Hi, everyone.

We had another great program last night. Dr. Terry Martin gave a lecture that
was as instructive as it was inspiring. Thanks to everyone who came (especially
Dr. Martin!) and I'm sorry the rest of you couldn't make it.

I do hope to see all of you at our next program on October 4, which will be "The
Mandan: From Prehistory to History" with Dr. W. Raymond Wood of the University
of Missouri-Columbia. If you have time, come early to get a good parking spot,
wander the Missouri History Museum's exhibits, have a cup of coffee in
Meriwether's and browse the Louisiana Purchase gift shop. As usual, we'll have
our business meeting at 6:30pm followed by the lecture at 7:00pm.

And speaking of contact-period archaeological research, I've just learned that
the University of Alabama Press recently published a book by fellow Mound
Citizen, Kathy Ehrhardt, which has relevance to the Illiniwek Village site, in
particular.

The title of the book is "European Metals in Native Hands: Rethinking
Technological Change 1640-1683". It's about how and under what conditions native
culture, material culture, and technologies begin to change at contact.
Specifically, Kathy (a Research Associate at the Illinois State Museum) looks at
how trade metals - copper and brass - were integrated into native social and
aesthetic systems. It focuses on the Illinois and is based on research she
conducted integrating history, archaeology, and materials from the Illiniwek.

There should be copies of the book available at the Illiniwek Village State
Historic Site (I suggest calling them to be sure), or you can order it directly
from the publisher. More information is available at
http://www.uapress.ua.edu/NewSearch2.cfm?id=132665 .

The publisher's web page states that this book is "[t]he first detailed analysis
of Native metalworking in the Protohistoric/Contact Period." If this is a
subject you're interested in, I hope you'll consider picking up a copy.

Thanks and have a nice day,

Greg
President, Mound City Archaeological Society
bgpaulus@...
(314) 704-3507

--- "B.G. Paulus" <bgpaulus@...> wrote:

> Sunday, September 25, 2005, Noon­ to 5 p.m.
>
> IMPORTANT NOTE! SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 IS THE CORRECT DATE (some
> earlier publications/announcements may have given a different,
> incorrect date).
>
> This important village site was visited by Marquette and Jolliet
> on June 25, 1673. Come join us for tours of the excavations, an
> atlatl contest, flintknapping, and free food (bison burgers, fish,
> a corn dish, desserts, and drinks). Visitors are welcome to bring
> collections for display or to consult with archaeologists for
> identification. A number of area collections will be on display.
>
> Illiniwek Village State Historic Site is located in northeast
> Clark County just south of St. Francisville. Watch for highway
> signs along Highway 27 that direct traffic onto a gravel road
> north of the intersection with Highway 136.
>
> For information about the site contact Battle of Athens State
> Historic Site at (660) 877-3871. For more information about state
> parks and historical sites, visit http://www.mostateparks.com/ .
> ____________________________________________________________