January 24, 2017
by John Steinberg
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The Hill has published an article describing the Trump Administration’s plans for the 2017 budget. They explain that the plan is close to the Heritage Foundation’s “Blueprint” (summary and full document). The author, Alex Bolton, cites “Staffers for the Trump transition” as … Continue reading
November 24, 2016
by John Steinberg
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The press release put out by Colleen Locke from the Office of Communications has been picked up by a number of news organizations. The main story is in the Boston Globe by Brian MacQuarrie. From the Globe, the DailyCaller, AP and Archaeology picked … Continue reading
May 16, 2016
by John Steinberg
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A lot of scholarship being presented in the next week or so: Drew Webster “Ceramic Consumption in … Continue reading
May 13, 2016
by John Steinberg
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We have been working on additional ways to present the results of the research in Plymouth to the public and are happy to share a StoryMap, a web-based virtual exhibit, that we have developed. You can find the webpage here: … Continue reading
April 9, 2016
by John Steinberg
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Brian Damiata and I put together a quick slice animation of the GPR results from our joint project in Roxbury with the City of Boston. The GPR readings help mapped the subsurface in the yard around the house, therefore the … Continue reading
April 7, 2016
by John Steinberg
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Sigríður Sigurðardóttir, Director of the Skagafjörður Heritage Museum will give a Brown Bag talk on Tuesday, April 12 at 12:30 t UMass Boston in McCormack 1/503. The talk is titled “From Text to Trowel: how a local rural heritage museum … Continue reading
March 31, 2016
by John Steinberg
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Our joint project with the City of Boston Archaeology Program has been getting a lot of press. You can see some of the articles using a google news search. One of the more in depth articles is by Sylvia Cunningham … Continue reading
March 10, 2016
by John Steinberg
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How Chocolate Came to Be Dr. Kathryn Sampeck Thursday, March 10, 2016 at 12:30 McCormack, first floor, room 503 Chocolate is a fairly unremarkable part of daily life today. We have fairly clear ideas about what color it … Continue reading
February 22, 2016
by John Steinberg
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The second meeting for the thesis proposal mini-course will be today at 3. Today we will focus on developing research questions using a rubric to better understand middle range theory in historical archaeology. The schedule for the thesis proposal mini-course … Continue reading
February 17, 2016
by John Steinberg
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On Feb 14 the Fiske Center’s Steve Mrozowski, along with Dr. Georgette Grier-Key of the Eastville Community Historical Society, were featured in a segment of Here and Now talking about Sylvester Mannor. The show was hosted by Emmy Award winning … Continue reading