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Sea Level Rise Endangers Coastal SitesAmerican Archaeology Magazine

Sea Level Rise Endangers Coastal Sites

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMar 4, 2025
Archaeologist Jon Erlandson excavates the redwood boxes from a cliffside on San Nicolas Island in 2010. Photo: René Vellanoweth / California State University, Los Angeles
The Legend of the Lone Woman of San Nicolas IslandAmerican Archaeology Magazine

The Legend of the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMar 4, 2025
Copper native to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan becomes brittle with repeated hammering, so heating the materials and shaping them—known as annealing—is an essential component of copper tool production. Here, Bebber shapes annealed copper into a point. Photo: Bob Christy / Courtesy of Kent State University
New Understandings About Michigan’s Old Copper ComplexAmerican Archaeology Magazine

New Understandings About Michigan’s Old Copper Complex

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMar 4, 2025
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When Cows Came to AmericaAmerican Archaeology Magazine

When Cows Came to America

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMar 4, 2025
Current Issue Book Reviews

Current Issue Book Reviews

Adam HurdAdam HurdMar 1, 2025
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New NAGPRA rules aim to simplify and accelerate compliance with the landmark lawAmerican Archaeology Magazine

New NAGPRA rules aim to simplify and accelerate compliance with the landmark law

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinDec 1, 2024
Mikva’ot in the Northeast give glimpses of 19th-century life in Jewish immigrant communitiesAmerican Archaeology Magazine

Mikva’ot in the Northeast give glimpses of 19th-century life in Jewish immigrant communities

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinDec 1, 2024
Black and white photo showin a white building with large central doorway. Associated buildings lie to the left and right, and a tall smokestack and tower are attached toward the rear of the building.
Groundbreaking 10-year DNA study fosters ancestral connections to Catoctin FurnaceAmerican Archaeology Magazine

Groundbreaking 10-year DNA study fosters ancestral connections to Catoctin Furnace

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMar 1, 2024
photo showing two carved floral brooches that are tarnished, a wooden toothbrush, and a silver pocketwatch
A Massachusetts conservator preserves artifacts from a 19th-century memorial cacheAmerican Archaeology Magazine

A Massachusetts conservator preserves artifacts from a 19th-century memorial cache

Susan BowdoinSusan BowdoinMar 1, 2024

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