Most archaeology in Nebraska is conducted or sponsored by universities and various state and federal agencies including: the National Forest Service, the National Park Service, the Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Federal Highway Administration, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, the Nebraska Department of Roads, and History Nebraska (formerly the Nebraska State Historical Society). The Nebraska Archaeological Society is our state’s amateur archaeology organization. There have been thousands of archaeological sites discovered in the state of Nebraska and many dozens of these have been the subject of some level of detail excavation. Remarkably, this is the result of covering less than 10 percent of the land in Nebraska looking for sites. There are many more undiscovered archaeological sites in Nebraska and many unanswered questions about our past inhabitants.
The earth is a fundamental religious symbol for American Indian peoples. Among horticultural and hunting tribes alike, Mother Earth is the female principle, the expression of fertility and creator of life, begetting vegetation, animals, and humans. In this elemental role Read More …
The Medicine Creek Valley of south-central Nebraska has for many years been known to contain within its limits important archaeological materials representing various periods of man’s occupancy in the Central Plains. The region is climatically near the western limits of Read More …
When we consider trail preservation, we tend to focus on the Western states since much of the surveying trail exists where other uses (also known as “progress”) have not resulted in its destruction. While there are impacts, Wyoming has the Read More …
Operations research is the systematic study of resource utilization through the manipulation of conceptual models. Used most often by engineers and managers, these models also have potential application in archaeology. Event tree analysis, which models multipart systems with a number Read More …
Dr. Holen proposed that a geophysical survey be conducted to identify any potential archaeological remains associated with the attack, including the locations of burned wagons, and to seek evidence of the mass grave.
The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is celebrating its centennial in 2021.1 Over the century, Game and Parks has built a marvelousassortment of state parks, recreation areas, and wildlife management tracts. While the focus is outdoor recreation, many of these Read More …
In the summer of 2005 the University of Nebraska-Lincoln archaeological field school excavated at the Beaver Creek Trail Crossing Site (25SW49). Early on the excavations at this historic site began to reveal a high amount ofmaterial salvaging by site occupants. Read More …
The Beaver Creek Trail Crossing Site was a fording location along the Nebraska City Cut-Off of the Oregon and California Trail, occupied from 1862 through 1871. The site was situated on both creek banks and contained a road ranch. saloon, Read More …
In 1862, entrepreneurs established a road ranch at the ford of Beaver Creek along the Nebraska City Cut-Off, one of many branches of the Oregon-California Trail. This cut-off, established in 1846, ran from Old Fort Kearny (Nebraska City) to New Read More …
An image of the second Robidoux Trading Post in Scott Bluff County, Nebraska.