Friday, November 12, 2004

9 am through 4 pm – Farmstead Archaeology: Illinois’ Agricultural Legacy (click here for agenda particulars) An invited symposium on historical archaeology. There is will be a lunch break of one and one-half hours at noon. IAAA members and the public are invited to attend these presentations.

7 pm – Illinois Archaeological Survey business meeting for IAS Fellows, there will be a reception for IAS Fellows and IAAA members following the business meeting.

Saturday, November 13, 2004

9 am through noon – Papers on current archaeological research in Illinois.

1:30 through 3 pm – Papers on current archaeological research in Illinois.

3 pm – Keynote address Excavation and Ongoing Research at the Schaefer Mammoth Exploitation Site, Kenosha County Wisconsin will be presented by Dan Joyce, Senior Curator of Exhibits and Collections, Kenosha Public Museum. The Schaefer Mammoth site is near Kenosha, Wisconsin. It appears to have been butchered 12,300 years ago.

4 pm through 5 pm – Guided tour of the Museum’s new Changes exhibit.

An excellent source of information on accommodations and restaurants in Springfield may be found at the Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau’s web site (http://www.visit-springfieldillinois.com/home.htm). Simply click on the icon labeled Visitor Information.

For more information contact Michael Wiant by telephone (309) 547-3721 or by email (wiant@museum.state.il.us).

The expenses for this meeting are provided by the Paul F. Mickey Memorial Fund.

Refreshments will be provided, and meeting attendees will receive a copy of the revised Discover Illinois Archaeology thanks to the Illinois Association for the Advancement of Archaeology and the Illinois Archaeological Survey.

If you’re interested in giving a current research paper please forward a title, abstract (100 words), and author(s) to Michael Wiant (wiant@museum.state.il.us) in a Word, WordPerfect, or rich-text format. Presentations will be limited to 20 minutes. Also, indicate whether you will require a slide projector or PowerPoint equipment.

Please submit your information by November 1st.