Archeology.
history.
people.

The Arkansas Archeological Society was formed in 1960 for the purpose of uniting all persons interested in the archeology of Arkansas, for the recognition and preservation of our cultural heritage and history, and for fostering and encouraging the public’s interest in the preservation of the past.

Interested in Touching the Past?
In Arkansas, you can! By joining the Arkansas Archeological Society, you can hold a 3,000-year-old stone tool that the first Arkansans used to hunt game. You can turn up the grass and find the foundations of a prehistoric farmhouse or the remains of a French colonial fort. You can visit a mound center built 1,000 years ago by people who did not leave writings but could read the stars. You can help preserve, protect, and appreciate the historic places that hold unwritten stories of people who made Arkansas their home over the last 10,000 years.

Today, thousands of sites face destruction through development and vandalism, and the stories they could tell may never be heard. Through protection and proper study we can preserve the most important of these places to commemorate and learn about the lives of people who may never be mentioned in history books, but who are part of Arkansas’s heritage. The Arkansas Archeological Society is an organization for people who want to help in this task.

Want to learn more about the Society? Check out our informational brochures!

Arkansas Archeological Society

Training Program in Archeology

Publications

Field Notes

The Arkansas Archeologist

Calendar

A full updated list of Society and Survey events is curated on the Survey’s website. Click here to view.

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SOCIETY ACTIVITIES

Society members have the opportunity to participate in a number of activities throughout the year that promote the study and preservation of Arkansas’s past, as well as sharing knowledge about the past with the general public. These activities include the Summer Training Program (June), Fall Annual Meeting (September), and Archeology Month (March).

Announcements and Events

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February 11, 2026/in Uncategorized/by G4Developer

Red River Chapter Meeting

January 12, 2026/in Uncategorized/by AASociety

The Red River Chapter of the Arkansas Archeological Society will meet this Wednesday, January 14th at 5pm in the Magnolia Room of the Reynolds Center at SAU, Magnolia, AR. Our trek forward in time brings us to the Woodland Period in Southwest Arkansas, which ties us into Dr. Ford’s research at Plum Bayou Mounds.

Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/share/1WJpiyiSKV/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Come on over and join us!

Research Station Lab Nights

December 11, 2025/in Upcoming Events/by AASociety

Arkansas Archeological Survey Research Stations hosts Open Lab Nights. These events are free and open to the public. You can help the station archeologists clean and catalogue artifacts for storage and analysis and learn a lot in the process! For details and contact information click the link to the Arkansas Archeological Survey calendar of events