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Pennsylvania ArchaeologistVol. 79 No. 2 - Fall 2009
In Memoriam: Richard L. George
An Index of Publications and Papers by Richard L. George, George and McConaughy
Historical Archaeological INvestigations at the Cromwell Mill (36HU179), Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, Heberling
Analysis of Skeletal Remains from the Old Town Site (33HS02), A Late Archaic Cemetery, Sciullic, Blatt, and Tatarek
Birdstons: A Continuing Enigma in North American Archaeology, Becker
Faith, Science, and Native American Origins: A Pennsylvania Discussion, Custer
The Role of Avocational Archaeology in Pennsylvania, Fritz
This Week in Pennsylvania Archaeology
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Rock Art of the Upper Ohio Valley
by James L. Swauger
On CD-ROM
In 1974, James L. Swauger published the landmark book Rock Art of the Upper Ohio, which
still stands today as the most comprehensive study of Native American petroglyphs in this area.
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North Fork Chapter Meeting -- Fri. Feb. 19, at 7:00 pm
Location: The Jefferson
County History Center located at 172-176 Main Street in
Brookville. The Chapter meetings
will be held on the 2nd floor education room of the Jefferson
County
History Center. Parking is available at the rear of the building.
Please use the metal ramp at the rear entrance directly to the second
floor.
Program: Dave Sorg will present a program: Novvelle
France and the Lost Jesuit Map at the Friday, February 19th meeting of
the North Fork Chapter 29 of the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology
at the Jefferson County History Center. The program begins at 7:00 pm.
This event is free and open to the Public. In the Jesuit
Relations for 1640, Father Paul le Jeune described the inhabitants of
New France and surrounding areas, including most of present
Pennsylvania, with a long list of tribes. He noted that "I have
taken these names from a Huron Map that Father Paul Ragueneau sent me"
(JR 18:234). This map, which incorporated the knowledge of the
Huron, has not been found and is known as the "Lost Jesuit Map".
A related map, labeled "Novvelle France", preserved in Taunton,
England, has been studied by Canadian Geographer Conrad
Heidenreich. He has determined that the map was composed in c1641
and appears to have used the Lost Jesuit Map as a model. It does
not contain all of the tribal names though. Dr. Heidenreich has
used le Jeune's list and the Novvelle France map to reconstruct the
Lost Jesuit Map. For further
information contact Ken Burkett at (814) 849-0077 or email kburkett-jchc@windstream.net.
Bring a friend! Everyone is also invited to go out after the
meeting for wings or whatever?
Allegheny Chapter Meeting -- No Jan. meeting
Location: Kresge Theater, Grace Library Building, Carlow College,
3333 Fifth
Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (Oakland).
Program:
Ohio Valley Chapter Meeting -- Wed.
Feb. 10, at 7:00 pm ****** cancled due to bad weather
Location: The
Butler Area Public Library, 218 N. McKean Street, Butler, PA.
Program: Our
February meeting will be Show and Tell as usual. If you have an
interesting artifact or other item that you think the group might like
then come to our February meeting and share! We always enjoy
hearing about and seeing new and interesting subjects. In the
event of bad weather please check email before coming. For more
information contact Amanda Valko at AVALKO@mbakercorp.com or
phone durnig the day 412-269-7959.
Westmoreland Chapter Meeting -- Sat. Feb. 20, at 9:00
am to 12:00 pm
Location: Baltzer Meyer Historical Society, from Route 30.
Make a right turn onto Route 136. Turn left at the traffic light (about
two and one-half miles) onto Baltzer Meyer Pike. The center is located
in the Old Zion Lutheran Church, first building on the left.
Program: Lab Session at the Baltzer Meyer Historical Society.
During the winter months the Lab will be open every Tuesday, Thursday,
and Saturday morning from 9:00 am until noon. Contact Mary Jane Shaw
(724-836-5994) if you plan on going to the Lab on any of the above
days, to make certain that someone will be present to work with you.
We will no longer have Lab hours in the evenings, during the winter
months. There will be no regular evening meetings of the WAS
during January & February. However, on January 23, 2010 and
February 20, 2010 we will meet at the Lab to conduct special workshops
for cleaning, sorting, and labeling artifacts from the 2009 Consol site
field season.
Somerset Chapter Meeting -- No meetings in Feb. and
Mar.
Location: Somerset Historical Center, 10649 Somerset
Pike (Rt. 985), Somerset, PA 15501 (814) 445-6077
Program: