State Archaeology Weeks (An Overview)

This web site briefing posted by the DOI Departmental Consulting Archeologist/NPS Archeology and Ethnography Program (Mara Greengrass 1993, revised for the internet in 1999) provides a wide range of information on State Archaeology Weeks including Rationale, Organizing, Timing and Scheduling, Types of Events, and Publicity.

For information on the coordination of Archaeology Week/Month activities see State Archaeology Weeks: Interpreting Archaeology for the Public (National Park Service Technical Brief #15).   For a hot-linked map with links to state events all over the U.S.,

see the Events in Your State Page on the NPS Web pages.

Arizona Archaeology Week: Promoting the Past to the Public

The history and operations of this award winning preservation program are examined in by Teresa L. Hoffman and Shereen Lerner in NPS Technical Brief 2.

What is Delaware Archaeology Month?

Inspiration Is Where You Find It. (Point your browser to pages 9 and 10.)

This article by Carol Ellick describing an Albuquerque Archaeology Days event was published in the SAA Archaeological Record 3(2):9-10, 2003.

Georgia’s Archaeology Month Poster (A Summary of Administrative Details)

This informative summary of Georgia's Archaeology Month operations was written by Betsy Shirk, Past President of the Society for Georgia Archaeology. It includes synopses on funding, planning, printing, distribution, and publicity.

Indiana Archaeology Month Mission andHistory

State Archaeology Month Information

Content Gathered and Posted by P.L. Jeppson (02/28/05)