Kansas Anthropological Association

06/02/2026

You’ll have to provide your own whip and fedora, but you can learn what it really takes to be an archeologist starting this week.

06/01/2026

06/01/2026

Join us at 2 p.m. on June 10 and 13 for a tour of the 2026 Kansas Archeology Training Program (KATP) archeology lab and field work locations. Come see and learn about all the work that the Kansas Historical Society, Kansas Anthropological Association, and the participants of the field school have been up to. The tours begin at 2 pm at the old Ruppenthal Middle School building at 400 N Elm St, Russell, Kansas. Learn more at www.kansashistory.gov/21214

05/11/2026

Construction crews in Arizona who are building President Trump’s expanded border wall have razed a portion of a Native American archeological site in the Sonoran Desert estimated to be at least 1,000 ...

05/11/2026

The Nature Conservancy in Kansas has permanently protected 960 additional acres at Smoky Valley Ranch Preserve. This is a major milestone that strengthens one of the state’s most ecologically significant grassland landscapes.

“This acquisition checks all the boxes for our work at Smoky Valley Ranch, from habitat diversity and connectivity to restoring native prairie. We’re grateful for the stewards who cared for this land before us and are excited to carry that forward.”
— Justin Roemer, Smoky Valley Ranch Manager

With this acquisition, more than 20,000 acres at Smoky Valley Ranch are now protected. The newly conserved grassland helps safeguard critical habitat for species like the lesser prairie-chicken and Ferruginous Hawk. That’s a big win for conservation in Kansas!

Learn more: https://nature.ly/4nwuF7H

📸: Lance Nells

05/10/2026

04/27/2026

04/27/2026

At our KAA Annual Meeting, April 25, 2026 in Council Grove Kansas. A beautiful day with the sights and sounds of KAA friends reporting, reconnecting, bantering, planning, and attending site tours.