ARKANSAS ARCHEOLOGY MONTH
EVENTS
- March 2006 -
Theme: Traders & Merchants
Sponsors:
Arkansas Archeological Survey
Arkansas Archeological Society
Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism
With special thanks to our supporters:
SPEARS, Inc.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Arkansas Archeological Survey
2475 N. Hatch Ave., Fayetteville, 479-575-3556
(west of Garland across from Agri Park)
• Exhibit: Collections of the UA Museum
All March, Mon-Fri 8:00a-5:00p
Open storage of prehistoric artifacts from Arkansas.
Arkansas School of Math & Sciences
200 Whittington Ave., Hot Springs, 501-622-5250
• Exhibit: Novaculite From the Prehistoric Era to the Present.
All March, regular school hours
The exhibit on Arkansas’s unique stone is sponsored by the AAS Ouachita Chapter.
Arkansas Tech University
Tucker Hall Museum, Techionery Museum & ATU Survey Station, on campus;
Tucker Hall (411 W. M St.); Techionery Bldg. (N. El Paso & O Sts.), Russellville, 479-964-3221
• Open House: Archeology Month
March 4, 9:00a-4:00p
Exhibits & galleries open in both buildings, emphasis on “Home Front to Battle Front” WWII in the River Valley;” Artifact I.D. and Flintknapping demo;
10:30a, 1:30p: Children’s activity: To Market, To Market: WWII Rationing Game;
2:30p: Slide-talk: Survey archeologist Skip Stewart-Abernathy will discuss Queensware in a Store in the Old SW: Looking at the Dishes Trade in Antebellum Arkansas.
Fee: Nominal charge for children’s activity materials.
Bella Vista Historical Museum
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.
• Video
March 5, 2:00p, or groups by appointment
On the Trail of the First Americans, a story of Native American heritage.
Buffalo National River, NPS
Harrison, 870-741-5446
Tyler Bend Visitor Center (Hwy 65 n. of Marshall )
• Exhibit: The General Store
All March, 8:00a-close
A look at commodities and trade in late 19th and early 20th century Ozark communities.
Clark Co. Historical Society
502 S. 5th St., Arkadelphia, 870-230-1360
• Exhibit: Early Arkadelphia Merchants
All March: Wed-Fri 10:00a-3:00p, Sat 10:00a-12:00p
The display will include photos and artifacts of merchants in Clark County in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Hampson Archeological Museum State Park
#2 Lake Drive & Hwy. 61N., Wilson, 870-655-8622
• Demo: Early Arkansas Frontier Trader’s Camp
March 18 & 25, 10:00a-4:00p
Park Supt. Marlon Mowdy will portray 1820s trader “Jeremiah Williams,” with a campsite and demos from the early Arkansas frontier.
• Exhibits: Mississippian Culture
All March, Tues-Sat 8:00a-12:00p, 1:00p-5:00p; Sun 1:00p-5:00p.
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
Hot Springs Transportation Depot
Broadway Ave., Hot Springs, 501-525-2991
• Exhibit & Demo: Traders & Merchants of Novaculite Past & Present
March 18, 1:00-3:00p
Flintknappers will demonstrate the craft used by Indians during the prehistoric era alongside a merchants’ display of whetstones and other products presently manufactured from locally quarried novaculite. Sponsored by the AAS Ouachita Chapter.
Jones Center For Families
Corner of Old Missouri Rd. & Emma Ave., Springdale, 479-756-8090
• Slide-Talk: The Use of Ozark Plants in the Prehistoric Past
March 18, 9:30a
Survey archeologist Jerry Hilliard will discuss Native American uses of plants as discovered through archeology. Sponsored by the Flower, Garden, & Nature Society.
Lower White River Museum State Park
2009 Main St., Des Arc, 870-256-3711
• Exhibit: Merchants Display
All March, 8:00a-5:00p
The museum asks the question, What would you have to trade for these items? On display are two men’s shirts, a glass jar of Manor coffee, a hornbook and a chalkboard.
Mammoth Spring State Park
#17 Hwy 63 N., Mammoth Spring, 870-625-7364
• Workshop: A Keepsake Pouch for Me!
March 18, 9:00a-1:00p
Valerie Goetz, Native American artist, will instruct participants how to create a keepsake pouch necklace. She will also discuss the traditions and proper etiquette associated with a pouch.
Fee: $25; call to register.
Northwest Arkansas Community College
At the Crossings, 1801 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista, 479-855-1903
• Class: Arkansas Archeology
March 7-23, 8:30 -10:30a
A survey of archeology in the state of Arkansas taught by Dr. Jamie Brandon.
Fee: Tuition, call for details.
Old Davidsonville State Park
7953 Hwy 166S, Pocahontas, 870-892-4708
• Slide-Talk & Tour: Archeology at Old Davidsonville
March 10, school groups; March 11, general public
The program will discuss the recent archeological work, followed by a walking tour of the town site.
Call the park for times, fees & registration.
Old State House Museum
300 W. Markham St., Little Rock, 501-324-9685
• Exhibit: Sam Dellinger & the Raiders of the Lost Arkansas
Tentative Exhibit Opening: March 10, to run through September 2007
Mon-Sat 9:00a-5:00p, Sun 1:00-5:00p
Under the leadership of long-time curator Sam Dellinger, the University of Arkansas Museum amassed on of the premier collections of prehistoric Native American artifacts in the United States. The exhibit honors Dellinger’s legacy by making many outstanding artifacts accessible to the public to educate and inspire Arkansans, one of Dellinger’s main goals in acquiring the collection.
Parkin Archeological State Park
Intersection of Hwy. 184 N. & US 64, Parkin, 870-755-2500
• Workshop: Advanced Gourds
March 11, 10:00a-3:00p
Learn how to sew an intricate dream catcher design into the side of a gourd. Several varieties of awls, sinew, paints, and wood statins will be available for use. Gourds are priced according to size.
Fee: $5 plus price of gourd. Advance registration required, and bring a bag lunch.
• Program: Artifact I.D. Day
March 19, 1:00-3:00p
This is your chance to obtain a professional opinion of a prized artifact or unusual found object. Archeologists from the Ark. Archeo. Survey will be available to answer questions and to identify artifacts brought in by visitors.
• Event: Adventures in Archeology School Days
March 29-31, 10:00a-1:30p
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 video on the history of Parkin. Appropriate for grades 2-12.
Fee: $1.89 per student; call to register.
Petit Jean State Park
1285 Petit Jean Mtn. Rd., Morrilton, 501-727-6512
• Archeology Day at Petit Jean State Park
March 18
9:00a: Guided Hike: Rock House Cave
Explore the ancient history of the mountain with a ¼-mile hike to an archeological site to view ancient Indian pictographs. Allow 45 minutes.
11:00a: Program: The Many Legends of Petit Jean
Meet park interpreters at Stout’s Point (Petit Jean’s Gravesite Overlook) to discover the many stories surrounding the naming of this mountain during the early days of exploration.
2:00p: Program: Thomas Nuttall
Before traders arrived in Arkansas, explorers came first. One of the most noted was Thomas Nuttall, who even discovered a new flower on top of the mountain. Meet interpreters at the CCC Overlook on Red Bluff Drive.
6:30p: Slide-Talk: Petit Jean: The Past is Shaping Our Future
People have lived on Petit Jean Mountain for over 1000 years. Meet park interpreters at the amphitheater to learn some of the hidden secrets of Petit Jean’s past and how they are important in shaping the future.
Pine Bluff-Jefferson County Historical Museum
201 E. 4th St., Pine Bluff, 870-541-5402
• Program: Gifts of the Great River: Prehistoric Indian Effigy Pottery in Arkansas
March 2, 3:00p
Program conducted by Survey archeologist Dr. John House.
Rogers Historical Museum
322 S. 2nd St., Rogers, 479-621-1154
• Exhibit: The Van Winkle Legacy
All March, Tuesday-Saturday, 10:00a-4:00p
This exhibit explores the life and legacy of Peter Van Winkle, a 19th-century northwest Arkansas lumber baron, through photographs, documents, excavated artifacts, family memorabilia, and a display of lumbering tools in a forest scene.
Shiloh Museum of Ozark History
118 W. Johnson Ave., Springdale, 479-750-8165
• Exhibit: Good Will & Service in Every Sale
All March, Mon-Sat 10:00a-5:00p
Exhibit on the Mooney-Barker Drugstore, a country store in the Madison County community of Pettigrew.
• Program: Artifact Identification Day
March 4, 12:00 noon
Survey archeologist Jerry Hilliard will be on hand to answer questions about artifacts from your collection.
Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park
490 Toltec Mounds Rd., Scott, 501-961-9442
(10 m. south of Little Rock on U.S. Hwy. 165)
• Workshop: Dutch Oven
March 4, 10:00a-12:00p
Join interpreters for a fun introduction to cast iron cooking. Participants will learn how to properly season cast iron, control oven temperature, & clean the ovens. Recipes & lunch will be provided.
Fee: $20.00. Reservations required.
• Slide Show & Tour: Spring Equinox Celebration
March 18, 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: Survey archeologist Julie Markin will discuss solar alignment of the mounds.
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
• Workshop: Gourd Craft
March 25, 10:00a-2:00p
Participants will learn how gourds were used by Native Americans and how to construct dippers, bowls and canteens. Make and take home a gourd craft.
Fee: $25. Reservations required.
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
Giffels Auditorium, Old Main, Fayetteville, 502-575-2508
• Stigler Lecture: The Peopling of the Americas: Before or After the Last Glacial Maximum?
March 9, 6:30p
Dr. David B. Madsen, of Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute, Penn., will talk about his research in Quaternary paleoecology as part of the Stigler Lecture series.
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Echols Conference Center, Fort Smith, 479-754-2864, x2877
• Slide-Talk: Zachary Taylor/Sisters of Mercy Site
March 16, 7:00p
The public is invited to attend the monthly meeting of the AAS Ark-Homa Chapter, and learn about the 2005 excavations at the Zachary Taylor/Sisters of Mercy site.
US Army Corps of Engineer
Federal Building (Room 7208), 700 W. Capitol, Little Rock
• Program: What Woodstock Can Tell Us About Toltec
March 14, 12:00 noon
Survey archeologist Julie Markin will present a program about the Toltec Mounds site.
Washington County Extension Office
2536 N. McConnell, Fayetteville, 479-575-3556
March 28, 7:00p
• Slide Talk: Archeology at Old Davidsonville
The AAS Kokoci Chapter invites the public to hear Survey archeologist Kathy Cande discuss her recent excavations at Old Davidsonville State Park.
See also: Activity Ideas 2006
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2007 Theme: Arkansas Rock Art
Anyone wishing to sponsor a program or exhibit
for Arkansas Archeology Month 2007
or seeking additional information, contact:
Archeology Month Coordinator
Arkansas Archeological Survey
2475 N. Hatch Ave.
Fayetteville, AR 72704
479-575-3556
