From MSNBC, students taking a "Fundamentals of Archaeology" class at Kenai Peninsula College got some hands-on experience on a preliminary archaeological assessment at the old Ward's Cove cannery in Kenai.

From Backdirt, studying the natural processes that have shaped the archaeological changing physical environment.

Overview from the American National Park Service. Includes a bibliography of print resources on the topic.

Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene loess deposits, rich with calcium carbonate, have preserved butchered remains of birds and mammals in unequivocal stratigraphic context with human- made stone tools and hearth charcoal at three sites near Shaw Creek in the middle Tanana Valley, the Broken Mammoth, Mead, and Swan Point sites.

Works to preserve sites and buildings that reflect Alaska's heritage. A staff of archaeologists, historians, and architectural historians oversee programs to identify, document and restore sites and buildings, and to educate Alaskans and visitors about these non-renewable resources.