New York State Museum

NYAC’s Upcoming Panel Discussion on African American Archaeological Sites

On Saturday afternoon, October 1, 2022, the New York Archaeological Council (NYAC) will be meeting at the New York State Museum in Albany.  The program will feature recent research at African American archaeological sites in New York State.  A panel discussion will follow 10 minute presentations.  This will take place in the Huxley Theater from 2:00-4:30. The presenters include Christopher Lindner, Ann Morton, Marie-Lorraine Pipes, Ed Curtin, Mike Lucas, Matt Kirk, Allison McGovern, and Doug Perrelli.  The research has been conducted in a variety of places including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, and western New York.  Ed Curtin will be presenting on the Hemphill Site in Malta, New York, where Curtin Archaeological Consulting, Inc. has conducted Phase 1, Phase 2, and Phase 3 archaeological investigations aided by deed research, federal census records, and other documentary sources.

The program is free and open to the public, but registration is required for non-NYAC members.  



This Old World: In Contemplation of Earth Day

This Old World: In Contemplation of Earth Day

On Earth Day last year, I was thinking about the health of our planet, but also about its age and the changes it has been through. I also thought, as I sometimes do on Earth Day, of the scientists who have been documenting the evolving nature of our airy, watery, rocky world that has the moving parts of a fired-up dynamo below its crust.

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Walking in October Light: A Memory of Learning about the Archaic Period

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Walking in October Light: A Memory of Learning about the Archaic Period

This month as I drive down narrow country roads on my way to work, the sunlight shines at low angles through the tree canopies ahead, reminding me of an earlier time when I walked through October light in Albany, New York’s Washington Park on my way to the State Museum.  It was the late 1970s, and I had come to Albany from Binghamton to study with State Archaeologist Bob Funk, supported by a SUNY pre-doctoral research fellowship.