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Archaeological Sites

Aldrich Farm
Excavations at this nineteenth century African-American farmstead in Nemaha County, from the Nebraska State Historical Society.

The Eagle Ridge Site
Woodland period burial site in Sarpy County; from the Nebraska State Historical Society.

Fort Atkinson
The first military outpost established west of the Missouri River, and used from 1820-1827; excavation report and history from the Nebraska State Historical Society.

La Sena and Jensen Sites
In Nebraska, two sites hold out promise for pre-Clovis mammoth kills, an article from the Mammoth Trumpet.
   
A follow-up article, in the Mammoth Trumpet.

Sidney
Microevolution and the skeletal traits of a Middle Archaic burial, an article by Marjorie Brooks Lovvom et al in American Antiquity.

Research Institutions

Midwest Archeological Center
At the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, archeological research throughout the western Great Lakes, Midwest Riverine, Great Plains, Rocky Mountain, and Southwest regions of the United States.

Nebraska State Historical Society
To preserve, enhance, explore, and interpret Nebraska's archeological resources for the benefit of the public and the advancement of science.

University of Nebraska Lincoln
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Current Researchers

Peter Bleed
University of Nebraska, material culture studies, prehistoric Japan and historic North America.

LuAnn Wandsnider
University of Nebraska, Late Prehistoric time period on the High Plains, and formation of archaeological landscapes.

Nebraska Association of Professional Archaeologists
Professional association for the state.

Cultural History

On the Oregon Trail
From the PBS documentary of the same name, a handful of historic sites in Nebraska on the Oregon Trail.

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