricPreservation #CRMArch

The Heritage Education Network Visit the post for more.

Headed to the 2025 SAAs in Denver? The Heritage Education Network (THEN; theheritageeducationnetwork.org) will host an Outreach & Education Open Networking Event, 6-7:00pm, April 23, Governors Square 15. Join us! #heritageeducation #CRMarch #culturalheritage #archaeology #SAA2025Denver

One Ball State Day 2025 One Ball State Day brings Cardinals together from all over the world to give back, make an impact, and celebrate our Ball State family.

Today is #OneBallState day! Please consider donating to help lower barriers to #StudentEmployees doing #archaeology #fieldwork. #CRMArch can be challenging, but having the right gear shouldn't keep Ball State #students from #LearnWorkDiscover -ing! Any amount helps. #WeFly #ChirpChirp #ChertChert

Internships | American Cultural Resources Association

The ACRA #internship page has been upgraded. You can search for opportunities by firm or specialty. It's a great resource to find #HandsOnTraining to prepare for a #CRMArch #archaeology career. acra-crm.org/internships/

A glossy blue round object with a small <2mm central hole on white background, with metric scale. Edges are irregularly faceted. Side 1

A glossy blue round object with a small <2mm central hole on white background, with metric scale. Edges are irregularly faceted. Side 2

Not going to make a habit of it, but #WhatIsItWednesday from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories. Found this summer during a metal detector survey. #archaeology #CRMArch #LearnWorkDiscover 🧪

Open palm holding a stone tool and a squared medal showing Queen Victoria

A Qing dynasty Chinese coin with a square hole in the centre

We’re here doing some archaeology as part of the rebuild process (the village burned to the ground in 2021), sifting through Indigenous, Chinese, and Euro-Canadian pasts. #CRMarch

Former #studentemployees Charity Munro (BA '18), Kaylee Ellrod (BA '18), and Eric Olson (MA '16), and former student and current AAL staff Chyan Gilaspy (BS '18) were all coauthors on respective publications. A #LearnWorkDiscover powerhouse! #archaeology #CRMArch #GPR #Morphometrics

The 2nd summarizes a large #CRMArch project on the former lumber town of Singapore, MI led by former AAL Proj. Arch. & currently Assistant Professor of Geology at SUNY Fredonia: Matt Purtill. #archaeology #publication #GPR 2/3

Building on the ignored types of resources, I have attempted to address what I see as shortcomings in the practice of #CRMArch; from arguing that documenting collections is part of a “reasonable and good faith effort” (midwestarchaeology.org/files/MAC-Oc...), 11/17

U.S. map of accredited GPR interpreters – GPR for Archaeology

The other is a 19th c. lumber town (a #CRMArch project w/ Matt Purtill and several former students). In additional to traditional archaeology methods, I often use #geophysics and geochemistry to explore the past. I’ve been using GPR since 2015 (GSSI; www.gpr-archaeology.com/u-s-map-of-c...), 9/17

While I was at the THPO Talk #THPO School teaching about #GPR and #CRMArch this week, my latest article published: "Representativeness, Occupations, and Information: Critical Considerations on the Evaluation of Archaeological Significance in CRM"