  We generalize results on the $p$-adic valuations of $S(n,k)$, the Stirling
number of the second kind and $s(n,k)$ the Stirling number of the first kind.
We have several new estimates for these valuations, along with criteria for
when the estimates are sharp. The primary foci are the explicit evaluation of
$\nu_2(S(n,k))$ with $n=c2^h$, $k=b2^h+a$, $a, b, c, h, k, n \in Z^+$, and
$1\le a \le 2^{h-1}$, and $\nu_p(S(n,k))$ when $n=cp^h$ for an odd prime $p$.
We have strong new results, which generalize and strengthen previous results,
for all primes. We also have some new results on the $p$-adic valuations
$\nu_p(s(n,k))$ for all primes. We generally assume that $p-1|n-k$ for exact
values of $\nu_p(S(n,k))$ or $\nu_p(s(n,k))$. In addition, we have proved some
new Amdeberhan-type identities for Stirling numbers of both kinds. We also
extend some recent results and propose two new conjectures, as well as proofs
and extensions of previous ones.
