Index:

Ancient Writing in the New World

Archaeoastronomy

Archaeology Websites

Catalogs

Ceremonial Architecture in New England

Frequently Updated Sites & Online Magazines

Megalithic Sites Around the World

Old World Contact with the New World

Recommended, General Interest

Rock Art

Native American Pages

New England Historical Archeology

Organizations In New England 

 

Organizations In New England

Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology at Brown University  - Located on 375 pristine acres overlooking historic Mount Hope Bay in Bristol, Rhode Island, the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology is Brown University's only major museum. We offer children and adults alike a unique setting to discover the many indigenous cultures of the world. The Museum houses nearly 100,000 artifacts from the native peoples of the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Pacific. Our picturesque grounds make a ideal setting to enjoy a picnic lunch and an afternoon of exploration. Children will especially love our wetu and tipi exhibits, featuring life-size replicas of 17th century Native American dwellings. 

Massachusetts Archaeological Society - The Massachusetts Archaeological Society, Inc. (MAS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and studying the state's rich archaeological heritage.  Since 1939, the history of MAS has been a fascinating journey of discovery about the ancient peoples who left their cultural legacy beneath the lands we walk upon today. 

Vermont Archaeological Society - Formed in 1968, The Vermont Archaeological Society (VAS), is a non-profit volunteer organization comprised of both professionals and non-professionals.  The Society is committed to interpreting this past and protecting its valuable resources from injury and exploitation. 

Maine Archaeological Society - The Maine Archaeological Society (MAS) was founded in 1956. Membership includes professional archaeologists, avocational archaeologists, as well as individuals of the general public who are interested in furthering the objectives of the society. 

New Hampshire Archaeological Society - To promote, encourage, and stimulate the study of archeology and related scientific research, particularly in the state of New Hampshire; to encourage the protection and preservation of important archeological sites, monuments, and artifacts;  to assist in the dissemination of archeological information; to seek through education to foster informed archeological work and increased public understanding of the aims and limits of archeological research; to discourage the collection of archeological specimens for private or commercial purposes; to encourage the establishment of local chapters of the Society; and to record and exchange archeological information. 

America’s Stonehenge - A maze of man-made chambers, walls and ceremonial meeting places, America's Stonehenge is one of the oldest man-made constructions in the United States. (over 4000 years old).  

Ceremonial Architecture in New England

Megaliths, Caves and Other Interesting Stuff! - A site with examples of interesting stone features from Litchfield County Connecticut, some lovely photos and interesting history.

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Seven Towers Site - Local Legend talks of seven "towers" in the woods in Vermont. The author locates several of them.

Concord Lithics - Amateur Archeology in Concord Massachusetts, includes arrowheads, ogam, and a tour of sacred sites in and around Concord Massachusetts.

New England Megaliths - A Field Journal of megalithic sites, excursions, and adventures in Massachusetts.

Waking Up On Turtle Island - Some thoughts about some stones of all sorts, a vision of a cultural landscape, photos, links, drawings and more by Tim MacSweeney. 

Stone Sites - A collection of information relating to stone sites found in the Foxboro State Forest, Massachusetts. 

The Kawartha Webolith - A series of interrelated megalithic sites along waterways in Ontario, Canada.

Mid-Atlantic Geomancy - Includes photos of stone chambers in New England.

Celtic Moon - Creative Arts, Celtic Mythology, Mysterious New England.

Megalithic Sites - Including sites in New York, New Jersey and North Carolina.

Meadowcroft Rockshelter - Pennsylvania: earliest evidence of people in North America

 
Jim Moore's Home Page - Including photos of New England caves and stone chambers.

Jim Moore's Balanced & Erratic Rocks Page - Extensive list and pictures of balanced rocks and large erratics in New England. 

Jim Moore's Profiles in Stone Page - Pictures of New England rocks and outcrops that have the appearance of a human face in profile. 

Charleston, RI - Cairns and balanced rocks (courtesy of Bill Ladd's friend Rich).

Jim Salem - Report on "Solstice Rock" in Boxborough.

..and in The Mississippi Valley:

Woodhenge at Cahokia

Hopewell Archeology - The newsletter of Hopewell Archeology in the Ohio River Valley.

...and in The Arctic:

Places of Power - Objects of Veneration in the Canadian Arctic.

Megalithic Sites Around the World

Arthur Franco's Home Page and the Megaliths of Hy-Brazil - Brazilian megaliths.

Ancient Art of Korea - Includes dolmens, standing stones, and small pyramids.

Japanese Standing Stones

Drystone Walls and Fields - About construction of early stone walls in England.

The Stone Circle Web Ring - A community of web sites devoted to stone circles.

Archaeoastronomy

Archaeoastronomy in Iran - An ancient astronomical observatory in Iran.

The Stone Circle Web Ring - A community of sites sharing some aspect of Stone Circles (mostly in Britain but with increasingly more material about North America).

Stone Pages - A thorough site on Megalithic sites in Western Europe. Also includes megalithic sites around the world.

Stones of Wonder - Prehistoric Observatories in Scotland.

The Megalith Map - A comprehensive atlas of Stone Circles in Britain.

Archaeology Websites

About.com's Archaeology Site 

Andrew Fiske Center for Archaeological Research, UMass, Boston

Archaeological Institute of America

Archeology Channel

Archaeology Magazine

Archeology Fieldwork - Source for archaeology employment and fieldwork opportunities on the internet.  Resources for the internet archaeology community since 1996. 

Archaeology's DIG Magazine

ArchNet-World Wide Web Virtual Library for Archaeology

Boston University Archaeology Department

City of Boston Archaeology

Earthwatch Institute

E-museum at Minnesota State University

Gault Site, University of Texas

International Center for East Asian Archeology

Massachusetts Archaeology Society

Massachusetts Historical Commission

Select "Archaeology Week" to get the online version of this publication.

Massachusetts Board of Underwater Archaeology Resources

National Park Service

Society for American Archaeology

Society for Historical Archaeology

Timelines, Inc

UMass Archaeology Services

Western Massachusetts Society of the Archaeological Institute of America

Ancient Writing in the New World

In Plain Sight - Old World Records in Ancient America - Gloria Farley. Includes excerpts from the book, for example the Anubis Cave.

The Epigraphy Society

Archeological Outliers - Includes the pictures of the inscribed "Bat Creek"  and the "Grave Creek" stones. Includes some interesting mounds surveys from Ohio.

Institute for the Study of American Cultures - Web page for that Organization

American Epigraphics - Ogam, Runes and Hieroglyphs.

Every Ogham Thing on the Web - This is a list of sites involving Ogham.

Runelogical Projects at the Norwegian Computing Center for the Humanities

Ogam Inscriptions, Single Inscriptions - From the Thesaurus of Indogermanisher Text and Sprachmateriel.

Edo Nyland's Home Page - Basque and Saharan translations.

Epigraphy Forum -  Epigraphy; Decipherment of Ancient Languages & Scripts; Evidence for Precolumbian Transoceanic Contact; Cultural Diffusionism. See also the archive of comments.

The Kensington Rune Stone

Epigraphy Forum - A Yahoo discussion club.

Old World Contact with the New World

Viking Vinland

Rock Art

Rock Art Acoustics  - Steven J. Waller.  This web page describes his scientifically testable theory about echoes as a motivation for prehistoric cave paintings and petroglyphs. 

ESRARA - The Eastern States Rock Art Association

UMRARA - The Upper Midwest Rock Art Association

A Rock Art E-Zine - An online magazine

Native American Pages

Index of Native American Resources on the Internet - A catalog of sites.

Early Canadiana Online - A digital library containing over 1,742,000 pages in more than 11,350 volumes which include considerable Native American history. 

A Line in the Sand - Indian perspectives.

Lenne Lenape

Dakota Religion and Sacred Boulders

Native American Astronomy

New England Historical Archeology

The Early America Review - A Journal of Fact and Opinion On the People, Issues and Events Of 18th Century America.

Eagles Byte Historical Research - History and timelines covering New York City and State from approximately 1,100,000,000 BC to 1991 AD.  

America's Mysterious Furnaces - A discussion of the pit furnaces made famous by Arlington Mallery, which may or may not be pre-historic.

Frequently Updated Sites & Magazines

Anthropology in the News - Keeps up-to-date with the latest news items about archeology and anthropology.  This site from the University of Texas Anthropology Department of the University of Texas is updated weekly.

Mammoth Trumpet - Publication of the Center for Study of the First Americans (CSFA).

Science Frontiers - A bimonthly newsletter providing digests of reports that describe scientific anomalies. Diiffusionist material. Includes summaries of NEARA Journal articles.

Ancient American Magazine

TRACCE - Online Rock Art Bulletin.

Internet Archeology - Online Archeology Journal - Free after Registration.

At The Edge - Exploring New Interpretations of past and place in archeology mythology and folklore.

Antiquity - An International Journal of Expert Archeology.

Recommended, General Interest

Yahoo Anthropology And Archeology Clubs - Open forum discussion of a variety of subjects (General Archeology, Ancient Mysteries, American Runstones, and much more. Each club has a photo section and an interesting "links" section.

University of Massachusetts Anthropolgy Department - Includes interesting site reports.

Friends of America's Past - Info on the Kennewick Man and other antiquities. 

University of Minnesota Anthropology Department - An active site about archeology in the upper Midwest, including Mounds and Rock Art.

Arctic Studies at the Smithsonian - An interview with Dennis Stafford, Kennewick Man, Paleo-Indians in boats and the possibility of European diffusion.

What on Earth Happened in 3200 BC? - A site about a geological catastrophe, with a lively comment section.

David B. Kelly's Web Page - Includes Cultural Diffusion from China to Mesoamerica and photographs of pyramids in China.

Muslim Legacy in Early America - Afrocentrism and African presence in the New World.

Early American Industries Association - Antique tool collecting and related information.

Clan Sinclair Web Page - Contains information about the Westford Knight, Roslyn Chapel, etc.

Charmstones from Central California

The Maritime Archaic - The Red Paint People.

The Atlantic Monthly - With recent article about cultural diffusion and early contact between America and other parts of the world.

The Gault Site - An extensive Clovis site in Texas.

Catalogs

Ancient World Web - Lists many interesting sites.

ARGE Chronological Index - A list of links about European prehistory and history.

World Atlas of Archeology - A site with links to many individual archeology sites around the world and in the US.

Archeology Resources on the Web - This lists more archeology sites, like UConn's Arch-Net.

Rock Art Links - A good starting point for information about Rock Art and Petroglyphs.