Announcements

Volunteers are wanted for the Camp Security 2024 Field Season! Interested parties can get more information by navigating to the google document linked below: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BQpuztZnubFFZXsRXpLy5XDLQqaNUKnK/edit

Pennsylvania’s Moving Frontier Friday, April 12, 2024 – 1:30-4:30 PM – Comfort Suites, 10 S. Hanover Street, Carlisle, PA 17013 The frontier shifted rapidly across trans-AppalachianPennsylvania during the 18th century, sometimes so quickly that cartographersstruggled to keep up, forcing researchers to consider alternative data sources.Information about this period can be gleaned from a variety of … Continue reading →

The next PAC business meeting will be held on Friday, April 12 from 9:30 to 12:00, in conjunction with the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology’s Annual Meeting. A meeting reminder and agenda will be sent to members in advance of the meeting.

Preparing Future Archaeologists to meet the Growing Demand for CRM Professionals Friday, April 14, 2023 – 1:30-3:30 PM – Dubois Country Club/Comfort Suites, Dubois, PA The US cultural resource management (CRM) industry will grow substantially over the next decade, both in terms of funds allocated and the size of the labor force. Between 2022 and … Continue reading →

The next PAC business meeting will be held on Friday, April 14 from 9:30 to 12:00, in conjunction with the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology’s Annual Meeting. A meeting reminder and agenda will be sent to members in advance of the meeting. Please note: The hotel restaurant will not be open at noon, but SPA has arranged a … Continue reading →

The Pennsylvania Archaeology Council is excited to host the CRM Expo at the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology meeting this April in Dubois. The Expo will be an informal gathering of CRM professionals, organizations, students, and emerging professionals on April 14, from 6 to 9 pm. CRM organizations from across the commonwealth will be operating booths. … Continue reading →

The Pennsylvania Archaeological Council (PAC), in cooperation with the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology (SPA), will again award scholarships to enable students of archaeology to attend the annual joint SPA/PAC meeting, April 14-16, 2023, in DuBois, Pennsylvania. We anticipate that up to four awards of $150 apiece will be made. We encourage all current college or … Continue reading →

The PAC Fall business meeting is coming up on Friday October 28, 2022 @ 9:30 AM at the State Museum in Harrisburg. This meeting will be held in person.The draft agenda is located here. After the meeting, at 1:30 PM, the PA-SHPO will hold a hands-on training for the PA-SHARESurveyor App. If you are planning … Continue reading →

Indigenous Land Acknowledgment Review of Minutes of Spring 2022 Meeting (Harvey) President’s Report (Beckerman) Secretary/Treasurer’s Report (Harvey) Web & YouTube Report (Carn) Newsletter Report (Coppock) Membership Committee Report (Libbon) New Members Consulting Party Report (Dugas, Coppock) Symposia and Research (Raber) Agency Reports Carnegie Museum (Covell-Murthy) State Museum (Carr) PA SHPO PennDOT DCNR Old Business Ad … Continue reading →

Earlier this Spring, PAC was made aware of an emerging situation at Montpelier, James Madison’s Virginia plantation.  Basically, the Montpelier Foundation, the governing instrument, turned its back on a power sharing agreement with the Montpelier Descendant Community, the group representing descendants of the enslaved people who worked there. Montpelier is actually owned by the National … Continue reading →

FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2022 NOTE: The symposium will begin with a brief presentation at the Ramada followed by a tour of Compass Inn Museum. Admission to the Museum is $10. A shuttle to the Compass Inn Museum will be provided at no charge; however, donations will be accepted to cover the cost. Click here to … Continue reading →

Friday October 29 @ 1:00 pm on Zoom For the 4th annual PAC Fall Program, archaeologists from the Allegheny National Forest (ANF) will present programs about Forest Service archaeology, their projects, and the challenges they face.  Zaakiyah Cua will present on behalf of the Bradford Ranger District and Rebecca Knapp will discuss projects in the Marienville … Continue reading →

The State Museum has announced the 2021 Annual Workshops in Archaeology: Hidden Stories: Uncovering African American History Through Archaeology and Community Engagement.  The event will be held both virtually and in-person on Saturday, October 30. Please see the attached flyer or visit www.statemuseumpa.org/WorkshopsInArchaeology for more info. Also note the attached Word document clarifying the State … Continue reading →

Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village, in partnership with the SPA, are offering their Archaeology Day Workshop on Saturday, October 16 from 10 – 5. Check out the attached flyer for speakers, and the website for tickets: Archaeology Day | Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village (heinzhistorycenter.org)

After 6 years of faithful service and regular updates, Roger Moeller handed off the torch of PAC Web Manager to Tim Carn. The new website can be found at the same address as before: www.pennarchcouncil.org. Tim would like to ask all PAC members to contribute any feedback they have that they feel will improve the … Continue reading →

The Pennsylvania Archaeological Council is pleased to offer a series of 4 programs this October in celebration of Archaeology Month.  These events will be held on Zoom on Tuesday or Wednesday evenings during October.  The talks are free, but registration is required to get a Zoom link. The schedule and links are shared below, and … Continue reading →

PAC is now accepting submissions for the Fall 2021 issue of the PAC Newsletter. Please consider submitting an article about your recent archaeological research in Pennsylvania. Continue reading →

Executive Board Member Amy Covell-Murthy and Secretary/Treasurer Hannah Harvey are organizing a virtual Archaeology Month speaker series that will take place in/around October of 2021. It will be held remotely via Zoom.  They hope to highlight the research and educational initiatives of our fellow members whenever possible!  So far, Bernard Means and Katherine Sterner have … Continue reading →

The PA SHPO has new published guidance for submitting archaeological sites, surveys, and reports on PA-Share. To view the guidance on Adding an Archaeological Resource to PA-SHARE, please follow this link or copy and paste the URL into your web browser: https://www.phmc.pa.gov/Preservation/About/Documents/Adding%20an%20Archaeological%20Resource%20to%20PA-SHARE.pdf To view the guidance on Submitting Surveys, Resources, and Reports for Environmental Review … Continue reading →

This year the PAC fall meeting and the 3rd annual PAC Fall Program will be held via Zoom. Both events will be held on Friday, October 30. Stay tuned for more details and Zoom registration links. Continue reading →

The purpose of the Pennsylvania Archaeological Council cannot be met without its members. We feel that in the current Coronavirus pandemic no members of PAC should have to choose between paying rent or buying groceries and retaining membership in PAC. Continue reading →