The LPC is consulting with relevant Tribal Nations regarding the protection and repatriation of Indigenous funerary objects, sacred objects, and cultural patrimony in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). While these consultations are underway, no ...
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We are pleased to announce that Buried Beneath the City: An Archaeological History of New York was awarded honorable mention for the Holton Book Award at the Archaeological Institute of America's 125th annual meeting which was held in Chicago in ...
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The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the Joseph Rodman Drake Park and Enslaved People's Burial Ground on December 12, 2023. It contains two colonial-era burial grounds and commemorates the Enslaved People who were central to the history of the area ...
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The Society for American Archaeology awarded Buried Beneath the City: An Archaeological History of New York their 2023 Popular Book Award which also commended the authors’, “decisive roles in the study of the archaeology of New York City, including ...
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The exhibition examines the life and work of Thomas Commeraw who was born to an enslaved family and then rose to prominence as a free Black entrepreneur who owned and operated a successful pottery in Lower Manhattan. The exhibit includes ...
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We are pleased to announce that Buried Beneath the City: An Archaeological History of New York is now out! This illustrated book uses urban archaeology to retell the history of New York, from the deeper layers of the past to ...
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Before Yesterday We Could Fly is now on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Aspects of it were inspired by Seneca Village, and the associated archaeological collection is curated by the Repository.
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The Landmarks Preservation Commission desginated Aakawaxung Munahanung (Island Protected from the Wind) Archaeological Site on June 22, 2021. It is the first New York City landmark that specifically recognizes the many generations of Indigenous Peoples who lived in the ...
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Seneca Village, located in what is now Central Park, was once the largest community of free African-American landowners. Through this online exhibit and collection, the general public will for the first time have access to nearly 300 artifacts and get ...
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Happy International Volunteers Day! We are thankful every day for our volunteers, especially John Yarmick and Carol S. Weed at the NYC Archaeological Repository: The Nan A Rothschild Research Center, who are very helpful and always of good cheer! ...
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The Central Park Conservancy has installed a temporary outdoor exhibit in Central Park to help visitors discover Seneca Village. For more information about the exhibit click here.
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Happy National Punch Day! This large painted pearlware bowl was used as a vessel for serving punch. Punch was a popular beverage during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the time period when this bowl was manufactured. Although ...
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Today we are celebrating Uncommon Musical Instrument Day! This hand-crafted whistle was fashioned from the stem of a discarded clay smoking pipe. The crude carved hole displayed on the stem’s body allowed for airflow through the bore hole and ...
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In honor of Hairstylists Appreciation Day, here's some trivia about an aritfact from the Archaeological Repository. My other half is missing, but is a mirror image. I am made of clay and aspire to give spirals and shape to the ...
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The Repository is open for two tours on May 3 as part of Jane's Walk. Please note that space is very limited and advance registriation is required. Please see this to register.
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LPC tweets about a stoneware jar fragment that was the work of Thomas Commeraw, one of more than 7,000 free Black people living in New York City in the early 1800s. The artifact is now curated at the New ...
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Meta Janowitz and Diana Wall, two distinguished Historical Archaeologists, published an article in Ceramics in America edited by Robert Hunter called, "New York, New York," featuring significant artifacts from the NYC Archaeological Repository: The Nan A Rothschild Research Center's ...
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Tracy Molis' debut solo exhibition at the Kai Matsumiya gallery includes her rendering of this Turkish-style decorated smoking pipe from the Stadt Huys project. The pipe dates from the 19th century. For more information about smoking pipes, please see ...
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NEW YORK – Today, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) announced the release of new Guidelines for Archaeological Work in New York City. These new guidelines, revised to reflect changes in state and federal regulations, as well as ...
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Archaeology was completed as part of the construction of 21 West End under the oversight of the Landmarks Preservation Commission. The project documented the transformation of the site from an isolated farm to an industrial neighborhood. The exhibit includes a ...
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Artifacts from the Lovelace Tavern, Stadt Huys Project, are included as part of New Amsterdam Stories which is a project to digitize and make 17th-century records related to New Amsterdam accessible. It is a project of NYC Department of ...
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The New York Preservation Archive Project honored the Durst family with a 2017 Preservation Award in part for their support of the NYC Archaeological Repository: The Nan A. Rothschild Research Center.
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Dr. Meredith Linn and her Bard Graduate Center class came to the repository this September to chose objects to research.
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This 2017 spring semeter class focused on illustrations of artifacts including materials from the repository. For more information please see this story. Please check back to see an on-line exhibition featuring some of their work such as the work shown in ...
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The Thirty-seventh annual PANYC Public Program will be held at the Museum of the City of New York on April 30, 2017 and will include a talk, "Inside the NYC Archaeological Repository: The Nan A. Rothschild Research Center and Website, ...
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Seneca Village was once the largest community of free African-American property owners in mid-19th century New York. It was first settled in the 1820s and by the 1850s the community included over 250 people who were primarily of African ancestry. ...
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The repository is delighted to host university classes and recently welcomed Professor Meredith Linn's class to share artifacts that relate to their studies.
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Artifacts from the Center's collections, including this tile, are now on display at the Museum of the City of New York as part of their New York at its Core and Activist New York exhibits. Please go see them!
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The Landmarks Preservation Commission is pleased to announce that on November 14, 2016, this website was awarded the “The Best of NYC” Excellence in Technology award – Best External Application. The award is given annually for exceptional performance, dedication ...
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Landmarks Preservation Commission Launches The Nan A. Rothschild Research Center and Website for NYC’s Archaeological Collections; Announces Partnership with The Durst Organization, Iron Mountain Incorporated, and Museum of the City of New York The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission ...
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Photographs from the October 5, 2016 Dedication and Website Launch:
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