Flashback Friday: Highway Archeology Employee Spotlight
We’re introducing a new feature of our blog called “Employee Spotlight.” Four times a year, we’ll interview a NSHS employee and showcase their projects and explain the ...
Nolan Johnson
What We Found
NSHS Archeology Division Co-hosts the Flint Hills Archeology Conference
Flint Hills Archeology Conference attendees at the Fort Atkinson Powder Magazine. From left, Bob Blasing, Diane Laffin, Rob Bozell, Laurie Schwab, Chris Hord, Nolan ...
Ft. Atkinson Breaks Sod in Preparation for Upcoming Farming Demonstrations
On Dec 6, 2017, a plow sliced through the sod at Ft. Atkinson State Historical Park (SHP) for the first time in 55 years. Ft. Atkinson was the first military post west ...
The Nebraska Highway Archaeology Program in Action
These layers of sand in the side of the excavation are evidence of an active floodplain and were likely deposited during individual flood episodes. It was not ...
Screen Restoration at The State Archeology Office
Have you ever wondered what the archeologists at History Nebraska do when the weather does not permit field work? We've got the answer right here.
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An Archeologist’s Favorite Tool: LiDAR
By Nolan Johnson, NSHS Archeologist
LiDAR is one of my favorite tools as an archeologist. What is LiDAR you may ask? LiDAR stands for “Light Detection and Ranging” ...
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