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Meet Two Davis Bottom Families - Part Two From Investigating a Shotgun House, Part One: Geography Yesterday, you heard the story of Mr. Kenny Demus and today you get to learn about the Laffoon sisters’ experience growing up in Davis Bottom. Cissy and Mary Laffoon...

Meet Two Davis Bottom Families - Part One From Investigating a Shotgun House, Part One: Geography Davis Bottom is different from Lexington’s other urban, working-class neighborhoods. That is because throughout its long history, black people and white people lived...

What Is a Shotgun? by Janie-Rice Brother From Investigating a Shotgun House, Introduction In cities, land developers usually subdivide a  property in order to fit as many lots on it as possible. This maximizes the amount of money the land developers can make. Narrow...

What’s the Role of Archaeology in Education Curricula? Project Archaeology: Investigating a Shotgun House By M. Jay Stottman, Kentucky Archaeological Survey This article was originally published in the Society for American Archaeology Blog on July 17, 2017. Although...

Looted: Fort Ellis (Part 1) By Hannah Ludlow In October, 2015, the historical site of Fort Ellis was trespassed and looted, severely damaging the artifacts and sanctity of the site. The vandals left a gaping hole once full of artifacts that now out of context can no...

Artifacts Tell a Story Introduction by Erika Malo Hannah is our newest intern at Project Archaeology. Hannah is a student in the anthropology department at Montana State University and we are happy to have her on our team. She has a passion for archaeology and wants...

Trash Pits and Site Formation From Investigating a Light Station, Part 3: Archaeology Talking Trash in Archaeology To an archaeologist, studying trash is much less gross than you might imagine. Trash—also known as garbage, waste, junk, rubbish, or refuse—holds...

The Archaeology of Consumerism Interview with Greg Smith, an archaeologist who excavated the St. Augustine Light Station Archaeologists study artifacts and other types of evidence from an archaeological site. Why was examining the bottles so important at the St....

Growing up at a Light Station Meet Mrs. Wilma Daniels, A Descendant of a Lighthouse Keeper at the St. Augustine Light Station From Investigating a Light Station, Part One: Geography and Part Two: History Meet Wilma Daniels and her daughter, Donna Poole, who are...

A History of Lighthouses From Investigating a Light Station, Part 2: History A lighthouse is a tower with a bright light on the top. It helps warn sailors of dangerous areas and serves as a navigational aid that helps to keep ships and boats safe. A light station...

Investigating Migration: Project Archaeology Receives Grant to Develop Migration Curriculum We are excited to announce that Project Archaeology received $230,000 in funding from the Wyoming Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and $50,000 from the BLM Washington Office to...

Preparing for the Future While Studying the Past: Ancestral Pueblo Farming by Rebecca Simon, Field Archaeologist at the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center The ancestral Pueblo people residing in the Mesa Verde region and surrounding areas became agricultural societies,...