On behalf of the CAA 2006 Organising Committee, I cordially invite you to the 39th annual meeting of the Canadian Archaeological Association in Toronto from May 24th-27th, 2006. Our venue is the University of Toronto's residence and conference facility, 89 Chestnut. As both a place to stay and a place to meet, this facility is first rate. You can see this for yourself by visiting the 89 Chestnut web site.

Several special events are being planned in conjunction with the conference. Participants will be able to visit local museums and archaeological sites around Toronto, and you can count on receptions and a banquet that will be up to the high standards set by recent meetings. Speaking of the banquet, an annual CAA tradition, this year we will meet in the Lakeview Room on the 27th floor of 89 Chestnut. As the name implies, this room provides a spectacular view of downtown Toronto and the lakefront district, including City Hall and the CN Tower. It certainly promises to be a memorable night!

Link to web site :
Welcome to the 39th Annual CAA/ACA Conference Website

Bangladeshi archaeologists discover ancient fort city

WARI, Bangladesh: Archaeologists in Bangladesh say they have uncovered part of a fortified citadel dating back to 450 BC that could have been a stopping off point along an ancient trade route.
So far, a moat round the citadel has been uncovered along with parts of an ancient road at Wari, 85km northeast of the capital Dhaka.
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Gulf Times - SriLanka/Bangladesh


Reuters UK

Artifacts reveal distant past

EASTHAM - It's been 16 years since Frederica Dimmick, the National Park Service archaeologist at the Cape Cod National Seashore, first saw the little hearth area with blackness all around it.
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Archaeology in Arctic North America

The northernmost part of the North American continent has seen some of the most fascinating human adaptations anywhere, extending back thousands of years. But learning about those adaptations through archaeological research in that vast region presents a number of unique challenges, including short field seasons, immense logistical problems, and excavation into permafrost (permanently frozen ground). Using text and images, these pages provide a glimpse of archaeological research in this region and its results focusing principally on the Canadian Arctic where I've done the majority of my research.

Link to this:Arctic Archaeology