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2022 PAC Fall Business Meeting Schedule

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, … Continue reading

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PAC Meeting Agenda – DRAFT
October 28 2022 – 9:30 AM, Harrisburg

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) … Continue reading

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October 28 2022 – 9:30 AM, Harrisburg

Field Work is not Office Work

A note from Ira Beckerman, President of PAC If you had not already seen this, it is with sadness that I bring to your attention the recent death of Kaylen Gehrke, an aspiring young archaeologist who was on her first … Continue reading

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Montpelier, The National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the Pennsylvania Archeological Council

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 … Continue reading

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PAC Recognizes Kurt Carr for his Distinguished Career

During the annual PAC business meeting this year, PAC was proud to present Kurt Carr (left) with a plaque commemorating his over 40 years of service to the SHPO, State Museum, and PAC. This plaque, conveyed upon the occasion of … Continue reading

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2022 PENNSYLVANIA ARCHAEOLOGY COUNCIL (PAC) SYMPOSIUM INFORMATION AND SCHEDULE

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 … Continue reading

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PAC COVID Safety Protocols

The board has decided upon the following COVID safety protocols: We encourage all members to get vaccinated and boosted We request masking if not vaccinated We will provide masks and sanitizer If you are showing COVID symptoms, please stay home.

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Call for PAC Newsletter Submissions

We are now accepting submissions for the Spring 2022 issue of the Pennsylvania Archaeological Council (PAC) Newsletter. Please consider submitting an article about your recent archaeological research in Pennsylvania (see the guidelines below). And, as always, we also encourage general … Continue reading

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Call for Papers – MAAC 2022

Mike Barber (archaeova@gmail.com) is looking for papers for a session at MAAC 2022 on white-tailed deer.  The session abstract is shown below.  Paper submissions are due on December 15. Please contact Mike if you have questions or would like to … Continue reading

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USDA NRCS is Hiring an Archaeologist

The announcement will close on November 24. Link to announcement:    https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/622732100.

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