Archaeology month activities include public talks on archaeology and archaeological methods, visits to ongoing archaeological fieldwork projects,
site tours, and even fieldwork opportunities. This program is financially assisted by the National Endowment for the Arts through the Mississippi Humanities Council. Other sponsors include:
Mississippi Archaeological Association
MS Dept. of Archives and History
MS Dept. of Transportation
Mississippi Association of Professional Archaeologists
Millsaps College
Cobb Institute of Archaeology, MSU
Archaeological Conservancy
University of Southern Mississippi
Archaeology Mississippi, Inc.
Archaeological Institute of America
University of Mississippi
Bureau of Land Management
U.S. Forest Service
Forestry Suppliers
Brockington and Associates
Sam Brookes
All events are free and open to the public. Listed below are some of the activities scheduled. Additional programs and updates will be
posted here as they become finalized.
Date: Saturday, October 6, 10 am - 2 pm Place: Noxubee Wildlife Refuge Event: Aritfact display by Keith Baca of the Cobb Institute of Archaeology at MSU. Contact: (662) 323-5548 or visit www.fws.gov/noxubee
Date: Saturday, October 6, 10 am - 2 pm Place: Ingomar Mounds (located six miles south of New Albany, MS), Union County Event: Object identification, flintknapping, mound tours, learn about native plants and their usage, trail walks and more. Cancelled in the event of rain. Contact: Union County Heritage Museum at (662) 538-0014 or email jill@ucheritagemuseum.com
Date: Sunday, October 21, 2 - 3 pm Place: Plymouth Bluff Center, 2200 Old West Point Road, Columbus Event: Join us for "Sunday at the Bluff" where Dr. Molly Zuckerman of the Department of Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures, Mississippi State University, will present a lecture entitled "The Origin and Antiquity of Syphilis Revisited: An Appraisal of Old World Evidence for Treponemal Disease" Contact: Harry Sherman; hsherman@pb.muw.edu
Date: Wednesday, October 24, 7 pm Place: Mississippi State University, McCool Hall Auditorium, Room 100 Event: Public lecture by Dr. Michael Galaty of Millsaps College, "Riding the River Styx: New Research In and Around Alepotrypa Cave, Greece." Contact: Kathy Elliott (662) 325-3826; kme@ra.msstate.edu
Date: Saturday, October 27, 10 am - 2 pm Place: Event: Artifact Identification. MSU archaeologists Derek Anderson, Evan Peacock and Janet Rafferty will be present for an artifact ID session. Contact: Betsy Longest, antboobetsy@gmail.com
Date: Tuesday, October 30, 7 pm Place: Event: Gallery Talk about art and archaeology by Dylan Karges of the Cobb Institute of Archaeology, MSU. Contact: Kathy Elliott at (662) 325-3826 or kme@ra.msstate.edu
Date: Fall 2012: MWF 10 am - noon & 1 - 4 pm Place: Event: Artifact displays related to the Native American cultures of the southeastern U.S. and the civilizations of the ancient Middle East and Mediterranean Regions. Exihibits include displays of artifacts from the Lyon's Bluff site, a 14th-17th century A.D. Indian settlement near Starkville, MS; and from Tel Halif in southern Israel where materials were recovered from a late 8th century B.C. Israelite household. Contact: Kathy Elliott, (662) 325-3826 or kme@ra.msstate.edu
Delta Region
Date: Saturday, October 6, 10 am - noon & 1 - 3 pm Place: Winterville Mounds Park, Greenville, MS Event: Mock Excavation, young and old are invited to participate in a mock excavation at the mounds to learn about archaeological techiques. All tools will be provided. Call to register yourself or your group. Contact: Mark Dingeldein (662) 332-2580 or mdingeldein@mdah.state.ms.us
Date: Saturday, October 13, 1 - 2 pm Place: Winterville Mounds Museum, Greenville, MS Event: Popcorn and a Movie, presentation of "More than Bows and Arrows," one of the most popular films about Native Americans ever produced. Free to the public. Popcorn and beverages will be provided. Contact: Mark Dingeldein, (662) 332-2580 or mdingeldein@mdah.state.ms.us
Date: Saturday, October 20, 1 - 2 pm Place: Winterville Mounds Museum, Greenville, MS Event: "Preserving Our Past: The Archaeological Conservancy in Mississippi." Guest speaker Jessica Fleming-Crawford, Southeast Regional Director for the Archaeological Conservancy, will talk about this New Mexico-based non-profit organization that is devoted solely to identifying and preserving America's archaeological sites for research and educational purposes. Refreshments will be served. Contact: Mark Dingeldein (662) 332-2580 or mdingeldein@mdah.state.ms.us
Date: Saturday, October 27, 1 - 2 pm Place: Winterville Mounds Museum, Greenville, MS Event: Artifact Identification. Bring your artifacts to be identified by MDAH archaeologist, John Connaway and Winterville Mounds archaeologist, Mark Dingeldein. Contact: Mark Dingeldein (662) 332-2580 or mdingeldein@mdah.state.ms.us
Date: Saturday, October 27, 10 am & 1 pm Place: U.S. Forest Service Office, Rolling Fork, MS Event: Great Delta Bear Affair Mound Tours. Tours depart the U.S. Forest Service office on Hwy. 61 South at 10 am and 1 pm. Contact: Sam Brookes, (601) 969-6573 or sambrookes@bellsouth.net
Central Region
Date: Saturday, October 20, 11 am - 3 pm Place: Raymond Battlefield on Hwy. 18 south of Raymond Event: "The Vicksburg Campaign." A lecture by well-known tour guide and preservationist Brigadier General Parker Hills (Ret.). Also includes civilian and refugee demonstrations as well as sutlers open to the public. The Vicksburg Campaign Sesquicentennial Reenactment, hosted by the Blue-Gray Alliance of Reenactors, will feature three military actions throughout the day: The Battle of Raymond (10 - 11 am), Battle of Champion Hill (3 - 4 pm), and Assault on Vicksburg (Sunday the 21st; 2 - 3 pm). For more related events and info, visit The Friends of Raymond Inc. website Contact: www.friendsofraymond.org
Date: Wednesday, October 24, 12 noon - 1 pm Place: William F. Winter Archives and History Building, Jackson, MS Event: "History is Lunch." co-sponsored by the Mississippi Humanities Council. Archaeologist Brad Lieb will talk about the Battle of Ackia. Contact: (601) 576-6998 or archaeology@mdah.state.ms.us
Date: Saturday, October 27, 10 am - 4 pm Place: Millsaps College, Jackson, MS Event: Archaeology Expo. The 5th annual Archaeology Expo is a hands-on family affair which showcases numerous educational activities for all ages featuring the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians as special guests. Bring your family and meet your local archaeologists! Contact: (601) 576-6940 or archaeology@mdah.state.ms.us
Date: Wednesday, October 31, 12 noon - 1 pm Place: William F. Winter Archives and History Building, Jackson, MS Event:"History is Lunch," co-sponsored by the Mississippi Humanities Council. Archaeologist Patty Miller-Beech will talk about Nazi POWs at Camp Shelby. Contact: (601) 576-6998 or archaeology@mdah.state.ms.us
Southern Region
Date: Saturday, October 20, 10 am - 1 pm Place: USM campus - 304 N 37th Ave. (37th and Montague) Event: Archaeology Lab Open House. Visit the newest USM archaeology lab. See the facilities and learn about ongoing research on MS prehistory. Event will coincide with Homecoming weekend. Contact: Ed Jackson, ed.jackson@usm.edu
Date: Saturday, October 20, 10 am - 1 pm Place: Seminary Depot, Seminary, MS Event: Native American archaeology in Covington County will be discussed, as well as artifact show and identification. Contact: Rita McCarty, Archaeologist, (601) 517-1490 or (601) 558-2596 or ritadmccarty@yahoo.com
Date: October 15 - 19 and 22 - 26 Place: De Soto National Forest, Chickasawhay Ranger District Event: Passport-in-Time volunteer cultural resources survey. The project includes a two week survey in an effort to locate the Old Federal Road segment between Waynesboro and Ovett. The old Federal Road was first constructed in 1806 as a means of connecting newly added land and New Orleans to eastern cities. The road would serve for communication and commerce, and utilized old Indian routes/traces. In 1811 the road was widened and used by the military because of the increased agitation between the United States and Great Britain. By the 1840s, the old Federal Road was not well used, falling to disrepair in places. Maps indicate that the road crosses through a section of the Chickasawhay Ranger District, which will be ground-truthed during the project. Contact: David James, District Archaeologist, (601) 584-8488 or drjames@fs.fed.us
Date: October 15 - 19 and 22 - 26 Place: De Soto National Forest, Chickasawhay Ranger District Event: Passport-in-Time volunteer excavation. Excavation will take place on a small Middle Woodland archaeological site Contact: Robert Reams, District Archaeologist, (601) 584-8488 or robreams@fs.fed.us
Date: Friday, October 26 Place: Poplarville Upper Elementary School Nature Park Event: Local Artifact Display. The University of Southern Mississippi Department of Anthropology and Sociology will have a table set up for Nature Day. Southern Miss Staff will be on hand to discuss archaeology of the Pine Hills and showcase local artifacts. Contact: Dr. Ed Jackson, Professor and Archaeologist, (601) 266-4306, ed.jackson@usm.edu
Date: October 29 - November 2 Place: De Soto National Forest, Chickasawhay Ranger District Event: Passport-in-Time volunteer laboratory. The project includes processing and analyzing artifacts recovered from a small Middle Woodland site excavated during archaeology month. Contact: Robert Reams, District Archaeologist, (601) 584-8488 or robreams@fs.fed.us
Gulf Coast Region
Date: Saturday, October 6, 9:30 am - 1 pm Place: Moss Point Audobon Center, 7001 Frank Griffin Road, Moss Point, MS 39563 Event: Presentation "Of Bifaces and Beads" by Dr. Phil Carr of the University of South Alabama, and McCoy's Swamp and River Tour. Presentation will be followed by the swamp tour. Swamp tour is $25 per person (limited seating available, please pre-register) Contact: Glenn Strickland, gdstrick@gmail.com
Date: On display until October 19 Place: Biloxi Public Library Event: "Dig Into History - Archaeology Month 2012." An exhibit at the Biloxi Public Library including artifacts and photos from important Gulf Coast archaeological sites. Contact: Jane Shambra, jane.shambra@gmail.com
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