Center for Archaeological Investigations, SIUC

The Friday afternoon and evening meetings will take place on the second floor of the student center of Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Board Meeting: 3-5:30 PM Friday, October 31, Mackinaw Room.

Annual Business meeting: 7-9 PM. Friday, October 31, Missouri-Kaskaskia Room

Cash-bar social (with food) to follow the business meeting. It will be held in the party room at the Mississippi Flyway, a restaurant and bar in the Murdale Shopping Center on the west side of town. (directions available at the meeting)

Saturday Workshop: The workshop will be held in the SIU Museum auditorium in the north end of Faner Hall on campus.

There will be a $10 registration fee to help cover the costs of both Friday and Saturday events.

1.From the motel areas on Route 13 East, proceed west of Route 13. Cross the railroad tracks and take the second left on US 51 South.

2. Head south of US 51, go through four traffic lights.

3.You will take the main campus entrance on the right by the football stadium after you go past the Grand Street intersection (the 4th light).

4. After the turn, the student center will be ahead of you and the stadium on the left. There will be a two story concrete garage on the right. Turn in there and park anywhere, especially on the ground floor, other than in handicapped spaces. If that is full for some reason, you may park in the Blue sticker (staff) lots that you access by turning right before you get to the two story garage. Staff lots are open season after 4 PM and on weekends. There is also a metered pay lot (quarters only) behind the stadium, across the street from the student center.

The Museum auditorium is located in the north end of Faner Hall on the ground floor. Faner Hall is the building I like to describe as a bare concrete skyscraper that fell over on its side. You can park in the parking garage where you did on Friday evening, but you will have to walk to the far north end of Faner Hall to the museum entrance. You can park closer in an internal lot (Lot 6) located immediately north of the library and adjacent to Faner Hall. This is a staff lot, but, again, these are open on weekends.

To get to Lot 6, proceed south on US 51, but shortly after the second traffic light (College St), the road swings to the left. In the middle of that turn, take a short street segment that veers off to the right and comes down to a 4-way stop. Note: the Carbondale map shows the old configuration of the streets, when the side street simply went straight ahead and university avenue swung to the left. Go straight through the 4-way stop to the top of the hill where there is a circle and a flagpole. Turn right and proceed past the Altgeld Hall construction about 100 yards to the entrance to the parking lot on the left. You will pass a turn-off that leads to a circle at the museum entrance. Do not park there, as the campus police are sometimes finicky about this circle even on weekends. There would be some risk of being

There is no official meeting hotel. Carbondale has an array of hotels in the medium to inexpensive ranges. Almost all of these are situated on State Highway 13 east of downtown. A Carbondale map can be downloaded as a pdf file.

Best Inns of America, 1345 East Main, (618) 529-4801 or (800) 237-8466

Comfort Inn, 1415 East Main, (618) 549-4244 or (800) 424-6423

Days Inn, 801 East Main, (618) 457-3347 or (800) 329-7466

Hampton Inn, 2175 Reed Station Parkway, (618 ) 549-6900 or (800) 426-7866

Horizon Inn & Conference Center, 800 E. Main, (618) 529-1100

Heritage Motel, 1209 W. Main, (618) 457-4142

Motel 6, 700 E. Main, (618) 457-5566

Ramada Limited, 801 N. Giant City Road, (618) 351-6611 or (800) 272-6232

Sun Hotel, 2400 W. Main, (618) 529-2424

Super 8, 1180 East Main, (618) 457-8822 or (800) 800-8000

Uptown Motel, 309 E. Main, (618) 457-4156

Apple Tree Inn, 200 N. 2nd Street (Jct. of Rtes. 13, 127 & 149), (618) 687-2345 or (800) 626-4356

Super 8, 128 E. Walnut (Route 13 East), (618) 687-2244 or (800) 800-8000

Best Inns of America, I-57 & Route 13 West, (618) 997-9421 or (800) 237-8466

Comfort Inn, 2600 W. Main (I-57, Exit 53), (618) 993-6221 or (800) 424-6423

Comfort Suites of Marion, 2608 W. Main (I-57, Exit 53), (618) 997-9133 or (800) 424-6423

Days Inn, 1802 Bittle Place (I-57 & Route 13 East), (618) 997-1351 or (800) 329-7466

Drury Inn, I-57 & Route 13 West, (618) 997-9600 or (800) 325-8300

Executive Inn, 2600 W. DeYoung (I-57 & Route 13 West), (618) 997-2326

Hampton Inn, I-57 & Route 13 West, (618) 998-9900 or (800) 426-7866

Holiday Inn Express, 400 Comfort Dr., (618) 998-1220 or (800) 465-4329

Miss Patti's Inn & Suites, 1806 Bittle Place, (618) 993-1644 or (800) 476-0008

Motel 6, 1008 Halfway Rd., (618) 993-2631 or (800) 466-8356

Red Carpet Inn & Suites, 8101 Express Drive (Route 13 West), (618) 993-3222

Super 8, I-57 & Route 13 West, (618) 993-5577 or (800) 800-8000

Listed below are some of the bed & breakfasts in the area. For a complete listing of bed & breakfasts in southern Illinois contact the Illinois Bed & Breakfast Association, 6130 Old Highway 50, Breese, IL 62230

Web site: www.franciesinnonline.com

The Goddard Place, 1585 Campground Rd., Anna, IL 62906. Located 22 miles south of Carbondale. Jim & Edna Goddard, Innkeepers, (618) 833-6256 or (618) 833-8311.

Web site: www.go-illinois.com

Olde Squat Inn, 14160 Liberty School Road, Marion, IL 62959. Located 25 miles east of Carbondale.

James Grisley & Katy Lockwood, Innkeepers, (618) 982-2916 or Cell: (618) 922-2637. Email: osquat@aol.com

Web site: www.geocities.com/oldesquat

Oxbow Bed & Breakfast, 3967 State Route 13/127, Pinckneyville, IL 62274. Located 29 miles north of Carbondale. Dr. Al & Peggy Doughty, Innkeepers, (618) 357-9839 or (800) 929-6888. Email: oxbowbb@webtv.net

Web site: www.bbonline.com/il/oxbow

Web site: www.sassafrasbb.com

Tool Shed Corner B & B, 1420 Hall Church Rd., Makanda, IL 62958. Located 9 miles south of Carbondale. Gus & Lila Jackson, Inkeepers, (618) 893-4063. Email: toolshedcornerbb@hotmail.com

S. Giant City Rd., Makanda, IL, rustic cabins, group-dormitory style, or motel accommodations. (618) 453-1121

Giant City Lodge, 460 Giant City Lodge Rd., Makanda, IL - Cabins (618) 457-4921

Devils Kitchen Marina & Campground, 1625 Tacoma Lake Rd., Carbondale, IL (618) 457-5004

Giant City State Park, 336 S. Church Rd., Makanda, IL (618) 457-4836

Lake Murphysboro State Park, R.R. 4, Murphysboro, IL (618) 684-2867

AMTRAK, (800) 872-7245 (Reservations) Web site: http://www.amtrak.com

Carbondale Passenger Station, 401 South Illinois, (618) 457-3388

Southern Illinois Airport, 665 N. Airport Road, Murphysboro, IL (618) 529-1721

American Connection flies into Williamson County Airport, Marion, IL (14 miles east of Carbondale), with connections in St. Louis.

Flights through Nashville or Memphis to Paducah, KY (65 mi. south of Carbondale on I-24) provide another option, with car rental available from Paducah to Carbondale.

This airport is located approximately 110 miles northwest of Carbondale. It is served by 10 major airlines, 5 commuter airlines and 4 major charter companies. For additional air carrier and airport information check out their Web site: www.lambert-stlouis.com

Ground transportation from St. Louis to Carbondale is available through one shuttle service and one limousine service. Advance reservations are required. Reservations can be made by calling BART at (800) 284-2278 or AA Blue Star Limo at (618) 457-5466.

Ground transportation from the Williamson County Airport, Marion, IL to Carbondale is available through two cab services. When you arrive call either Marion Cab at (618) 993-8181 or Red Top Cab at (618) 997-1098.

Greyhound Passenger Service, Fare & Schedule Information (800) 231-2222.

Local Terminal, 402 South Illinois Avenue, (618) 549-3495.

Three interstate highways, I-57, I-64 and I-24 pass through southern Illinois, making Carbondale easily accessible by highway from all parts of the United States.

St. Louis 100 miles Chicago 330 miles

Nashville 210 miles Kansas City 355 miles

Memphis 225 miles Milwaukee 430 miles

Louisville 230 miles Atlanta 455 miles

Lexington 310 miles

Southern Pride Cab Company, Carbondale, IL (618) 529-5038

Yellow Cab, Carbondale, IL (618) 457-8121

Crosstown Cab, Murphysboro, IL (618) 684-3506

Auffenburg, 1015 E. Walnut, Carbondale, IL (618) 457-3391

Enterprise Rent-A-Car, 219 South Lewis Lane, Carbondale, IL (618) 549-6995, (800) 325-8007

Enterprise Rent-A-Car, 201 W. DeYoung, Marion, IL (618) 997-9151, (800) 325-8007

Ford Rental System from Vogler Ford, 1170 East Main, Carbondale, IL (618) 457-8135

Hertz Rent-A-Car, Williamson County Airport, Marion, IL (618) 993-5151

Smith Dodge, Inc. Rental & Leasing, 1412 West Main, Carbondale, IL (618) 457-8155

As with many university campuses, parking on campus is limited. Free parking is available in Lot 56 at the SIUC Arena. This is about a ten minute walk from the Student Center. There are a limited number of Visitor Metered spaces ($ .50/hr.) directly across from the Student Center as well as other locations throughout campus. (Note: visitor meters only take quarters.) For additional information concerning visitor parking call (618) 453-5369.

Carbondale is located in Jackson County, a land of rolling hills, towering sandstone bluffs and acres of beautiful lakes. Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge is four miles east of Carbondale, Giant City State Park is twelve miles south of Carbondale, Lake Murphysboro State Park is twelve miles west of Carbondale and the Shawnee National Forest extends into Jackson County. During your visit we hope you will have an opportunity to explore some of the natural beauty of this region. For more information about the area contact the Carbondale Convention and Tourism Bureau at (800) 526-1500 or (618) 529-4451. Web site: www.cctb.org

For more information about the Marion and Williamson county area contact the Williamson County Tourism Bureau at

(618) 997-3690 or (800) 433-7399. Web site: www.wctb.org