Archaeological Investigations at the Goat Island Rockshelter __ "The Goat Island Rockshelter is a multicomponent site containing both prehistoric and historic remains." Learn about the research. - From Elizabeth S. Chilton - http://www.ulster.net/~hrmm/hvrr/chilton.htm  

Dean Street Excavation Home Page __ About the historic Dean Street excavation in the city of Albany - photos and other illustrations - From Hartgen Archaeological Associates Inc. - http://www.hartgen.com/SUCF/dean.htm

Determining the Need for Survey: The New York Experience __ Learn about archaeological survey and government projects in this presentation. The experiences outlined are specific to New York. - from Robert D. Kuhn - http://www.saa.org/publications/saabulletin/14-3/SAA16.html 

Field School in Industrial Archaeology __ Learn about the school and the research at West Point Foundry, Cold Spring, New York. - illustrated - From Michigan Technological University - http://www.mtu.edu/grad/westpointfoundry/ 
 
Five Points __ Pages cover the archaeological investigations on the site of the new Foley Square Courthouse at 500 Pearl Street, New York City - photos - From United States General Services Administration - http://r2.gsa.gov/fivept/fphome.htm

Fort Niagra/Home __ About archaeological research at Old Fort Niagra in New York. - photos, history, current activities - From University at Buffalo - http://fortniagara.buffalo.edu/  

Grouse Bluff: An Archaeological Introduction __ "Grouse Bluff contains substantial evidence of occupation during the three prehistoric periods when sites are known in greater frequency on high places above the Hudson River: the centuries around 5,000, 3,000, and 1,500 years ago." You will find a detailed review of the research including discovery, history, and future plans. - By Christopher R Lindner/Bard College - http://www.ulster.net/~hrmm/hvrr/lindner.htm#concl

Guidance for Understanding and Applying the New York State Standards for Cultural Resource Investigations __ "This handbook was created to assist non-archaeologists in their use and understanding of the New York State's Professional Standards for Cultural Resource Investigations (hereafter referred to as the Standards). The process of identification, evaluation, and protection of significant cultural resources is mandated by a variety of state and federal laws." - From New York State Archaeological Council - http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/research/anthropology/crsp/arccrsp_nyachb.html 

Indian Mounds--New York __ Brief information about government protected Indian mounds in New York. - From ibsgwatch - http://www.ibsgwatch.imagedjinn.com/learn/newyork.htm 

Interactive Dig Brooklyn __ "Sharpen your trowel and enter Brooklyn's eighteenth-century Lott House. Uncover the buried past of a Dutch family living on the fringes of the burgeoning city that would become New York." - illustrated - From Archaeological Institute of America - http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/lott/ 

New York Archaeology Council __ "This website has been created and sponsored by the New York Archaeological Council to raise awareness of archaeology and archaeological issues of New York State." Learn what those goals are and some of the means by which they may be implemented. You will find membership information and much more. - From NYAC - http://nyarchaeology.org/ 
 
New York City Landmarks Commission |Archaeology Department Home Page __ Learn about what this department does and find materials about recent projects. - illustrated - From City of New York - http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/html/about/archaeology.shtml 

New York State Archaeological Association Webpage __ "The NYSAA is a non-profit organization composed of people interested in various phases of archaeology in New York State. Founded in 1916 and chartered in 1927 by the Board of Regents of the State of New York, NYSAA is a nonprofit organization composed of 15 chapters and a world-wide membership-at-large. All who are devoted to historic and pre-historic archaeology are invited to join." Learn about the organization, its activities and goals. - From New York state Archaeological Association - http://nysaaweb.bfn.org/ 

NYS Cultural Resource Survey Program __ "The Anthropological Survey's extensive applied research program assists State agencies (mainly DOT, OGS, DOC) with their State and Federal historic preservation mandates. This program area is the largest outside-funded Museum program and employs about three- quarters of the Survey staff. Today, the vast majority of archaeologists in the U.S. work in cultural resource management (CRM) programs, and most U.S. archaeology is done in CRM contexts." Learn about this program and its impact on the state of New York - From nysm.nysed.gov - http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/research/anthropology/crsp/ 

South Street Seaport Museum __ "In every city, old structures are torn down and new ones rise in their place. Buts bits and pieces of the old remain beneath the new. To uncover this past history, archaeologists dig through the earth in layers. At New York Unearthed, South Street Seaport's urban archaeology center, you'll be able to piece together 6,000 years of history through dioramas and artifacts excavated from New York City's archaeological sites." Learn about the museum and why it might be a good idea to visit. - illustrated - From southstseaport.org - http://www.southstseaport.org/archaeology/nyunearthed.shtm

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