Author Archives: KQuigg

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Listen along as Dr. Kenneth J. Basalik discusses the results of work on two Native American sites investigated as part of the Schuylkill River Trail project south of Pottstown

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Dr. Basalik Speaker at the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology!

Dr. Basalik speaker at the Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference on March 28, 2021

40 YEARS AND CELEBRATING WITH A NEW ADDRESS!

Dr. Basalik invited speaker at the 2nd Annual Pennsylvania Archaeological Forum

Dr. Basalik was an invited speaker at the 2nd Annual Pennsylvania Archaeological Forum fall symposium, in Harrisburg, on November 8, 2019. His presentation was titled: “Twentieth Century-Archaeological Sites, the Good, the not so Good, but not the Ugly.” The paper … Continue reading

Tom Lewis, Director of Archaeology, presented paper “New Interpretations on the Pre-Contact ‘Small Lithic Dominant Type Sites’ of the Mid-Atlantic Region” at the 86th Annual Meeting of the Eastern States Archaeological Federation

Tom Lewis, Director of Archaeology, presented a paper on Sunday, November 3, 2019 at the 86th Annual Meeting of the Eastern States Archaeological Federation in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. The paper: “New Interpretations on the Pre-Contact ‘Small Lithic Dominant Type Sites’ of … Continue reading

Ken Basalik, President, presents two papers at “Explore Philly’s Hidden Past, 2019” on October 5, 2019

Ken Basalik, President, presented two short papers at “Explore Philly’s Hidden Past, 2019,” sponsored by the Philadelphia Archaeological Forum and Independence National Historical Park on October 5, 2019. The first paper: “Water Tower Castles and Windmills: Forgotten Features of the … Continue reading

Congratulations to Thomas Lewis and Ali Littman!

Congratulations to Thomas Lewis and Ali Littman for the publication of their article, “The Discovery of a Wigwam Type Structure at 35BK0941” in Pennsylvania Archaeologist (Bulletin of the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology, Inc.) Volume 88, No. 2, Fall 2018.

Dr. Basalik book review!

Dr. Kenneth Basalik’s review of Richard F. Veit and David Orrs, eds., book, Historical Archaeology of the Delaware Valley, 1600—1850 has appeared in Pennsylvania History, A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies, Volume 85, Number 3, Summer 2018