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DAACS Lecture and Workshop at University of Toronto

DAACS staff members Beth Bollwerk and Lindsay Bloch traveled to the University of Toronto last month to deliver a lecture on ongoing colonoware research for UT's Archaeology Centre, followed by a hands-on…

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New Initiative “Interactive Digital St. Augustine” Launched

DAACS is thrilled to celebrate the launch of one of our partner sites — Interactive Digital St. Augustine (iDigStAug)! iDigStAug is a new online database dedicated to the archaeology of colonial household…

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Welcome, Emma Iracondo and Chiara Torrini! 

We are delighted to welcome two new Archaeological Analysts to the DAACS team. Emma joins us from the University of Georgia, where she earned her BA in Anthropology and Classics…

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Monticello Archaeologists Present at Society for Historical Archaeology Conference  

On January 8th, members of Monticello's archaeology team and DAACS traveled to Detroit to participate in the Annual Meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.   Elizabeth Bollwerk co-chaired a session…

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New DAACS Conversations Series on the Archaeology of the Early Chesapeake This Fall

***Update December 2025*** View recordings of these talks in our DAACS Conversations Playlist. Join DAACS staff and DAACS collaborating scholars for a diverse range of conversations on ground-breaking new research…

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Monticello Archaeologists Awarded Grants to Begin Largest Study of Colonoware Ever Conducted

MEDIA CONTACT: J.A. Lyon, Director of Marketing & Communications, jlyon@monticello.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 3, 2024 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – The National Science Foundation, the independent federal agency that supports…

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DAACS Conversations on the Archaeology of Haiti

***Update May 2024*** Recorded talks from this series are available on our DAACS Conversations Playlist This spring, our DAACS Conversations series features a variety of talks from collaborators working in…

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DAACS Conversations on the Archaeology of Suriname

***UPDATE December 2023*** Recorded talks from this series are available on our DAACS Conversations Playlist. This fall, we are hosting a series of talks on archaeological research in Suriname, drawing…

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New DAACS Conversations Series on Archaeological Science in Historical Archaeology

***Update December 2024*** View recorded talks from this series on our DAACS Conversations Playlist. This fall, DAACS will begin an extended series on the use of archaeometric methods for historic…

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Apply for an ICJS Fellowship

ICJS Fellowship for Work with DAACS Monticello's Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies (ICJS) is a multi-disciplinary research center that leads the study of Thomas Jefferson and his…

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