During July 5th to August 9th, 2008, the University of Alaska Anchorage will sponsor a Paleoindian archaeology field school in the Alaska/Yukon borderlands region. Students will learn all techniques of archaeological survey and excavation, as well as undertake ethnographic experiences with local Athabascan Native people. Excavation will focus on the 12,000-year-old Little John Paleoindian site adjacent to the Alaska Highway near the Alaska/Yukon border. The Little John site contains well-preserved megafaunal (bison, elk) remains as well as early lithic assemblages (Chindadn or Nenana Complex). Project participants will learn all excavation techniques appropriate to deeply stratified Paleoindian sites, including use of the laser transit (total station). Students will also learn stratigraphic profiling, artifact drawing, field photography and cataloging, and will have lectures on geoarchaeology, zooarchaeology, and lithic analysis, as well as ethnob
Directory of cultural resource and historic preservation firms.
William Self Associates, Inc. WSA is a 20-year old full-service CRM firm working in the Far West, Southwest, Intermountain West and adjoining states with offices in San Francisco area and Tucson, Arizona.
California -
11-28-07
SWCA SWCA is one of the largest environmental consulting companies with a focus solely on environmental consulting. Our employee-owned company of cultural and natural resource experts, and planners works for clients in both the public and private sectors.
Arizona -
11-21-07
Statistical Research, Inc. As one of the largest heritage management companies in the world, SRI provides innovative solutions to clients on large, complex, and controversial projects by integrating exceptional scholarship with advanced technology.
California -
08-22-07
Daly & Associates Qualified Architectural Historian with Master of Science degree in Historic Preservation.
California -
04-22-05
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Cultural Resource Survey (Pre-solicitation South Carolina) The USDA Forest Service, Sumter National Forest in South carolina has a requirement for a Cultural Resource Survey on the Andrew Pickens Ranger District. The project will cover approximately 1,942 acres in 72 timber stands.
06-04-08
Statewide Park System - On-Call Cultural Resources Services (Washington) The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission seeks consultant responses in
order to establish on-call cultural resources services convenience contracts to provide a wide
variety of professional archaeological and historic properties investigation, documentation,
and permitting services necessary to construct both capital development and operating
projects in order to meet the Commission’s Centennial 2013 plan goals.
05-24-08
