Category: Archaeology Work

Exploration at the Goodnight Cemetery near Perryville Battlefield

Posted by Scott Clark | Sep 23, 2016 | Archaeology Work |

The Kentucky Organization of Professional Archaeologists are publishing “30 Days of Archaeology.” One of my projects, the Goodnight Cemetery is one of the posts. Fascinating stuff – Enjoy!!!

An Often Indefensible Assertion: “We’re Saving History.”

Posted by Scott Clark | Apr 25, 2016 | Advocacy, Archaeology Work, Featured, Research and Permission, slider |

When I hear detectorists talking about “Saving History” these days I can’t help...

Lexington Metal Detectorist Discovers Evidence of Romans in Kentucky

Posted by Scott Clark | Apr 1, 2016 | Archaeology Work, Metal Detecting Journal |

“It sounds like something out of an Indiana Jones movie, but Scott Clark, a metal detector...

Metal Detecting Civil War Union Camp – Documenting Plowed Fields’ Role in War’s Waning Months

Posted by Scott Clark | Dec 30, 2015 | Archaeology Work, Featured, Metal Detecting Journal, Photo Galleries, slider |

With the holiday break, I’ve made a lot of progress on the exploratory survey of the Civil War Union campsite in NE Kentucky. It’s been incredibly enjoyable combination of research, reading, field time and cataloging.

Constructing a Narrative with My Metal Detector – a Kentucky Civil War Moment

Posted by Scott Clark | Dec 8, 2015 | Archaeology Work, Featured, Metal Detecting Journal |

I have been doing research on a large property which contains known US Civil War action, and I’m starting to build a data set – venturing even to construct several hypothesis about what happened there which I look forward to presenting to experts far more seasoned than I.