The Fiske Center Blog

Weblog for the Fiske Center for Archaeological Research at the University of Massachusetts Boston.

January 24, 2017
by John Steinberg
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Archaeological Organizations Concerned about Funding for National Endowment for the Humanities

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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Plymouth Excavations in the News

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

April 9, 2016
by John Steinberg
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GPR-Slice animation from 72 Dale St. (Malcolm X’s boyhood home)

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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Brown Bag Talk (Tues April 12@12:30) Sigríður Sigurðardóttir – From Text to Trowel: how a local rural heritage museum thrives in the 21st century

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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Geophysics at 72 Dale St – Malcolm X’s boyhood home

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 – first Brown Bag talk Thursday, March 10 at 12:30

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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Thesis proposal mini-course

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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Steve Mrozowski on WABC Here and Now talking about Sylvester Manor

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

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