Chronicle Heritage

08/27/2026

Congratulations to Dr. James Delle, Senior Archaeologist and Regional Principal-East Coast, and his wife, Dr. Mary Ann Levine, Lewis Audenreid Professor of History and Archaeology at Franklin & Marshall College, for authoring a chapter in the recently published book, “Grappling with Monuments of Oppression”.

In the chapter, titled “Catharine’s Town and the 1779 Sullivan Expedition against the Haudenosaunee”, Delle and Levine grapple with the reality that the landscape of the United States is littered with historical markers “erected to celebrate what can best be described as colonial conquest.”

Read on to learn more 👇

Dr. Jim Delle co-authors chapter titled “Catharine’s Town and the 1779 Sullivan Expedition against the Haudenosaunee” for recent book.

08/25/2026

Our California team is growing!

Please join us in welcoming Amy Gatenbee as our new Subject Matter Expert in the Golden State 👏 👏 👏

Amy brings nearly 20 years of experience in California and Great Basin archaeology to our firm, including expertise in lithic and ceramic studies.

She completed her BA at the University of California, Davis, and her MS at the , and continued her graduate coursework at the University of South Florida, where she specialized in GPR data collection and tribal consultation.

It's great to have you on board, Amy!

08/20/2026

We’re proud to sign on and join Cultural Heritage Partners, the Fight Back Coalition, and others in raising concerns about proposed changes to Section 106 and other federal protections for America’s historic places and cultural heritage.

For organizations that share our concerns, you can add your name here 👇

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_NNBbxAitoZlAMk-Sp1MbBiZGlOrPwssMRc3j3dKiKMftfg/viewform

There is room for thoughtful conversation about how Section 106 can work better. This is an important issue for our industry, our clients, Tribal Nations, government agencies, communities, and anyone involved in developing and stewarding America’s infrastructure and cultural heritage. We encourage stakeholders across the spectrum of this conversation to read up on the specific changes being proposed and what is at stake.

This article on our website written by Steve Karacic, President at Chronicle Heritage, outlines those changes 👇

https://www.chronicleheritage.com/2026/08/05/section-106-regulatory-update-what-do-the-proposed-revisions-to-36-cfr-part-800-mean-for-your-projects/

Cultural Heritage Partners and the Fight Back Coalition is organizing a letter to Congress opposing the unprecedented regulatory, legislative, and executive attempts to eviscerate Section 106 and federal protections for America's historic places and cultural heritage. We welcome sign ons from Tribal...

08/12/2026

Come by Booth No. 311 at the Georgia Environmental Conference to connect with our team of cultural resources experts:

• Steve Karacic, President
• Heidi de Gregory, Tallahassee Office Principal
• Victoria Shakespeare, East Coast Account Executive
• Michael Foster, Subject Matter Expert

We’d love to share our current projects and how we can help with your archaeological needs. We’ll also have fun giveaways, and will be raffling off a prize.

See you on Jekyll Island! 🌴

07/31/2026

Meet the Rosetta Stone of Chronicle Heritage's California team.

Mike Mirro is a geo-archaeologist who speaks fluent technologist — they’ve done the fieldwork, and they build the tools. Since helping open our SoCal office in 2017, Mike has led advanced GIS and 3D modeling for our projects, including aerial and ground-based photogrammetry that captured cliff dwellings in Ute Mountain Tribal Park south of Mesa Verde in partnership with the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.

Their superpower? Problem-solving for archaeologists. If there's a gap between what the field needs and what technology can do, Mike helps fill the gap — it's why they lead our innovations program and champion Codifi across Chronicle.

They haven’t left the field behind, either: they co-direct the Rio Frio Regional Archaeological Project (RiFRAP) in Belize on their PTO stints from Chronicle.

More information about RiFRAP can be found here: https://rifrap.org/

We're proud to be rebuilding California with people like Mike.

07/30/2026

Last week, Chronicle Heritage’s Underwater Program team members assembled in Pensacola, Florida, to conduct an annual refresher on surface-supplied air diving protocols and procedures. Although Tropical Storm Bertha formed in the Gulf and quickly ended any plans to dive offshore, 10 of our Maritime Archaeologists shifted operations to nearby Vortex Springs for several days in the water and running topside diver support. This training emphasized equipment maintenance; familiarity with our in-house systems; review of emergency and rescue procedures; and in-water drills. At the end of the week, several team members received certifications as Surface Supplied Diving Supervisors, and all staff are cleared for participation in project dive operations.

Many thanks to Dan Marelli, President at Scientific Diving International, for overseeing this training and sharing his vast experience with the team.

This training further contributes to Chronicle's strong internal culture of safety, procedural consistency, and camaraderie.

07/29/2026

Exploring Arabia's Late Prehistory: Join Us for the Beatrice de Cardi Lecture

Chronicle Heritage is proud to support this year's Beatrice de Cardi Lecture, featuring renowned archaeologist Vincent Charpentier, whose pioneering work has transformed our understanding of the archaeology of Oman and eastern Arabia.

The lecture is the keynote of The International Association for the Study of Arabia's 59th Seminar for Arabian Studies and will be held on Friday, July 31, at 5:45 p.m. CEST (Central European Summer Time) in the Room 1 Auditorium at the University of Bologna Official. The lecture will also be broadcast virtually for free via Microsoft Teams.

Those interested in viewing the presentation online can register here: 21ea338e-1c3c-4b69-ba64-c9702632f8fa@e99647dc-1b08-454a-bf8c-699181b389ab" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/21ea338e-1c3c-4b69-ba64-c9702632f8fa@e99647dc-1b08-454a-bf8c-699181b389ab

In his lecture, "Are the shores of the Oman Peninsula and the dunes of the Rubʿ al-Khali still terra incognita for Late Prehistory?", Charpentier will examine one of the most compelling questions in Arabian archaeology: how prehistoric communities adapted to and interacted with some of the region's most challenging landscapes. Drawing on decades of field research, the lecture explores recent discoveries from the coastlines of the Oman Peninsula and the vast Rubʿ al-Khali, highlighting how new archaeological evidence is reshaping our understanding of settlement, mobility, environmental change, and human occupation during the Late Prehistoric period.

Charpentier has dedicated nearly four decades to archaeological research in Oman, beginning in 1985. He has served as Director of the French Archaeological Mission in Oman since 2010 and is a senior executive at INRAP, the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research. An emeritus researcher with the CNRS, Charpentier is internationally recognized as one of the foremost authorities on the Neolithic of Arabia and has played a pivotal role in advancing archaeological research throughout the region.

For heritage professionals working in Arabia, this lecture offers a unique opportunity to hear directly from one of the field's leading scholars as he reflects on decades of discovery and discusses the questions that continue to shape archaeological research across the Arabian Peninsula.

Chronicle is honored to support the Beatrice de Cardi Lecture and the exchange of knowledge that strengthens our profession and advances the stewardship of Arabia's remarkable cultural heritage.

07/24/2026

Join Chronicle Heritage and the Bronx River Alliance for Wreck-reational Fun with Underwater Archaeology as part of !

📅 Saturday, July 25
🕒 12 - 4 p.m.
📍 Bronx River House, Starlight Park, 1490 Sheridan Blvd, Bronx, NY 10459

Have you ever wondered how underwater archaeologists investigate historic sites and shipwrecks in aquatic settings?

Join the Chronicle Heritage Underwater Archaeology team to find out!

Guests of all ages are welcome. There will be free crafts and activities for our younger friends, as well as educational opportunities for our older friends.

Come down to learn about tools of the trade, shipwrecks, how New Yorkers utilized waterfronts and waterways in the past, and more.

More information 👇

🔗 https://www.cityofwaterday.org/

07/22/2026

Stellar day for some drone shots and shovel tests in St. Louis, Missouri!

07/16/2026

Our paleontology team is growing 🦖⚒️🦕

Please help us give a warm welcome to Betsy Kruk!

Betsy has over 18 years of professional paleontology experience across the western U.S. and Canada, including nine years specializing in paleontological mitigation management across Arizona, California, Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.

She has managed large-scale, multi-year paleontological projects, handling everything from initial background research and proposals to field surveys, mitigation plans, active fossil salvages, and final report writing. A major focus of her work is ensuring regulatory compliance for complex infrastructure.

Betsy has been essential to the successful implementation of mitigation measures for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Departments of Transportation, and major utilities like PacifiCorp, Southern California Edison (SCE), and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E).

"Whether coordinating with federal and private agencies or managing data, my goal is always to keep projects moving while strictly adhering to CEQA, NEPA, Arizona Antiquities Act, and other critical resource laws," said Betsy.

Let's welcome Betsy to Team Chronicle!