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The 51st Meeting of the Illinois Archaeological Survey will be held in Carbondale, Illinois from September 14-16, 2007. This year the meeting is being co-hosted by the Heritage Program of the Shawnee National Forest and SIUC's Center for Archaeological Investigations. The meetings will consist of the IAS business meeting Friday evening (September 14) followed by a reception at the Center for Archaeological Investigations (CAI) curation facility north of Carbondale. Paper presentations consisting of current research (morning) and more formal papers (afternoon) will be held at SIU Carbondale on Saturday, September 15.
A highlight of the meetings will be a banquet ($30 per person) on Saturday night at Von Jakob Winery which is located in the Shawnee Hills about 12 miles south of Carbondale. This winery is in a very scenic location and is known both for its excellent wine and food. We will have live entertainment at the banquet in the form of Dennis Stroughmatt, a well-known French Creole fiddler and singer who both tells stories and plays Creole music. To keep everyone safe, bus transportation for up to 65 people from Carbondale to the winery and back will be provided. Activities on Sunday (depending on interest) will consist of tours to the Kincaid mound center or the Korando rock shelter and cave near Murphysboro, which contains the only known Mississippian period charcoal and ocher "cave art" drawings in Illinois.
Titles and abstracts for 15 minute paper presentations should be sent to Mark Wagner, Center for Archaeological Investigations, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, 62901-4527. Banquet pre-registration is required so that we can tell the winery the number of people who will attend and 'entree preference. Please send a check for $30 made out to the IAS for each person planning to attend to Mark Wagner at SIU.
The tentative schedule for the meeting is as follows:
Friday, Sept. 14:
5:00-6:00 - IAS Board Meeting
6:00-7:30 - Illinois Archaeological Survey business meeting for IAS Fellows.
7:30-9:00 - IAS Reception: SIU-Curation Center, sponsored by the the CAI Zooarchaeology Laboratory.
Saturday, Sept. 15:
8:00 a.m. - Registration
8:30-3:30 p.m. - Papers
6:00-10:00 p.m. - Winery Banquet
Sunday, Sept. 16:
8:00 a.m. - Site Tours (time and place to be arranged)
-Sponsored by the-
Center for Archaeological Investigations,
Zooarchaeology Laboratory
Immediately following the IAS Business Meeting, The CAI Zooarchaeology Laboratory will be hosting a reception for the new members of the IAS! Light refreshments and finger foods will be available, as well as variety of drink options. Some of the Center's collections that potentially will be on display include Black Mesa, Kincaid; faunal remains from Joara (archaeologically known as the Berry site (31BK22)--this native village was also the location of Juan Pardo's 1566 Fort San Juan); Cantonment Wilkinson, an 1801-1802 U.S. Army post on the Ohio River; and other collections as well. Please plan to attend this gala event immediately following the business meeting.
Appetizers will include such delightful items as:
Derek's Curry Cheese Ball served with Crackers: Fruit Tray: Baked Artichoke Dip served with French Baguette Slices: Salsa Cheese Dip served with Tortilla Chips:
BBQ Meatballs:
cream cheese mixed with sour cream, green onions, peanuts, and raisins, rolled in coconut and topped with mango chutney
grapes, pineapple, etc.
sour cream/cream cheese mixture, Romano cheese, artichoke, garlic, and lemon
beef meatballs in a whisky bbq sauce
We hope all who are planning to attend the Annual Meeting of the Illinois Archaeological Survey will also stay and help us celebrate Illinois rich heritage at Von Jakob Winery on Saturday, September 15, 2007, near Alto Pass, IL. We have arranged for transportation to and from Carbondale to Winery so that everyone will be free to enjoy themselves. Festivities will start at 6:00 pm with wine tasting. Dinner will be served at 7:00 which will consist of your choice of German Beef (garlic clove-stuffed brisket, slow-roasted and basted with wine sauce), smoked chicken (grapevine smoked chicken slowly smoked on our winter-pruned vines) or vegetarian lasagna. Side dishes will include Rice Pilaf Von Jacob, garlic mashed potatoes and tossed salad, baked rolls and desert (apple tart with French vanilla ice cream or Doc's Famous Crème Broule'. If you would like to learn more about the Von Jacob winery please go to www.vonjakobvinyard.com.
We also have an after dinner speaker planned: French Creole Fiddler and Chanteur Dennis Stroughmatt et 'Esprit Creole. Dennis is Illinois native who was first introduced to American French culture as a teenager near Old Mines, Missouri. It was there that he spent two and a half intensive years recording, observing, and learning many of the Creole French traditions still alive in "Upper Louisiana." The knowledge that he gained there included a centuries old French Creole fiddling style, fluency in Illinois-Missouri Creole French, and a wealth of stories and songs from area story tellers and singers which have been handed down generation to generation in Missouri and Illinois for nearly 300 years. Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler!
______ YES, I will be attending the Annual IAS Banquet at the Von Jakob Winery. I have enclosed a check payable to the IAS for $30.00. Please mail the check to Mark Wagner, Center for Archaeological Investigations, Mailcode 4527, SIUC, Carbondale, IL 62901-4527.
I would like to order the following entrée'(s):
_____ German Beef _____ Smoked Chicken _____ Vegetarian Lasagna
I would like to order the following dessert(s):
____ Apple Tart with French Vanilla Ice Cream ____ Crème Brule'
I am also interested in touring the following archaeological sites on Sunday morning:
_____ Rock Art ____ Kincaid Mounds
We have reserved a block of 20 rooms at the Ramada Inn Ltd (618/351-661) 1in Carbondale, although there are other options available to you, both higher and lower in price (see list below). All of these hotels are located within a five minute drive of each other. The Ramada Inn, Ltd. is located on the eastern side of Carbondale, near the intersection of Giant City Road and Hwy 13. The cost of the rooms (all with double beds) in the block is $89.00 (+ tax). The hotel also has suites and Jacuzzis (which are not part of the block) available for a higher price.
MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW! !
We recommend that you make your reservations as soon as possible. There are no football games scheduled for that weekend-but we can not guarantee that other university functions will not arise during the intervening weeks.
Best Inns Of America Quality Inn Days Inn Hampton Inn Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Center Motel 6 Super 8 For more information contact Mark Wagner by telephone (618) 453-5031 or by email (mjwagner@siu.edu).
$42 (includes tax)
1345 East Main Street, Carbondale IL 62901, 618-529-4801
$84.99-114.99 plus tax.
1415 East Main Street, Carbondale IL 62901, 618-549-4244
$55.95-85.95 plus tax.
801 East Main Street, Carbondale IL 62901, 618-457-3347
$84 per room plus tax
2175 Reed Station Parkway, Carbondale IL 62901, 618-549-6900
$109 per room plus tax
www.holidayinn.com
2300 N Reeds Station Rd
Carbondale, IL 62901
618-549-2600
700 E Main St, Carbondale IL
$49.00 plus tax
618/457-5566
1180 East Main Street, Carbondale IL 62901,
$56.99-76.99 plus tax
618-457-8822
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