The Arkansas Democrat Gazette published a nice article about the $150,000 NAGPRA grant that the Survey was awarded this year. IT has a lot of good information, but we do wish that they had reached out to our Tribal Partners for their views on the grant as well. www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/ju...

Don't forget to check out the July Artifact of the Month on our website: archeology.uark.edu/artifacts/re...

We had our annual staff retreat last week and 3 employees were recognized for Outstanding Service to the Organization this year. From left to right: John Samuelsen, Brittney Bostian, and Emily Bartz. Congratulations and thanks for a great year!

Yesterday we said goodby to our lab technician, Katelynn, who is going off to grad school in Oklahoma. You'll do great, but we'll miss you!

Here's a great article from Ouachita Life about our research station at WRI. "...to be an archeologist is have one of the best jobs in the world: teaching people in the present how to appreciate their past." (One note, the greenhouse was never near Rockhouse cave, there was some confusion there.)

New Month, New Artifact of the Month! This time it is a recycled point from Lawrence county. Check it out on our website: archeology.uark.edu/artifacts/re...

The TACL students got the chance to visit the University of Arkansas collections facility and speak with curators Laurel and Mary. They have also had the opportunity to speak with archeologists, curators, and other archeology professionals from around the country.

TACL Archeological Curation Field School is starting off strong. We've washed and sorted artifact, gone through terms, started readings and today we learned about flint knapping and stone tools from Mike and Jared in preparation for taking on an assemblage filled with lithics.

Really neat, large chunks of cane impressed daub coming out of some of the features that we are excavating. Good thing our trowels are sharp, and we have our excavation tools organized!

We got the opportunity to learn about microstratigraphy this week from Dr. Sarah Sherwood (The University of the South). She took samples in the field and gave a lecture one evening.

We had members of Quapaw Nation come out to help with excavations & present about Quapaw History at our Open House. We love getting to work with so many great people & getting to learn from & spread knowledge to each other & the community where we are working each year during the Training Program.

The second week of the Training Program in Archeology is starting out strong recording the many features in the plaza excavation! If you aren't signed up to participate, you can still visit Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park and see the excavations if you come out while we are working.

We had a successful first week of excavations, lab work, and classes at Plum Bayou Mounds! Thanks to everyone who came out.

Lots of learning and interesting artifacts happening at the Training Program this week. Come out to our Open House tomorrow from 9am-1pm to see what we've been up to!

We've uncovered the feature that we found last year and re-covered. Now we'll be able to do a more thorough investigation. If you want to know more about what you thought about it last year, check out Dig Director, Dr. Paige Ford's, closing talk from last year: www.youtube.com/watch?v=23ol...

The humidity is rough, but the sun sure is beautiful for the Training Program at Plum Bayou Mounds.

New Month, New Artifact of the Month! To go along with the Training Program, we're featuring a Coles Creek Incised Bowl from the Plum Bayou site! Check it out on our website: archeology.uark.edu/artifacts/co... and then visit the Training Program in person and see what we're learning this summer.

Rachael and Sandra have registration under control and are ready to check you in at Plum Bayou!

We're getting ready for everyone at Plum Bayou! Visitors will be welcome to get close to the excavation areas through these kinds of marked paths. Archeologists will be there to tell you about what is being excavated in that area of the site. Work starts on Saturday!!

Learn about the new archeological phase identified by Dr. Mary Beth Trubitt in southwest Arkansas on our website: archeology.uark.edu/new-archeolo...

Research Station Archeologist emeritus, Dr. Skip Stewart-Abernathy, passed away in March. It took us a minute, but we tracked down a bunch of pictures from his career with the ARAS & put together an obituary in memory of his work. Check it out on our website: archeology.uark.edu/staff-news/l...

New Month, New Artifact of the Month! This month is about uniform buttons from Historic Washington. Check them out on our website: archeology.uark.edu/artifacts/bu...

We've created a tri-fold brochure about the archeological history of AR & we are looking for places to send it. Our list includes AR Welcome Centers, Parkin & Plum Bayou Mounds State Parks, ARAS research stations & Society chapters. Where else should it be? Help us make a list in the comments!

Learn more about the Training Program in Archeology on KUAF: www.kuaf.com/show/ozarks-...

Arkansas Archeology Month was a great time filled with events all over the state! You can read a summary of some of the events that we hosted on our website: archeology.uark.edu/archeology-m...

New Month, New Artifact of the Month! This month it is a Ground Siltstone Bead! Check it out on our website: archeology.uark.edu/artifacts/gr...

One week from today is our next Archeology in Pajamas presentation! This time it is by Dr. Emily Jones and is about dogs! Join us on Zoom for this exciting presentation. April 2 at 7pm! Register here: bit.ly/47qsOdB

There are two Archeology Month events tomorrow. One at Parkin Archeological State Park in NE AR and one at Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park in Central AR. Get all the details on our events calendar: archeology.uark.edu/learn-discov...

We have 7 Archeology Month events tomorrow! Three in NWA, Three in Central AR, and one in NEARK! Plus two archeology exhibits in SW AR. You can get details and time for all of them on our events calendar: archeology.uark.edu/learn-discov...

The Spring Equinox Sunset Tour is happening at Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park tomorrow at 6pm! You can get the details on our events calendar: archeology.uark.edu/learn-discov...

Tomorrow is Open Lab Day in Arkadelphia! See our events calendar for all the details: archeology.uark.edu/learn-discov...

We've got 2 events on the calendar for tomorrow! Open Lab Day in SE AR and a presentation about stone tools in NE AR! Get all the details on our events calendar: archeology.uark.edu/learn-discov...

There are 3 events tomorrow in central and NE AR! One is an Artifact ID Day in Blytheville. Get all the details on our website: archeology.uark.edu/learn-discov...

There are 9 events taking place to celebrate Archeology Month tomorrow! Check out our events calendar for the full list, locations, and details: archeology.uark.edu/learn-discov...

If you are in SE AR, plan to join us for Celebrate Archeology Day in Monticello on March 28th! We'll be closing out Archeology Month with booths about archeology & history from Survey staff, Quapaw & Choctaw Nations, & cemetery preservation from Preserving African American Cemeteries! See you there!

Two more events tomorrow for Arkansas Archeology Month! In SW AR is Open Lab Day and in NE AR is a presentation about the E.O. Rush Collection. Get all the details on our website: archeology.uark.edu/learn-discov...

Three Arkansas Archeology Month events tomorrow! Open Lab Day in SE Arkansas, Pottery workshop for kids in NW Arkansas, and a presentation about the Moundbuilder Myth in NW Arkansas. Get all the details on our events calendar: archeology.uark.edu/learn-discov...

We got word late last week that Dr. Leslie "Skip" Stewart-Abernathy has passed away. bit.ly/4s9RdfN Skip was a Research Station Archeologist with the Survey from 1977 until 2015 when he retired. During his tenure he worked at 3 different Research Stations and conducted Historical Archeology work

Tomorrow in Central Arkansas is a Ceremonial Site walking tour at Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park. Get all the information about Archeology Month events on our website: archeology.uark.edu/learn-discov...

Today in NW Arkansas! From 11am-2pm in Fayetteville.

There are events all over the state this weekend for Archeology Month! Archeology Day on Petit Jean Mountain, Old Parkin Graveyard Tour, Celebrate Archeology Day, Spear and Atlatl Demo, Built to Last, & Ceremonial Site Walking tour. Details on our events calendar: archeology.uark.edu/learn-discov...

There are two month-long archeology exhibits in southwest Arkansas for you to check out. One at the Garland County Library and one at the Mid-America Science Museum. Get all the details on our events calendar: archeology.uark.edu/learn-discov...

Tomorrow in SW Arkansas there is Open Lab Day at our HSU Station. All the details are on our events calendar: archeology.uark.edu/learn-discov...

Tomorrow in SE AR there is an Open Lab Day and in NE AR there is a presentation about pottery. Get all the details on our events calendar: archeology.uark.edu/learn-discov...

New Month, New Artifact of the Month! This month about the headstone featured on the Arkansas Archeology Month poster! Check it out on our website: archeology.uark.edu/artifacts/wo...

Tomorrow night in SW AR is the Ouachita Chapter meeting of the AR Arch Society. Their speaker is Ms. Holly Hope (Arkansas Historic Preservation Program) presenting “Flora, Fauna and Faces: Reading Cemetery Symbolism.” Get all the details on our Events Calendar: archeology.uark.edu/learn-discov...

It's Arkansas Archeology Month! Check out our events calendar for events near you: archeology.uark.edu/learn-discov... and check out our website (archeology.uark.edu) and YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/@ArkArcheoSu... cool archeology articles and videos. #ArkArch2026

Staring on Sunday, March 1, it is Arkansas Archeology Month! We have events and exhibits all over the state. Check out the events calendar on our website to find something going on near you! archeology.uark.edu

We're excited to be offering a Social Studies teacher workshop this summer about archeology. It will be held at Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park during the Annual Training Program in Archeology. We won funding from the Institute for Heritage Education to give stipends to the first

Join us in Fayetteville on March 7th to Celebrate Archeology Month at Celebrate Archeology Day! We'll have archeologists at booths with hands-on activities for families and the U of A Museum will be open for tours.