Friends and colleagues: You can see three fascinating features in the January 2015 edition of Strata: Portraits of Humanity, available online and on TV:

 
* In a short animated film, a small boy discovers an ancient grave by accident and witnesses its looting and destruction.
 
* After 3 years soaking in a tank filled with a preservative solution, the 1,100 year old Native American dugout canoe excavated in 2011 from Florida’s Weedon Island Preserve has taken a big step closer to going on public display.
 
* A Roman soldier’s gravestone excavated in 2003 inspires young UK cadets to design a memorial stone for war veterans of their community.
 
Unlike any other show available anywhere, Strata is a fresh monthly showcase for unique, captivating and diverse stories about our cultural heritage from an archaeological perspective.  Check it out!
 
You can see this monthly half-hour show on our nonprofit streaming-media Web site, The Archaeology Channel (http://www.archaeologychannel.org) as well as on cable TV in cities across the US.  Strata program details can be found athttp://www.archaeologychannel.org/video-guide/strata-portraits-of-humanity.  The growing list of cable TV stations carrying the show is available athttp://www.archaeologychannel.org/video-guide/strata-portraits-of-humanity/184-additional-articles/1963-strata-portraits-of-humanity-on-cable-tv.  They include placement in the local on-demand menu of Comcast cable in Oregon and Washington.
 
This and other programs are available on TAC for your use and enjoyment.  We urge you to support this public service by participating in our Membership (http://www.archaeologychannel.org/support-guide/membership-program/become-a-member) and Underwriting (http://www.archaeologychannel.org/support-guide/underwriting-program) programs.  Only with your help can we continue and enhance our nonprofit public-education and visitor-supported programming.  We also welcome new content partners as we reach out to the world community.
 
Richard M. Pettigrew, Ph.D., RPA
President and Executive Director
Archaeological Legacy Institute
http://www.archaeologychannel.org