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Archaeology Work in Utica
Published June 26, 2015 | CRSP
Since 2012, archaeologists from the State Museum have been working alongside a highway construction project in Utica, uncovering artifacts from the early 19th century. Why? The archaeologists are members of the Cultural Resources Survey Pr...
Introduction to Work at the Million Dollar Beach Site
Published December 9, 2015 | CRSP
The Million Dollar Beach Site was identified in August of 2013 during a survey of the area around the DEC parking lot and campground prior to road improvements (see Photo 1). This survey proceeded directly into limited test excavations after the d...
The Stratigraphy of the Million Dollar Beach Site
Published December 9, 2015 | CRSP
One of the first things archaeologists seek to understand when they are investigating a site is the stratigraphy. This entails both documentary research and ground-truthing through test excavations like shovel test pits (STPs) or small excavation ...
Science Tuesday: CRSP Excavation and Discovery
Published January 26, 2021 | CRSP
In late Fall 2020, the Museum’s Cultural Resource Survey Program (CRSP) conducted a Phase 2 site examination of a historic period archaeological site in Central New York (see the NYSM Science Tuesday post from 11/24/2020). Among the goals of...
Uncovering Historical Places
Published July 5, 2022 | CRSP
Staff from the Museum’s Cultural Resource Survey Program (CRSP) recently hosted staff and six student interns from the NYS Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) at the historic period DeGraff archaeological site in the Mohawk Valley of Central New...
Indigenous Activity in the Hudson Highlands
Published August 1, 2023 | CRSP
Archaeologists from the NYSM’s Cultural Resource Survey Program kicked off this year’s field season with a survey in the Hudson Highlands in an area overlooking the Hudson River not far from Manitou Mountain. This is within the traditional homelan...
Unearthing History: Archaeologists Explore Ancient Genesee Overlook Site in New York
Published November 12, 2024 | CRSP