Nebraska State Archeologists at Sharp Homestead
Archeologists from the NSHS State Archeology Office (SAO) began work on the Sharp Homestead site in Stanton County. The site was first recorded in 1992 and ...
Sharp Homestead
What We Found
The Sharp Homestead Case Study, Part 1: Why do we do archeology?
Among the most common questions professional archeologists receive is an important one: Why do you do archeology? This isn’t typically asked in the manner of “What drew ...
The Sharp Homestead Case Study Part 2: How do we know where to look for and find archeological sites?
Now that we’ve learned why archeology is done—particularly through the lens of state and federal legislation (such as the Section 106 process) that mandates ...
The Sharp Homestead Case Study Part 3: What steps do archeologists take to excavate an archeological site?
Previous installments of this blog series have shown us why archeology is done and how archeologists know where to look for archeological sites. Part 2 also introduced ...
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