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The Society for
Pennsylvania Archaeology, Inc. Newsletter Spring 2006 The 77th Annual Meeting of the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology is coming soon. Please see the enclosed registration form as well as the Call for Papers information. Members are encouraged to attend Annual Meeting to join in the business of the Society. At Annual Meeting, we elect officers and board members; conduct the financial business and budgeting for the year; and plan for Archaeology Week in Pennsylvania. But the most important part of Annual Meeting is getting together with fellow members, to listen to reports on the work being done in Pennsylvania. The meeting is a reunion of friends and colleagues. We compete in primitive games, share a meal and applaud our members who had earned awards. Annual Meeting is the best way to discover the essence of the Society. Join us in Washington, PA on May 5-7th. Annual Meeting Activities The theme of the 77th Annual Meeting will be ”A River Runs By It: Archaeology Along Pennsylvania’s Waterways”. There will be three open sessions: Saturday morning, afternoon and Sunday morning. The SPA will be sponsoring a Student Poster Session this year. The deadline of March 16, 2006 has passed. If you have questions, or need information concerning the papers, please contact the Program Chair: Bill Tippins, 1090 Freeport Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15238. Phone 412-784-8818, Fax:412-784-8825 or email: btippins@sgi.net All primary presenters must be members in good standing of the Society. Elections Nominations for Elmer Erb Trustees: James Herbstritt Albert G. Moore Jacob L. Grimm IV C-14 Award The Society’s C14 program was designed to help chapters and individual members with the cost of C14 dating. Individual applying must be a member in good standing to qualify for the funding. Applications will be reviewed and awards made at the SPA Annual Meeting if applications are received before the meeting date or May 5, 2006. Please address all requests for matching C14 dating funds to: James Herbstritt, BHP, Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 North St. 2nd Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0093 or e-mail: jherbstrit@state.pa.us SPA Annual Awards SPA awards in the categories listed here: ARCHEY Award, J. ALDEN MASON Award, JOHN WITTHOFT Award, SHRADER/GEORGE Award will be presented at the Banquet. The Awards committee is now being chaired by Dr. Catherine Spohn. Annual Meeting Hosts Chapters are needed to host the SPA Annual Meeting. If your chapter is interested and would like more information, please contact Mary Alice Graetzer, 814-238-5239. 2007 Annual Meeting Host will be Forks of the Delaware, Chapter 14. Details to be announced. Annual Chapter Reports Annual Chapter report forms have been mailed or emailed to the individual chapters. This report details chapter activities for the previous year (2005). This report is a chapter obligation under the SPA constitution. Forms are available to download from the SPA website. If you have questions, please contact the Secretary. Deadline for reporting is April 15, 2006. All SPA chapters are required to report chapter officers to the Secretary annually. This report is necessary for maintaining current contact information for all chapters. Please report officers even if there has not been an election or change of positions in your chapter. Please include addresses, phone numbers and email addresses, if possible. Pennsylvania Archaeologist Needs Paper Submissions! Bill Tippins, Editor of Pennsylvania Archaeologist, reports that he is running low on manuscripts for the journal. Although he is working hard to get the publication back on schedule, a lack of papers could jeopardize this effort. Unlike past years, when a paper might wait years to be published, a quality submission now may be in print within six months. Site reports, regional studies, or artifact photos are welcomed. Please consult the inside back cover of a recent issue or the Society's website for Submission Guidelines. Publishing is an essential part of proper archaeology, especially if a site has been destroyed by excavation. Please consider helping both the publication and future researchers by submitting a manuscript to Pennsylvania Archaeologist. Will You Receive Volume 1, 2006 of the Pennsylvania Archaeologist? Not if you haven’t renewed for 2006. 158 memberships await processing. Check the label on this Newsletter and notify the Treasurer if there are any questions. Please consider renewing as a Sustaining Member. 2006 Membership Fees Active………………..$20.00 Institutional… ……….$30.00 Family………………..$25.00 Student……………….$18.00 Sustaining…………….$30.00 Life………………….$400.00 Benefactor…………..$500.00 Name______________________________ Address____________________________ City_____________________ State______ Zip________________________________ E-Mail _____________________________ SPA Chapter No. ___Name_______________ If you would like a membership card, please include a self-addresses stamped envelope. Send to: Treasurer, SPA P.O. Box 10287, Pittsburgh, PA 15232-0287 Membership Status Your current membership status can be determined by examining your address label. The paid up year is printed on the label Contribution Opportunities If you are looking for meaningful ways to honor a friend or commemorate an occasion, consider a donation to one of the Society’s dedicated funds. · The James G. Luhman Fund will support Archaeology Month activities and educational initiatives. · The Elmer Erb Permanent Fund maintains Life Memberships and supplements Society projects. Help SPA—Join or Renew Your ESAF Membership Through SPA Use this form below (or a copy) and make checks payable to: Treasurer, SPA. Send to P.O. Box 10287, Pittsburgh, PA 15232-0287 US Individual 1 yr. 2006……...$30.00 US Individual 3 yr 05-07……...$75.00 US Individual 3 yr 06-08……...$75.00 US Institution 1 yr 2006………$40.00 For other membership categories, see www.esaf-archeology.org Members receive Archaeology of Eastern North America; Bulletin of the Eastern States Archaeological Federation; calls for papers for the November Annual Meeting; preliminary program for the annual meeting; and special mailings. ESAF membership through SPA Name___________________________ Address_________________________ City__________________State______ Zip Code________________________ E-Mail__________________________ Total Amount Enclosed____________ Discover and Preserve Brochure The popular “Discover and Preserve” brochure may be used to promote proper recording of artifacts and collections and to encourage donations of collections to proper repositories for curation and preservation. Copies of the brochure are available to chapters. A supply will be housed at the State Museum and may be obtained by contacting Steve Warfel at 717-783-2887 or email at swarfel@state.pa.us. A donation was made to the Elmer Erb Permanent Fund by W. Fred Kinsey in memory of James Swauger Meetings and Workshops SAA 71st Annual Meeting San Juan, Puerto Rico April 26 - 30, 2006 Go to: www.saa.org For registration, program, and information on volunteering to help with the meeting Archaeology Month in Maryland Our neighbors to the south will be celebrating their Archaeology Month in April. Please visit: www.marylandarcheology.org For a list of activities. National Park Service’s 2006 Archaeological Prospection Workshop The National Park Service’s 2006 workshop on archaeological prospection techniques entitled Current Archaeological Prospection Advances for Non-Destructive Investigations in the 21st Century will be held May 15-19, 2006, at the Fort Frederica National Monument, Georgia. Lodging will be at the Quality Inn Island House on St. Simons Island, Georgia. This will be the sixteenth year of the workshop dedicated to the use of geophysical, aerial photography, and other remote sensing methods as they apply to the identification, evaluation, conservation, and protection of archaeological resources across this Nation. The workshop this year will focus on the theory of operation, methodology, processing, interpretation, and on-hands use of the equipment in the field. There is a tuition charge of $475.00. Application forms are available on the Midwest Archeological Center’s web page at <http://www.cr.nps.gov/mwac/>. For further information, please contact Steven L. DeVore, Archeologist, National Park Service, Midwest Archeological Center, Federal Building, Room 474, 100 Centennial Mall North, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508-3873: tel: (402) 437-5392, ext. 141; fax: (402) 437-5098; email: <steve_de_vore@nps.gov>. 2006 ESAF Annual Meeting Call for Papers 2006 ESAF Annual Meeting Eastern States Archaeological Federation73rd Annual Meeting Co-hosted by: Massachusetts Archaeological Society andNew England Antiquities Research Association NOVEMBER 8-12, 2006 Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel (888) 976-9254 or www.rplaza.com Fitchburg, Massachusetts Identify yourself as attending the conference for the discounted rate of $79 per room (same price for singles, doubles, or triples) Banquet Speaker: Brian Robinson (Peabody-Essex Museum) Title: Researching the Bull Brook Paleo-Indian Site Tours: Robbins Museum of Archaeology, Crowd Site (lead mine), and Rockhouse Shelter Reduced Rates: Sturbridge Village, Tower Hill Botanical Garden, Higgins Armory, and Worcester Art Museum Program Chair: Curtiss Hoffman Wk: 508-531-2249 Email: curtiss.hoffman@bridgew.edu Department of Anthropology Bridgewater State College Bridgewater MA 02325 Arrangements Chair: Alan F. Smith Wk. 978-486-0688 Email: asmith@johnmilnerassociates.com John Milner Associates 410 Great Rd Littleton MA 01460 2006 Byways to the Past VII Conference May 16-18 Eberly Auditorium, Indiana University of Pennsylvania The seventh annual conference on Historic Preservation and Transportation Projects is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Preservation Pennsylvania, and Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The Byways Conference features sessions highlighting transportation-related preservation projects and speakers from both the historic preservation and transportation communities. Registration: Registration and more detailed information is available at www.pennbyways.net Archaeology Month in Pennsylvania Please send announcements of your Archaeology Month events for inclusion in the annual Calendar of Events. The deadline for submission is June 30, 2006. Send announcements to: Philip Perazio, Kittatinny Archaeological Research Inc., P.O. Box 1117, Stroudsburg, PA 18360, or email at pperazio-kar@sunlink.net
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