Category: Archaeology (Page 6 of 16)

PA SHPO Special Announcement! We’re Hiring a Historic Preservation Manager

July 28, 2021 / Shelby Weaver Splain / 1 Comment

Are you interested in joining a pro-active and dedicated team of preservationists, historians, and archaeologists?

The Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office (PA SHPO) is seeking a manager to lead the Environmental Review Division and help advance PA SHPO priorities. This position is ideal for a professional with proven relationship-building skills and has broad knowledge of federal historic preservation programs.

This is a PA SHPO leadership position!

PA SHPO Special Announcement: We’re Hiring a Review Archaeologist!

April 30, 2021 / Shelby Weaver Splain / 0 Comments

The Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office (PA SHPO) is seeking a Historic Preservation Specialist to serve as a Review Archaeologist to work between disciplines and advance SHPO priorities. This position is ideal for a detail oriented and flexible preservation professional with a knowledge of state historic preservation programs.

Artifacts recovered from (36FO0367) including biface (l), phallic object (c), and Meadowood point (r).

The 2020 PASS Report

March 10, 2021 / Noël Strattan / 0 Comments

For the past several years, PA SHPO archaeologists have issued an annual report – known as the PASS Report – detailing the ongoing efforts to record Pennsylvania’s archaeological sites.

Despite 2020’s many challenges, over 280 new archaeological sites were recorded thanks to cultural resource management (CRM) projects and continued contributions from independent research projects, members of the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology (SPA), and long-time avocational archaeologists.

36BV0051 projectile points. From right to left: Jacks Reef Corner Notched, Lamoka, Untyped Corner Notched, and Steubenville Stemmed. Photograph by Jennifer Rankin, AECOM, October 20, 2020. Used by Permission.

Recent Archaeology on the Upper Ohio River Floodplain

February 17, 2021 / Guest Contributor / 0 Comments

In 2014 and 2015, professional archaeologists conducted archaeological excavations along the Upper Ohio River in Beaver County.

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PA-SHARE in Less than a Week!

February 16, 2021 / Shelby Weaver Splain / 0 Comments

PA-SHARE launch is on schedule to launch on Monday, February 22, 2021!

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PA-SHARE Basics: Wizards, Submissions and Projects

February 9, 2021 / Shelby Weaver Splain / 0 Comments

Today’s PA-SHARE Basics topic focuses on the process of sending information to PA SHPO through the PA-SHARE system. This process is governed largely through Wizards, Submissions and Projects.

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PA-SHARE Basics: The Glossary

February 2, 2021 / Shelby Weaver Splain / 0 Comments

PA-SHARE is scheduled to be released to external users later this month! In preparation, our weekly posts will begin to cover some basic, what-you-need-to-know information.

Today’s post will cover some important key terms that will be helpful to understand when using PA-SHARE.