Below is a list of published or broadcast news reports that mention either the Research Laboratories of Archaeology or its staff, students, and research associates. The list goes back to 1988. Many of the recent articles can be found on the newspapers' or magazines' web sites, but direct links are not always provided here because such links tend to be unstable.
| Sep 14 |
Carolina Arts & Sciences |
Unearthing History, Here and Abroad |
| Sep 14 |
Carolina Alumni Review |
At Home With the Presidents |
| 8/31/14 |
Chapel Hill News |
Archaeologists unearth Chapel Hill's past |
| 8/26/14 |
News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) |
Under a Chapel Hill driveway, the university of the past emerges |
| 8/25/14 |
Daily Tar Heel |
Driveway dig uncovers UNC history, remnants of 19th century home |
| 8/25/14 |
TWC News |
Archaeologists Uncover Artifacts in UNC System President's Driveway |
| 8/24/14 |
Chapel Hill News |
Archaeologists hit pay dirt |
| 8/22/14 |
Chapelboro.com |
Former UNC President’s House Unearthed |
| 8/22/14 |
Herald-Sun (Durham, NC) |
UNC-Chapel Hill experts, students unlock history of historic home |
| 8/22/14 |
WNCN-TV News |
Artifacts Unearthed at UNC's Chancellor's House |
| 8/22/14 |
University Gazette |
Striking archaeological pay dirt at the UNC president’s house |
| 8/9/14 |
Huffington Post |
Elephant Mosaic In 5th Century Synagogue Uncovered |
| 8/7/14 |
Greek Reporter |
Ancient Greek City Discovered in Crete |
| 8/5/14 |
University Gazette |
Archaeological collection at UNC is 8 million artifacts strong |
| 7/26/14 |
News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) |
In Ancient Land, UNC-Led Teams Unearth Ancient History |
| 7/15/14 |
WUNC-FM |
NC Archaeologist Has Find-Of-A-Lifetime, 3 Years In A Row |
| 9/12/13 |
Endeavors |
More than Mosaics |
| 8/31/13 |
Huffington Post |
Ancient Samson Mosaic Uncovered In Israeli Synagogue |
| Winter 12 |
Endeavors |
Trampled Underfoot |
| 12/14/11 |
University Gazette |
What Lies Beneath the Ivory Tower |
| 12/4/11 |
Chapel Hill News |
Finding History Down the Drain |
| 11/28/11 |
WUNC-FM |
UNC Stumbles on Buried 19th Century Building |
| 11/21/11 |
Daily Tar Heel |
UNC Excavation Reveals Buildings Under McCorkle Place |
| 5/26/10 |
University Gazette |
For archaeologist Steve Davis,
digging into history began at an early age |
| 9/9/09 |
Talequah Daily Press (Okla.) |
Cherokee Holiday Wrapup |
| Winter 09 |
Endeavors |
Let the Water Flow |
| 1/13/09 |
News 14 Carolina (TV video) |
Local site provides look back through time |
| 1/12/09 |
Salisbury Post |
Ancient Carolinians left their mark: Badin exhibit tells the story |
| 1/08/09 |
Salisbury Post |
The Wooden Stone hosts reception for John Morehead Friday |
| 12/31/08 |
Stanly News and Press |
Local museum to display rare Native American artifacts exhibit |
| 10/08/08 |
Daily Tar Heel |
Archaeologist to lecture as UNC begins major this year |
| 10/07/08 |
Daily Tar Heel |
Lecture marks debut of archaeology major |
| 06/22/08 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Archaeologists dig up story of 18th-century intrigues |
| 6/22/08 |
Charlotte Observer |
Their dig is going to town |
| 4/21/08 |
Durham Herald-Sun |
Morehead Offers Interactive Archaeology |
| Spring 08 |
Carolina Arts and Sciences |
Digging Deep |
| Spring 08 |
Carolina Arts and Sciences |
Mysteries of the Olmec |
| Spring 08 |
Carolina Arts and Sciences |
She Digs Teaching Archaeology of Ancient World |
| Mar-Apr 08 |
Archaeology Magazine |
Do Civilizations Really Collapse? |
| Winter 08 |
Endeavors |
Where the Trail Has Led |
| Fall 07 |
Carolina Arts and Sciences |
Archaelogical Dig Confirms Lost Catawba Indian Village |
| Aug 07 |
Our State |
No Place Like Home |
| Oct 07 |
Smithsonian |
Down to Earth (featuring former RLA student Amber VanDerwarker) |
| 6/24/07 |
The Herald (Rock Hill, SC) |
Progress uncovers history
|
| 6/24/07 |
The Herald (Rock Hill, SC) |
Artifacts from 350-year-old village found at York County site |
| 6/23/07 |
The Herald (Rock Hill, SC) |
Passion for digging up past starts early for local student |
| 6/21/07 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Orange Loses Voting Site |
| 3/19/07 |
The Herald (Rock Hill, SC) |
Dig was good idea |
| 3/11/07 |
The Herald (Rock Hill, SC) |
The future: What's next at Kanawha? |
| 3/11/07 |
The Herald (Rock Hill, SC) |
Ancient Catawba village could cover 10 acres of riverside site |
| 3/11/07 |
The Herald (Rock Hill, SC) |
What came before: Anger, frustration over the lack of a thorough survey |
| Spring 07 |
Endeavors |
Sorcerer, Seer, Psychopomp |
| Spring 07 |
American Archaeology |
Examining a Mysterious Mound-Building Culture |
| Winter 06 |
American Archaeology |
In Search of the Lost Colony |
| 11/17/06 |
Stanly News & Press |
Artifacts from the Ancients
|
| 11/17/06 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Dig Into the State's Past |
| Fall 2006 |
Carolina Arts and Sciences |
Digging It |
| 10/15/06 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Web lets UNC prof do armchair archaeology |
| 10/7/06 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Natives Cleared Trees too, Study Says |
| 9/17/06 |
The Herald (Rock Hill, SC) |
Catawbas angered over museum letter |
| 9/17/06 |
The Herald (Rock Hill, SC) |
Protecting Bluff Site |
| 9/10/06 |
The Herald (Rock Hill, SC) |
Museum sells land with Indian relics |
| 9/10/06 |
The Herald (Rock Hill, SC) |
What scholars think could be on site |
| 7/19/06 |
University Gazette (UNC-CH) |
Undergraduates lend hand at home of UNC founder |
| 6/21/06 |
Charlotte Observer |
Finding a forgotten Founding Father |
| 6/14/06 |
United Press International |
UNC founder's home found in South Carolina |
| Mar-Apr 06 |
The Angolite (Angola, LA) |
Unlikely Treasures |
| 4/06/06 |
Durham Herald Sun |
Early American Indians is topic
|
| 3/27/06 |
The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) |
Panel to discuss Angola’s history before prison
|
| 3/8/06 |
University Gazette (UNC-CH) |
Inaugural archaeology lecture to be given March 21
|
| 1/23/06 |
National Geographic News |
Dig Adds to Cherokee "Trail of Tears" History
|
| 1/12/06 |
Exploring North Carolina (WUNC-TV) |
10,000 Years Before Contact
|
| 1/12/06 |
Exploring North Carolina (WUNC-TV) |
Man and Mammoth in the Carolinas
|
| 11/14/05 |
National Geographic News |
Excavated Village Unlocks Mystery of Tribe's Economy |
| 10/16/05 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Dig uncovers past of Cherokee in North Carolina |
| 10/9/05 |
Durham Herald Sun |
Alcoa donates artifacts to UNC |
| 10/9/05 |
Chapel Hill News |
Alcoa donates outreach grant, artifacts, to UNC |
| Oct 05 |
The Yadkin Report |
Alcoa Donates Historic Hardaway Artifacts to The University of North Carolina |
| 10/4/05 |
North Carolina Now (WUNC-TV) |
Alcoa donates artifacts to UNC |
| 10/4/05 |
Triangle Business Journal |
Alcoa donates 1.3M artifacts to UNC |
| 10/4/05 |
Daily Tar Heel |
Alcoa donates artifacts to UNC research laboratories |
| 10/4/05 |
Stanly News & Press |
Hardaway Legacy, More than a Million Native Artifacts Donated to UNC |
| 10/4/05 |
Salisbury Post |
Alcoa donates Ice Age-era artifacts to UNC |
| 10/3/05 |
Businesswire |
Alcoa Donates Artifacts, Outreach Grant to UNC-Chapel Hill |
| Fall 05 |
American Archaeology |
The World in a Whelk Shell |
| Spring 05 |
American Archaeology |
New Revelations at Moundville |
| 4/19/05 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Anthropologist to Speak at Library |
| 3/29/05 |
Daily Tar Heel |
Archaeologists unearth pieces of UNC history |
| 3/16/05 |
Honolulu Star-Bulletin |
Burial return plan is flawed |
| 3/7/05 |
National Geographic News |
Ancient Artifacts Found on North Carolina Campus |
| Winter 05 |
American Archaeology |
Celebrating 25 years of preservation |
| 1/22/05 |
Chapel Hill News |
Shadows from the past |
| 1/22/05 |
Chapel Hill News |
Construction uncovers old foundation
|
| Winter 04 |
Endeavors |
By the Dead Sea
|
| 11/22/04 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Routine dig uncovers treasures from past
|
| 11/17/04 |
Washington Post |
Bill Would Redefine Indian Tribe: Kennewick Man's Fate in the Balance
|
| Nov 04 |
Carolina Alumni Review |
Timelines: What We Leave Behind
|
| 11/7/04 |
Chapel Hill News |
Digging through layers of history
|
| 11/3/04 |
Honolulu Star-Bulletin |
Federal panel to revisit artifacts dispute
|
| 10/6/04 |
National Public Radio |
The Search for the First Americans (Vin Steponaitis one of three guests interviewed on the program "The Connection")
|
| 9/1/04 |
Daily Tar Heel |
Founder's home to be excavated |
| 8/1/04 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Dig Finds Evidence of Spanish Fort |
| 7/30/04 |
Kinston Free Press |
U.N.C. archaeologists locate S.C. home of war hero |
| 7/26/04 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
William Davie's Tivoli Unearthed |
| 4/6/04 |
San Marcos Daily Record |
Native American Iconography Too Often Misunderstood |
| Mar 04 |
Carolina Alumni Review |
State's Ancient Treasures Come to Light - After 60 Years |
| Spring 04 |
The New Southern View |
Emerald Mound: A Window on the Past |
| 1/8/04 |
Durham Herald-Sun |
Archaeology Collection Closer to Home |
| 12/10/03 |
University Gazette |
Grant Secures New Home for North Carolina's Largest Archaeological Collection |
| 12/15/03 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
N.C. History Finds a Home |
| 12/02/03 |
Daily Tar Heel |
Artifacts to Find Fixed Home |
| 9/03 |
Blue & White (UNC-CH) |
Uncovering A Nation |
| Fall 03 |
Endeavors (UNC-CH) |
The Patriots |
| 8/31/03 |
Fayetteville Observer |
Pieces of the Past |
| 7/16/03 |
University Gazette |
Dig Unearths Remnants of Catawba Culture |
| 7/17/03 |
The Herald (Rock Hill, SC) |
Catawba artifacts unearthed |
| 7/15/03 |
The Herald (Rock Hill, SC) |
250-year-old Catawba artifacts unearthed |
| 7/11/03 |
The Herald (Rock Hill, SC) |
Shards of pottery, tools found in Lancaster County |
| 6/30/03 |
Science Daily |
Archaeologists, Students at UNC Painstakingly Dig, Discover Two Settlements Key in US History |
| 6/27/03 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Two Catawba Settlements Found |
| 6/27/03 |
Durham Herald-Sun |
Catawba Site Reveals Lot More Than History |
| 5/25/03 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
New Views of North Carolina |
| Spring 03 |
Endeavors (UNC-CH) |
Cherokee Trails |
| Spring 03 |
The Fountain (UNC-CH) |
Building Native American Scholarship and Community One Piece at a Time |
| 4/20/03 |
Chapel Hill Herald |
Museum directors say Iraqi artifacts should have been protected |
| 3/25/03 |
Chapel Hill News |
Playing with Switches and Sticks |
| Winter 03 |
Endeavors (UNC-CH) |
Cherokee Ceramics--the Old Way |
| 10/9/02 |
University Gazette |
Haggis Leads Team that Discovers Lost City |
| 9/23/02 |
The News and Observer |
UNC Team Excavates Lost Greek City |
| 9/19/02 |
Kinston Free Press |
Bone Fragments, Pottery Found |
| Fall 02 |
American Archaeology |
Learning About Louisiana's First Mound Builders |
| 9/02 |
Archaeology |
Cherokee Holy of Holies |
| 7/22/02 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Looters Steal Pieces of N.C. History |
| 6/20/02 |
Chapel Hill News |
Students Dig Hillsborough Archaeology |
| 3/4/02 |
Durham Herald-Sun |
UNC Professor Discusses Finer Points
of Archaeology |
| 2/24/02 |
Durham Herald-Sun |
Archaeologist Digs Working in Southeast |
| 11/27/01 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Preserving Tribal History |
| 7/18/01 |
University Gazette (UNC-CH) |
Digging Up the Distant Past in Hillsborough |
| 6/21/01 |
Durham Herald-Sun |
UNC Class Exhumes Indian Grave |
| 6/21/01 |
Chapel Hill Herald |
Purification Ceremony (picture and caption) |
| 4/8/01 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Alabama Dig Seeks Clues to Fall of Native American City |
| 11/19/00 |
Chapel Hill Herald |
Challenge Readers Dig, But Miss Answer |
| 11/6/00 |
Chapel Hill Herald |
UNC's Indian Artifacts in Storage |
| 9/13/00 |
University Gazette (UNC-CH) |
Work begins on new arts and humanities building |
| 6/11/00 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Occaneechi Gathering Revels in History, Culture |
| 4/25/00 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
UNC Expert to Help Reveal Skeleton's Past |
| 3/00 |
Academe |
N.C. Academics Relinquish Native American Remains |
| Winter 00 |
Learn NC Beacon |
Partner Spotlight: The Research Laboratories of Archaeology |
| 11/14/99 |
Chapel Hill News |
UNC Will Get Archaeological Specimens |
| 11/14/99 |
Durham Herald/Sun |
Pair Digs North Carolina History |
| 10/11/99 |
National Review |
Stonehenge or Septic Tank? |
| 10/7/99 |
Black Mountain News |
Righting Past Wrongs: College Returns
Cherokees to Final Resting Place |
| 10/6/99 |
Cherokee One Feather |
Remains Reburied at Warren Wilson College |
| 10/1/99 |
WRAL-5 On-Line (Raleigh NC) |
Reburying Remains Will Continue Circle of Life, Tribal Leader Says |
| 10/1/99 |
Durham Herald/Sun |
Memorial Service to be Held for Reburied
Cherokee Remains Returned by UNC |
| 10/1/99 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Cherokees to Honor Ancient Remains |
| 9/99 |
Business North Carolina |
They Dig It When the Past Gets in the Future's Way |
| 5/23/99 |
Chapel Hill Herald |
Old Alumni Building Holds Fount of Ancient Knowledge |
| Spring 99 |
Carolina Connections |
Alcoa gives 1.8 million points of North Carolina history |
| 2/8/99 |
Chapel Hill Herald |
Digging Up History at UNC |
| 2/8/99 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Archaeologist Digs into UNC's Past: Traces of Dorm, Tavern Found |
| Winter 98 |
Endeavors |
The Ghost Field |
| 12/14/98 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Occaneechi Struggle for Identity |
| 11/20/98 |
Chronicle of Higher Education |
Archaeologists Use Technology to Avoid Invasive Excavations |
| 7/20/98 |
All Things Considered (NPR) |
The Occaneechi |
| 7/15/98 |
University Gazette (UNC-CH) |
Carolina Scientists Find Treasures of Occaneechi and other Eno River Tribes at Hillsborough Site |
| 7/7/98 |
Chapel Hill Herald |
UNC Archaeologists Delve into Area's Dirt, History |
| 6/12/98 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Tribe Celebrating a History the State Won't Recognize |
| 6/4/98 |
Daily Tar Heel (UNC-CH) |
Archaeologists to Present Excavation Tour, Program |
| Spring 98 |
Carolina Connections |
Partners in Learning |
| 1/28/98 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Occaneechi Findings on CD-ROM |
| 11/7/97 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Native American Village Being Reborn |
| 10/1/97 |
Carolina Alumni Review |
Lost and Found in McCorkle Place |
| 9/19/97 |
New York Times |
Study of Ancient Indian Site Puts Early
American Life in New Light |
| 9/19/97 |
Chapel Hill News |
A Village to Save A People |
| 8/19/97 |
Daily Tar Heel (UNC-CH) |
Scientists Determine Identity of Structure |
| 8/15/97 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Mystery Solved at UNC |
| 8/15/97 |
Chapel Hill News |
Dig Shows UNC Housing Crunch Is Nothing
New |
| 7/22/97 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Buried Treasure: Chapel Hill's Past Emerges
in UNC Dig |
| 7/17/97 |
Daily Tar Heel (UNC-CH) |
Campus Dig Reveals Older UNC Building |
| 7/16/97 |
University Gazette (UNC-CH) |
Archaeologists Unearth Remains of 1800s Building |
| 7/10/97 |
Chapel Hill Herald |
Dig Turns Up Mystery Building |
| 2/23/97 |
Chapel Hill Herald |
Occaneechi Band Appeal Hearings Begin
Monday |
| 6/10/96 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Coast's History Vanishing |
| 4/20/96 |
Chapel Hill Herald |
County Played Politics with Plantation Site's Designation (opinion column) |
| 4/18/96 |
Chapel Hill Herald |
Prof Elected President of Archaeologists |
| 5/31/95 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Piecing Together Ancient Life Along the Eno (pictures and caption) |
| 4/15/95 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Old Bones Tell New Tale of Development |
| 2/23/95 |
Charlotte Observer |
Conquistadors in Catawba Valley? |
| 7/7/94 |
North Carolina Beacon |
N.C. Indian History Chronicled at UNC
for Public School Guidebook |
| 6/27/94 |
Chapel Hill Herald |
Book to Bring 12,000 Years of N.C. Indian Life to Classrooms |
| 6/22/94 |
Lawrence County Press
(Monticello, MS) |
Theory Explained (picture and caption) |
| 6/8/94 |
University Gazette (UNC-CH) |
Pieces of the Past (picture, lengthy caption) |
| 6/8/94 |
Lawrence County Press
(Monticello, MS) |
Archeologists Hope Find Proves Choctaw Theory |
| 5/8/94 |
Chapel Hill News |
UNC Team Preserves Orange County History |
| 4/25/94 |
Chapel Hill Herald |
Scraping Along (picture, lengthy caption) |
| 4/17/94 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Museum Resurrects Indian Woman |
| 2/9/94 |
University Gazette (UNC-CH) |
English, Not Spanish, Carried Diseases that Wiped Out N.C. Indians |
| 1/12/94 |
University Gazette (UNC-CH) |
Archaeological Dig Preserves Remnants of Town Life |
| 8/10/93 |
Chapel Hill Herald |
History Lessons (editorial) |
| 7/29/93 |
North Carolina Beacon |
Indian History is Focus of UNC-CH Projects |
| 4/30/93 |
Chapel Hill Herald |
Digging Through UNC's Dirt: Archaeologists to Open Hidden Campus to Public |
| 1/8/93 |
Chapel Hill Herald |
Reynolds Grant to Fund Indian History Project |
| 11/11/92 |
Chapel Hill Herald |
Scientists: Morrow "Mother of Quarries" |
| 11/8/92 |
Chapel Hill News |
To the Point (picture and caption) |
| 11/4/92 |
University Gazette (UNC-CH) |
ORS News: Picture, caption and portion of story relate to RLA |
| 10/1/92 |
Chapel Hill Herald |
UNC Faculty Serve 42,000 N.C. Public School Students |
| 8/13/92 |
Triangle Observer (of Raleigh
N&O) |
Workers Peel Back Layer of History |
| 8/6/92 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Archaeologists Uncover Relics of Everyday
Life at Cabin Site |
| 7/19/92 |
Chapel Hill Newspaper |
100-Year-Old Cabin Site Discovered |
| 6/19/92 |
Chapel Hill Herald |
Digging Deep Into History: UNC Team Uncovers
Piedmont Indian Site |
| 6/13/92 |
Times-News (Henderson, N.C.) |
New Evidence of Indian Lifestyle Found |
| 6/12/92 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Scientists Prove Indians Thrived in the
Region |
| 10/16/91 |
News of Orange County |
Marker Scheduled to be Unveiled for Former
Occaneechi Site |
| 9/1/91 |
Chapel Hill Newspaper |
Archaeologist Digs Into Campus History |
| 7/2/91 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
N.C. Indian Artifacts Get New Home |
| 6/30/91 |
Chapel Hill Newspaper |
N.C. Artifacts to Come Home Again to UNC |
| 3/21/91 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Indian Shares His Ways to Save Culture |
| 10/15/90 |
Daily Tar Heel (UNC-CH) |
Anthropology Field Program Lets Students
Dig into Summer School |
| 10/8/90 |
Chapel Hill Herald |
N.C. Archaeologists Gather at UNC |
| 7/19/90 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Pieces of the Past |
| 7/12/90 |
Daily Tar Heel (UNC-CH) |
UNC Archaeologists Complete Native American
Excavations |
| 7/5/90 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
UNC Archaeologists Excavating Indian
Villages Seek More Money |
| 6/21/90 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Indian Hut Is Found in Hillsborough |
| 6/21/90 |
Chapel Hill Newspaper |
Hillsborough Dig to Be Open to Public |
| 4/4/90 |
Chapel Hill Newspaper |
Archaeological Dig Shows Tribe's History |
| 12/2/89 |
Durham Morning Herald |
Durham Site May Yield Sought-After Indian
Village |
| 10/22/89 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Bones that Cannot Rest |
| 9/19/89 |
Chapel Hill Newspaper |
N.C. Universities Urged to Return Indian
Remains |
| 9/15/89 |
Chapel Hill Newspaper |
Student Takes a Poke at History |
| 8/3/89 |
News Record (Madison /
Buncombe Co., N.C.) |
Archeologist Uncovers Pottery Remains |
| 6/28/89 |
News of Orange County |
Two Villages Unearthed Near Cameron |
| 6/26/89 |
Asheville Citizen |
Pottery Dig Seeks Sherds for Knowledge |
| 6/23/89 |
Chapel Hill Herald |
Story "Just Beginning to be Told" |
| 6/22/89 |
Raleigh News and Observer |
Search for the Past Goes On at Eno Site |
| 6/22/89 |
Chapel Hill Newspaper |
Archaeologists Say Hillsborough Find May Be 300-Year-Old Indian Village |
| 4/20/89 |
Triangle Observer (of Raleigh
N&O) |
Indian Digs to Resume Near Eno River |
| 4/5/89 |
Chapel Hill Herald |
Site of Indian Village on Eno to Get More Study |
| 4/5/89 |
Chapel Hill Herald |
No Glamour, Just Hard Work |
| 2/23/89 |
The Phoenix (UNC-CH) |
Chapel Hill's Own Indiana Jones |
| 5/29/88 |
Chapel Hill Newspaper |
Prehistoric Garbage Object of Search |
