Lake Frierson State Park
7904 Hwy. 141, Jonesboro, 870-932-2615
• Slide Talk: Sloan Site
March 27, 10:00a
Corinne Fletcher, Supt. of Hampson Museum, will conduct a program on the Sloan Site of Arkansas, the oldest-known cemetery in the New World. Learn about the prehistoric culture of this area and see replica artifacts.
• Workshop: Containers Before Plastic
March 27, 1:00p
In this hands-on class, participants will learn about the methods of making pots, tempering materials, firing, decorating, and a brief history of pottery.
Fee: $5, preregister by March 22

Museum of Discovery
500 Pres. Clinton Ave., Little Rock, 501-396-7050
(River Market off I-30, Markham St. exit)
• School Program: Brother Bear
All March, see below
A 30-min. learn & do program for PreK-3rd grade. Learn how important the bear was to Arkansas Indians and make bear claw necklaces to take home.
• School Program: Red Clay & Sweet Grass
All March, see below
A 1-hour learn & do program for 4th grade-adult. Program explores how American Indians used nature's bounty to create containers: baskets, clay bowls & jugs, & leather cases. Class will make a medicine bag.
Fee & Times: Group rate, call to reserve time.

Northwest Arkansas Community College
One College Dr., Bentonville, 479-619-4109
(I-540 to Exit 86, east to campus)
(Burns Hall, Rooms 1330A&B)
• Exhibit: Precolumbian & Prehistoric Southern & Southwestern Pottery
All March, regular college hours
Precolumbian pottery from the Bill & Barb Putman collection will be featured. Also, photo display of hand-building a coil pot. Maps and timelines of pottery development, geographic location.

Old State House Museum
300 W. Markham St., Little Rock, 501-324-9685
• Exhibit: John Barleycorn Must Die
All March, Mon-Sat 9:00a-5:00p, Sun 1:00-5:00p
Bootlegging exhibit includes a wide range of containers used for alcohol production and distribution, including those made from copper, glass, ceramics, wood, leather, and metal to transport and conceal outlawed beverages.

Pine Bluff-Jefferson County Historical Museum
201 E. 4th St., Pine Bluff, 870-541-5402
• Exhibit: History of Jars
All March, Mon-Fri 9:00a-4:00p
A select group of canning jars from 1850-1950 and Jefferson County milk bottles from the 1930s will be on display.
• Slide Talk: From Napoleon to Ball: A Very Brief History on Fruit Jars
March 9, 5:00p
Mary Farmer, Survey/UAPB archeological assistant will give a presentation on the history of canning jars.

Peel Mansion Museum
400 S. Walton Blvd., Bentonville, 479-273-9664
• Exhibit: Peel Icehouse
All March, Tues-Sat 10:00a-4:00p
An exhibit of the 2002 Peel Icehouse excavation by the Ark. Archeological Survey will have artifacts and a history of the building as discovered in the archeological record.

Rick Evans Grandview Prairie Conservation Education Center
(Ark. Game & Fish Commission)
1685 CR 35N, Columbus, 800-983-4219 (off Highway 73 between Saratago & Hope)
• Archeology Open House
March 20, 9:00a-3:00p
The day's activities include interpretive tours of Caddo sites, display of site artifacts, reference materials, and handouts. Ark. Archeological Survey & Ark. Game & Fish Comm. staff will be on hand to answer questions.

Searcy County Historical Society
Program will be held at First Christian Church, Hwy. 65N, Marshall, 479-442-3691, 479-968-0381
• Slide Talk: Searcy County Log Buildings
March 26, 7:00p
Survey archeologist Dr. Skip Stewart-Abernathy will discuss log structures he has investigated in Searcy County over the last 30 years.

Shiloh Museum of Ozark History
118 W. Johnson Ave., Springdale, 479-750-8165
• Exhibit: What Did We Ever Do Before Plastics?
All March, Mon-Sat 10:00a-5:00p
This temporary exhibit will examine various types of containers that were used before plastic counterparts were invented. Examples will include milk bottles, spice tins, baskets, and water containers. Modern plastic forms will be included for side-by-side comparisons.
• Workshop: Artifact Identification
March 13, 1:00p
Archeologists Jerry Hilliard, James Davidson & Jamie Brandon will identify both prehistoric and historic artifacts brought to the museum by the public.

Southern Arkansas University
100 E. University, Magnolia, 870-235-4230
(Curriculum Center, Magale Library)
• Slide Talk: Grandview Archeology Update
March 9, 7:00p
The Kadohadacho Chpt. of the Ark. Archeological Soc. invites the public to hear Survey archeologist Dr. Frank Schambach discuss the results of his 3-year excavations at the Grandview Wildlife Management Area.

Texarkana Museums System
219 N. State Line Ave., Texarkana, 903-793-4831
• Exhibit: Containers Before Plastic
All March, Tues-Sat 10:00a-4:00p
Part of permanent exhibit, a variety of Caddo pots & bottles collected from the Four States region are displayed. Also glass water bottles from the 1840s.
Fee: Museum admission is charged.
Note: Watch for the 3rd Annual Texarkana Archeology Fair, October 2, at Spring Lake Park!

Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park
490 Toltec Mounds Rd., Scott, 501-961-9442 (10 m. south of Little Rock on U.S. Hwy. 165)
Fee: Park admission is charged.
• Demo: Native American Cooking
March 6, 10:00a-2:00p
Visitors will enjoy sampling traditional & modern Native American-style dishes and will receive recipes for preparing a new dishes. The menu may include roasted venison, sweet potato cakes, roasted apples, Anasazi beans, & Cherokee stew. A wild edible plants program will be presented at 2:00p.
• Demo: Pioneer Cooking
March 13, 10:00a-2:00p
Pioneers used the Dutch oven on a daily basis to fry, brown, steam, stew, & bake a hardy meal, and it is used today by Scouts, campers & outdoorsmen as a fun way to prepare a delicious meal. Learn how to properly season, use, clean & store a cast iron cooking vessel. Dishes like cowboy stew, johnnycakes, & trail cobbler will be available for sampling.

Univ. of Arkansas-Fayetteville Anthropology Dept.
On campus, Fayetteville, 479-575-2508
• Colloquium: Violent Death in Dallas (1900-1907): Evidence from Freedman's Cemetery
March 24, 3:30p, Old Main 329
Archeologist James Davidson will discuss interpersonal violence in the African American community of Dallas, TX, 1900-1907. Archival records will supplement forensic data derived from gunshot victims recovered from the cemetery.
• Stigler Lecture: The Living Legacies of Lewis & Clark
March 25, 7:30p, Old Main Giffels Auditorium
Dr. Gary E. Moulton, Professor of History at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is a noted Lewis & Clark scholar. He served as consultant on the Ken Burns' film, as advisor to the U.S. Mint on the design of the Sacagawea dollar, and advisor for National Geographic's IMAX film. His publications include the journals of the Lewis & Clark expedition.
• Colloquium: Prehistoric Bronze & Ceramic Vessels from SE Asia & the Pacific
March 31, 3:30p, Old Main 329
Anthropology student Ed Tennant will discuss some of the interesting forms of vessels and how they migrated into the Pacific and were later abandoned after people moved into Polynesia.

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center Ballroom, 479-788-7588
• Slide Talk: The Art & Craft of Prehistoric Native American Pottery in Arkansas: A Heritage in Clay
Feb. 19, 2:30p
State Archeologist Dr. Ann Early will talk about the artistic achievements of prehistoric potters, how pottery was made, and styles used by Arkansas's different Native societies.

University of Arkansas-Monticello
UAM campus, 870-460-1290
• Program: Archeological Searching for Arkansas Post & the Quapaw Village of the 1680s to 1750s
March 4, 7:00p
Survey archeologist Dr. John House will be the guest speaker for the March monthly meeting of the Tunican Chpt. of the Ark. Arch. Society. The Chapter invites the public to attend. Location TBA. Call for information.