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Archaeology Tipoffs from TNS Newsletter for Friday July 19, 2024 ( 5 items )  

National Park Service Issues Notice of Intended Repatriation Involving University of Tennessee Anthropology Dept., Tenn. Environment & Conservation Dept. Archaeology Division, Nashville
WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on July 18, 2024, entitled "Intended Repatriation: University of Tennessee, Department of Anthropology, Knoxville, TN, and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Archaeology, Nashville, TN." The notice was issued by Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. * * * SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Prote  more

National Park Service Issues Notice of Inventory Completion Involving Office of State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program, University of Iowa
WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on July 19, 2024, entitled "Inventory Completion: Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program, University of Iowa." The notice was issued by Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. * * * SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology  more

National Park Service Issues Notice of Inventory Completion Involving Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register for July 18, 2024, entitled "Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA." The notice was issued by Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. * * * SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,   more

Researchers Help Fashion a Future Focus
MELBOURNE, Australia, July 19 (TNSres) -- La Trobe University issued the following news release: * * * Growers are increasingly worried about water availability and how government policies may affect their capacity to irrigate, according to a new report by the Mallee Regional Innovation Centre (MRIC) in collaboration with La Trobe University. * * * These two organisations are partners in the Victoria Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (Vic Hub). The report has highlighted the in  more

Time Team and University Archaeologists Make Fascinating Discovery at Shropshire Hillfort
CHESTER, England, July 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Chester issued the following news: * * * A remarkable discovery has been made at one of Shropshire's well-known Iron Age hillforts by archaeologists from Time Team and the Universities of Chester and York. * * * Thanks to funding from the Our Uplands Common project, light detection and ranging data (LIDAR) sensors, mounted on aircraft, have produced hi-resolution laser-scan data, which shows that Bodbury Ring Hillfort, on the north side  more