MIAMO Archaeology

MIAMO (pronounced mee-ah-moe) stands for “map it and move on”. This type of archaeological research is set apart from classical archaeology by avoiding the dig. Many archaeological sites may be very small and sometimes only amount to a few pieces of broken pottery. We want to map the locations of these sites. But, we do not collect from or disturb such sites. The basic idea is to identify presently undiscovered ruins and artifacts left by ancient North Americans across the entire continent. We map the distribution of our discoveries, but we do not disturb them in anyway. Our goal is to determine if there are patterns in the distribution of archaeological sites.

Continental in scope this research effort will take many years to complete. You can become a part of this vast experiment. We need people to help us survey key areas. We need people who are willing to walk and to carefully inspect previously unstudied wilderness areas of our continent. That is a big task and requires an efficient approach. MIAMO archaeology is that approach.

The details of the MIAMO approach are described below and at our Blog site blog.miamo-archaeology.com.