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An overflow crowd was in attendance on September 17th, despite a dark wet evening, for the Rochambeau Camp #5 artifact exhibit opening at the Bentley Memorial Library in Bolton, CT. The exhibit was curated by historian Rudy Guliani and featured artifacts recovered by UCONN’s Battlefield Archaeology Program under the direction…

FOSA members Anthony Gambardella and Tom Ford met with an engaging, energetic middle school class at the Millstream Farm (Montessori School, New Hartford). The students were given a brief overview of lithic materials used and biface types produced by the Indians of Southern New England. They were also introduced to…

On July 11th, 2026, FOSA Outreach volunteers set up two tents at East Haddam’s celebration of America’s 250th Anniversary. They displayed artifacts, FOSA information, a poster series on artifacts related to the 250th Anniversary, as well as hands-on demonstrations of archaeology. It was a great success and a beautiful day!

The Board of Directors of the Friends of the Office of State Archaeology (FOSA) is pleased to announce the awarding of the June and David Cooke Grant to Elizabeth Haley Glaviano. Liz is a Masters candidate at the University of Connecticut. Liz has proposed a field-testing program at a multi-component…