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April M. Beisaw @AprilMBeisaw

Professor of Anthropology @vassar , author of “Taking Our Water for the City: The Archaeology of New York City’s Watershed Communities”

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April M. Beisaw@AprilMBeisaw
16 May 2022
Today @Vassar president released an update regarding our #NAGPRA compliance work. All ancestors & their possessions from known archaeological sites have been returned to descendant communities. Consultations for individuals of unknown origin are ongoing vassar.edu/president/communi…

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Book talk Sunday April 12, 2026 at Hastings Public Library 2pm as part of the annual meeting of the Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct #archaeology #newyork
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The Archaeology of American Protests, coauthored with Dania Talley, is now available for preorder at $45 hardcover with the discount code 31AU825 at the publisher’s website upf.com/book.asp?id=97808130…
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Dr. Chris Barton, R.P.A.@Dr_Chris_Barton
7 Nov 2024
I am deeply honored to be the 2025 recipient of the Society for Historical Archaeology’s John L. Cotter Award. Thank you to my dear friend, Guy Oreido Weston, for nominating me and to everyone who has supported me. See you all in New Orleans!
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Our presentation on NY county poorhouse system of 19th & 20th centuries is ready for this weekends conference on State violence at Cornell. NY is creating new systems of temporary housing for the homeless that would benefit from understanding past failures archaeology.cornell.edu/unea…

Unearthing, Unseeing: Archaeology, Heritage, and Forensics in the Shadow of State Violence

Unearthing, Unseeing: Archaeology, Heritage, and Forensics in the Shadow of State Violence

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Misleading headline today about NYC water system - pay attention to: “There will be no more priority 3 & 4 acquisitions…. but additional focus on priority areas 1 & 2” The Ashokan/Olive & Boyds/Kent communities are in 1 & 2 flip.it/g17wy5

New York City to stop most land purchases in Catskill watershed

Residents and local officials in the Catskills are celebrating an agreement that puts an end to part of a decades-long land acquisition program by the New York City Department of Environmental...

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Cats of Egypt 🧵#1 is a cat at home in Old Cairo.
Black cat in silhouette on a carpet adjacent to stairs and a pink door

ALT Black cat in silhouette on a carpet adjacent to stairs and a pink door

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#7 is a sleepy cat at Philae Temple
A white cat laying against an inscribed stone wall

ALT A white cat laying against an inscribed stone wall

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#8 is a cat impersonating an archaeologist at Elephantine Island
Black cat in front of 2 stone sarcophagi

ALT Black cat in front of 2 stone sarcophagi

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Congratulations @lromeranth !
Vassar College Anthropology Department@VassarAnth
18 Sep 2024
Excited to share this interview with the wonderful Professor Louis Römer in the Dutch Caribbean newspaper
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NDN Collective@ndncollective
14 Sep 2024
A VICTORY FOR TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY! 🎉 The EPA Appeals Board has rescinded Powertech, Inc.'s mining permit for their long-contested Dewey-Burdock project in the Black Hills due to the company's failure to engage in proper tribal consultation and cultural surveying.
A VICTORY TO PROTECT AND DEFEND THE HESAPA! POWERTECH, A MINING COMPANY, UNDERMINED TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY BY NOT SEEKING TRIBAL CONSULTATION AND CULTURAL SURVEYING OF THE BLACK HILLS.

ALT A VICTORY TO PROTECT AND DEFEND THE HESAPA! POWERTECH, A MINING COMPANY, UNDERMINED TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY BY NOT SEEKING TRIBAL CONSULTATION AND CULTURAL SURVEYING OF THE BLACK HILLS.

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New NSF application asks whether project could affect a tribal nation. If yes, applicants must include evidence they have notified tribal authorities about their plans, will hold discussions and obtain approval. science.org/content/article/…

New NSF rule requires tribal approval for research affecting their interests

Many see the change as long overdue but expect new burdens on researchers and tribes

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The Intensive NAGPRA Summer Training & Education Program (INSTEP) serves as a training program focused on best practices related to Ancestral human remains under NAGPRA. INSTEP 2025 will be July 7-11 at University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC. instep-nagpra.my.canva.site/…

Intensive NAGPRA Summer Training & Education Program

INSTEP is a training program focused on best practices related to Ancestral human remains under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.

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April M. Beisaw retweeted
Dr. Alicia R. Ventresca-Miller@steppebioarch
8 Sep 2024
Archaeologists, if you haven’t watched Time Bandits…..start now. Episode 7 is hilarious, as they end up in the Paleolithic and…..well, interact with Neanderthals. Best thing I’ve ever watched 🤣 #Archaeology #neanderthal #TimeBandits
Jemaine Clement
@AJemaineClement
14 Aug 2024
Take a look at our beautiful mammoth puppet made by @WetaWorkshop for #TimeBandits This is before it had its hair done.
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The American Studies Program @Vassar invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Native American Studies beginning August 2025. We seek a dynamic, innovative, community-engaged scholar of Native American Studies. 1/n
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experience teaching and mentoring Native and other underrepresented students, and/or a record of collaboration with Native communities. Applications should be addressed to Lisa Collins and Molly McGlennen and submitted online at: employment.vassar.edu/postin…. 6/n

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Please contact americanstudies@vassar.edu with any questions. Review of applicant materials will begin on October 15, 2024, and will continue until the position has been filled. 7/7
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