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Spring 2008 Edition (PDF)

Contents:

  • Indonesia's First Farmers
  • Repatriation News
  • Honoring Dr. Harold G. Bergen 1910 – 2007
  • Tug Tour a Success!
  • Curation Summit
  • Return to San Juan
  • Biderbost Basket Project
  • Bainbridge Island Spear
  • Burke Archaeology Awarded King County Grant
  • 2007 Archaeological Collections Research Fellowships
  • Graduate Award
  • Undergraduate Award
Drs. Peter Lape and Daud Tanudirjo excavating
Drs. Peter Lape and Daud Tanudirjo (Universitas Gadjah Mada) excavate on the island of Ay


Carved bone blanket pin
Carved bone blanket pin from the Tse-Whit-Zen site
Photo courtesy of the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)
Spring 2007 Edition (PDF)

Contents:

  • Tse-Whit-Zen Collection Temporarily at the Burke
  • Kennewick Man Update
  • Archaeology of West Point Web site Wins Award
  • T’xwelátse's Journey Home
  • Endowment Supports New Student Fellowship
  • Waterline Project Gets Start-up Funding
  • Nellie Travels Again!
  • Local Archaeologist Saves a Site and a Collection
  • New Archaeology Education
  • Programs Target Middle School Students
  • "Burke 101" to Focus on Archaeology in Spring 2007
  • Burke Helps Stop Illegal Artifact Sales
  • Dr. Harold Bergen Funds New Education and Conservation Projects
  • Recent Research in Southeast Asia
  • Thanks to Our Supporters!


Spring 2004 Edition (PDF)

Contents:

  • Sea Monsters and Mountain Sheep: Preserving Images of Columbia River Rock Art
  • Mapping Technology Aids Repatriation Efforts
  • Burke Works to Protect Archaeological Collections Statewide
  • Archaeology in the World's Newest Nation
  • Students Learn More Than Textbook Lessons
  • Ancient Textiles and Baskets from I-5 to the Aleutians
  • Egyptian Mummy and Coffin to Visit Foreign Lands!
  • Thanks to our Generous Supporters in 2003–2004!



Egyptian Mummy
Burke Museum's Egyptian Mummy "Nellie" and coffin in her traveling exhibit case.


Students measuring artifact locations
John Muir Elementary School students measure artifact locations at the Courtland Place Public Dig
Spring 2003 Edition (PDF)

Contents:

  • Kids Dig Courtland Place
  • New Off-Site Facilities Opens
  • Vashon Shell Midden Book
  • New Work on Government Collections
  • New Mummy Exhibit
  • Archaeology Department gets IESUS Grant for Diabetes Project
  • Cedar River Watershed Teams Up with the Burke
  • Thanks to our Generous Supporters in 2002–2003!


February 2002 Edition

Contents:

  • Archaeology Bus a Big Hit!
  • Facility at Sand Point will Ease Space Crunch
  • Dr. Harold G. Bergen Endowment for Archaeology Outreach
  • Papua New Guinea Curator Visits Burke
  • Database Will Help Protect Archaeological Sites
  • Mummy Update
  • Does Archaeology Hold Clues to Native American Diabetes Epidemic?
  • Thanks to our Generous Supporters in 2000–2001!




Archaeology Bus Tour of King County attendees
Archaeology Bus Tour of King County, co-sponsored by King County Roads Services Division




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