ARKANSAS ARCHEOLOGY MONTH
EVENTS
- March 2007 -
Theme: Arkansas Rock Art
Sponsors:
Arkansas Archeological Survey
Arkansas Archeological Society
With special thanks to our supporters:
Marshalltown Company
Eastern States Rock Art Research Assn.
ATU Museum of Prehistory & History
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, 501-525-2586
Board room in Western Bldg.
• Exhibit: Going on a Dig?
All March, regular library hours
Display provides an invitation & information to anyone interested in taking part in an archeological dig. Sponsored by the AAS Ouachita Chapter.
• Slides & Workshop: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Getting Ready for a Dig
March 13, 7:00p
This timely program is offered before the AAS dig, which will be held at the Jones Mill Site in Hot Spring County in June. Susan Young, Outreach Coordinator at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, will give an entertaining primer on the wonders of fieldwork. Sponsored by the AAS Ouachita Chapter.
Arkansas State University Museum
110 University Loop, (west wing of Dean B. Ellis Library), Jonesboro, 870-972-2074
• Exhibit: Woodsmen of the World
Opens early March
Photo exhibit, rich in symbols.
• Slide-Talk: Rock Art & Ancient Religion in Arkansas
March 8 , 7:00p
Survey archeologist Dr. George Sabo, director of the rock art recording project, will discuss Arkansas’s rock art at the March meeting of the AAS Central Mississippi Valley Chapter. Public invited.
• Program: Symbol Scavenger Hunt
March 9, all day
Be a detective: scavenge for clues to solve a mystery!
• Event: Archaeology Fair
March 10, 11:00a-3:00p
Flint knapping and pottery demonstrations, Native American games, symbol scavenger hunt, more!
ATU Museum of Prehistory & History
Arkansas Tech University, Tucker Hall (411 W. M St.); Russellville, 479-964-3221
• Slide-Talk: Old Davidsonville
March 6, 7:00p
The AAS Arkansas River Valley Chapter invited the public to hear archeologist Kathy Cande discuss recent excavations and research on the townsite of Old Davidsonville.
• Open House: Tech Museum & Survey Station
March 10, 10:00a-4:00p
Exhibit premier: “Above & Beneath This World: Native American Rock Art & Cosmology”;
Hands-on Activity: Children’s Rock Art Activity, 10:00a & 1:00p;
Slide-Talk: “Mixed Media: Stylistic Similarity Among Prehistoric Ceramics and Rock Art Motifs in the Central Arkansas River Valley” by UA Anthropology grad student Leslie Walker, 2:30p;
Demo: Ben Swadley, Plantation Agriculture Museum, demonstrating flint knapping.
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 Sundays, 2:00p, or groups by appointment
Arkansas Portraits: Images of Arkansas explores the visual arts of Arkansas from prehistoric Indian rock art through portraits from the territorial and early statehood days.
Buffalo National River , National Park Service
Harrison , 870-741-5446
Tyler Bend Visitor Center (Hwy 65 n. of Marshall)
• Exhibit: Handwriting on the Wall
March 20 opening, 8:00a-5:00p
Photo essay of Buffalo River pictographs and historical graffiti with discussion of their interpretation.
Fayetteville Public Library
401 W. Mountain St., Fayetteville, 479-571-2222
• Book Exhibit: Arkansas Archeology
All March, regular library hours
Book display on the library’s holdings of materials related to Arkansas archeology, rock art, and Indians of Arkansas.
Fletcher Library
823 N. Buchanan St., Little Rock, 501-961-2420
• Slide-Talk: The Rock Art of Petit Jean Mountain
March 21, 6:30p
Talk by Ben Swadley, superintendent at Plantation Agriculture Museum, and former park interpreter at Petit Jean. Sponsored by the AAS Toltec Chapter.
Garland County Library
1427 Malvern Ave., Hot Springs, 501-525-2991
• Exhibit: Tools of the Trade
All March , regular library hours
Display features tools used in archeology, photos from sites, and guidelines for anyone who would like to participate in an archeological dig. Sponsored by the AAS Ouachita Chapter.
• Slide-Talk: Archeological Resources in the Ouachita Mountains
March 22, 6:30p
Learn about archeological resources in the Ouachita National Forest. Examples of site types, both prehistoric and historic, and public participation projects will be discussed.
Hampson Archeological Museum State Park
#2 Lake Drive & US 61N., Wilson, 870-655-8622
• Museum Tour: Late Mississippian Period-Nodena Culture
All March , Tues -Sat 8:00a-5:00p; Sun 1:00p-5:00p.
Travel back in time to the period of 1400-1650 A.D. and learn about the Nodena Culture’s fascinating history. Artisanship of ceramic vessels will feature Nodena Red & White, effigy vessels, and trade items.
Fee: $2.50 adults; $1.50 children
Historic Washington State Park
1914 School Bldg., Washington, 870-983-2684
• Slide Talk: Historical Archeology in Arkansas: Why Do We Dig Up the Recent Past?
March 6, 7:00p
Survey archeologist Dr. Jamie Brandon will talk about historical archaeology in Arkansas and what we learn by excavating sites from the 19th century. He will also outline potential future research topics at Old Washington & Grand View Prairie. Cosponsored by SW Arkansas Regional Archives.
Lower White River Museum State Park
2009 Main St., Des Arc, 870-256-3711
• Exhibit: Images of the Lower White River
All March , 8:00a- 5:00p
Exhibit showing images of the lower White River and discussion of Arkansas rock art. Visitors can create a rock art image of their own.
Fee: Admission charged.
Museum of Discovery
500 President Clinton Ave., Rivermarket Area, Little Rock, 501-396-7050
• Programs:Various Topics on Indians & History
All March, by appointment
Topics include: Arkansas Indians, Arkansas Indian Animal Tales, Arkansas Indian Legacy, Brother Bear, Unconventional Arkansas History, and Land for Sale: $15 Million
Fee: Call for rates.
Old State House Museum
300 W. Markham St., Little Rock, 501-324-9685
• Exhibit: Sam Dellinger & the Raiders of the Lost Arkansas
All March 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
• Program: Artifact I.D. Day
March 17, 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.
• Slide-Lecture: Rock Art at Petit Jean State Park
March 17, 2:00p
Ben Swadley, Plantation Agriculture State Park, will discuss the noted rock art of Petit Jean State Park.
Petit Jean State Park
1285 Petit Jean Mtn. Rd., Morrilton, 501-727-6512
• Guided Hike: Rock House Cave
March 17, 10:00a, 2:00p
Meet Park Interpreter Michelle at the Rock House Cave parking lot for a ¼-mile hike to the cave to view ancient Native American pictographs and learn about the mountain’s ancient history.
• Conference: Eastern States Rock Art Conference
March 22-25, www.esrara.org
To be held at the Winthrop Rockefeller Center. Conference will include research papers, banquet with keynote speaker Dr. George Sabo, Ark. Archeological Survey, and guided field trips to rock art sites.
Pine Bluff-Jefferson County Historical Museum
201 E. 4th St. , Pine Bluff , 870-541-5402
• Program:Arkansas Post Revisited: Colonial Archeology in Arkansas
March 6, 6:30p
Survey archeologist at UA-Pine Bluff John House will present recent discoveries at Arkansas Post.
Pinnacle Mountain State Park
11901 Pinnacle Valley Rd., Little Rock, 501-367-0407
• Program: Rock Art in Little Rock
March 10, 2:00p
Asst. Superintendent Stewart Carlton will be unlocking the meaning of the Native American art form known as rock art, left upon the rocks of Arkansas as many as 10,000 years ago. After the slide show, try your artistic skills to recreate a modern version.
Rogers Historical Museum
322 S. 2nd St., Rogers, 479-621-1154
• Exhibit: Discovering the Bluff Dwellers
March 24 opening, Tuesday-Saturday, 10:00a-4:00p
Loaned artifacts from the UA Museum collection will focus on the Harrington and Dellinger excavations in the 1920s and 1930s.
Shiloh Museum of Ozark History
118 W. Johnson Ave., Springdale, 479-750-8165
• Program: Artifact Identification Day
March 3, 12:00 noon
Arkansas Archeological Survey archeologist Jerry Hilliard will be on hand to answer questions about artifacts from your collection.
Southern Arkansas University
On campus, Magnolia, 870-234-4229
• Slide-Talk: The Arkansas Rock Art Project
March 13, 7:00p
Bruce Center Room 104
Survey archeologist Jerry Hilliard will outline the statewide Arkansas rock art recording project during the March meeting of the AAS Kadohadacho Chapter.
• Conference: Caddo Conference
March 15-18, www.saumag.edu/archeology
Reynolds Center
Papers on Caddo archeology and ethnohistory on Friday and Saturday, plus a Sunday field trip to two legendary Caddo sites in SW Arkansas: Crenshaw & Battle Mounds.
Fee: Conference registration.
Springdale Public Library
1205 W. Maple, Springdale, 479-750-8180
• Slide-Talk: Rock Art
February 27, 4:00p
Survey archeologist Jerry Hilliard will lead youngsters in a program on Arkansas rock art.
Texarkana Museums System
Discovery Place Children’s Museum, 215 Pine St., Texarkana, 903-793-4831
• Spring Breakshops
March 5-9, 10:00a-12:00
Programs will include rock art painting and storytelling.
Fee: $4, reservations requested
Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park
490 Toltec Mounds Rd., Scott, 501-961-9442
(10 m. south of Little Rock on U.S. Hwy. 165)
• Program & Tour: Spring Equinox Celebration
March 24, 3:00p-sunset
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
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
Giffels Auditorium, Old Main, Fayetteville, 502-575-2508
• Stigler Lecture Series in Archaeology: 3-D Simulations of Landscapes
March 8, 7:30p
Speaker Dr. Jeffrey Clark, North Dakota State University, on complex villages in the Dakotas.
March 29, 7:30p
Speaker Dr. Donald H. Sanders, Institute for the Visualization of History, on ancient urban centers.
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
Echols Conference Center, Fort Smith, 479-788-7812
• Slide-Talk: Earthquakes and Archeology in Northeast Arkansas
March 15, 7:00p
The public is invited to attend the monthly meeting of the AAS Ark-Homa Chapter to hear Survey Station Assistant Marion Haynes discuss archeology of the Blytheville area.
Washington County Extension Office
2536 N. McConnell, Fayetteville, 479-575-3556
March 27, 7:00p
• Slide-Talk: Highlights from the Arkansas Rock Art Project
The AAS Kokoci Chapter invites the public to hear Survey archeologists George Sabo, Jerry Hilliard, and Leslie Walker review the most interesting discoveries of the 3-year, NEH-funded Arkansas rock art recording project.
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2008 Theme: Patterns of the Past
Anyone wishing to sponsor a program or exhibit
for Arkansas Archeology Month 2008
or seeking additional information, contact:
Archeology Month Coordinator
Arkansas Archeological Survey
2475 N. Hatch Ave.
Fayetteville, AR 72704
479-575-3556
See also: Activity Ideas for Archeology Month 2007
