Louisiana Archaeology Month October 1-31, 2011 This year marks the nation's commemoration of 150 years since the beginning of the Civil War. Louisiana is focusing on this aspect of history through Louisiana Archaeology Month 2011, as well as many other events. Archaeology helps call attention to the human side of Civil War history through artifacts and structures that the soldiers left behind, and it provides information that was not recorded by observers at the time. Archaeology Month events give an opportunity to find out about archaeological techniques, recent archaeological work in Louisiana, and what they can tell about the people who lived here in the past. Although the Civil War will be an emphasis of Archaeology Month programs, many other topics also will be presented. This celebration promotes an appreciation of the state's complex and diverse cultures. It also encourages the preservation, protection, and understanding of their legacy. At Archaeology Month events, archaeologists around the state will share results of their research through activities such as guided tours, talks, demonstrations, and special events. January 21, 2011 *The **18th Annual East Texas Archeological Conference** will be held on Saturday, February 12, 2011, at the** Ornelas Activity Center**, 3402 Old Omen Rd., across Spur 248 from the **University of Texas at Tyler.** * * The hours are 9 AM until 4 PM. Registration begins at 8:30 AM and admission is $10 at the door. Highlights of the program include a keynote address about Dr. Dee Ann Story and a presentation about the discovery of the original site of Mission Concepcion (1716-1730) in East Texas:*** Keynote speaker: Dr. Harry Shafer, Retired Texas A & M University, Professor of Archeology. November 29, 2010 The Louisiana Archaeological Society (LAS) is announcing the Annual Awards for nomination and competition for presentation at this year's annual conference. LAS has two such categories: the Marie Standifer Award, and the Student Paper Competition Award. This year's annual meeting will take place in downtown Alexandria at the Alexander Fulton Hotel January 21-23, 2011. The Student Paper competition for the upcoming LAS annual meeting consists of undergraduate and graduate student paper submissions to the address below. Student papers are reviewed and evaluated by professionals for quality and content. The student winner of this competition will have all expenses paid for their participation in LAS annual meeting and is required to present a paper at the conference. Please submit papers by January 3, 2011 to Velicia Bergstrom at vbergstrom@fs.fed.us , 2500 Shreveport Hwy, Pineville, La 71360; 318-473-7043 or 318-229-5344. University Professors! The Louisiana Archaeological Society is also seeking nominees for the Marie Standifer Award. This award is designed for a graduate student, who is considered an outstanding student with a promising future in their field of study. The student must be seeking a graduate degree with a focus relating to archaeological or cultural heritage research and preservation. The universities are requested to submit nominees with a letter from a professor stating why this particular student is considered an outstanding scholar and befitting the Marie Standifer award. The winner of this prestigious award will have all expenses paid for their participation in the LAS annual meeting and is required to present at the conference. Please submit nominees with a letter of recommendation by January 3, 2011 to Velicia Bergstrom at vbergstrom@fs.fed.us , 2500 Shreveport Hwy, Pineville, La 71360; 318-473-7043 or 318-229-5344. November 29, 2010 The Louisiana Archaeological Society (LAS) is announcing the Annual Awards for nomination awards at this year's annual conference. LAS has two awards categories: the Ford Award, and the Roger Saucier Award. This year's annual meeting will take place in downtown Alexandria at the Alexander Fulton Hotel January 21-23, 2011. LAS is seeking nominees for the Ford Award. This award goes to a professional archaeologist who has done outstanding work in Louisiana archaeology. LAS is also seeking nomination for the Saucier Award. This award goes to a professional, other than an archaeological professional, who has made major contributions to Louisiana archaeology. Please submit nominees for the Ford award and the Saucier award to Velicia Bergstrom at vbergstrom@fs.fed.us , 2500 Shreveport Hwy, Pineville, La 71360; 318-473-7043 or 318-229-5344 by January 3, 2011. October 1, 2010 SOUTHEASTERN ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES 2011 PUBLIC OUTREACH GRANT CYCLE The Southeastern Archaeological Conference (SEAC), in order to promote public awareness of archaeology in the Southeast, supports a program of small grants to finance public outreach projects. SEAC provides an annual grant of $2,000 per year to an applicant through a competitive application process. Projects proposed for grant funding should promote public awareness of archaeology in the Southeast through any of a variety of educational and outreach activities. Examples of suitable projects might include: teacher workshops, printed material for the public, exhibits, workshops for adults or children, Archaeology Week/Month activities, Project Archaeology workshops, Elderhostel programs, archaeology fairs, public field trips, or other public-oriented projects. The competition is open to anyone in or near the traditional boundaries of the southeastern culture area, and all proposals must have some tie to the southeast. For purposes of the grant, southeastern states are defined as: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee; border states are defined as: Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. The 2011 Grant Cycle is now beginning, and submissions are requested. Information about the SEAC Public Outreach Grant—including a history of the grant, description, requirements, and a grant application—can be found on the SEAC web site at http://www.southeasternarchaeology.org/grant.html. All submissions must be received by the committee chair no later than December 1. For additional information or queries contact Mary Kwas, Committee Chair, Arkansas Archeological Survey, 479-575-6549 or mkwas@uark.edu. September 23, 2010 New book! Archaeology of Louisiana edited by Mark A. Rees of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It's ". . . a groundbreaking and up-to-date overview of archaeology in the Bayou State, including a thorough analysis of the cultures, communities, and people of Louisiana from the Native Americans of 13,000 years ago to the modern historical archaeology of New Orleans." It's available online at the LSU Press.
October 1-31, 2011
This year marks the nation's commemoration of 150 years since the beginning of the Civil War. Louisiana is focusing on this aspect of history through Louisiana Archaeology Month 2011, as well as many other events. Archaeology helps call attention to the human side of Civil War history through artifacts and structures that the soldiers left behind, and it provides information that was not recorded by observers at the time.
Archaeology Month events give an opportunity to find out about archaeological techniques, recent archaeological work in Louisiana, and what they can tell about the people who lived here in the past. Although the Civil War will be an emphasis of Archaeology Month programs, many other topics also will be presented.
This celebration promotes an appreciation of the state's complex and diverse cultures. It also encourages the preservation, protection, and understanding of their legacy. At Archaeology Month events, archaeologists around the state will share results of their research through activities such as guided tours, talks, demonstrations, and special events.
January 21, 2011
*The **18th Annual East Texas Archeological Conference** will be held on Saturday, February 12, 2011, at the** Ornelas Activity Center**, 3402 Old Omen Rd., across Spur 248 from the **University of Texas at Tyler.** *
* The hours are 9 AM until 4 PM. Registration begins at 8:30 AM and admission is $10 at the door. Highlights of the program include a keynote address about Dr. Dee Ann Story and a presentation about the discovery of the original site of Mission Concepcion (1716-1730) in East Texas:***
Keynote speaker: Dr. Harry Shafer, Retired Texas A & M University, Professor of Archeology.
November 29, 2010
The Louisiana Archaeological Society (LAS) is announcing the Annual Awards for nomination and competition for presentation at this year's annual conference. LAS has two such categories: the Marie Standifer Award, and the Student Paper Competition Award. This year's annual meeting will take place in downtown Alexandria at the Alexander Fulton Hotel January 21-23, 2011.
The Student Paper competition for the upcoming LAS annual meeting consists of undergraduate and graduate student paper submissions to the address below. Student papers are reviewed and evaluated by professionals for quality and content. The student winner of this competition will have all expenses paid for their participation in LAS annual meeting and is required to present a paper at the conference. Please submit papers by January 3, 2011 to Velicia Bergstrom at vbergstrom@fs.fed.us , 2500 Shreveport Hwy, Pineville, La 71360; 318-473-7043 or 318-229-5344.
University Professors! The Louisiana Archaeological Society is also seeking nominees for the Marie Standifer Award. This award is designed for a graduate student, who is considered an outstanding student with a promising future in their field of study. The student must be seeking a graduate degree with a focus relating to archaeological or cultural heritage research and preservation. The universities are requested to submit nominees with a letter from a professor stating why this particular student is considered an outstanding scholar and befitting the Marie Standifer award. The winner of this prestigious award will have all expenses paid for their participation in the LAS annual meeting and is required to present at the conference. Please submit nominees with a letter of recommendation by January 3, 2011 to Velicia Bergstrom at vbergstrom@fs.fed.us , 2500 Shreveport Hwy, Pineville, La 71360; 318-473-7043 or 318-229-5344.
The Louisiana Archaeological Society (LAS) is announcing the Annual Awards for nomination awards at this year's annual conference. LAS has two awards categories: the Ford Award, and the Roger Saucier Award. This year's annual meeting will take place in downtown Alexandria at the Alexander Fulton Hotel January 21-23, 2011.
LAS is seeking nominees for the Ford Award. This award goes to a professional archaeologist who has done outstanding work in Louisiana archaeology.
LAS is also seeking nomination for the Saucier Award. This award goes to a professional, other than an archaeological professional, who has made major contributions to Louisiana archaeology.
Please submit nominees for the Ford award and the Saucier award to Velicia Bergstrom at vbergstrom@fs.fed.us , 2500 Shreveport Hwy, Pineville, La 71360; 318-473-7043 or 318-229-5344 by January 3, 2011.
October 1, 2010
SOUTHEASTERN ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES 2011 PUBLIC OUTREACH GRANT CYCLE
The Southeastern Archaeological Conference (SEAC), in order to promote public awareness of archaeology in the Southeast, supports a program of small grants to finance public outreach projects. SEAC provides an annual grant of $2,000 per year to an applicant through a competitive application process.
Projects proposed for grant funding should promote public awareness of archaeology in the Southeast through any of a variety of educational and outreach activities. Examples of suitable projects might include: teacher workshops, printed material for the public, exhibits, workshops for adults or children, Archaeology Week/Month activities, Project Archaeology workshops, Elderhostel programs, archaeology fairs, public field trips, or other public-oriented projects.
The competition is open to anyone in or near the traditional boundaries of the southeastern culture area, and all proposals must have some tie to the southeast. For purposes of the grant, southeastern states are defined as: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee; border states are defined as: Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
The 2011 Grant Cycle is now beginning, and submissions are requested. Information about the SEAC Public Outreach Grant—including a history of the grant, description, requirements, and a grant application—can be found on the SEAC web site at http://www.southeasternarchaeology.org/grant.html.
All submissions must be received by the committee chair no later than December 1. For additional information or queries contact Mary Kwas, Committee Chair, Arkansas Archeological Survey, 479-575-6549 or mkwas@uark.edu.
September 23, 2010
New book! Archaeology of Louisiana edited by Mark A. Rees of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It's ". . . a groundbreaking and up-to-date overview of archaeology in the Bayou State, including a thorough analysis of the cultures, communities, and people of Louisiana from the Native Americans of 13,000 years ago to the modern historical archaeology of New Orleans."
It's available online at the LSU Press.
