Ohio Valley Archaeology, Inc.

10/09/2026

We’re not kitten, it’s been a wild and busy Autumn 🍂 fieldwork season!! 🪏👷🏻‍♀️🐈‍⬛😊🥳😍

Hello!!! 👋🏼 We are hiring archaeological field technicians for various projects throughout Ohio!! 🍂 🍁🐿️🎃

$20-$23/hour, $50-$68/day per diem (no receipts), single occupancy hotel rooms.

Please send a single page resume to: [email protected]

10/07/2026

Yay, Stacy!! 💯🪏👷🏻‍♀️🥰🍾

Congratulations to Stacy M. Dunn, PhD, RPA, our new Secretary/Treasurer! Stacy brings 20+ years of experience in archaeology, CRM, nonprofit governance, and professional service. We’re excited to welcome her to this role!

Find out more at: https://rpanet.org/13732702

10/07/2026

Congratulations 🍾 to Archaeologist 👷🏻‍♀️and PI, Brenda Detty, on her presentation: Beneath the Floorboards: Archaeology at the Overfield Tavern! She presented on the field methods and artifacts recovered from our 2025 excavations! Stacy and Noah did an awesome job helping Brenda in preparation for and during this past Sunday’s event! 🤩Many thanks to Executive Director, M. Chris Manning, for having our team present!

Overfield Tavern is an 1808 tavern in Troy, . In 2024, it suffered a devastating fire and today is being restored and rebuilt. Excavations occurred in the Fall of 2025 with nearly 4,500 artifacts recovered. 🪏👷🏻‍♀️😎
The Overfield Tavern Museum

10/04/2026

More than 18,500 artifacts recovered during an archaeological investigation of Troy’s Overfield Tavern will be the focus of a public presentation Sunday, Oct. 4.

10/04/2026

TROY — In celebration of America 250 and Ohio Archaeology Month, The Troy Historical Society will host “Beneath the Floorboards: Archaeology at the Overfield Tavern” on Sunday, Oct. 4, at 2 p.m. at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center, 301 W. Main St.

10/01/2026

We yearn for the urn ⚱️!! We helped a church find their urn! Thankfully, it was a very quick find! Go Alex!

09/25/2026

Our new merch is 🔥!! It’s FriYAY!! 🤡🍁🐿️

06/14/2026

Our terrific trio team of Jessica, Norine, and Kieran getting their archive on at research facilities in Norfolk, VA! Here they’re gathering some photos and materials at one of the libraries 📚. And, of course, when you’re by the water, you need oysters 🦪!! 😋👩🏻‍💻💻📸💯💥

Ohio Valley Archaeology, Inc.

05/28/2026

During archaeological work at the U.S. Grant Boyhood Home in Georgetown, Ohio, our team discovered an interesting artifact: a mineral water bottle about the size of a modern water bottle!

The U.S. Grant Boyhood Home was where Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States, lived from 1823, when he was one year old, until 1839, when he left for West Point. He lived in this house longer than in any other home during his life.

The U.S. Grant Boyhood Home is an Ohio History Connection site, where our team is currently conducting archaeological work.

Ohio Valley Archaeology, Inc.
📸: Jarrod Burks