ARKANSAS ARCHEOLOGY MONTH
EVENTS
- March 2011 -
Theme: Archeology of Conflict
ARKANSAS ARCHEOLOGY MONTH
March 2011
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. Changing exhibit will feature historic weapons and ammunition.
• Slide-talk:Cross Hollows
March 22, 7:00p
Jerry Hilliard, Ark. Archeological Survey archeologist, will discuss the archeology of this Civil War site. Sponsored by the AAS Kokoci Chapter.
Arkansas School for Math & Sciences
200 Whittington Ave., Hot Springs, 501-321-5252
(in the west building next to the parking lot)
• Slide-Talk: Sense of Place
March 8, 7:00p
Mary Brennan, archeologist with the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest, will discuss historic research in the Ozarks. Sponsored by the AAS Ouachita Chapter.
Arkansas State University Museum
Ellis Library, ASU, Jonesboro, 870-972-2074
• Program: Peeking into the Past
March 12, 10:00a-2:00p
Hands-on activities for visitors of all ages, includes playing with clay, animal effigy tour and history-based story for kids, and bring-your-own artifact i.d. with archeologists.
• Slide-Talk: Shield Jaguar the Great and Lady Xok: Diplomacy & Warfare in the Classic Maya World
March 17, 7:00p, ASU Museum Rm. 182
Dr. David Dye, University of Memphis, will discuss the Maya king who ruled from A.D. 681-742, and his powerful and popular wife. Sponsored by the AAS Central Mississippi Valley Chapter.
Arkansas Tech Museum
1502 N. El Paso Ave., Russellville, 501-727-6250
• Slide-Talk: A Landscape of States’ Rights: A Look at the Confederate Cemetery in Fayetteville, Ark.
March 1, 7:00p
UA graduate student Duncan McKinnon will discuss how Total Station mapping and geophysical prospecting contribute to a more comprehensive story of political speech, ideological assertion, and contentious history. Sponsored by the AAS Arkansas River Valley Chapter.
Cross Hollows Tour
Near Lowell, 479-621-0931
March 19, 2:00-4:00p
• Tour: Historic House & Farm
Hillary Jones & Steve Longacre will offer a walking tour of 100+-year-old farmhouse, spring-fed farm, & historic vicinity.
Note: Free, but call for reservations and directions.
Davidsonville Historic State Park
7953 Hwy. 166 S., Pocahontas, 870-892-4708
• Exhibits: Discovering Davidsonville
All March, daily 8:00a-5:00p
New exhibits in the visitor center and on the grounds highlight the archeology & history of this frontier town.
Note: Educational programs offered by reservation.
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: Digging History!
March 19, 1:00-2:00p
Dr. Dig-It returns to demonstrate how archeology helps discover the story of the past. Join a short simulated “dig” to see methods of archeology and just how the story is recovered.
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
• Archeological Excavations: Field Work at Historic Washington State Park
March 21-25, 9:00a-4:00p
Survey-SAU archeologist Dr. Jamie Brandon, staff & volunteers will be excavating at sites within the park. Come help excavate 19th-century Arkansas. Sponsored by the AAS Kadohadacho Chapter and the park.
Note: Volunteers welcome, but contact Dr. Brandon in advance at 870-235-4229.
• Dinner & Presentation: Conflict at Historic Washington: Uncovering New Possibilities
March 25, 7:00p, at 1914 Schoolhouse
Dr. Jamie Brandon, Survey-SAU archeologist, and guest will discuss come of the different historical archeological discoveries found in Washington and the surrounding region, including a summary of the spring break dig. A buffet dinner is included.
Fee: $20, call for reservations.
Hobbs State Park
20201 Hwy. 12 E., Rogers, 479-789-5000
• Program: Van Winkle Hollow & the Civil War in NW Arkansas
March 19, 2:00p
Dave Lewis of the Benton Co. Historical Society, will detail the battles of Pea Ridge & Prairie Grove, and the importance of Van Winkle Hollow in the military maneuvers of these battles.
Hot Springs National Park
Lamar Bathhouse, Bathhouse Row, Central Ave., Hot Springs, 501-620-6715
• Slide-talk: Revelation in the Woods: Undocumented Cemeteries in Hot Springs National Park
March 19, 2:30p
Dr. Bill Hunt, National Park Service archeologist, will discuss recent discoveries at two historic cemeteries in the park. The cemeteries were abandoned and almost forgotten, but have had extensive investigations as part of a 5-year archeological survey.
Lake Dardanelle State Park
100 State Park Dr., Russellville, 479-890-7477
• Presentation: The Trail Where They Cried
March 12 & March 26, 11:30a
Sasha Bowles, park interpreter, will discuss the Trail of Tears and explore the role of the park and its surrounding area in this dark era of American history.
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.
Old State House Museum
300 W. Markham, Little Rock, 501-324-9685
• Slide-Talk: Excavations at the Rice House & Looney Tavern, Randolph County, Arkansas
March 15, 12:00 noon
Kathleen Cande, Ark. Archeological Survey archeologist, will discuss excavations in and around the foundations of the Rice & Looney buildings, the two oldest standing wooden structures in Arkansas.
Note: Brown Bag Lunch Series
Parkin Archeological State Park
Intersection of Hwy. 184 N. & US 64, Parkin, 870-755-2500
• School Program: Raiders of the Lost Arkansas
March 17-18, 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.
• Program: Artifact I.D. Day
March 19, 1:00-4:00p
Dr. Jeff Mitchem, Survey-Parkin archeologist, will be available to answer questions and identify artifacts brought in by the public.
Note: No appraisals.
Petit Jean State Park
1285 Petit Jean Mtn. Rd., Morrilton, 501-727-5441
• Program: Archeology Day
March 12, 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, including the pictographs of Rock House Cave.
Pine Bluff-Jefferson County Historical Museum
201 E. 4th St., Pine Bluff, 870-541-5402
• Slide-Talk: Archeology in the Civil War
March 3, 5:30p
Dr. John House, Survey-UAPB archeologist, will discuss archeological research of Civil War sites.
Pinnacle Mountain State Park
11901 Pinnacle Valley Rd., Little Rock, 501-868-5806
• Activity: Tools on the Trail of Tears
March 19, 1:00-4:00p
Park interpreter Christina Funk will have displays and demonstrations on the clothing, tools, and weapons of the Native Americans who passed by Pinnacle Mountain State Park on the Trail of Tears.
Prairie Grove Chamber of Commerce
306 E. Buchanan St., Prairie Grove, 479-846-2990
• Slide-Talk: Civil War Archeology in NW Arkansas
March 27, 2:00p
Jerry Hilliard, Ark. Archeological Survey archeologist, will discuss archeological research at Civil War sites. Sponsored by Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park.
Rogers Public Library
711 S. Dixieland Rd., Rogers, 479-621-1154
• Exhibit: Lost & Found: Objects from the Civil War
All March, regular library hours
This small exhibit illustrates the range of objects found at Civil War camps and battlegrounds. Many items were recovered by local residents during construction of the new Rogers High School, which sits at the end of a Union campsite. Sponsored by the Rogers Historical Museum.
Shiloh Museum of Ozark History
118 W. Johnson Ave., Springdale, 479-750-8165
• Program: Artifact Identification Day
March 5, 12:00 noon
Jerry Hilliard, Ark. Archeological Survey archeologist, will identify artifacts, both historic and prehistoric, that are brought to the museum by the public. Bring items to show and tell.
Southern Arkansas University
Reynolds Center, Magnolia Rm., Magnolia, 870-235-4229
• Slide-Talk: Recent & Future Archeology at Historic Washington State Park
March 8, 7:00p
Dr. Jamie Brandon, Survey-SAU archeologist, will talk about recent archeological research at Historic Washington, including at the Royston and Block houses, and work to be conducted during March and June.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 19, 4:00-7:30p
4:00p: Native American tools & weapons demo.
5:00p: Discussion of 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 & Grounds
All March, Tues-Sat 8:00a-5:00p, Sun 1:00-5:00p
Walk through this mound site, and visit interpretive exhibits that feature artifacts recovered from the site and which 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.
U of A Community College-Hope Campus
Student Ctr., Hope, 870-983-2633
• Slide-Talk: Digging up SW Arkansas: Archeology as a Vocation
March 16, 12:00 noon
Dr. Jamie Brandon, Survey-SAU archeologist, will discuss archeology as a profession and the work done around SW Arkansas, including upcoming digs for spring break. Sponsored by Historic Washington St. Pk. and SW Arkansas Regional Archives.
Note: Bring a brown-bag lunch.
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center, Reynolds Rm., 479-575-3556
• Conference: Caddo Conference
March 25-26, 8:00a-4:30p
Papers & panel discussions will be presented on Caddo Indian archeology, history & culture.
Fee: TBA, call for registration
• Performance: Caddo Culture Club Traditional Dances
Plaza near Bell Tower
March 26, 4:00-7:00p
Members of the Caddo Culture Club will perform traditional dances as the concluding event of the Caddo Conference.
Fee: Free & open to the public.
University of Arkansas-Monticello
Forestry Bldg. Conference Rm., Monticello, 870-460-1290
• Slide-Talk: War & Peace Among Native Americans
March 1, 7:15p
Dr. Marvin Jeter, Survey-UAM archeologist, will explore the topic among tribes of the Eastern U.S., and add comparative material from the Plains and Southwest. Sponsored by the AAS Tunican Chapter.
Winthrop Rockefeller Institute
1 Rockefeller Dr., Heritage Farmstead Teaching Barn, 501-727-6250
• Program: Archeology Month Open House
March 5, 10:00a-4:00p
Archeological exhibits and collections on display; demonstrations of early weaponry, including atlatl and blowgun; flint knapping and Civil War reenactors.
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See also: Activity Ideas for Archeology Month
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Future Archeology Month Themes
2012: Archeology of Communities
