CAIRN Steins for Support fundraiser
CAIRN is participating in Urban Chestnut’s support of local nonprofit organizations through Steins for Support and their Urban Efforts. CAIRN will be at Urban Chestnut’s Midtown location from 5-8pm on April 25, 2017. A portion of the sales from the evening will be donated to help CAIRN’s mission to document…
Plunder in the Pit film released
Over a hundred disassembled historic Ford Model T parts lay in the bottom of a pit cave in Missouri. Local stories handed down regard the parts as stolen Model T cars stripped down and discarded into the pit. In 2012 CAIRN members photographed and recorded each Model T part leaving…
CAIRN Archaeologist Assists in the Discovery of Ancient Shipwrecks in Small Greek Archipelago
CAIRN Underwater Archeologist, Peter Campbell, is participating in a joint Greek-American expedition to the Fourni archipelago, which is bringing to light ancient trade networks. Twenty-two shipwrecks were discovered in only thirteen days in what may be the ancient shipwreck capital of the world. The discovery is among the top archaeological finds…
A Farmer’s Fallout Cave
In September 2014, CAIRN was asked by the Missouri Department of Conservation to conduct a cultural resource assessment of a cave entrance in Western Missouri. The Missouri Speleological Survey (MSS) records noted artifacts reported within the cave entrance during cave survey. The cave entrance, 200 feet in length, sits within…
Journeying through Time: Geology Meets Archaeology
Article courtesy of Association of Engineering and Environmental Geologists by Stefanie Voss When we think about geology, it is usually in terms of environmental, engineering, seismology, and paleontology. How does archaeology fit in? For more than five years, I have been a part of the nonprofit group Cave Archaeology Investigation…
CAIRNs Peter Campbell and Chris Begley Hold Archaeological Field School
From June through August 2013, Dr. Chris Begley and Peter Campbell led two archaeological field schools in Croatia, Montenegro, and Albania. Peter Campbell is CAIRN’s underwater archaeologist and Chris Begley is on the advisory board. This is the second year that Chris and Peter have taught field schools in the…