Pennsylvania Archaeological Council
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Upcoming PAC Meetings 2021 Fall Business Meeting
and Fall Program - Date and Format TBD
Archaeology Month Virtual
Speaker Series
Dugout Canoes in Pennsylvania
Kurt Carr, PHMC
Join
archaeologists from the State Museum of Pennsylvania
as we learn about dugout canoes, the theme of this
year's Archaeology Month poster.
October 14 - 6:30 pm
Identity in the Late Woodland Northeast: Interpreting Communities of Practice from Paste Composition at the Thomas/Luckey and the Losey 3 Sites Doug Riethmuller, Markosky Engineering Group, Inc.
Thomas/Luckey’s 13th -15th and Losey 3’s 14th-17th
century occupations in the Late Woodland Northeast
contain assemblages with incongruous regional
pottery types; Kelso Corded and an assumed non-local
Shenks Ferry. The presence of Shenks Ferry vessels
at these two sites indicates the movement of people
who reproduced their natal designs upon arrival,
rather than trade. The question of whether identity
and communities of practice can be discerned from
pottery decorations and paste was answered by
analyzing sherds with pXRF. While pottery types are
based on visual attributes, pXRF looks at elemental
composition. Decoration is mimicable, but paste is
not; paste accurately illustrates a vessel’s origin.
Cultural groups are not static entities, and
internal development or outgroup interaction
indicates change. Communities of practice recreate
themselves in a new environment and in relation to
others. The results of this analysis add new depth
to conceptions of group movement and identity
construction.
Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpd--hqTwiHN0JNuggccznJVADR38AhTbA
October 21 - 6:30 pm
Carroll Cabin: Advocating for the House on a Hill Kate Peresolak, McCormick Taylor The Carroll Cabin is a late eighteenth/early nineteenth-century hand-hewn log home located on the Forbes State Forest in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Thesis research on this historic resource revealed that it is among the oldest extant homes in Southwestern Pennsylvania and an important connection between the past and present. Several methodologies were used to build a context of the historic property and archaeological site for the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), and involvement by the former private owners added a richness to the research. It was the perfect project for someone who treasures public archaeology and outreach. A recent article in Pennsylvania Heritage on this research enabled even greater outreach and advocacy for the now-stabilized house on a hill. Registration Link:
October 28 - 7:00 pm
Expanding the Narrative by Linking the Past to the Present at Pandenarium Angie Jaillet-Wentling, PennDOT Sami Taylor, New South Associates, Inc. Since 2010, archaeological investigations at the site of Pandenarium, 36ME253, have focused on expanding the narrative and what we know about the free African Americans that established a community at a dusty country crossroads in Mercer County, Pennsylvania in 1854. Generations of families lived in and around the community into the 1930s, despite 20th century references to a short-lived settlement. Ms. Jaillet-Wentling’s Masters thesis completed in 2011 focused on exploratory questions centered on the African American inhabitants and landscape-level analysis of the site as compared to communities in Mercer County and Monticello’s Mulberry Row. Ms. Taylor’s Masters thesis completed in 2018 focused on the John and Rosie Allen residence and comparative ceramic analyses to other Mid-Atlantic African Diaspora sites like Timbuctoo and Monticello’s Mulberry Row, as well as a more local comparison to Old Economy Village. Also in 2018, Pandenarium was nominated for a Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) Marker. In 2019, the site was accepted and fully-funded as part of the PHMC initiative to promote markers for under-represented groups. Following the dedication ceremony in 2019, the marker was installed on June 20, 2020. Come join us to see what 10 years of archaeology and public outreach at Pandenarium looks like! Registration link:
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