PAN ISSUE 9
JUNE 2021
We hope you've enjoyed past issues of Public Archaeology Notes (see Archives below). Please feel free to distribute Public Archaeology Notes to your networks, constituencies, and various communities. Email us interesting news and resources, so we can share with everyone! Our contact information may be found at the bottom of this newsletter.
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PAN & COVID-19 in 2021
We continue to recognize that each of you are impacted differently by COVID-19. Our Network Volunteer Team: Melissa Zabecki (PEC Member and Arkansas State Coordinator), Bernard Means (PEC member and Virginia State Coordinator), and me - Rachel Kulick (Ontario Provincial Coordinator) wish you well during these challenging times. We are working together with Elizabeth Reetz (SAA PEC Chair) and Beth Pruitt (SAA Manager of Education and Outreach) to continue to coordinate remote and safe public archaeology education and outreach efforts.
We are pleased to present you with PAN Issue 9, which has been a team effort with the State/Provincial Coordinators and the public archaeology community.
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From SAA Headquarters
By Beth Pruitt, SAA Education and Outreach Manager
Contribution edited by PAN Editor
Spotlight: Public Archaeology Week (April 5-9)
In place of an in-person public event in San Francisco, the 2021 SAA Public Archaeology Week (held April 5-9) involved the compilation and distribution of a series of activities and resources by SAA and collaborators. The full recap of events and links is available online at SAA.org. Bernard Means, one of the Maryland state archaeology coordinators, and Emily Long, one of the state archaeology coordinators for Colorado, contributed to a great digital activity booklet. Anyone can still access the activity booklet online and send in a completed activity to get a patch while supplies last!
Beth Pruitt, SAA Education and Outreach Manager, putting together the cardboard stone axe model from one of the booklet’s activities (Photo provided by Beth Pruitt)
2021 SAA State Poster Contest
The 2021 SAA State Archaeology Celebration Poster Contest results are in! Check out all of the entries online, which were presented in digital-only formats this year. Thank you to the donors of the Public Education Endowment, who make the annual State Archaeology Celebration Poster Contest possible.
2021 State Poster Winners
2021 First Place: Kentucky
2021 Second Place: Wyoming
2021 Third Place: Alaska
Poster images from SAA website |
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Spotlight: State Archaeology Events
Utah
Utah's Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month (May 2021)
 By Tim Riley, Utah State Coordinator;
Director and Curator of Archaeology, Prehistoric Museum, Utah State University Eastern
May is Utah’s Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month! You can find a calendar of this past month's events here, and updates on these events, and future events, will come in due course.
Castle Valley Archaeological Society (CVAS)
Be sure to check out other archaeology activities in the State of Utah, including those with the Castle Valley Archaeological Society (CVAS).
SHPO and Utah Public Archaeology Network (UPAN)
Recently, the Utah State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) and Utah Public Archaeology Network (UPAN) organized an online lecture series. You can view these and other lectures on their YouTube page.
Utah Cultural Site Stewardship Program (UCSSP)
Currently, Utah is also making efforts to build a more robust statewide site stewardship program (UCSSP). Ian Wright, the Utah Cultural Site Stewardship Coordinator, has been working hard to develop community contacts and recruit new stewards. Find out more by clicking on the image below!
Screenshot © Utah Division of State History.
North Carolina
North Carolina's Submerged NC Webinar series
By Mary Beth Fitts, North Carolina Assistant State Archaeologist
From violent storms and dangerous shoals to world wars, the waters off North Carolina have claimed thousands of ships over hundreds of years. These shipwrecks hold information about changing technologies and cultural and physical landscapes. They serve as a uniquely accessible underwater museum and a memorial to generations of mariners who lived, worked, and fought off our shores. Working together, the Office of State Archaeology and NOAA’s Monitor National Marine Sanctuary will tell these stories and celebrate North Carolina’s underwater cultural heritage with the Submerged NC webinar series.
Recordings of previous webinars are available for viewing here. To get information on future webinars, please visit our Submerged NC website. You can also follow us on Facebook @ncarchaeology or Instagram @ncarchaeology. Attendees must register beforehand to watch webinars live, but registration is free.
Image © North Carolina Office of State Archaeology
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Spotlight: Dr. Henry Professional Archaeologist
Indiana
By Amy Johnson, Indiana State Archaeologist
Dr. Henry, Professional Archaeologist, our office mascot, has been out and about this Spring.He got to visit a cemetery in Hamilton County and dropped in to Atlanta, IN. While in downtown Atlanta, he found one of the buildings (ca. 1900) on Main Street has a cast iron storefront made by The Union Iron and Foundry Co. from St. Louis. #drhenrydhpa
Photos: Provided by Amy Johnson, Indiana State Archaeologist
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Spotlight: Virtual Outreach Campaigns
Heritage Broadcasting Service
Contribution suggested by Giovanna Peebles, SAA Public Education Committee
Written by Rachel Kulick, PAN Editor
The Heritage Broadcasting Service was launched on January 1 by Dr. Richard Pettigrew. There are 115 films available, and a trailer of the service is available on YouTube. The Heritage Broadcasting Service was developed by the nonprofit Archaeological Legacy Institute and features films from a broad range of geographic regions and periods, including ancient Egypt, Stonehenge, Mesoamerica, North America, Peru, and more!
For more information and to subscribe, check out HeritageTAC.org.
Image: © Heritage Broadcasting Service website.
Oregon
Portland State University: The Archaeology Roadshow
Contribution suggested by Giovanna Peebles, SAA Public Education Committee
Written by Rachel Kulick, PAN Editor
The Anthropology Department at Portland State University is hosting the Archaeology Roadshow throughout the month of June. The Archaeology Roadshow consists of a series of live talks and panels about various archaeology topics, including "citizen science on Scotland’s coastline and Indigenous perspectives on archaeology and heritage" ( https://archaeologyroadshow.org/).
The website launch and opening ceremony, with an address from Sam Robinson (Chinook Indian Nation), is on June 1!
To join in any of the talks on ZOOM, click the tabs on the website and follow the instructions. Any questions may be sent to archshow@pdx.edu.
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Spotlight: Digital Archaeology Talks
Season 2
 Contribution suggested by Giovanna Peebles, SAA Public Education Committee
Written by Rachel Kulick, PAN Editor
The Peabody Institute and the Massachusetts Archaeological Society are co-hosting a free, public online lecture series featuring different archaeologists and topics every session! All lectures may be accessed by emailing rspeabody@andover.edu to get on the ZOOM invitation list. Check out the lectures live, or see all of the recorded episodes on YouTube!
The next upcoming lecture is on June 2, in which Kimberly Smith will discuss "Victorian Picnicking in Cemeteries."
Photo © Phillips Academy Andover
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Spotlight: New Archaeology Projects
Indiana
By Amy Johnson, Indiana State Archaeologist
Contribution edited by PAN Editor
Ball State University Applied Anthropology Laboratories
 Digitizing Hidden Collections (DHC) Project:
Check out this video about an exciting project being conducted by the Ball State Applied Anthropology Laboratories (Muncie, IN) to digitize over 50 years of AAL archaeological research, making significant archaeological data readily accessible for the first time.
Morgan-Monroe State Forest Project:
Another presentation covers a recent project conducted in Morgan-Monroe State Forest in Monroe County, IN. Archaeologists from the Applied Anthropology Laboratories explored part of the forest, and the investigation concentrated on the historic Civilian Conservation Corps camps in the forest. This project was funded in part by a grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Fund administered by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.
Read more about the AAL and its projects on their website, YouTube channel, and Facebook page.
Photo: Morgan-Monroe State Forest, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 TrailSeeds.com @TrailSeeds
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News: Angel Mounds Repatriation
Indiana
By Amy Johnson, Indiana State Archaeologist
Indiana University and several federally recognized tribal nations have completed the repatriation of the Angel Mounds collection in compliance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. This repatriation includes the remains of over 700 individuals unearthed from the Angel Mounds National Historic Landmark and State Historic Site in Evansville, Indiana, starting in the 1930s.
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Spotlight: National Historic Landmark
Indiana
By Amy Johnson, Indiana State Archaeologist
Contribution edited by PAN Editor
Indiana has its first National Historic Landmark (NHL) archaeological district. On Jan. 13, the Secretary of the Interior designated the Fort Ouiatenon Archaeological District in Tippecanoe County as an NHL. More than 2,600 NHLs can be found in the U.S. today and come in many forms: historic buildings, sites, structures, objects, and districts. Each represents an outstanding aspect of American history and culture.
The district includes the site of Fort Ouiatenon as well as other archaeological sites. Fort Ouiatenon was one link in the great chain of fortified trading posts that once stretched across the Old Northwest. The French first came to this place on the Wabash in 1717 to secure their trade with the local Wea (Ouiatenon) Indians. The district is important for its association with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad national patterns of United States history. The Fort Ouiatenon archaeological site itself has yielded information of major scientific importance and has the potential to yield additional research data affecting theories, concepts and ideas regarding the development of this nation. The district boundary conforms to the land parcels owned and operated as an archaeological preserve (Ouiatenon Preserve) by the Tippecanoe County Historical Association of Lafayette, IN, and The Archaeological Conservancy, a national not-for-profit organization based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology was pleased to present the Tippecanoe County Historical Association, The Archaeological Conservancy and the Roy Whistler Foundation with the Indiana Archaeology Award for 2018.
Photo: Wabash River in 2008, near the former settlements of Ouiatenon and Granville in Tippecanoe County, IN (Public Domain)
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