Greetings!

The December 2007 Newsletter is now available online at:
http://www.diaspora.uiuc.edu/newsletter.html

In December's newsletter, we feature: articles and essays by Richard
Benjamin, Christopher Fennell, Jenna Coplin, Christopher Matthews,
Timothy James Scarlett, and Helen Blouet; news reports and
announcements; a film review and book reviews by Christopher
Espenshade, John McCarthy, Liza Gijanto, and Patrick Morgan. A table
of contents is set out below.

Please contact me if you have essays, analysis papers, book reviews,
project reports, announcements, or news updates that you'd like to
contribute to the African Diaspora Archaeology Network and
Newsletter. This Newsletter is published quarterly, in March, June,
September, and December. We serve an expanding readership of over
5,000 per Newsletter issue.

Cheers,
Chris


December 2007 Newsletter

** Articles, Essays, and Reports **

The Development of the International Slavery Museum, by Richard
Benjamin

Multivalent Symbols of an Enclosing Hand, by Christopher C. Fennell

The Archaeology of Captivity and Freedom at Joseph Lloyd Manor, by
Jenna Coplin and Christopher Matthews

Teaching the Archaeology of the African Diaspora, and its
Consequences: Thoughts about Entangling Education, by Timothy James
Scarlett

Grave Site Identification on St. John, Virgin Islands: The Use of
Grave Markers and Commemorative Space during the Danish Colonial
Period, by Helen Blouet

** News and Announcements **

Nameless Are Memorialized at Old African Burial Site, by Elias E.
Lopez

Virtual Museum of African-American History Opens

1807 Commemorated: Website Launch

Frederick Douglass Prize Awarded

Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery, by Jillian
Galle

Archaeology Field School: Sugar and Slavery in Colonial Jamaica

New Books: Archaeology of Atlantic Africa and the African Diaspora;
Envisioning Landscape: Situations and Standpoints in Archaeology and
Heritage; Travels with Tooy: History, Memory, and the African
American Imagination; Cultures of the Lusophone Black Atlantic; Early
Slavery at the Cape of Good Hope, 1652-1717; The Seminole Freedmen: A
History; History of The Urhobo People of Niger Delta

** Conferences and Calls for Papers **

Society for Historical Archaeology 2008 Conference

Lifting the Veil: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Identity

Cultural Memory of Sacred Spaces in Migrations and Diasporas

Making Race, Making Health: Historical Approaches

African American Life and Culture in the Georgia Lowcountry

Journal of Historical Sociology: Plantations Past and Present

** Book Reviews **

Editor's Note

Film Review of "Quilombo Country," by Chris Espenshade

Review of "The Cambridge Companion to Historical Archaeology," by
John P. McCarthy

Review of "Historical Archaeology in Africa," by Liza Gijanto

Review of "No Space Hidden: The Spirit of African American Yard
Work," by Patrick H. Morgan

If you are looking for that unique holiday gift,come to Cahokia Mounds November
23-25 for Indian Market Days.  Friday, Noon to 5 pm; Saturday and Sunday, 9 am
to 5 pm.

   Fourteen Indian artists and vendors of Indian-made items will be in the lobby
and auditorium, including:

   Mary Beth Nelson (Cherokee): pen and ink, graphite, pastels, colored pencil

   Valerie Hanks Goetz (Muscogee Nation of Fla.): contemporary and traditional
pottery, gourds, sculptures

   Turtle Dudgeon (Cherokee Nation): custom framed designs, x-stitch pictures,
beadwork

   Jose Antonio Lema (of Incan descent): bags, scarves, wall hangings, jewelry

   Katrina Mitten (Miami Tribe of OK): traditional and contemporary beadwork,
gourd worke, watercolor drawings, terra cotta sculpture, acrylic paintings

   Anthony Lee Thompson (Choctaw Nation of OK):  authentic tradtional arts and
crafts, stickballs

   Ruben Carranza (Mexican-Mayan):  silver and bead jewelry

   Susana Hamilton (Inca):  musical instruments, bamboo jewelry, painted mirrors,
gourdwork, clothing

   Deb Doiron: beadwork and wampum

   Terry Lee Whetstone (Cherokee): flutes, rattles, paintings

   William Harjo (Creek):  flute maker, presenter, storyteller

   Mel Cornshucker (Cherokee): contemporary pottery

   Earth's Heart Beat: hand painted drums

   Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies



William R. Iseminger
Asst. Site Manager/Public Relations
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
30 Ramey Street
Collinsville, IL 62234
Email: cahokia.mounds@...
Web: www.cahokiamounds.com

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Professional storyteller, Marilyn Kinsella, also known as "Taleypo", will
present a program at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site on Saturday, November
17, at 1:30 pm. Her program will be "Gathering of Stories". The presentation is
free and open to the public and will be held in the Interpretive Center
auditorium.


William R. Iseminger
Asst. Site Manager/Public Relations
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
30 Ramey Street
Collinsville, IL 62234
Email: cahokia.mounds@...
Web: www.cahokiamounds.com

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Thursday, November 8, 2007, an American Indian Festival is being hosted at the
South County Education and University Center of the Saint Louis Community
College (4115 Meramec Bottom Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63129).

Professor of Anthropology Michael Fuller will be there for most of the day.
Attend, take notes, talk with Professor Fuller! Here is the schedule:

11 to noon : Flute playing

11 to 2 pm: Frybread stand

noon to 2 pm: Dancers

All day: Hide tanning, demonstrations, crafts, today's issues

5 to 7 PM: Dancers, Drummers, Frybread Stand

Directions at: http://www.stlcc.edu/mc/sceuc/map.htm

For more information about this event, call (314) 984-7200.

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On Saturday, October 27, 2007, the Powell Archaeological Research Center (PARC)
will hold another in its series of "yard sale" fundraisers at its Fingerhut
House facility (5500 Collinsville Road, Fairmont City, IL 62201). A wide variety
of donated items will be offered for sale at bargain prices, and all proceeds
support PARC's ongoing efforts to preserve endangered archaeological sites in
the St. Louis metropolitan area.

The Fingerhut House is located about two miles west of the Cahokia Mounds State
Historic Site's Interpretive Center and about seven miles east of downtown St.
Louis. For directions, simply follow this link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&saddr=5500+Col\
linsville+Road,+Fairmont+City,+Illinois&daddr=&mra=pr&sll=38.658065,-90.074195&s\
spn=0.023391,0.034504&ie=UTF8&ll=38.635646,-90.222473&spn=0.37438,0.552063&z=11&\
om=0

If you'd like to donate any items for the yard sale, contact Dr. Cricket Kelly
as soon as possible at lkelly@... or (618) 281-5369. Items can
be dropped off at the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site or the Fingerhut House,
but please be sure to connect with Cricket first to arrange a specific time.

If you don't have any items to donate, then consider making a monetary donation.
Simply make your check payable to "PARC" and mail it to PO Box 413, Columbia, IL
62236-0413.

Keep in mind that PARC is a certified 501(c)3 non-profit organization, which
means that all donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by
law. Also, there are literally hundreds of companies that will gladly match
their employees' gifts to non-profit organizations such as PARC. Through a
matching gift program, cash contributions from eligible employees are matched
with corporate funds. This is an easy way to increase your contribution to PARC
at no extra cost to you. Contact your employer's Human Resources department to
see if such a program is available.

For more information about Powell Archaeological Research Center and its mission
to save archaeological sites for future study, please visit
http://www.powellarchaeology.org/.

Thanks and have a nice day,

Greg

Greg Paulus
Archaeological Advocate
bgpaulus@...

"The past is never dead. It's not even past." -- William Faulkner

We have over 50 entries in the annual North American Indian Photography Contest
and we will be having the free opening reception on Saturday, October 20, from
6:30-9:00 pm. Judges will select the winners in color and black and white
categories and attendees vote for the People's Choice Award. This is a great
show with excellent photos. They will be on display until mid-December and some
will be for sale and can be picked up after the display ends.

There will also be a fund raiser silent auction with many interesting items.
There is no charge for the reception, which will have wine and cheese, but if
you plan to attend, call the Cahokia Mounds Museum Society at (618) 344-7316 or
email at cmms@..., so they can anticipate numbers. If you can't make the
reception, be sure to stop by and see the photos. They are of anything related
to American Indian culture -- people, places, dwellings, symbols, objects, etc.

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"Historic St. Louis: Second Catholic Burial Ground"

2:00pm, Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Cliff Cave Branch of the St. Louis County Library

How can investigating a burial site recover information about people living in
the past? Joe Harl, an archaeologist at the Archaeological Research Center of
St. Louis, enlightens us on how the material remains found in the Second
Catholic Burial Ground of St. Louis reflect the overall culture of the time.

The lecture is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
Recommended for adults.

The Cliff Cave Library is located in south St. Louis County at 5430 Telegraph,
just south of Yaeger. For more information, visit
http://www.slcl.org/branches/cc/ or call (314) 487-6003.

The Cahokia Mounds Museum Society
   is holding a book signing event where
   Author Mark Levy
   will sign copies of the new historical fantasy

   FISHBONE THE POTTER

   This book has vivid imagery, a clever story line and
     characters that include young detectives, dragons,
     a talking pipe and 700 year-old witches.

   Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2007
   Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
   Place: Cahokia Mounds Museum
   RSVP to 618-344-7316
   Light Refreshments will be served

(Link to flier: http://cahokiamounds.com/Booksigning%20Flier.pdf)

William R. Iseminger
Asst. Site Manager/Public Relations
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
30 Ramey Street
Collinsville, IL 62234
Email: cahokia.mounds@...
Web: www.cahokiamounds.com

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The Greater St. Louis Archaeology Society is hosting a
Native American Artifact Show on Saturday, October
20th, 2007, from 8am to 4pm at the Heart of St.
Charles Banquet Center, in St. Charles, Missouri.  In
addition to the numerous tables of artifacts that you
find at all artifact shows, we will have contemporary
artists showing their works that are both creative and
inspiring, as well as several vendors offering high
quality display cases to show off whatever it is that
you collect.  The event is open to the public and
admission is $3 for adults and free to children under
12. For more information, please visit www.gslas.org
or call Kraig Kalkbrenner at (314) 830-4678



      
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Call for submissions: December, 2007, African Archaeology Diaspora
Newsletter --

The African Diaspora Archaeology Network and Newsletter works to
provide a focal point for archaeological and historical studies of
African diasporas, with news, current research, information and links
to other web resources related to the archaeology and history of
descendants of African peoples. Through this engagement with African
diasporas, the ADAN seeks to connect an intellectual community that
considers the historical processes of racialization, gender, power,
and culture operating within and upon African descendant communities.

Please contact me if you have essays, articles, analysis papers, book
reviews, project reports, announcements, or news updates that you'd
like to contribute to the African Diaspora Archaeology Newsletter,
available at:

http://www.diaspora.uiuc.edu/newsletter.html

This Newsletter is published quarterly, in March, June, September,
and December. Our readership has increased to over 5,000 per
Newsletter issue.

John McCarthy is coordinating book reviews to be written for the
Newsletter, and he has received review copies of a number of books
from presses that he can supply to individuals who agree to write a
review of such recent publications. If you, or someone you know,
would be interested in book review assignments for the ADAN, please
drop John a note, at strongjohn10856@.... A reviewer receives a
free copy of the book.

Many thanks!
Chris

******************************
Christopher C. Fennell
Assistant Professor
Department of Anthropology
109 Davenport Hall, MC-148, 607 S. Mathews Ave.
University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801
cfennell@...
phone: (217) 244-7309

[If you're not already a member of the Missouri Archaeological Society (MAS) and
would like information on the benefits of joining, visit
http://associations.missouristate.edu/mas/member/membership.html. Please note
that the MAS has just created a new Student Membership level, which costs only
$10 and is open to any student, from grade school through college. -- Greg]


----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Lisa Haney <LHaney@...>
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 7:19:43 AM
Subject: MAS Special Publication #8

The long awaited MAS Special Publication #8, Ozark's Chipped Stone Resources: A
Guide to the Identification, Distribution, and Prehistoric Use of Cherts and
Other Siliceous Raw Materials, by Jack H. Ray, is here!

This book is a product of more than 25 years of research on the various raw
materials in the Ozarks that prehistoric Native Americans used to make
chipped-stone tools. The purpose of the book is to provide a reference source or
guide to the bewildering array of chipped-stone (knappable) resources available
in the Ozarks. Divided into two parts, the book also has three appendices,
including one with 28 color illustrations of the major types and varieties of
cherts and other lithic resources that were used in prehistory. Another appendix
is a glossary, containing definitions of geological and archaeological terms.

The normal purchase price for this publication is $45, but it is being offered
to MAS members for $35. The usual 10% MAS discount does not apply. To purchase
this new publication, please contact the MAS office:

Lisa Haney
Program Manager, Missouri Archaeological Society
Missouri State University
901 S. National
Springfield, MO 65897
(417) 836-3773
lhaney@...

[Wilson's Creek was the first major Civil War battle fought west of the
Mississippi River, and the scene of the death of the first Union general killed
in combat. For more information on the Wilson's Creek National Battlefield,
visit http://www.nps.gov/wicr/ (and be sure to check out the neat stuff on the
Frequently Asked Questions page). -- Greg]


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From: "Sobel, Elizabeth A" <ESobel@...>
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 4:17:25 PM
Subject: OCMAS Speaker & Meeting Wed. Oct 3



Ozarks Chapter, Missouri Archaeological Society

Please Come to Upcoming Meeting!

When: 7:00 pm on Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Where: Center for Archaeological Research
622 S. Kimbrough, Springfield , Missouri (417) 836-5363

Guest Speaker: Dr. Holly Jones, Archaeologist, CAR

Presentation: Archaeological Investigations at Wilson ¢s Creek National
Battlefield and Other Sites in Christian County , Missouri

Schedule: Lecture at 7 PM, Business Meeting at 8 PM

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The next Mound City Archaeological Society lecture, "Rock Art Through an
Artist's Eyes", will begin at 7:00pm on Tuesday, October 2, 2007, in the AT&T
Foundation Multipurpose Room at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park.

Please join us as we conclude our celebration of this year's Missouri
Archaeology Month with a program that looks at archaeological sites from a
perspective that's just a little bit different from our usual theme of
scientific research.

Award-winning Wisconsin artist Geri Schrab seeks inspiration from North American
petroglyphs and pictographs (carvings in and paintings on stone, respectively).
Using sight and sound, she will describe how these fragile sites have influenced
her work, which respects the spiritual nature not only of the sites, but also of
the land of which they are a part.

Geri will also discuss how artists can contribute to both the scientific
community and the general public by promoting awareness, interest, and
understanding through their work. To help open young hearts to the value of
history and our land, she has published a popular children’s coloring book,
copies of which will be available for free to attendees while supplies last.

Geri will also have a small number of prints, notecards, and other items for
sale following the lecture. For more information on her work, visit
http://www.artglyphs.com/.

A color flyer for this lecture -- courtesy of the Missouri Historical Society --
is available on-line at
http://missouriarchaeology.org/moundcity/lectures/2007/pdf/MCAS20071002.pdf (to
open this PDF file, you'll need a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader, a free copy of
which you can download at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html).

This event is co-sponsored by the Missouri Historical Society. On Tuesdays,
exhibits at the museum are free, so come early and take in an exhibit or two,
enjoy a cup of coffee in the museum's restaurant, and browse the Louisiana
Purchase gift shop. Remember, Missouri Historical Society members get 10% off
purchases in the restaurant and most gift shop items. For more information on
the Missouri Historical Society, visit http://www.mohistory.org/ or call (314)
746-4599.

The Mound City Archaeological Society sponsors free programs at 7:00pm on the
first Tuesday of every month (excluding holidays) at the Missouri History Museum
in Forest Park. A business meeting of the Society precedes each lecture at
6:30pm. Both the meeting and lecture are free and open to the public; you do not
need to be a member to attend. A copy of the Society's current brochure is
available on-line at
http://moundcity.missouriarchaeology.org/brochures/MCAS20070605.pdf

For more information about the Mound City Archaeological Society, e-mail
moundcity@... or call (314) 704-3507.

[FYI, among many other things, Larry's also President of the Cahokia
Archaeological Society, which meets on the third Thursday of every month at the
Cahokia Mounds Museum in Collinsville, Illinois. For more information, visit
http://www.museum.state.il.us/iaaa/cahokiahome.htm and
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IAAA-CAS/. -- Greg]

St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch Suburban Journals: Art and science converge in
Stories n' Stones series (9/30)

September 30, 2007

By J.W. Campbell

Marilyn and Larry Kinsella unveiled their latest creation Tuesday night at the
Fairview Heights Library, mixing art and science in the latest chapter of their
"Stories n' Stones" series.

The newest presentation from the Kinsellas is called "From Little Egypt to Big
Egypt."

The one-hour program features the storytelling talents of Marilyn, along with
Larry's archeological expertise. The presentation also uses a wide variety of
illustrations and visual aids.

The Kinsellas recently toured Egypt, a trip that inspired their newest project.
The new program uses the similarities between Southern Illinois and Egypt for
its theme.

"The difference between Southern Illinois and Egypt are gigantic, but there are
some similarities, too," said Larry, a retired carpenter turned archaeologist.
"Southern Illinois, like Egypt, is one of the world's (richest) archaeology
areas."

Southern Illinois became widely known as "Little Egypt" because of its
remarkable ability to produce crops. When crop failures struck the rest of the
state during the early 1830s, Southern Illinois continued to bring in successful
harvests.

The incident reminded people of the biblical story of Joseph. After being sold
into slavery by his brothers, Joseph rose to a position of power in Egypt and
was instrumental in making his adopted land a regional source of food during a
great famine.

Both Southern Illinois and Egypt are also sites of impressive ancient societies
whose fates were closely tied to great rivers.

Sandwiched between two stories by Marilyn was a short presentation about
pictographs and petroglyphs in Southern Illinois and Egypt. One of the visual
aids used by Larry was a replica of a massive stone ax found at an excavation in
Shiloh. Known as "Big Momma," the real ax, along with dozens of other stone axes
found in the same excavation, are scheduled to go on display at the Cahokia
Mounds Museum later this year.

Marilyn's contribution to the program was her version of the Piasa Bird myth and
a story about a blue faience hippo. Small statutes of hippos glazed with faience
-- a blue-tinted, quartz-based material -- have frequently been found in ancient
Egyptian burial chambers. Although they were obviously highly prized
possessions, their exact significance isn't fully understood.

"In 1981, I heard my first storyteller," Marilyn said. "It was like a beam of
light that came down and told me to pay attention. At the time, I was a teacher,
so I became a teacher-storyteller. Then I went to the Edwardsville Public
Library, where I was the librarian and storyteller for 17 years."

Marilyn said the multifaceted nature of storytelling is what attracts her to the
art.

"Storytelling has everything," she explained. "It has writing. It has narrative.
It has dialogue -- so you can be the actor or actress.

"I can be as animated as I want up there on the stage, or I can just sit and
look out at the audience. It depends on my audience. I'm much more animated with
kids. It's just fun."

Marilyn credits Jack Stokes, a former American literature instructor at
Southwestern Illinois College (then at Belleville Area College), for helping her
hone her storytelling talents.

"Besides teaching American literature, he also did something called drama
choir," Marilyn said. "That was the thing that I claim that brought me out of my
shell. I found my voice in that drama choir."

In 2002, Marilyn and Larry came up with the idea for Stories n' Stones.

"Larry and I have been doing them ever since," Marilyn said. "I would say, 'You
know, you should go see Larry because he has all of this stuff.' And Larry would
be showing his artifacts and he would say 'You should go see Marilyn because she
has some good stories about that.'

"Now, we go to libraries and schools and adult groups and have a lot of fun with
our programs. Officially, Larry and I are both retired, but we're busier than
ever."

All told, there are seven programs in the "Story n' Stones" series.

Both Larry and Marilyn are Fairview Heights natives.

Larry's parents owned the land that later became Pleasant Ridge Park.

"I was raised in that log cabin and my dad used to farm that land," Larry said.
"We used to find arrowheads on land and I would go around picking them up. One
thing led to another, and in 1972, I went to a field school up on the Illinois
River in Kampsville. That's when I learned that archaeology was it for me. At
the time, carpenters didn't get any vacation pay, so when I went up there I had
to save up money so the wife and kids could take care of themselves when I was
gone. That was a big deal for me to leave, but after that, I went almost every
year."

Both Larry and Marilyn raved about their January trip to Egypt.

"It was the trip of a lifetime," Marilyn said. "I would recommend it to anyone.
We felt safe. The food, the accommodations and the antiquities were more than we
could imagine.

"We went with in a bunch of college kids. We were by far the oldest two in the
group, but they kept us going. If they got up, we got up. That was good, because
we went to four or five sites a day. We could have stayed another year and still
not seen everything."

"For an archaeology buff like me, Egypt was heaven," Larry said. "It was 20
times better than I ever imagined. Even though I had this idea in my mind of
what it was like, it so much better being there. My mouth was agape. I couldn't
believe the gigantic things I saw and the quality of the workmanship."

Larry said the grandeur of Egypt has done nothing to curb his enthusiasm for
Midwest archaeology.

"I think my experiences in Egypt make this exciting, too," he said. "You realize
what people could do in that time period -- and we're almost in the same time
periods around here. We find some pretty amazing stuff around here. Nothing on
the scale of what has been found in Egypt, but it kind of gives you hope that
there are other things out there that are kind of cool. As an archaeologist,
when you find something really cool, it just raises the hackles on your back."

Both Larry and Marilyn have Web sites that provide additional details about
their activities. Larry's site is http://www.flintknapper.com/, while Marilyn's
site is http://www.marilynkinsella.org/.

Photo caption: Larry and Marilyn Kinsella show off some of their visual aids
from the program they created, "From Little Egypt to Big Egypt." Larry is
holding a reproduction of a stone ax found during a recent excavation at Shiloh.
Marilyn is wearing a traditional Egyptian galabeya and holding a blue faience
hippo. -- Jerry Campbell photo.

Copyright © 2007, St. Louis Post-Disptach, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Link to original article:
http://suburbanjournals.stltoday.com/articles/2007/09/30/news/sj2tn20070929-0930\
fhj_fhstones.ii1.txt

[Utica, Illinois, is about an hour’s drive north of Bloomington, up I-39. For
more information on the Illinois Waterway Visitor Center, try
http://www.mvr.usace.army.mil/Brochures/IllinoisWaterwayVisitorCenter.asp. For
more information on archaeological events around Illinois, visit
http://www.illinoisarchaeology.org/. -- Greg]

(LaSalle, IL) News Tribune: History in Hand (9/28)

Friday, September 28, 2007

by Tom Collins

Think of the word “archaeology” and chances are you’ll conjure up a few familiar
images: Stone arrowheads, fur pelts and Native American pottery, for example.

But visit Starved Rock Lock and Dam in September and you’ll discover a much
wider array of artifacts recovered and studied by archaeologists.

On display at “Archaeological Awareness,” held at the Illinois Waterway Visitor
Center east of Utica on Dee Bennett Road, are a number of ancient wine bottles,
some of them traced to French explorers in the 1700s. Visitors also will see
pottery fabricated by white settlers, including some from Kirkpatrick Pottery, a
defunct manufacturer once in the Vermilion River area.

“A lot of people say this is junk, but to archaeologists these are pieces of
knowledge,” said Mark Higdon, a Norway, Ill., native and exhibitor. “It’s part
of the puzzle about our history. It’s proof that things took place.”

The month-long observance of Archaeology Awareness month culminates in a free
display 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30. That day, a group of exhibitors
will assemble two or three tables of findings for the public to inspect,
accompanied by posters and illustrations depicting the migrations and historical
events that brought these relics to Illinois.

Among the exhibitors Sept. 30 is Bruce Filbrantt of McNabb, a longtime
archaeologist and authenticator, who plans to bring a 150-year-old bow and a
number of axes, an area of expertise for him.

Photo caption: Visitors to the Illinois Waterway Visitors Center in Utica look
at a collection of artifacts found in the area, including pelts, arrow and axe
heads, clay pots and other items dating back to the original inhabitants of the
area. The visitor center display will be one among many individual displays
during “Archaeology Awareness,” a free display 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday,
Sept. 30. That day, a group of exhibitors each will assemble two or three tables
of findings for the public to inspect, accompanied by posters and illustrations
depicting the migrations and historical events that brought these relics to
Illinois. NewsTribune photo/David Manley.

Copyright © 2006 NewsTribune, LaSalle, Illinois. All rights reserved.

Link to original article:
http://www.newstrib.com/display.asp?Article=7A870829E41CB7233EB00BFF76DD42D6BE86\
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We checked the route Thursday and everything looks great for Saturday's 2nd
Annual "Walk Through the PARC" event, including the weather.

Keep in mind that it's okay to sign up the morning of the walk; just be at the
2nd Street entrance to the Laclede's Landing MetroLink station no later than 9am
with your $35 registration fee and a pair of comfortable walking shoes.

Remember, the money raised by this event goes directly toward the preservation
of endangered archaeological sites around the St. Louis area.

If you're driving to the event instead of taking MetroLink, we recommend the
Arch/Riverfront parking garage -- if you get there before 9am, the cost for the
first nine hours is only four bucks, and the entrance to the garage is right
across from our starting point.

The first leg of the walk is about two miles long. At a reasonable walking pace
with stops every few minutes to hear archaeologists described what the area
looked like hundreds of years ago, we estimate that it should take about an hour
and a half to complete. Near the end of that time, we'll be sure to pass by some
public restrooms and give folks an opportunity to take a "bio-break", if needed.

The second leg of the walk is about two and a half miles long and we expect it
to take about another hour and a half to complete. It's end-point is near the
Emerson Park MetroLink station and a one-way fare back to the Laclede's Landing
station will cost only two dollars.

A "sag" vehicle will be on stand-by, if anyone feels like they need to drop out
of the walk at any point.

There are a number of nice restaurants at Laclede's Landing, most of which will
be open for lunch. Although lunch is not officially part of this event, a bite
and beverage might be a nice way for some folks to regroup afterwards.

For more information about this event, including registration forms, pledge
forms, and maps, please visit http://powellarchaeology.org/UpcomingEvents.html.
You may also e-mail lkelly@... or call (618) 281-5369.

----- Original Message ----
From: B.G. Paulus <bgpaulus@...>
To: St. Louis Archaeology Clearinghouse <slark@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 7:10:05 AM
Subject: [SLARK] REMINDER: 2nd Annual "Walk Through the PARC" for Archaeological
Site Preservation, 9/29


There's still time to sign up for the 2nd Annual "Walk Through the PARC"
fundraising event to help the Powell Archaeological Research Center (PARC)
preserve archaeological sites in the metropolitan St. Louis area. Even if you
can't participate in the Walk personally, please consider making a
tax-deductible pledge.

Any pledge amount is welcome, but just as an example, if everyone of the 361
subscribers to this SLARK e-mail bulletin board would pledge just $12 each
(that's an average of only one dollar per month over a year's time -- pocket
change for most of us), we could raise over $4,300. By itself, your individual
pledge may seem inconsequential, but when combined with those of your fellow
SLARKies, you will have made a significant contribution toward saving the past
for the future.

This year's walk starts at 9am this Saturday, September 29, 2007, at Laclede's
Landing and proceed north to the footprint of the St. Louis Mound Group’s Big
Mound at Broadway near Mound and Howard Streets. A granite boulder monument with
a now missing bronze plaque was placed here in 1929 to commemorate the main
Mound Group to the south. Efforts by the Mound City Archaeological Society are
underway to restore the plaque. The Walk will then double back and cross the
historic Eads Bridge, and end among the remnants of the East St. Louis Mound
Group.

The walk is approximately 2 – 4 1/2 miles long (depending upon which segment of
the Walk you choose) and should take about two or three hours to complete. Along
the way, participants will be guided by noted archaeologists and will hear about
research into these significant archaeological sites, how the sites are related
to each other and the nearby Cahokia Mounds site, and the efforts underway to
preserve them from further destruction. Advance registration is $30.
Registration the day of the walk is $35. All participants will receive a t-shirt
commemorating the event.

For more information about this event, including registration forms, pledge
forms, and maps, please visit http://powellarchaeology.org/UpcomingEvents.html.
You may also e-mail lkelly@... or call (618) 281-5369.


There's a lot of archaeology in 282,743 square miles!

For more archaeological news and events occurring around the North American
mid-continent, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SLARK/ .

If you have any questions about the St. Louis Archaeology Clearinghouse web site
or these e-mails, or if you have any archaeological news you'd like to share,
please e-mail the SLARK Web Wrangler at bgpaulus@... .
Yahoo! Groups Links



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[The lectures at the Scott Joplin House State Historic Site (2658A Delmar Blvd
-- http://www.mostateparks.com/scottjoplin.htm) mentioned in the article below
will feature Timothy Baumann, PhD, from 1-3pm on “Archaeological Activities for
Middle School Kids” and Valerie Altizer from 2-3pm on “Prostitutes, Madams and
Archaeology”. For more information, contact Victoria Love at
vicky.love@... or (314) 340-5790. -- Greg]

The Marshall (MO) Democrat-News: As Archaeology Month winds down, local
archaeologist looks to future projects (9/25)

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

by Sheena Butler/Intern

With archaeology month almost over, Tim Baumann, state coordinator for
archaeology month in Missouri, is wrapping up final activities while still
working on several projects promoting his passion across the state.

The theme for the month is "The Woodland Period in Missouri," which covers
Missouri's prehistoric past from 1000 B.C. to A.D. 1000. Baumann organized
several activities in September, which include nine presentations by speakers in
Arrow Rock.

The last speakers will present on Sunday, Sept. 30, at the Scott Joplin State
Historic Site in St. Louis.

Baumann has also created a poster promoting the month and has been participating
in events as a speaker.

A native of St. Charles, Baumann's love for archaeology dates back to his early
childhood years. While many of his peers were undecided, for the child who often
played with rocks and toy dinosaurs, there was little uncertainty about his
potential career path.

"By the time I got to high school I sort of knew what I wanted to do," Baumann
said. "When I wrote down what I was going to be doing in ten years in my senior
book, I wrote down I wanted to be an archaeologist."

Baumann completed undergraduate studies at the University of Missouri, obtained
a master's degree at the University of Wisconsin and earned a doctorate at the
University of Tennessee. After exploring several states as he studied, Baumann's
connection with his hometown brought him back to Missouri to work as an
archaeologist.

"People say to me 'You're an archaeologist, you must go off to Egypt or you must
study Mayan cultures in South America,'" Baumann said. "I look at them and I say
those are interesting cultures but I'm more interested in Missouri history."

Baumann has been doing work in Saline County for eleven years and has been a
associate professor of anthropology and archaeology at Missouri Valley College
since the winter of 2005. When he was searching for a research topic for the
completion of a master's degree, Baumann found that a major portion of research
through archaeology in Missouri was being disregarded.

"I realized that hardly anybody had done any research on African-American
history through archaeology in the state of Missouri," he said. "So I wrote a
framework or sort of a master plan on how we should be doing archaeology on
African-American history in Missouri."

Years after he wrote his guidelines for research through archaeology in
Missouri, Baumann finds himself working diligently on carrying out those initial
plans.

Baumann has several projects pending in the state. He is working on having the
Civil War history of one of Arrow Rock's historic landmarks recognized.

"The entire town of Arrow Rock is a national landmark site," Baumann explained.
"George Bingham's house in Arrow Rock is a national landmark site but the
designations for that only recognize the site's history prior to the Civil War."

The Bingham House was built by Missouri's paramount artist of the 1800s, George
Caleb Bingham. Baumann's concern is that the Civil War history or postbellum
history that exists at that site and is significant to that landmark is not
being recognized.

"There are 37 landmark districts in Missouri and a landmark district is the
highest designation for historically important sites in the United States, the
only thing higher than that would be a world heritage site," he said.

Baumann and his colleagues are considering two options. They can try to amend
the Bingham landmark designation to include the post-Civil War history which may
take anywhere from five to 10 years to complete the paperwork. Or, they could
nominate the town again as a historic district on the state level of
significance rather than national.

A second major project on Baumann's agenda surrounds the Scott Joplin House
State Historic Site. The site is the former home of the late ragtime composer
Scott Joplin.

"We have a six-year project working with the Scott Joplin House State Historic
Site and inner-city high schools to try to use the house as a laboratory for
learning," said Baumann.

He is planning an archaeological dig at that location in the summer of 2008 as
well. The dig will be carried out as a college class with MVC that will qualify
as academic credit. The class is also open to students who are not a part of
MVC's student body.

Baumann is also the project leader for the Marshall Civil War Heritage
Committee's plans to post Civil War markers at historically significant sites in
Marshall. After receiving permission on two of the three selected sites, Baumann
and the committee are organizing efforts to post the markers at those sites
while considering alternative locations for a third site.

Baumann's list of past projects is also lengthy. He has done research in
Arizona, Illinois and Tennessee. In his native Missouri, he has explored the
Prairie Park Plantation, Arrow Rock's Brown Lodge/Caldwell Pottery Site,
Sibley's Fort site and a host of other locations.

"I'm lucky I found my passion," Baumann said. "I'm very community-oriented, so
for me it's all about empowering people with their history."

Copyright © 2007, The Marshall Democrat-News. All Rights Reserved.

Link to original article: http://www.marshallnews.com/story/1279571.html

There's still time to sign up for the 2nd Annual "Walk Through the PARC"
fundraising event to help the Powell Archaeological Research Center (PARC)
preserve archaeological sites in the metropolitan St. Louis area. Even if you
can't participate in the Walk personally, please consider making a
tax-deductible pledge.

Any pledge amount is welcome, but just as an example, if everyone of the 361
subscribers to this SLARK e-mail bulletin board would pledge just $12 each
(that's an average of only one dollar per month over a year's time -- pocket
change for most of us), we could raise over $4,300. By itself, your individual
pledge may seem inconsequential, but when combined with those of your fellow
SLARKies, you will have made a significant contribution toward saving the past
for the future.

This year's walk starts at 9am this Saturday, September 29, 2007, at Laclede's
Landing and proceed north to the footprint of the St. Louis Mound Group’s Big
Mound at Broadway near Mound and Howard Streets. A granite boulder monument with
a now missing bronze plaque was placed here in 1929 to commemorate the main
Mound Group to the south. Efforts by the Mound City Archaeological Society are
underway to restore the plaque. The Walk will then double back and cross the
historic Eads Bridge, and end among the remnants of the East St. Louis Mound
Group.

The walk is approximately 2 – 4 1/2 miles long (depending upon which segment of
the Walk you choose) and should take about two or three hours to complete. Along
the way, participants will be guided by noted archaeologists and will hear about
research into these significant archaeological sites, how the sites are related
to each other and the nearby Cahokia Mounds site, and the efforts underway to
preserve them from further destruction. Advance registration is $30.
Registration the day of the walk is $35. All participants will receive a t-shirt
commemorating the event.

For more information about this event, including registration forms, pledge
forms, and maps, please visit http://powellarchaeology.org/UpcomingEvents.html.
You may also e-mail lkelly@... or call (618) 281-5369.

Below is information on our annual photo contest at Cahokia Mounds. The entry
deadling has been extended to October 7. See the application below or go to our
web site front page and click on "Calling All Photographers" under "What's New"
and you will this same information. Remember, you can enter mounted and framed
photos on anything dealing with the American Indian. Prize money is $250, $150, 
and $75 in both color and black and white categories, and $50 for People's
Choice, selected at the opening reception October 21.

   North American Indian   Photography Contest
   Presented by
   Cahokia Mounds Museum Society & Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
   In cooperation with the Collinsville Area Camera Club

   Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, a World Heritage Site dedicated to
interpreting and preserving prehistoric American Indian heritage, and the
Cahokia Mounds Museum Society, a not-for-profit support organization, invite
photographers to submit photographs related to North American Indians, from
Panama to Canada and Alaska. We are seeking photographs that transcend simple
snapshots. We are challenging you to send us images that evoke the spirit of the
North American Indians, their people, character, events, objects, symbols,
environment, and past or present culture. This includes archaeology too! Visit
us on the web a www.cahokiamounds.com for a list of what’s happening at Cahokia
Mounds right now to discover photo opportunities.

   All photographs will be displayed in the Interpretive Center at Cahokia Mounds
for the judging, which will occur on October 20, 2007, from 6:30 to 9 pm. The
photographs will continue to be displayed until December 14, 2007 at which time
they can also be offered for sale, if the artist so chooses.
      Contest Rules  WHO MAY ENTER: All amateur and professional photographers.
The Cahokia Mounds Museum Society Board of Directors, the Society employees and
their immediate families, and the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site employees
and their immediate families are ineligible to participate.

   MEDIUM: Color or black-and-white prints from un-manipulated negatives,
transparencies or digital formats (no special effects, multiple exposures, etc.
You may alter brightness or contrast). This will provide a more even contest for
amateurs and professionals.

   SPECIFICATIONS: Maximum two entries per person. All entries must be framed and
completely ready to hang on display panels. The outside framed dimensions of the
entry sizes are as follows – minimum 8” X 10”, maximum 24” X 30”.

   ENTRIES: To qualify, photographs submitted must have been made during the past
five years, 2002 through 2007. Entries should include a model release for any
recognizable people, if possible. You may enter up to two individual
photographs. They may be any combination of color or black and white
photographs.

   An official entry form as printed below (or a legible facsimile) must
accompany the entered photograph(s). Note: You can access the entry form online
at www.cahokiamounds.com. Bring the framed photographs or have them delivered to
the Cahokia Mounds Interpretive Center, 30 Ramey Street, Collinsville, Illinois,
62234.

   Place your name and address on the back of each framed photograph. To avoid
damage to entries submitted by mail they should be adequately packaged to
provide complete protection. The packaging will be retained to return any unsold
or not for sale photographs at the end of the exhibit in December. Return
postage in the form of a money order (equal to the submittal postage) must be
included for photographs expected to be returned by mail or parcel service.

   The sponsors of this contest shall not be held responsible for damage to or
loss of the framed photographs submitted for this contest. The photographs will
be displayed in an open, public accessible area.
   (See reverse for remainder of Contest Rules.)
   Please cut here
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   ENTRY FORM (Type or Print Clearly)
   Return to Cahokia Mounds Museum Society, Attn. Photo Contest, 30 Ramey St.,
Collinsville, IL 62234

   Name: _________________________________________    Professional:____
Amateur____
   Address: ___________________________________________________________________
   City: ________________________________________ State: _____________ Zip:
_______________
   Daytime Phone (Including Area Code): __________________  E-mail:
________________________

   Entry #1 Subject:
__­_________________________________________________________________
               Title:
_______________________________________________________________________
               Where Taken: ___________________________ When Taken:
_________________________
               Exposure Data (if known):
______________________________________________________
               Not For Sale: _____ For Sale: _____ Price To Be Posted:
$___________

   Entry #2 Subject:
__________________________________________________________________
               Title:
_______________________________________________________________________
               Where Taken: ___________________________ When Taken:
_________________________
               Exposure Data (if known):
______________________________________________________
               Not For Sale: _____ For Sale: _____ Price To Be Posted:
$___________

   I have read all the rules for the contest as printed above and on the reverse
side of this application form and accept all the conditions stated therein.
    Signature: _______________________________Date:___________ Amount Enclosed:
$_________
   Contest Rules – Continued from Front

   FEES: Entry fees to participate in this contest are $10.00 for each (1) entry.
Entry fees must accompany the submitted photographs. Make checks payable to
“Cahokia Mounds Museum Society” or “CMMS.”

   DISPLAY OF PHOTOGRAPHS: The photographs will be displayed in the Cahokia
Mounds State Historic Site Interpretive Center. The photographs will remain on
display in the museum until December 14, 2007. The photographs that have been
sold will be available for pickup after December 14, 2007 (Wednesday through
Sunday—the museum is closed Mondays and Tuesdays). The museum will provide the
photographer’s contact information to anyone desiring to purchase a photograph.
The sale of the photograph will be completed between the buyer and the seller
and the seller will inform Cahokia Mounds of any such transactions and provide
the name and contact information of the buyer in writing. A “sold” notice may
then be placed with the photograph.

   DEADLINE: Entries must be received at the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
no later than 4:00 pm on Monday, October 7, 2007. Bring or send entries to:
   CAHOKIA MOUNDS STATE HISTORIC SITE
   PHOTO CONTEST
   30 Ramey Street
   Collinsville, IL 62234

   JUDGING: Entries will be judged on the basis of creativity and photographic
quality. The judging will occur on Saturday, October 20, 2007. The decision of
the judges will be final. Please do not call or e-mail us about the status of
your entries. Winners will be announced at an evening reception on Saturday,
October 20, 2007 and their names will be published in the Cahokian (Winter
2007/2008 issue) magazine and on our website (www.cahokiamounds.com). If not
present at the reception, you will be notified if you have won.

   AWARDS: Separate prizes will be awarded for each place in both color and
black-and-white categories. First Prize - $250.00. Second Prize - $150.00. Third
Prize - $75.00. People’s Choice Prize (from all entries) - $50.00. Total value
of the prizes to be awarded will be $1,000.00. The prizes will be presented at
the evening reception on Saturday, October 20, 2007.

   RESTRICTIONS: You must own all rights to any photographs entered in this
contest. It is the responsibility of the contestant to ensure that publication
of the photographs by the Cahokia Mounds Museum Society raises no legal claims.
Winners agree to allow the Cahokia Mounds Museum Society to publish their
photographs in print or electronic form in a future issue or issues of the
Cahokian or related Society publications and to use the pictures for advertising
and promotional purposes without payment. Credits will be given in such cases.

   GENERAL AGREEMENT: Submission of entry to the contest automatically
constitutes the contestant’s acceptance of all conditions set forth in the above
rules. Entries not complying with the above rules will be disqualified. The
Cahokia Mounds Museum Society Photography Contest Committee reserves the right
to disqualify photographs that are deemed to be inappropriate.

   SILENT AUCTION: There will be a silent auction as an element of this event. If
any photographer desires to donate a framed photograph for the auction, please
clearly identify the image as being for the silent auction rather than for the
contest. Photographs donated to the auction should be delivered no later than
October 1, 2007 to provide time to include information related to the item in
the program.  Please contact the Cahokia Mounds Museum Society at 618-344-7316
about the donation to ensure that it is handled properly.

   UNCLAIMED PHOTOGRAPHS: Any photographs not picked up by April 1, 2008 will be
considered a donation to the 2008 Trivia Night Silent Auction.



   http://www.cahokiamounds.com/Rules-Application8.5x11.pdf



William R. Iseminger
Asst. Site Manager/Public Relations
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
30 Ramey Street
Collinsville, IL 62234
Email: cahokia.mounds@...
Web: www.cahokiamounds.com

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Greetings!

The September 2007 Newsletter is now available online at:
http://www.diaspora.uiuc.edu/newsletter.html

In September's newsletter, we feature: articles and essays by Nigel
Sadler, Jerome Handler, Neil Norman, Chris Espenshade, Matthew D.
Cochran, Lisa Kraus, Mark P. Leone, Lydia Wilson, Beatrice R. Cox,
Gustavo Acioli Lopes, and Patrice L. Jeppson; a compiled list of
recent dissertations in African diaspora archaeology and history;
news reports and announcements; and a book commentary and reviews by
John McCarthy, Yvonne Brink, and Antonio Santamaria Garcia. A table
of contents is set out below.

Please contact me if you have essays, analysis papers, book reviews,
project reports, announcements, or news updates that you'd like to
contribute to the African Diaspora Archaeology Network and
Newsletter. This Newsletter is published quarterly, in March, June,
September, and December. We serve an expanding readership of over
4,000 per Newsletter issue.

Cheers,
Chris


September 2007 Newsletter

** Articles, Essays, and Reports **

The Trouvadore Project: The Legacy of a Sunken Slave Ship, by Nigel
Sadler

From West Africa to Barbados: A Rare Pipe from a Plantation Slave
Cemetery, by Jerome Handler and Neil Norman

Building on Joseph's Model of Market-Bound Colonoware Pottery, by
Chris Espenshade

Wye House Archaeology, by Matthew D. Cochran, Lisa Kraus, and Mark P.
Leone

Economic Organization and Cultural Cohesion in the Coastal Hinterland
of 19th-Century Kenya: An Archaeology of Fugitive Slave Communities,
by Lydia Wilson

The Archaeology of the Allensworth Hotel: Negotiating the System in
Jim Crow America, by Beatrice R. Cox

Pernambuco's Slave Trade from Costa da Mina and Transatlantic
Competitions in the Early Eighteenth Century, by Gustavo Acioli Lopes

Digging up the Past: An Exhibit Review, by Patrice L. Jeppson

** News and Announcements **

Recent Dissertations on Archaeology and History

MoAD's "I've Known Rivers"

New Forum on "Lowcountry" Archaeology

Aerial Thermal Study of New Philadelphia Town Site, by Christopher
Fennell

Should AP Add African-American History? by Scott Jaschik

Mayor Says London Shares Blame for Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, by
Associated Press

New Books: Reclaiming Heritage in West Africa; Crossroads and
Cosmologies in the New World

** Conferences and Calls for Papers **

UNESCO Remembrance of the Slave Trade

ASWAD Fourth Conference, 2007

Legacies of Jamaica in the Atlantic World, 2007

Alcohol in the Atlantic World, 2007

Obeah and Other Powers, 2008

Closing of the Slave Trades: Transatlantic Perspectives, 2008

** Book Reviews **

Editor's Note

Commentary on "African Re-Genesis: Confronting Social Issues in the
Diaspora," by John P. McCarthy

Review of "Archaeology of Colonial Identity," by Yvonne Brink

Review of "Runaway Slave Settlements in Cuba," by Antonio Santamaria
Garcia

There will be an Indian Pow Wow at the Cahokia Mounds picnic grounds, September
7-9.  Vendor booths will open at Noon on Friday, Sept. 7 and there will be
intertribal dancing from 7-10 pm. Saturday there will be dancing from 11 am to
5:00 pm, and again from 6:00-10:00 pm. Featured will be Aztec Dancing, Gourd
Dancing, the Grand Entry, and Chance Dancing.  Dancing continues Sunday 11:00 am
to 4 p.m.

   Also, on Saturday and Sunday, September 8-9, the Fall Indian Art Show will be
held in the Interpretive Center with several American Indian artists displaying
and selling their works of fine art from 9 am to 5 pm

   For more information call 618-346-5160
   Bill Iseminger



William R. Iseminger
Asst. Site Manager/Public Relations
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
30 Ramey Street
Collinsville, IL 62234
Email: cahokia.mounds@...
Web: www.cahokiamounds.com

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Exhibition Lecture:
   Beads, Beauty, and the Cosmos:
   Plains Indian Beadwork
   Thursday, September 6
   7:00 p.m.
   Saint Louis Art Museum Auditorium
   FREE
   Joseph D. Horse Capture, Associate Curator in the
   Department of African, Oceanic, and Native American Art,
   Minneapolis Institute of Arts
   Please join us for a free lecture exploring the exceptional
   works featured in the exhibition Plains Indian Beadwork
   from the Donald Danforth Jr. Collection
   The pipes, saddle bags, moccasins, and clothing made by
   the Apache, Blackfeet, Cheyenne, Crow, Kiowa, and Lakota
   nations between 1850 and 1890 serve as an aesthetically
   brilliant indication of the strength and endurance of
   American Indian culture.
   A visit to Plains Indian Beadwork from the Donald Danforth Jr.
   Collection follows the lecture. Curated by John Nunley, the
   Morton D. May curator of the arts of Africa, Oceania, and
   the Americas, the exhibition will be on view in Gallery 120
   through spring 2008.
   Pair of Moccasins; Cheyenne; hide and glass beads; 3 x 2 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches;
   Donald Danforth Jr. Collection


William R. Iseminger
Asst. Site Manager/Public Relations
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
30 Ramey Street
Collinsville, IL 62234
Email: cahokia.mounds@...
Web: www.cahokiamounds.com

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We Hope You All Can Make It!

   ARCHAEOLOGY DAY TO BE HELD AT CAHOKIA MOUNDS AUGUST 25

               Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site is holding its fourth annual
Archaeology Day on Saturday, August 25, from 10 am to 4 pm.  The event will
focus on demonstrations of ancient crafts, tours of excavations, demonstrations
of archaeological techniques and artifact processing, and several hands-on
activities.
               Sponsored by the Cahokia Archaeological Society, Archaeology Day
is an event that allows the public to learn more about the various aspects of
archaeology, from excavations to analyzing artifacts, as well as experimental
archaeology.  Skilled craftpersons will be demonstrating bow and arrow making,
flintknapping, firestarting, cordage making, shell carving, fingerweaving.
               The public can tour the excavations and help sift soils from the
digs, and they can help wash artifacts found during the summer excavations.
Archaeologists and specialists will demonstrate the identification of animal
bones, using instruments for remote sensing to detect subsurface features, the
uses of various plants for food and medicine, and the various types of Indian
rock art. Visitors can also try their hand at playing the chunkey game or
throwing spears with an atlatl spearthrower. A professional storyteller will
relate Indian stories that will appeal to all age groups.
               There will also be displays with representatives from other mound
sites, such as Angel Mounds, Indiana and Aztalan Mounds, Wisconsin, and
representatives from the Center for American Archaeology in Kampsville, Illinois
and the Anthropology Department at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville.
               Food and refreshment stands will be available, including kettle
“maize”.  The event is free and open to the public and will be held outside
under shelters. In case of rain, most of the activities will move inside the
Interpretive Center.  Visitors can also make donations for a chance to win a
replicated stone axe made by ancient craft specialist, Larry Kinsella.
               This event is made possible through the cooperation of the Cahokia
Archaeological Society, the Cahokia Mounds staff and Volunteers, and the Cahokia
Mounds Museum Society. Numerous donors and sponsors have also contributed to
this event.
               For more information, call 618-346-5160 or go to the web site at
www.cahokiamounds.com.
               Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, administered by the Illinois
Historic Preservation Agency, is just eight miles from downtown St. Louis in
Collinsville, Illinois, off Interstates 55/70 (exit 6) and Interstate 255 (exit
24), on Collinsville Road.



William R. Iseminger
Asst. Site Manager/Public Relations
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site
30 Ramey Street
Collinsville, IL 62234
Email: cahokia.mounds@...
Web: www.cahokiamounds.com

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The next Mound City Archaeological Society lecture, "MISSOURI MOUND ADOPTION
PROJECT: Preserving Pieces of Our Ancient Past", will begin at 7:00pm on
Tuesday, August 7, 2007, in the AT&T Foundation Multipurpose Room at the
Missouri History Museum in Forest Park.

Please join us as we welcome Mr. Mark Leach, Chesterfield Landmarks Preservation
Commissioner and Missouri Archaeological Society trustee, as he describes local
efforts to undo decades of looting at St. Louis County’s largest surviving
Native American mound, the Blake Mound in Chesterfield. He will explain how you
can participate in the newly-formed Missouri Mound Adoption Project (MOMAP), a
loose coalition of volunteers dedicated to preserving an individual mound.

Copies of Mr. Leach’s book, "A Guide to Chesterfield’s Ancient History", will be
available for purchase in the museum’s gift shop, Louisiana Purchase ($13.50 for
MHS members, $15.00 for everyone else). A book signing will follow the
presentation.

A color flyer for this lecture -- courtesy of the Missouri Historical Society --
is available on-line at
http://missouriarchaeology.org/moundcity/lectures/2007/pdf/MCAS20070807.pdf (to
open this PDF file, you'll need a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader, a free copy of
which you can download at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html).

This event is co-sponsored by the Missouri Historical Society. On Tuesdays,
exhibits at the museum are free, so come early and take in an exhibit or two,
enjoy a cup of coffee in the museum's restaurant, and browse the Louisiana
Purchase gift shop. Remember, Missouri Historical Society members get 10% off
purchases in the restaurant and most gift shop items. For more information on
the Missouri Historical Society, visit http://www.mohistory.org/ or call (314)
746-4599.

The Mound City Archaeological Society sponsors free programs at 7:00pm on the
first Tuesday of every month (excluding holidays) at the Missouri History Museum
in Forest Park. A business meeting of the Society precedes each lecture at
6:30pm. Both the meeting and lecture are free and open to the public; you do not
need to be a member to attend. A copy of the Society's current brochure is
available on-line at
http://moundcity.missouriarchaeology.org/brochures/MCAS20070605.pdf

For more information about the Mound City Archaeological Society, e-mail
moundcity@... or call (314) 704-3507.