News

For those of you who have not heard the sad news. We lost our good friend and associate Michael French yesterday to a tragic accident. This is a terrible loss. Michael was simply a terrific person, a talented archaeologist, and a loving father and husband. This loss affects us all. It is times like this when we realize what a close and supportive professional community we have in Kentucky. Michael will be greatly missed by so many. So many memories to share, so many great stories to retell. Read his full obituary.

Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Highland Baptist Church, 1101 Cherokee Road. Visitation will be held at Pearson’s, 149 Breckenridge Lane from 4-7 p.m. on Friday. Burial will be private.

Great news! From Darlene Applegate at WKU!

The Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology at Western Kentucky University is proud to announce that the Kentucky Archaeological Survey joined us effective June 1, 2019. This partnership insures that the award-winning work of the Survey will continue into the future, and it will provide WKU students with additional opportunities to gain hands-on experience in the field, the lab, and the community. For more information, please visit Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology News

The KYOPA Board is meeting next Friday, June 21. If anyone has any issues they would like to see discussed, please advise Anne at abader@ciarch.com and we will get it on the agenda.

Congratulations to our own Wayna Adams and Mary White of the Forest Service for their article in the current American Antiquity, co-authored with others from Tennessee and the Eastern Cherokee THPO! Proud of ya!