New York Bricks Go Boutique
Here’s a brief history of the New York brickmaking industry from the New York Times. New York did not have…
Attractive Ruins at Franny Reese
Pictures from a visit last autumn to Franny Reese State Park in New York. The sun-dappled ruins are the former…
Massive and Free Archaeology Book on the Onondaga Iroquois
The New York State Museum has just published James W. Bradley’s new book, Onondaga and Empire; An Iroquoian People in…
Buy Bing’s* Hudson Valley House and Make Holiday Inn Real
A colonial farmhouse in the Hudson Valley that, realtors say, was once owned by Bing Crosby is for sale for…
Visiting the Historic Site of Woodstock and the Bindy Bazaar
As the plaque above clearly shows, the 1969 Woodstock Concert is legitimately a site of historical importance. While the rule…
That’s No Dog
Another example of why you should always hire a professional zooarchaeologist when you find animal bones on your site (in…
A Point from the Ellison Site
Haven’t had too much archaeology on the Ledger recently, so a here’s a projectile point from the Ellison Site, which…
So the Man behind the Salisbury Steak is from Upstate New York
Salisbury steak: not just a hamburger without a bun. The inventor was James Henry Salisbury and he was born in…
How did Lamoka Lake get its name?
Lamoka is a word that you don’t see used much other than for the lake itself, and the prehistoric archaeological…