News and Events
2025 History Conference Schedule Annoucement
A tenative schedule for the 2025 South Dakota Historical Society Annual History Conference is now available. The conference will be taking place in Deadwood at the Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center. For more information see the schedule.
Updates to the Guide for Submitting Reports and Data
The Archaeological Research Center (Center) has completed updates to the Supplemental Guide for Submitting Reports and Data. These updates outline specifications on the types of data required for complete submittal of cultural resources project data and reports, including a list of required materials for a project to be considered complete. Please note that the Center no longer accepts email submissions of any kind. All materials, with the exception of required hard copies, must be provided to the Center on a DVD or flash drive. A link to the updated guide can be found on the Resources and Fees page.
Traditional Cultural Properties Site Form
The Archaeological Research Center (Center) is no longer processing the Traditional Cultural Properties (TCP) site form. The form is still available for use, as contractors and cultural resources investigators see appropriate. Questions regarding the documentation of TCPs on Tribal lands in South Dakota should be directed to the appropriate Tribal Historic Preservation Office or to the State Historic Preservation Office to ensure the TCP forms and associated data are submitted to their standards as part of the review and compliance process.
Updated ARMS User License Agreement
We have updated our ARMS User License Agreement. If you have access to ARMS online already, you should have received a copy of the new agreement. If you are new to ARMS, you can find a copy of the agreement here. Please review, sign, and submit to our Accounting Assistant, Holly Phillips (Holly.Phillips@state.sd.us).
Ray Long Site report available
The Bureau of Reclamation has asked us to host a pdf version of the investigations of the Ray Long Site (39FA65) undertaken on their behalf by the Archeology Lab at Augustana College. Three volumes are available:
The Archeology, History, and Geomorphology of the Ray Long Site (39FA65), Angostura Reservoir, Fall River County South Dakota, Manuscript I, Volume I: Cultural Resources Report.
by: L. Adrien Hannus, R. Peter Winham, and Austin A. Buhta (with contributions by Kimball Banks, James Kangas, and Renee M. Boen) Published: 2013
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The Archeology, History, and Geomorphology of the Ray Long Site (39FA65), Angostura Reservoir, Fall River County South Dakota, Manuscript II, Volume I: Cultural Resources Report.
by: Austin A Buhta, Rolfe D. Mandel, and L. Adrien Hannus
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The Archeology, History, and Geomorphology of the Ray Long Site (39FA65), Angostura Reservoir, Fall River County South Dakota, Manuscript III: Cultural Resources Report and Appendices.
by: Austin A. Buhta, Bruce A. Bradley, Marvin Kay, L. Adrien Hannus, and R. Peter Winham (with contributions by Renee M. Boen, Jessica Bush, and Heidi Sieverding)
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