YUCATÁN & CALAKMUL TOUR, DAY 2: The Conservancy’s Maya of Yucatán and Calakmul tour visited the ruins of Ake, with its impressive megalith columns, and spent the afternoon at Ek Balam.

Learn more: buff.ly/Pyvrix2

#Yucatán #Calakmul #Maya #Ake #EkBalam #TheArchaeologicalConservancy

SANTA FE, NM: SAR Press has named archaeologist Dr. Timothy R. Pauketat as its new press director, bringing decades of scholarship and editorial experience to guide future publishing.

Read more: buff.ly/gyPNVLO

#Archaeology #SARPress #Publishing #SantaFe #TheArchaeologicalConservancy

Artifacts in US museums explain the outsized role of racism in the nation's history Museums across the U.S. have artifacts on display that represent and reflect landmark events of the Civil Rights era

DEARBORN, MI: Museums nationwide are using powerful artifacts—Rosa Parks’ bus, Dr. King’s planning desk, shards from the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, the Clark Doll, and more—to teach how racism has shaped American history.

Read more: buff.ly/BRY6f3B
#TheArchaeologicalConservancy

In Southwest Colorado, Archaeologists Find Key Clues to the Lives of Ancestral People | National Trust for Historic Preservation Careful research into layers in the landscape reveals information that relates to the modern-day world.

The Haynie site—a Conservancy preserve—was featured in the summer issue of Preservation Magazine, published by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Read more: buff.ly/paoiXPa

#Archaeology #PuebloI #ChacoCulture #CortezCO #AncestralPuebloans #TheArchaeologicalConservancy

Man in his 90’s donates War of 1812 artifact to Stratford museum An ammunition holder believed to be from the 1700s has a new home at the Stratford Perth Museum after a man says he found it more than eight decades ago.

STRATFORD, ON: A man in his 90s has donated an 18th-century ammunition pouch—believed to date to the War of 1812—to the Stratford Perth Museum, after keeping it safe for more than 80 years.

Read more: buff.ly/j3p99BA

#WarOf1812 #ArtifactDonation #CulturalHeritage #TheArchaeologicalConservancy

DC Day of Archaeology | The Georgetown Dish Tudor Place hosts family-friendly festival.

For those in the D.C. area, join archaeologists, historians, and preservation experts for hands-on exploration at DC Day of Archaeology—from artifact displays to excavation demos. June 22, Tudor Place Historic House & Garden.

#HandsOnHistory #TheArchaeologicalConservancy #TudorPlace