Our Project Archaeology Blog

Art is a form of communication. In ancient Roman culture, decoration of walls was meant to communicate the wealth and sophistication of the villa’s owner. Continue reading→

Decoration takes on many forms to define a culture’s aesthetic. Mosaics use symmetry, shapes, and angles to create patterns that are a means of storytelling. Continue reading→

Scientific studies of the Vesuvius AD 79 eruption provide information about the phases of eruption and the evidence archaeologists use to interpret the past. Continue reading→

Southern Utah University (SUU), home of our Utah Project Archaeology Program, received a Landmarks of American History and Culture from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Continue reading→

Discover Tree Ring Dating and How People Adapted to Climate Change. Archaeologists work with other scientists to reconstruct the climate that past people like the Fremont experienced by studying tree rings. Continue reading→

At the core of Project Archaeology curricula is inclusion of Descendant Community Member Voices. We want students to link archaeology to the people connected to it today. Continue reading→

Fourmile Petroglyph is a landmark along Fourmile Creek in the Arkansas River Basin of Southcentral Colorado. The sandstone boulder was once a quarry for stone tool making. Continue reading→

Located in southeastern Montana, Medicine Rocks State Park encompasses 330 acres of rolling grassland, prairie hills, and sandstone formations. Continue reading→

Learn more about Rebecca (Becca) Simon, the Assistant State Archaeologist in the Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation at History Colorado. Continue reading→

Project Archaeology curricula have been carefully crafted to teach math, science, social studies, art, and engineering using archaeology as the focus point, but how to adapt that for students who are visually impaired? Continue reading→