ARKANSAS ARCHEOLOGY MONTH
EVENTS
- March 2010 -
Theme: Partners for the Past
Sponsors:
Arkansas Archeological Survey
Arkansas Archeological Society
With special thanks to our supporters:
Archeological & Environmental Consultants, L.L.C., Austin, TX
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Please call to confirm dates & times.
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 8:30a-4:30p
Open storage of prehistoric artifacts from Arkansas.
Arkansas Arts Center
501 E. 9th St., Little Rock, 501-372-4000
• Exhibit: World of the Pharaohs: Treasures of Egypt Revealed
All March (to July 5), Tues 9:00a-8:30p, Wed-Fri 9:00a-5:00p, Sat-Sun 9:00a-6:00p
This block-buster exhibit, prepared in cooperation with the Museum of Fine Arts-Boston, explores the long-vanished world of ancient Egypt, with over 200 magnificent objects.
Fee: Varies, call for details.
• Lecture: Seaport of the Pharaohs to the Land of Punt: Recent Excavations at Mensa/Wadi Gewasis, Egypt
March 18, 6:00p
Dr. Kathryn Bard, associate professor of archaeology, Boston University, will discuss details about nautical artifacts belonging to the first female Pharaoh, Hatshepsut.
Fee: $5
Arkansas School for Math & Sciences
200 Whittington Ave., Hot Springs, 501-623-2703
(in the west building next to the parking lot)
• Slide-Talk: Archeological Excavation at a Dalton Site in Pike County
March 9, 7:00p
Roger Coleman, Forest Service archeologist, will discuss recent excavations at 3PI418, a 10,000-year-old site in the southern Ouachita Mountains. Sponsored by the AAS Ouachita Chapter.
Arkansas State University Museum
110 Cooley Dr., Jonesboro, 870-972-2074
• Program: Artifact Identification Day
March 7, 10:00a-3:00p
The public is invited to bring artifacts to the museum for identification and information.
• Slide-Talk: 2010 Society Training Program at Toltec Mounds
Dr. Jane Anne Blakney-Bailey, Survey archeologist at Toltec Mounds State Park, will give a presentation on the upcoming Society Training Program and plans for research. Sponsored by the AAS Central Mississippi Valley Chapter.
Dallas County Museum
221 N. Main St., Fordyce, 870-352-2501
• Program: Archeology on the Borderlands
March 13, 1:00-3:00p
The HSU and UA-Monticello archeological research stations invite the public for an Archeology Day that will include identification of artifacts brought in by the public and short presentations.
Fayetteville Public Library
401 W. Mountain St., Fayetteville, 479-575-3556
• Slide-Talk: Pietrele, Romania: Insights Into Ancient Farming and Metallurgy in East Europe
March 21, 2:00p
Dr. Marvin Kay, archeologist with the UA Anthropology Department, will discuss archeological research in eastern Europe. Sponsored by the AAS Kokoci Chapter.
Hampson Archeological Museum State Park
#2 Lake Drive & US 61N., Wilson, 870-655-8622
• Exhibits: Late Mississippian Period-Nodena Culture
All March, Tues -Sat 8:00a-5:00p; Sun 1:00p-5:00p.
Learn about 15th-century Native Americans through art, religion, and ceremonial life reflected in their artifacts.
Fee: $2.75 adults; $1.75 children
• Program: Dig Garbage!
March 20, 1:00-2:00p
Meet Dr. Dig-It and dig in a “prehistoric” garbage pit to find clues that tell us how people of the prehistoric Nodena Culture lived and what foods they ate.
Note: All ages, preregistration required.
Henderson State University
Reynolds Science Bldg. (1st floor), Arkadelphia, 870-230-5320
• Slide-Talk: Caddo Pottery & Caddo History in the Arkadelphia Area
March 4, 4:00p
Dr. Mary Beth Trubitt, Survey-HSU archeologist, will discuss Caddo Indian pottery from sites in the Arkadelphia area and what it shows about Caddo history. Part of the HSU Community Classes series.
Historic Arkansas Museum
200 E. Third St., Little Rock, 501-324-9351
• Exhibit: We Walk in Two Worlds: The Caddo, Osage & Quapaw in Arkansas
All March, Mon-Sat 9:00a-5:00p; Sun 1:00-5:00p
This permanent exhibit tells the story of Arkansas’s first people, through the voices of modern tribal members. Pottery, clothing, and other artifacts are featured.
Fee: This exhibit is free; other exhibits $2.50
Note: Educational programs by reservation are also offered.
Historic Washington State Park
Washington, 870-983-2684
• Dinner & Presentation: Partners With the Past: A Treasured Partnership at Historic Washington
March 27, 6:30p, at 1914 Schoolhouse
Dr. Jamie Brandon, Survey-SAU archeologist, and David Markus, UA-Fayetteville, will discuss the recent and ongoing archeology at the park and what it might tell us about life on the cotton frontier in the 19th century. The evening begins with a buffet dinner.
Fee: $15, call for reservations.
• Archeological Excavations: Block House, Historic Washington State Park
March 21-27, 9:00a-4:00p
Dr. Jamie Brandon and David Markus (see above) will be leading a small excavation at the Block House, which was home to influential merchant Abraham Block and his family beginning in the 1830s.
Note: Volunteers welcome, but contact Dr. Brandon in advance at 870-235-4229.
John Gould Fletcher Library
823 N. Buchanan St., Little Rock, 501-961-2420
• Slide-Talk: American Indian Art, Ritual, Social Interaction in the Arkansas River Valley
March 17, 6:30p
Survey-UAF archeologist Dr. George Sabo will be the guest speaker for a program on Arkansas’s Native Americans. Sponsored by the AAS Toltec Chapter.
Little Rock Federal Building
7th Floor, Room 7208, 700 W. Capitol, Little Rock, 501-324-5296
• Slide-Talk: Archeology at the Toltec Mounds Site
March 3, 11:00a
As part of the “Lunch & Learn Brown Bag Archeology Lecture,” Survey-Toltec archeologist Dr. Jane Ann Blakney-Bailey will present findings from recent archeological investigations at the Toltec Mounds site. Sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Little Rock River Market
Toltec Chapter Info Booth, 400 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, 501-961-2420
• Demonstration: Flint Knapping & Informational Booth
March 13, 9:00a-12:00p
Learn about flint knapping, the ancient art of creating stone tools, and get information about the Arkansas Archeological Society’s programs, including the summer field school to be held at Toltec Mounds State Park.
Old Independence Regional Museum
380 S. 9th St., Batesville, 870-793-2121
• Exhibit: Shawnee Room
All March, Tues-Sat 9:00a-4:30p; Sun 1:30-4:00p
Learn about the county’s earliest residents & their interactions with traders and settlers. Includes a video.
Note: Admission fee.
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
Dr. Jeff Mitchem, Survey archeologist at Parkin, will be available to answer questions and identify artifacts brought in by the public.
Note: No appraisals.
• School Program: Raiders of the Lost Arkansas
March 17-19, 9:30a-1:30p
Students & teachers learn about prehistoric American Indian cultures of Arkansas first-hand, and how they can protect and save these sites, including the precious artifacts they hold, for the future.
Fee: $2.16 students, $2.97 adults (+ tax)
Note: Call for reservations.
Petit Jean State Park
1285 Petit Jean Mtn. Rd., Morrilton, 501-727-6512
• Program: Archeology Day
March 13, 8:30a-5:00p
Join Petit Jean State Park interpreters for programs throughout the day devoted to better understanding the park’s archeological treasures and valuable heritage.
Pine Bluff-Jefferson County Historical Museum
201 E. 4th St., Pine Bluff, 870-541-5402
• Slide-Talk: On the Trail of the Downstream People
March 4, 5:00p
Dr. John House of the Survey’s UAPB Station will update research at Wallace Bottom and display examples of pottery, arrow points and other items from the culture of the early Quapaws.
Rogers Historical Museum
322 S. 2nd St., Rogers, 479-621-1154
• Exhibit: Day at the Museum: How History Comes to Life
All March, Mon-Sat 10:00a-5:00p
The exhibit gives visitors a behind-the-scenes look at how the museum preserves collections, produces exhibits, and educates people of all ages.
Shiloh Museum of Ozark History
118 W. Johnson Ave., Springdale, 479-750-8165
• Program: Artifact Identification Day
March 6, 12:00 noon
Jerry Hilliard archeologist with the Survey’s UAF Station will identify artifacts, both historic and prehistoric, that are brought to the museum by the public.
• Slide-Talk: So You Always Wanted to Be an Archeologist
March 17, 12:00 noon
Hester Davis, Arkansas State Archeologist Emerita, will discuss the Arkansas Archeological Society’s training program in archeology.
• Slide-Talk: The Headpots of Northeast Arkansas: A Little-Known Arkansas Cultural Treasure
March 27, 2:00p
Dr. James F. Cherry, author of the UA Press book The Headpots of Northeast Arkansas and Southern Pemiscot County, Missouri, will make the presentation.
Southern Arkansas University
Bruce Center Rm. 104, Magnolia, 870-235-4229
• Slide-Talk: The Archeology of Poverty Point
Bruce Center, Room 104
March 7, 7:00p
Dr. Diana Greenlee, Louisiana Div. of Archaeology’s archeologist at Poverty Point State Historic Site, will talk about archeology at Poverty Point, one of the most significant archeological sites in the western hemisphere, dating back to 1800-1400 B.C. Sponsored by the AAS Kadohadacho Chapter.
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 20, 4:00-7:30p
4:00p: Native American tools & weapons demo.
5:00p: Archeologist 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: $4.00 adults, $3.00 children
• Exhibits: Park Museum
All March, Tues-Sat 8:00a-5:00p, Sun 12:00-5:00p
Interpretive exhibits feature artifacts recovered from the site and explain the process of archeological investigation.
Fee: $3.00 adult, $2.00 children 6-12
• Tours & Programs: Various
All March
Call for specifics and reservations.
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Echols Conference Center, Fort Smith, 479-788-7812
• Slide-Talk: Medieval Arkansas
March 18, 7:00p
Dr. Claudine Payne, Survey-Blytheville Station archeologist will present findings from three years of the Society Training Program at the Eaker site near Blytheville. Sponsored by the AAS Ark-Homa Chapter.
University of Arkansas-Monticello
Forestry Bldg. Conference Rm., Monticello, 870-460-1290
• Slide-Talk: History of the SE Arkansas Tunican Chapter of the Arkansas Archeological Society
March 2, 7:15p
Dr. Marvin Jeter, Survey-UAM archeologist, will discuss the history of the chapter, which began ca. 1968 with the Society membership of Ed and Patsy White of Hamburg. Sponsored by the AAS Tunican Chapter.
Winthrop Rockefeller Institute
1 Rockefeller Dr., Heritage Farmstead Teaching Barn, Petit Jean Mountain, Morrilton, 501-727-6250
• Slide-Talk: Bold Pilgrims & Wittenbergers: Hyphenated Americans Come to the River Valley
March 2, 7:00p
Dr. Skip Stewart-Abernathy, Survey-WRI archeologist, and Don Higgins, independent scholar, will discuss the migration of African-Americans and Lutheran Germans to Faulkner County and Petit Jean Mountain. Sponsored by the AA Society Arkansas River Valley Chapter.
• Program: Archeology Month Open House
March 6, 10:00a-4:00p
Activities include artifact i.d., exhibits of collections, and flintknapping demos by Ben Swadley of Plantation Agriculture State Park.
• Slide-Talk: Carden Bottom 2009: Results of the June Training Program
March 6, 2:00p
Dr. Skip Stewart-Abernathy, Survey-WRI archeologist, will discuss the close working relationship between the Survey, the AA Society, and the host station at WRI.
• Class: Historical Archeology Supplemental Certification/Enrichment Class
March 12-14, Fri night - Sun aft
Learn how to examine and document historic artifacts. Class is part of the AA Society certification program, but can also be taken by non-Society members. Instructor: Dr. Skip Stewart-Abernathy.
Note: Call 501-727-6250 for details and fees.
• Excavation: Archeology Field Day
March 20
Come participate in genuine field archeology as part of this Arkansas Archeological Society one-day project, or a Lab Day depending on the weather. Sponsored by the AAS Arkansas River Valley Chapter.
Note: Call 501-727-6250 for details.
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See also: Activity Ideas for Archeology Month
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Future Archeology Month Themes
2011: Archeology of Conflict
2012: Archeology of Communities
