The 43rd annual KHC Archaeology Conference will be hosted by KHC Site Protection Program staff to highlight historic and prehistoric cultural resources and as an opportunity for archaeologists, historic preservation, and allied professionals to share information and research findings about their work.
The 2026 KHC Archaeology Conference will be held February 27th - March 1, 2026 at Carter Caves State Resort Park.
Registration this year is COMPLETELY online in advance. The fees are as follows:
$35 – standard registration
$20 – student registration
$25- dinner
Registration is open until January 27, 2026.
Register here:
https://ky.accessgov.com/conference/Forms/Page/conference/conference/
We’ll kick off the conference at 4:00 pm Friday, February 27, 2026, with a Kentucky Archaeologists Roundtable. Phil Mink, Brian Mabelitini, and Lisa Guerre of the University of Kentucky, Office of State Archaeology, will be presenting the updated Kentucky archaeological site forms.
Dinner will follow at 6:30 pm. The menu for dinner is:
Fried chicken or vegetable lasagna
Roasted new potatoes
Honey glazed carrots
Fried okra
Chocolate cake or apple cobbler
We anticipate papers will run roughly from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Saturday. Sunday morning papers will be focused on historic archaeology, and we anticipate they will run from 8:30 – 11 am.
At least one tour will be available Sunday afternoon.
There is an optional cave tour through Cascade Cave led by Carter Caves staff. Registration is at noon Sunday. The cost is $11.00 and can be paid at the park’s Welcome Center at noon. The tour will depart at 12:30 and return at 3:30. There is a cap of 30 people for this tour.
Abstracts for presentations are due no later than January 19, 2026.
The block of rooms is reserved through January 27, 2026, under the group name: KY Heritage Council Archaeology. Book early. The rooms will fill up. (Note: We have booked the entire park. If you do not use the group name to reserve your room, they will tell you there are no rooms available.)
Conference Registration closes on January 27, 2026.
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