LOS ANGELES, California, June 24 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * 'A new, higher form of humanism': Major expansion of ancient studies with new center in UCLA Humanities Key takeaways  * An $11 million gift from alumnus Jeffrey Cunard will establish the UCLA Jeffrey P. Cunard Center for Global Antiquity. * Housed in the UCLA Humanities Division, the center will support and expand the groundbreaking work of faculty and students on the diversity, achievements and interconnectedness of ancient cultures more PR

LIVERPOOL, England, June 25 -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: * * * A new era for Garstang collections: Liverpool opens cutting-edge research hub * Researchers can access a newly remodelled physical research space at the Garstang Research Centre. The University of Liverpool has marked the official opening of the Garstang Research Centre (GRC), a major new heritage science facility at the University's Garstang Museum. The centre combines: * A newly remodelled physical research space with enhanced storag more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 23 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * Digging for Remnants of the Battle of Bunker Hill Alum archaeologists lead the search for a colonial fort hastily built in Charlestown, Mass., to defend against the British 251 years ago By Amy Laskowski On a steamy June morning, a small crowd gathers in the shadow of the Bunker Hill Monument in Boston's Charlestown neighborhood. Tourists pause to photograph the 221-foot granite obelisk. Soccer fans in town for the World Cup stroll across the grass. Nearb more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSFR) -- Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and determined they are culturally affiliated with four tribal nations, according to a notice published by the National Park Service. The remains represent at least one individual removed in the 1970s from an unnamed site in Stewart County, Tennessee. The remains were donated to the laboratory in 2003. The laboratory determined the remains are those of a Native American individual and identified cultural co more PR

LEIDEN, The Netherlands, June 25 -- Leiden University issued the following news: * * * 'The cask is the shipping container of the late Middle Ages' What do wooden casks tell us about trade and everyday life between 1300 and 1800? PhD candidate Jeroen Oosterbaan studied the life cycle of this shipping container and has shown how these everyday objects played a key role in the development of international trade networks. Although casks had been in use since Roman times, they became essential to trade and the movement of goods during the late  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 23 -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: * * * Archaeology doctoral candidate awarded international fellowship Kristen Flake was awarded an American Center of Research fellowship to study 500 AD church mosaic in Jordan. By Janel Shoun-Smith, 615-966-7078 Kristen Flake, a doctoral candidate in archaeology at Lipscomb's Lanier Center of Archaeology, recently received the Bert and Sally de Vries Fellowship from the American Center of Research, allowing her to travel to Jordan this summer to continue her  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSFR) -- Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and determined they are culturally affiliated with the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and The Osage Nation, according to a notice published by the National Park Service. The laboratory identified remains representing at least five individuals from the Savage Cave site, known as 15Lo11, in Logan County, Kentucky. The remains were removed at various times, including in 1968 and the late 1960 more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSFR) -- Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and determined they are culturally affiliated with the Shawnee Tribe and The Chickasaw Nation, according to a notice published by the National Park Service. The remains represent at least one individual recovered from site 15Ba105 in Ballard County, Kentucky. They were removed during an archaeological survey conducted by Mid-Continental Research Associates, Inc., Arkansas, United States, in 1991 and transfer more PR

WASHINGTON, June 20 (TNSFR) -- The Murray State University Archaeology Laboratory, Kentucky, has identified cultural affiliation between Native American remains and The Chickasaw Nation, officials said. According to a National Park Service notice published under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, the laboratory completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in its collections and determined a connection to The Chickasaw Nation. The laboratory determined that the remains represent at least nine more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, June 24 (TNSjou) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU contributes to study showing moose have deep roots in Southern Rockies * A New Mexico State University researcher was part of an interdisciplinary team of archaeologists, paleontologists, paleoecologists, archivists and tribal cultural heritage leaders who collaborated on a new study suggesting moose inhabited Colorado's southern Rocky Mountains centuries before state wildlife reintroductions began in the late 1970s. The s more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSFR) -- The Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, Andover, Massachusetts, plans to repatriate 44 lots of cultural items affiliated with the Quapaw Nation under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. According to a notice published by the National Park Service, the items consist of ceramic vessels and sherds classified as unassociated funerary objects. The collection was removed by Clarence B. Moore during excavations conducted between 1908 and 1913 at multiple archaeological sites across Arkan more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSFR) -- The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and determined they are culturally affiliated with the Mashantucket Pequot Indian Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, according to a notice published by the National Park Service. The remains, consisting of a cranium and mandible from an adult female, were removed from a burial ground at Fort Hill in East Haven, Connecticut, before 1835. Museum records indicate the r more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 25 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Q&A: What can archaeology teach us about democracy and autocracy? * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -When we think of the foundations of democracy, ancient Greece tends to get most of the credit. However, other contemporary and even older civilizations were practicing similar forms of inclusive governance based on the ruins they left behind, according to Jacob Holland-Lulewicz, assistant professor of anthropology at Penn State. Holland-Lulewicz a more PR

ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida, June 23 -- Flagler College posted the following news: * * * Savoring the Secrets of Longevity: Flagler Students Explore Greece Through Food, Culture, and Community * The study abroad experience combined ancient history, cultural immersion, environmental exploration, and culinary traditions as students traveled from Athens to the island of Ikaria, one of the world's renowned "Blue Zones" where residents are known for exceptional longevity and healthy aging. Participating students included Jennalis Baez, Ciara Caccia more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, vice chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to the Center for American Archaeology: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 8, 2026 Jason L. King, Executive Director Center for American Archaeology Kampsville Archaeological Center 156 N Broadway Kampsville, IL 62053 Dear Executive Director King: Thank you for your responses to the Committee's March 1, 2024 letter requesting information detailing the Center for American Archaeology, Ka more PR

CARDIFF, Wales, June 24 -- Cardiff University posted the following news: * * * Volunteer archaeologists uncover tantalising connection between Roman era and Bronze Age * An archaeological dig at a set of playing fields in Cardiff is unearthing more clues on the Bronze Age and Roman people who lived there thousands of years ago. The Caerau and Ely Rediscovering (CAER) Heritage Project, a partnership between Cardiff University, Action in Caerau and Ely (ACE), local schools, residents and heritage partners, is now in its fifth year at Trelai more PR

WASHINGTON, June 20 (TNSFR) -- Wesleyan University plans to repatriate 13 Native Hawaiian sacred objects to Hui Iwi Kuamo'o under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, according to a notice published by the National Park Service. The Middletown, Connecticut-based institution determined that the cultural items meet the definition of sacred objects and are connected to Hui Iwi Kuamo'o, a Native Hawaiian organization. The university said the objects are needed by traditional Native Hawaiian religious leaders for present-day  more PR

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, June 26 -- The Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources has issued the following news release: * * * Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund Awards $529,405 in Grant Funding Across the Wyoming The Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund (WCTF) board awarded $529,405 to 44 grant projects around Wyoming at their recent grant review meeting. Awards were given to a wide variety of projects, including film and video production, book festivals, arts education outreach, murals, endowments, and museum collection equipment. Below is a com more PR