A Lighthouse in the Forest
Ken Feder, Ph.D. It doesn’t happen very often that an archaeologist has the opportunity to assess the reality of a legend, and yet that’s exactly […]
historic archaeology
Recent Advances in Archaeological Sciences-March 2019
Strontium ratios may need to be reassessed in some reference maps and DNA from historic artifacts show ancestry
Moonshine Archaeology
Like any good stories of adventure and intrigue that involve archaeology, this one begins with a treasure map! Once upon a time, I happened to […]
Wild Plants and Historic Archaeology
As an archaeologist for the U.S. Forest Service, I get to do both prehistoric and historic archaeology. Historic archaeology isn’t something that was really covered […]
Historic Monuments and the Fredericksburg, VA Slave Block
In Fredericksburg, Virgina, on the corner of William and Charles, sits a concrete (or is it limestone?) cylinder. Perhaps less than 2 feet tall, maybe […]
Book Review: Stories in Stone
Keister, Douglas. (2004). Stories in Stone: A Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism and Iconography. Layton, UT: Gibbs Smith. 256 pp., ISBN: 008-2552023218 (hc). $24.99 I purchased this […]
Trail Marker Trees (a.k.a. Indian Marker Trees)
There was a collective gasp in the room and all eyes turned to me! Who was this apparent infidel who dares to blaspheme with his mention of an increment borer?
Silage Trenches on Historic Farm Sites
The Mystery Not long ago, while recording the remains of an historic farm in a National Forest, I came across a deep, long trench running […]
Historic Archaeology: Associating Vegetation with Sites
“Wolf tree” isn’t a species, rather it refers to a tree that is something of a “lone wolf” among its peers.