Courtesy Story | Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office | 09.16.2025
Archaeologists working at Fort McCoy have found numerous tobacco-related artifacts over the years. Items of this type found in the field during archaeological investigations include clay tobacco pipe fragments of stems and bowls, and tobacco tins....
Story by Stacey Reese | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District | 06.11.2025
TULSA, Okla. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District’s new commander, Col. Jessica Goffena, visited two key projects as part of her introduction to the district’s diverse missions June 9....
Story by Taylor King | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District | 12.27.2024
Beneath the surface of infrastructure projects and flood control measures, a quiet but vital mission is underway. Federal archaeologists are uncovering hidden pieces of history as they work to preserve cultural heritage during modern development. From ancient fossils to long-forgotten Native American sites, these archaeologists are the stewards of our nation’s past, ensuring that progress......
Story by Michael Maddox | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District | 09.17.2024
Bloomington, Indiana – Archaeologists from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District and the Indiana Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology partnered with the Indiana Division of State Parks for Archaeology Day at the Fairfax State Recreation Area near Monroe Lake in Bloomington, Indiana, Sept. 17, 2024....
Story by Michel Sauret | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District | 08.15.2024
As Joe Dunbar stepped from the boat onto shore, his leather shoes sunk immediately into the mud.
Courtesy Story | Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office | 07.25.2024
A stopper or bottle closure is constructed to seal the opening of a bottle by fitting inside its neck. It prevents the contents from being contaminated from dust, spilling, and/or evaporation much like a cork placed in the opening of a wine bottle keeps the wine clean, safe, and inside the bottle....
Story by Stacey Reese | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District | 07.10.2024
TULSA, Okla. — Spiro Mounds is a significant archaeological site in LeFlore County, Oklahoma, managed under the Tulsa District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' archaeology mission....
Courtesy Story | Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office | 06.25.2024
Archaeologists working at Fort McCoy have identified and investigated hundreds of archaeological sites and found hundreds of thousands of artifacts. The most common artifacts at Fort McCoy are small, chipped pieces of stone which archaeologists refer to as debitage....
