Rhode Island Council for the Humanities

Ancient Indian Peoples of New England - An Archaeological Perspective

Archaeologists have found evidence of Indian peoples spanning eleven thousand years occupying what we now call New England. What do human remains and artifacts tell us about these early residents of North America? What is their relation to present-day Native American tribal groups? Learn about what archaeological sites reveal about life in this region several millennia before the arrival of European colonists.

Alan Leveillee is an anthropologist and archaeologist dedicated to sharing archaeological research with non-specialist audiences. Having worked in cultural resource management for over twenty years, he currently serves as a principal investigator and Director of Educational Programs at the Public Archaeology Lab, a non-profit consulting firm, and as the Rhode Island statewide network coordinator for the Education Committee of the Society of American Archaeology. He presents papers and publishes regularly and serves on advisory boards of four area museums: the Sydney Wright Museum, the Robbins Museum, the Museum of Primitive Art and Culture, and the Nathum Fisher House.