Blog Post by: Nolan Johnson, Archeologist Landscapes can change quickly due to both natural phenomena and human activities. Whole towns can be washed away or moved both of which happened to Niobrara. Other places can fade away to nothing and be forgotten or nearly so. Such as the ghost town of Calamus, NE. Calamus was … Continue reading Fort Hartsuff in Time and Space
Historical Archaeology
Archaeology at the Thomas P. Kennard State Historic Site
[The following blog post is the second in a series of posts highlighting archaeological sites that relate to Nebraska's Statehood or date to the period around 1867! This series will run through September in celebration of Nebraska Archaeology Month and our state's Sesquicentennial!] In 1869, Nebraska’s first Secretary of State Thomas P. Kennard joined Governor … Continue reading Archaeology at the Thomas P. Kennard State Historic Site
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