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The New England Antiquities Research Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to a better understanding of our historic and prehistoric past through the study and preservation of New England's stone sites in their cultural context. Founded, 1964.

-NEARA Mission Statement, Sue Carlson, NEARA President

Message dated 22 June 2009

What's New

Website Updated 19 July 2010

Long-time NEARA member and area coordinator for Maine, Ros Strong, comments on the Goddard Coin (i.e., Norse Penny).

Now on YouTube: single-left-click the video on the right to view a short clip of Doug Harris, Tribal Preservation Officer for the Narragansett Nation, speaking about NEARA and its members at the 2009 Fall Meeting, in the small preview window on this page, or click it twice to pop-up a full-size viewer.

NEARA proudly unveils the Third of its Monograph series, Beothuk Origins by John H. Cooper. This series commemorates NEARA's fortieth anniversary. Get your copy today!

NOTICE: The NEARA Library is trying to complete its collection of periodicals and are missing a number of titles. If you can donate, please do. Click here for a list and mailing address.

● The NEARA Collection has moved from the Exeter Public Library to the New Hampshire Technical Institute in Concord. There are more then 1000 volumes in the collection. Please click here for details.

New Articles & Pages

Picture Glossary of New England Lithic Constructions

by Daniel V. Boudillion

Posted 1 October 2009

Hidden Landscapes Video Series

by Ted Timreck

Remembering the Tarratine Wars

by John V. Goff

Posted 16 July 2009

Beothuk Origins Monograph

Lots of new pictures in the photos section

Updated 1-24-2007

Book Reviews

by Suzanne Carlson

NEARA Monographs

Archaeology Museums

Maps & Surveying Page

NEARA Field Trip

rain or shine

Guest Perspectives

The Last Kings of Norse America

R. G. Johnson and Laura J. (Janey) Westin

Hidden Landscapes Video Series

Ted Timreck

Turtle Vision

Tim MacSweeney

Photo Anomaly at Burnt Hill

Edward Bochnak

Mysticus

Walter Long

Chapter Events - Field Trips - Conferences - Meetings

NEARA Fall Meeting

12-14 November 2010, Storrs, CT

More info at UCONN Conference Services and Nathan Hale Inn

Details regarding registration & speakers to be provided shortly.

Mass Chapter Field Trip

(Join NH Chapter June 5, 2010 — see below)

New Hampshire Chapter Field Trip

Acworth, NH, on Saturday, May 22, 2010

Mystery Hill and Danville, NH, on Saturday, June 5, 2010

Hudson Valley Chapter Field Trip

None scheduled at this time

Breaking News!

A Presentation of the NEARA Transit,

Susan Thompson, Editor

Additional Abstracts by Ros Strong

Terry Deveau, Assistant Webmaster

Click here for all the latest Breaking News!

The NEARA Journal. Fascinating and informative articles by noted authors on a wide variety of lithic structures and associated features in the Americas and elsewhere. The premier forum of cutting-edge research on early lithic sites. Receive the NEARA Journal as a benefit of membership.

Across Before Columbus? Buy the book, attend the conference. Evidence for Transoceanic Contact with the Americas prior to 1492. (Includes book ordering info)

Across Before Columbus

The Blind Men and the Elephants: The Davenport Relics Reconsidered, by James L. Guthrie. This is the first in a series of NEARA Monographs commemorating NEARA’s fortieth anniversary. (Includes ordering info)

As a first rate case study, this NEARA monograph belongs on every NEARA member’s shelf.

Also, see Book Reviews by Suzanne Carlson.

The Newport Tower: NEARA’s editors feel the time is right to compile the efforts of our many contributors in a single volume. We hope that readers who have followed the twists and turns of Tower research will revisit the information contained herein, and that those who are new to the subject will find the subject matter intriguing and a catalyst for more reading and study. We have, in some cases, edited the authors' original articles in order to avoid redundancy. (Includes ordering info)

Beothuk Origins: "We know that the original Redskins were the Beothuk Indians of Newfoundland, who painted themselves gaudily with red ochre, but their story of their unique culture and sad demise has remained obscure. Dr. John Cooper has taken a big step towards filling this gap in our knowledge by summarizing the results of his lifelong studies of these enigmatic people." - J. L. Guthrie

Click here to order.

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2010 Fall Meeting: University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

November 12-14, 2010

Featuring (speakers confirmed to date): ● Robert Thorson ● Duncan Laurie ● and Nick Bellantoni. ● The main venue at UCONN will be the Dodd Research Center as well as the Pavilion at the Nathan Hale Inn.

Details of Topics, Speakers, & Reservations will be coming shortly.

Archive of past conferences here.

Acton Historical Chamber Restoration Project

Updated 6 September 2006

NEARA is collaborating with the Acton Land Stewardship Committee to restore and archeologically investigate the stone chamber on Nashoba Brook in Acton Massachusetts.

Click here for News, Photo Gallery, Restoration Log, and Events of Interest.

The Defenses of Norumbaga

by Professor Eben Norton Horsford

Maps and Illustrations from this 1891 book are now on line here. The text is considered at this point speculative, but the reproductions of the old maps of the New England coast are a treasure trove of antiquarian data.

NEARA Online Magazine

A Presentation of the NEARA Journal, Suzanne Carlson, Chairperson

Updated 2 October 2009

Note: if you are having trouble opening any of the below pdfs with Adobe Acrobat 6, save them to you desktop and open them from there with Acrobat 8 or 9.

Picture Glossary of New England Lithic Constructions

by Daniel V. Boudillion

Posted 1 October 2009

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Remembering the Tarratine Wars

by John V. Goff

NEARA Journal

Posted 16 July 2009

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Radiocarbon Dating of the Newport Tower

by Rob Carter

NEARA Journal

Posted 13 July 2009

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Deed Rock & God's Ten Acres

by Daniel V. Boudillion

Posted 23 June 2009

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Accenting the Landscape: Interpreting the Oley Hills Site

by Norman Muller

The Archeology of Semiotics and the Social Order of Things, 2008

Posted 24 November 2008

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The Montville “Souterrain” Reconsidered

by Norman Muller

NEARA Journal Vol. 41 #2, Winter 2007

Posted 24 July 2008

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A Case for the Use of Above Surface Stone Constructs

by Edwin C. Ballard & James W. Mavor Jr.

NEARA Journal Vol. 40 #1, Summer 2006

Posted 29 August 2007

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The Ringing Rocks of Pennsylvania

by Nick Reiter

Posted 28 August 2007

Archive of NEARA On-Line Articles

Submission Information for the NEARA Journal & Online Magazine:

Submissions are welcome and appreciated. Please send your article or article inquiry to Suzanne Carlson, Publications Committee Chair, at: krosspt@lincoln.midcoast.com, or to Terry J. Deveau, Assistant Webmaster, at: deveau@chebucto.ns.ca.

New England Antiquities Research Association

Terry J. Deveau, Assistant Webmaster deveau@chebucto.ns.ca

Photo credits this page: Pic 1 Sue Carlson VT - Pic 2 Sue Carlson NY - Pic 3 Dan Boudillion MA - Pic 4 Larry Mulligan PA - Pic 5 Dan Boudillion ME - Pic 6 Sue Carlson RI - Field Trip Tom Paul CT.