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Gratitude for the Past: Preserving and Sharing Our Shared Story

As the Thanksgiving season approaches, we at the Archaeological Research Institute (ARI) in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, are reflecting on the many ways our shared past continues to shape who we are today. Every artifact unearthed, every site explored, and every student inspired reminds us that history is not just something to study — it’s something to experience, protect, and pass forward.

Digging into Dearborn County

Liz Sedler is a person who doesn’t mind getting a little dirt on her boots in the pursuit of her passion. Two years ago, the Bright native opened the non-profit Archaeological Research Institute to provide the public an opportunity to experience the numerous reasons she digs archaeology.

The effort to restore Cincinnati’s long-neglected Potter’s Field cemetery

As many as 20,000 are buried in an overgrown cemetery in West Price Hill known as Potter’s Field. The cemetery dates to 1852, when government officials began using the site to bury people who …

Archaeological Research Institute Offers Tours, Educational Opportunities & More

Southeast Indiana is full of diverse and interesting archaeological sites, and now there’s an organization working to preserve that rich history.

Work begins to find those buried at West Price Hill’s Potter’s Field

As many as 20,000 people are buried in an overgrown cemetery in West Price Hill known as Potter’s Field. The first steps to developing a management plan for the area began Wednesday, with ground …

Potter’s Field Site Survey to Begin – Cincinnati Parks

The National Park Service has awarded $34,694 in funding through a History of Equal Rights (HER) Grant to the non-profit Price Hill Will. These funds will be used to contract the Archaeological Research Institute, Inc. (ARI), a nonprofit corporation based out of Lawrenceburg, Indiana, to conduct an archeological survey of the site.