ARKANSAS ARCHEOLOGY MONTH
EVENTS
- March 2005 -
Theme: Life on the Rivers
Sponsors:
Arkansas Archeological Survey
Arkansas Archeological Society
With special thanks to our supporters:
SPEARS, Inc.
The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, an Agency of the Dept. of Arkansas Heritage;
Arkansas Game & Fish Commission.
Business Members Supporting Archeology Month:
A & E Consulting, LLC, Austin, TX
McGoodwin, Williams, and Yates, Fayetteville
Bianchi Associates, Pine Bluff
Pathfinder CRM, LLC, Springfield, MO
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Arkansas Archeological Survey
2475 N. Hatch Ave., Fayetteville, 479-575-3556
(west of Garland across from Agri Park)
• Exhibit: Fish Effigy Pots from Northeast Ark.
All March, Mon-Fri 8:00a-5:00p
The exhibit will feature examples of Native American pottery vessels formed in the shapes of freshwater fish native to the area.
• Slide Talk: Cherokee on the Water: From the Homeland through Arkansas to Oklahoma, 1830-1840
March 22, 7:00p
Survey archeologist Dr. Skip Stewart-Abernarthy will discuss Cherokee use of the waterways during the Removal period. Sponsor: Kokoci Chpt. of the Ark. Archeological Society.
Hwy. 7, Smackover, 870-725-2877
• Living History: The Hunter-Dunbar Expedition as Told by Mrs. Dunbar
March 6, 2:00p; March 7, 11:00a
This living history program will be told from a wife’s perspective of her husband’s trials and tribulations on expedition.
Arkansas Post Museum
5530 Hwy. 165 S., Gillett, 870-548-2634
• Program: Arkansas as Seen by Mark Twain
March 26, 2:00p
The talk will explore the various mentions of Arkansas made by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) in his public and private works.
• Event: Arkansas Indian Weekend
March 12, 10:30a-3:30p
Local Native Americans from Arkansas and surrounding areas have been invited to spend the day demonstrating and discussing Native lifestyles, customs and music.
200 Whittington Ave., Hot Springs, 870-230-5463
• Slide-Talk: Awatovi: An Archeological Expedition in Northern Arizona, 1935-1939
March 8, 7:00p
Retired State Archeologist Hester Davis will discuss her work at Awatovi, a pueblo on the Hopi Reservation. Sponsor: AAS Ouachita Chpt.
Arkansas State University Museum
110 Cooley Dr., Dean Ellis Library, Rm. 157, Jonesboro, 870-972-2071
• Slide-talk: Ghost Boats on the Mississippi
March 10, 7:00p
Survey archeologist Dr. Skip Stewart-Abernathy will discuss the salvage excavations of turn-of-the-century boats found in 1988 during a low-water stage of the Mississippi River. Sponsor: Central Mississippi Valley Arch. Society.
Arkansas Tech University
ATU Museum & Survey Station, Tucker Hall;
411 W. N St., on campus, Russellville, 479-964-0826
(El Paso entry, left on West L, right on West M, left to parking lot)
• Program: Cultural Resources Program at the Little Rock District Corps of Engineers
March 3, 7:00p
Christopher Davies, COE archeologist, will discuss on-going survey work in the Little Black River District, assistance to the regulatory program, and recent ARPA violations on federal property. Emphasis will be given to adaptations along the waterways. Sponsor: AAS Arkansas River Valley Chpt.
• Open House: Archeology Month
March 12, 9:00a-4:00p
New exhibit, Arkansas Traveler, & flintknapping by Ben Swadley throughout day.
10:30a, 1:30p: Children’s activity: Float Your Boat
Fee: nominal for materials.
2:30p: Slide-talk: Ghost Boats on the Mississippi: Discovering Our Working Past.
1885 Bella Vista Way, Bella Vista, 479-855-1970
(corner of Hwy. 71 and Kingsland Rd.)
• Exhibits: Artifacts From 3BE204 & Making of a Rice Point
All March, Thur-Sun 1:00-4:00p
Exhibits feature artifacts from the Hay Bluff Site with preserved cloth bags and clothing, and the process of knapping a Middle Archaic point.
• Videos
March Sundays, 2:00p
Videos shown will be Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West, Crossroads of the Past and First Americans.
Buffalo National River, NPS
Harrison, 870-741-5446
• Exhibit: Buffalo Barrier & Byway: The River & Its People
March 1-18, Tyler Bend Visitor Center (Hwy 65 n. of Marshall, s. of river)
March 19-31, Buffalo Point (Hwy 14, n. of river)
8:30a-500p
Using historical photographs and text, the exhibit will explore how the Buffalo River served as a both a conduit and barrier for the people who lived along it.
Caddo Conference
Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, University of Oklahoma, Norman
• Annual Conference
March 17-19
Contact Lois Albert at lealbert@ou.edu for details.
Railway Depot, 750 S. 5th St., Arkadelphia, 870-245-2503
• Exhibit: Lake DeGray
All March: Wed-Fri 10:00a-3:00p, Sat 10:00-12:00a
Photographic display of Lake DeGray and its impact on the state.
Cossatot River State Park
9 m. E of Wickes on Hwy. 278, Wickes, 870-385-2201
• Slide-Talk: Ancient Caddo Indians in SW Ark.
March 5, 11:00a
Survey archeologist Dr. Mary Beth Trubitt will discuss what archeologists have learned about the Caddo Indians that lived in the area.
(FL Wood) Crowley’s Ridge Nature Center
Ark. Game & Fish Com., 600 E. Lawson Rd., Jonesboro, 870-933-6787
• Program: Feeding Frenzy
All March, Tues-Sun, 2:00p
Wildlife resources have been a key to survival and development in Arkansas. Learn more about the aquatic foodchains.
• Demo: Guide to Cleaning & Cooking Fish
March 5, 11:00a
Monica Acre, education coord., will demonstrate how to clean fish and cook them over a campfire. Visitors are welcome to assist & sample.
• Sunday Matinee: Life on the Rivers
March 6, 13, 20, 27; 3:00p
Sunday matinees will focus on rivers. Call Nature Center for feature titles.
• Program: Identifying Arkansas Fish
March 19, 11:00a
Sam Barkley, fisheries biologist, will present tips for identifying fish found in NE Ark. waters.
• Canoe/Kayak Program: You Can Paddle!
March 26, Craighead Forest Lake
Canoe/kayak instruction and Fishing Challenge. Call Nature Center for details.
Devil’s Den State Park
Hwy. 74, West Fork, 479-761-3325
The following programs are in association with the Whitzen Hollow Cave Exploration (see below). Public is invited to attend.
• Program: Extinct Peccary of Whitzen Hollow Cave
March 19, 7:00p
Presenter: Nick Czaplewski, Okla. Museum of Natural History.
• Program: Stabilizing a Globally Significant Resource: Ozark Bluff Shelters
March 21, 7:00p
Presenter: David Jurney, USDA Forest Service.
• Program: CCC Camps on the Ozark National Forest
March 23, 7:00p
Presenter: Mary Brennan, USDA Forest Service.
• Program: Rock Art & Rivers: The Geography of Ancient Indian Art in Arkansas
March 25, 7:00p
Presenter: Dr. George Sabo, AAS & Univ. of Arkansas.
Federal Building, Little Rock
7th Floor, Main Conference Room, 501-324-5752
• Slide-Talk: Ghost Boats on the Mississippi
March 30, 12:00p
Presenter: Dr. Skip Stewart-Abernathy
Fort Smith National Historic Site
301 Parker Ave., Ft. Smith, 501-783-3961
(from Rogers Ave., turn south on 4th, west on Garland)
• Exhibit: Waiting for the Robert Thompson
All March, 9:00a-5:00p
Photo mini-exhibit on the importance of river transportation in the establishment and resupply of the garrison at Fort Smith, 1817-1871.
#2 Lake Drive & Hwy. 61N., Wilson, 870-655-8622
• Tours: Museum Tours of the Mississippian Culture
All March (closed Mondays), 9:00a-11:00a, 1:00p-3:00p
Discover the history and culture of an agricultural Native American mound-building community that lived near the Mississippi River in present-day Mississippi County.
Fee: $2.50 adults; $1.50 children
Lake Charles State Park
3705 Hwy. 25, Powhatan, 870-878-6595
• Photo Display: Watercraft from Arkansas’s Past
All March, 8:00a-5:00p
Interpretive bulletin board photo display.
• Demonstration: Fishing Fundametals
March 19, 10:00a
Learn the basics to get started in the wonderful sport of fishing from local lonker bass to Arkansas’ record tail water trout. Class covers different equipment, including basic spin cast and fly fishing gear.
Lake Ouachita State Park
5451 Mountain Pine Rd., Mountain Pine, 501-767-9366
• Outdoor Program: Changing People & Places
March 26, 9:00a-3:00p
Kayak Lake Ouachita and experience the changes to the people and places along the river. Guided by park interpreter James Wilborn.
Fee: $10 (w/own kayak), $30 (w/park kayak); includes lunch; pre-registration required.
Co. Rd. 47, McNeil, 870-695-3561
• Craft Program: Lure Me In
All March, by reservation
Interpreter Barley Parks will discuss historic & prehistoric fishing implements, and conduct a workshop turning recycled scraps into hand-fashioned fishing gear.
Fee: Cost of materials; call to register your group for day and time.
Mammoth Spring State Park
#17 Hwy 63 N., Mammoth Spring, 870-625-7364
Program: Fly Fishing First-Timers
March 5, 9:30a-3:30p
Interpreter Ashlie Dodson will introduce fly fishing to beginners.
Fee: $10; call to register.
7953 Hwy 166S, Pocahontas, 870-892-4708
• Slide-Talk: Archeology at Old Davidsonville
March 11, school groups;
March 12, general public
Archeologist Kathy Cande will talk about her recent archeological work and discoveries at the old townsite.
Call the park for times, fees & registration.
Parkin Archeological State Park
Intersection of Hwy. 184 N. & US 64, Parkin, 870-755-2500
• Program: Artifact I.D. Day
March 13, 1:00-3:00p
Archeologists from the Ark. Archeo. Survey will be available to answer questions and to identify artifacts brought by visitors.
• Event: Archeology School Days: Life on the Rivers
April 5-7, Tue-Thu 10:00a-2:00p
Five station workshops with activities including a mock archeology dig, sort station with actual artifacts from the site, tools of the trade in the “archeology tool box” program, pottery-making demo, and slide show on history of Toltec. Appropriate for grades 2-12.
Fee: $1.89 per student; call to register.
14300 Chenal Pkwy., Little Rock, 501-202-1608
• Program: Arkansas: Crossroads of the Past
March 3, 6:15p
AA Society member George Gatliff will show the video Crossroads of the Past, lead a discussion on Arkansas archeology, and display reproduction prehistoric tools.
Petit Jean State Park
1285 Petit Jean Mtn. Rd., Morrilton, 501-727-6512
Archeology Day at Petit Jean State Park
March 26
9:00a: Guided Hike: Cedar Creek Trail
Interpreter Lori Anderson will lead a hike exploring various ways early mountain settlers used the creek. Meet at Pioneer Cabin for 1¼-mile hike.
11:00a: Program: Legend of Petit Jean
Find out how the Arkansas River was important to the exploration of Petit Jean Mountain. Participate in an interactive version of the legend. At Mather Lodge.
2:00p: Program: Point A to Point B
Shipping, receiving, and movement of goods. Join interpreters at Stouts Point to examine the navigation system of the Arkansas River.
6:00p: Living History: Sandbars, Toad Suckers & River Bottoms
Meet John Mason, an explorer & pioneer from 1820. He will be talking about the early days of Arkansas, and how the Arkansas River was the primary highway in territorial days. At the Amphitheater.
Hwy 10W to Hwy 300, follow signs, Roland, 501-868-5806
• Canoe Float: Life on the River
March 19 & 26, 9:00a-2:00p
Explore the Little Maumelle River and see historical sites with interpreter James Mullins.
Fee: $30 + tax per canoe
• Program: Indian Toolchest
All March, by appointment for school groups
Look at tools used by Native Americans & experience a different way of life. Watch flint fly and smell smoldering wood as an interpreter guides you back in time.
Call to register.
Pine Bluff-Jefferson County Historical Museum
201 E. 4th St., Pine Bluff, 870-541-5402
• Program: Quapaw & French on the Lower Arkansas River
March 1, 3:00p
Program conducted by Survey archeologist Dr. John House.
Prairie County Museum
2009 Main St., Des Arc, 870-256-3711
• Exhibit: Shelling & Button Making on the Lower White River
All March, Tues-Sat 8:00a-5:00p, Sun 1:00-5:00p
Exhibit shows the tools used in the mussel shell and button industry. Includes: homemade diving helmet, crowfoot hooks, mussel shells, button cutting lathe, button cutting bit, mussel clamp, slugs, pearls, balnks or plugs, and pearl buttons.
Rick Evans Grandview Prairie Conservation Education Center (Ark. Game & Fish Commission)
1685 CR 35N, Columbus, 800-983-4219
• Archeology Open House
March 12, 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.
118 W. Johnson Ave., Springdale, 479-750-8165
• Exhibit: Wash My Sins Away
All March, Mon-Sat 10:00a-5:00p
The opening of this new exhibit on Ozark baptisms will be held March 1.
• Program: Artifact Identification Day
March 19, 12:00 noon
Archeologists from the Arkansas Archeological Survey will identify both prehistoric and historic artifacts brought to the museum by the public.
Southern Arkansas University
100 E. University, Magnolia, 870-235-4230
(Blue & Gold Room, Bruce Center)
• Program: The Gateway Project: In Search of Texarkana’s First Hotel
March 8, 7:00p
Survey Station Asst. David Jeane will present a program on the recent excavations conducted by members of the Texas & Arkansas archeological societies in downtown Texarkana. Sponsor: AAS Kadohadacho Chpt.
490 Toltec Mounds Rd., Scott, 501-961-9442
(10 m. south of Little Rock on U.S. Hwy. 165)
• Slide Show: The Griggs Canoe
March 5, 1:00p
Learn more about the dugout canoe found in 1982 near Benton.
Fee: $2.50 adults, $1.50 children
• Slide Show & Tour: Spring Equinox Celebration
March 19, 3:00p-sunset
Programs throughout the evening will help you understand more about the mound builders.
3:00p: Native American tools & weapons demo
4:00p: A slide-talk by Survey archeologist Dr. Martha Rolingson will explain how the mounds were arranged to coincide with solar events.
Near sunset: Park interpreters will conduct a guided tour of the site to observe the sunset over Mound A.
Fee: $3.00 adults, $2.00 children
•Tour: Guided Canoe Tour of Mound Pond
March 26, 1:00-2:30p
Join park interpreters to learn more about basic canoeing and how the Plum Bayou people lived over 1,000 years ago.
Fee: $7.50 adults, $5.00 children
University of Arkansas-Monticello
Forestry Building Conference Center, 870-460-1290
•Slide Talk: Ghost Boats on the Mississippi
March 8, 7:15p
Survey archeologist Dr. Skip Stewart-Abernathy will talk about historic shipwrecks. Sponsor: AAS Tunican Chpt.
Whitzen Hollow Cave Exploration, Crawford Co.
March 19-26
In cooperation with Okla. Museum of Natural History, USDA Forest Service archeologist David Jurney, will lead PIT volunteers, as part of a team of cavers, biologists and hydrologists, to map the cave systems, conduct archeological survey, and test prehistoric sites. For more information or to volunteer, contact Mary Brennan, 479-754-2864.
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2006 Theme: Traders & Merchants
For additional information, contact:
Archeology Month Coordinator
Arkansas Archeological Survey
2475 N. Hatch Ave.
Fayetteville, AR 72704
479-575-3556
