It is that time of year again, conference time! The coming together of students, researchers, and archaeologists to share their knowledge of new sites, research projects, and general banter of all things archaeology. Archaeologists benefit from these conferences in hearing about sites that might relate to their current research or a project they may have had in the past. New technological methods of research discussed can be utilized in examining other collections. The dissemination of information not only resonates with the archaeological community, but also with the public is part of our training and mission to share the archaeological record with everyone.
Last week the Mid Atlantic Archaeological Conference (MAAC) took place in Ocean City, Maryland. This was a great meeting with strong student participation from schools throughout the mid-Atlantic region. Meanwhile, the Society for American Archaeology (SAA) meeting is taking place this week from March 30th – April 3rd in Chicago, Illinois. The SAA meeting brings together archaeologists from across the country to share knowledge and help develop our understanding of the archaeological record. Visit the SAA program for more information.
Finally, after a two-year pandemic related hiatus, the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology Annual Meeting is back! Next weekend, April 8-10, 2022, marks the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology’s (SPA) 91st annual meeting, being held at the Fort Ligonier Educational Center. This year the SPA meeting is hosted by the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology Board of Directors at the Fort Ligonier Educational Center. The meeting theme is Forging Ahead: Innovation in Pennsylvania Archaeology.
Starting things off, the Pennsylvania Archaeological Council (PAC) symposium begins at 1:00 pm on Friday, April 8th with an introductory session on the “Archaeology of Blacksmith Shops”, followed by a field trip to the Compass Inn Museum. This field trip includes a tour of the museum, a blacksmithing demonstration and viewing the blacksmith shop artifact exhibit. Museum admission is $10. Visit PAC symposium for more information.
The presentation of the 2022 SPA papers will begin on Saturday, April 9. These presentations are open to the public and presented by students, avocational and professional archaeologists. Throughout the day attendees can visit the book room and join in on the silent auction, which is replacing the usual live auction that, in the past, has followed the banquet. Registration at the door is $35.00 for the public and $25.00 for students.
As in the past there will be a banquet and awards ceremony
to end the day on Saturday. The venue is the St. Clair room at the Ramada by Wyndham,
Ligonier, PA. The banquet speaker is
Matt Gault, Fort Ligonier’s Director of Education. His presentation titled;
“Perspectives of George Washington’s Friendly Fire Incident” should prove insightful.
Here is a preliminary list of the presentations that will be
made during the Saturday and Sunday morning sessions of the SPA meeting:
Blacksmith, wheelwright, or wagon maker? A view from the
Meyers/Pickel Wagon Shop Kenneth J. Basalik, Ph.D
The Kresge Shop Site (36MR0295) – 19th Century Village
Industry and Development Allison Brewer
“Wagons Breaking to Pieces
and Horses Wanting Shoes”: Detecting Eighteenth Century Blacksmith Activity at
Frontier Fortifications Jonathan A.
Burns, Juniata College
Digging Deeper: Resources
for Archival Research and Historical Documents Related to Blacksmithing Sites, Laura C. Ricketts
Archaeology of the Defibaugh
Blacksmith Shop, Bedford County, PA Chris
Espenshade, New South Associates, Inc.
What Kind of Blacksmith Shop
is It? Brian L. Fritz, M.S., RPA,
GISP, Quemahoning LLC, Amanda L. Valko, M.A., RPA, North Fork Chapter 29, SPA
A Tale of 19th Century
Blacksmithing in Morrisons Cove Justin
D. McKeel
Investigations of the
McQuilken Blacksmith Shop Site, Indiana County, PA Jessica Schumer-Rowles, The Markosky Engineering Group
Archaeological Site
Recording in PA-SHARE Taylor Napoleon,
PA SHPO, PA Archaeological Site Survey Coordinator (PASS), Noel D. Strattan, PA
SHPO, PA-SHARE Administrator
In Defense of Richard
Georges’ Johnston Phase: More Than a Few Trade Pots, William C. Johnson, Research Associate in
Anthropology, Carnegie Museum of Natural History
The Late Paleoindian
Lanceolate Problem in Ohio and Western Pennsylvania., Bill Tippins
Alpenglow Rockshelter -
Discover, Dig, Document David
Gutkowski, Chapter 11 – Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology
Archaeological
Investigations on Duncan’s Island, at the confluence of the Susquehanna and
Juniata Rivers in Central Pennsylvania
Gary Coppock, Skelly & Loy,
A Terracon Company
Digging Deeper: Mechanized
Archaeology in the Hunt for Stratified Paleoindian Sites Brian Fritz
Susquehannocks and the
Shenks Ferry Type Site (36LA2) James
T. Herbstritt
The Peopling of the
Americas: A summary of new data Kurt
W. Carr, Ph.D.
Small Stream Floodplain
Stability and Site Location: An Example from Southwestern Pennsylvania
Paul A. Raber, Heberling
Associates, Inc.and Frank J. Vento, Quaternary Geological and Environmental
Consultants, LLC.
Protecting the Unknown in
Watershed 18B: the Kiskiminetas River and Beaver Run Stephanie Zellers
35 years in Southwestern PA:
Developing an evaluative methodology for farmstead archaeological sites Kira Heinrich
LiDAR prospection of a 19th
century ore mining landscape in northwestern Pennsylvania Charles E. Williams, Williams Ecological, LLC
THE ORIGINAL TRAVEL PLAZA:
19TH CENTURY TAVERNS ALONG THE NATIONAL ROAD, A PERSPECITVE FROM FAYETTE
COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.
Laura Coley, John Nass, Jr.,
Douglas Corwin, Michael Santella, and Beverly Santella, Mon-Yough Chapter #3
Using high resolution lidar
to map a nineteenth century industrial landscape. Linda Kennedy & Lee Stocks, Mansfield University
COOPERING AT THE BROWNSTOWN
MILL COMPLEX: Phase III Archaeology Data Recovery of the Hellberg Site
(36LA1519), West Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Michael L. Young, PhD, RPA, Cultural Resource
Analysts, Inc.
If you are interested in any of these presentations and would like to attend the meeting, please visit the SPA for additional information: We hope you have found this information useful, and you will join us in learning about the Pennsylvania archaeological record at the SPA meeting. If you are unable to attend the annual meeting, you may want to check out a local chapter of the Society in or near your community. We hope you will seek out the archaeological and historical heritage of your community as we are all stewards of the past, preserving it for future generations.
For more information, visit PAarchaeology.state.pa.us or
the Hall of Anthropology and Archaeology at The State Museum of
Pennsylvania.
The Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology, Inc. was
organized in 1929 to: Promote the study of the prehistoric and historic
archaeological resources of Pennsylvania and neighboring states; Encourage
scientific research and discourage exploration which is unscientific or
irresponsible in intent or practice; Promote the conservation of archaeological
sites, artifacts, and information; Encourage the establishment and maintenance
of sourc.es of archaeological information such as museums, societies, and
educational programs; Promote the dissemination of archaeology by means of
publications and forums; Foster the exchange of information between the
professional and the avocational archaeologists.
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