The Center for the Study of the First Americans is hosting an International Conference on the First Americans October 14-17, 2026 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. You are invited to participate in a three-day examination of the first people to explore and settle the Americas at the end of the last Ice Age. This conference is for everyone—archaeologists, avocational archaeologists, Quaternary scientists, students, and anyone interested in archaeology. Mark your calendars now!
This summer, CSFA Associate Director, Dr. Jessi Halligan, along with CSFA graduate students and IUP Professor, Dr. Ben Ford, conducted initial geological testing of submerged sediments in Lake Erie. The team collected sediment cores from 70 ft below the surface, on a landscape that would have been exposed during the last Ice Age. Throughout the […]
Here is a peek at some of the things you will find digging into the October issue of the Mammoth Trumpet! Page 5 – Dating the birth of a nation – The Heiltsuk people of coastal Canada were astounded to learn their origin goes back 14,000 years. Page 11 – Clovis, a mosaic of subcultures […]
