Southern American Bottom Archaeology -SABA

08/28/2026

A wonderful way to learn more about neighbors all across Native North America!

We have the digital version of the Peoples of Arkansas brochure available for free on our website! It is the top link on the right side of this page: https://archeology.uark.edu/learn-discover/classroom-materials/

05/19/2026

Applications still open!

Our 2026 Scholarship and Grant Opportunity Portal is NOW OPEN!

different purposes. We helped Christina Youngpeter from Washington University travel to Turin Italy for an international conference related to her field of study and helped Autumn Melby from the University of Pennsylvania write a program template for archaeological societies and organizations to hold Archaeology Merit Badge events with Scouting America! The result of which was our first Merit Badge event at Camp Vandeventer last September.

The application portal for 2026 is NOW OPEN and will accept applications until June 30th. Awards will be presented at the CAS monthly meeting in time for school to start. If you would like to apply for a grant or scholarship or read the requirements, please click here: https://na2.documents.adobe.com/public/esignWidget?wid=CBFCIBAA3AAABLblqZhAk0D8nus1PPmaKGBw2ZiqZPeRWwbwZVtj3FoI8cfT8HfjBZwYi9CxP6CYDBOn6YSE*

All applicants will receive a free 1 year membership and IAAA (Illinois Association for the Advancement of Archaeology - compliments of CAS).

If you would like to help us fund this great program by making a donation, no matter how small, we would be grateful. To do so, click here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ZVGSKRYX8WA8C

The number of awards we can give are determined by the number of qualified applications and funds raised during the year.

06/21/2025

As we wrap up this week at Hawkins Hollow, new friends were made, alliances formed, and so, so many post holes found, meet the crew that made it all happen

06/18/2025

Here's the the incredible crew who made this exavation season possible. Let’s meet the gang!

06/07/2025

As we start our last field season here at Hawkins Hollow, we have to remind ourselves what’s important in life

04/16/2025

There are a lots of myths and legends out there, but let's take the time to get the facts straight about archaeology!

04/03/2025

"I swear the spear-point was THIS big!"

We can all be prone to tall-tales, but it's no exaggeration that we're getting excited in preparation for our final excavation season at the Hawkins Hollow site this coming June.