Tag: archaeology
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ESCONI Field Trip – February 9, 2012
From Joseph Kubal – There is a small archaeology museum housed at nearby Wheaton College. I have arranged for ESCONI members to tour the museum on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. We are to meet in the lobby of the Billy Graham Center Museum located at 500 E. College Avenue, Wheaton, IL 60187-5593. Dr. Adam Miglio, Museum Curator, will explain…
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Correction – No Archaeo Meeting This Sat
Since College of Dupage is closed, there is no Archaeo Study group meeting this Saturday. Brian stepped down as leader of the study group, so we are looking for a new study-group leader for archaeology.
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Lecture Tonight – 11/9 – “Retracing Lost Channels of the Ancient Nile Delta of Pharaonic Egypt”
ESCONI General Meeting 8:00 p.m. College of Dupage, – Tech Ed (TEC) Building, Room 1038A (Map) Topic: Stephen Moshier, “Retracing Lost Channels of the Ancient Nile Delta of Pharaonic Egypt”
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Workshop This Saturday 9/8
** Note – this is a late posting – but it is good to know about for next year – you may want to go to their web site and read the abstracts or learn more about the Illinois State Archaeological Society. (hat tip John G.) – This Saturday, Sept. 8th, is the IAS…
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Rocks and Archaeo Items For Sale at Estate Sale
From the estate sale company, “… many wonderful rock, mineral, and fossil specimens. You can go to estatesales.net and see more pictures. Many of the ones I took as well as other estate pictures will be refreshed this week. The house has a mold problem, so mold-sensitve shoppers beware. Thank you for getting the word out there. Your…
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Bryan Syke’s New Book – DNA USA: Genetic Portrait of America
Interesting interview of Bryan Syke’s, including discussion of Clovis controversy, by Leonard Lopate of WNYC about Syke’s new book: DNA USA: A Genetic Portrait of America. Geneticist Bryan Sykes discusses examining America, one of the most genetically diverse countries in the world, through its DNA, and what it says about how we perceive race. His book…
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Drought and the Mayan Downfall
Via BBC: Scientists have long thought that severe drought caused its collapse. But Mexican and British researchers now think that a sustained drop in rainfall of only 25-40% was enough to exhaust seasonal water supplies in the region. The findings were published in the journal Science….
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ESCONI Field Trips, 2012
We have a few field trips coming up. To attend field trip, one needs to be a member of ESCONI, which is easy to do! The St.Paul field trip is limited to age 18 and above. However, under 18 yr members are welcome to the Schingoethe field trip and the Braceville field trip. Sun, 4/15…
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Archaeology Field School – Kansas, June 2 – 17
Via the Topeka Capital Journal: The Kansas Historical Society and the Kansas Anthropological Association will hold the annual Kansas archeology training program field school June 2-17 at the Kansa site of Fool Chief’s Village on the north side of Topeka, according to a news release. The Kansa site was selected because of a road project at…
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New Archaeological Lab at McMaster University, Canada
From TheSpec (includes interesting video): … Thursday marked the official opening of McMaster’s Archaeological XRF Lab, or MAX Lab, for short. It’s the first research centre in Canada to use a special non-destructive technology to determine what ancient artifacts are made of. The centrepiece of the lab is a nearly $100,000 piece of equipment that uses…
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Events in January
Fri. 1/27 – ESCONI Board Meeting, 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 161 Sat. 1/28 – ESCONI Archaeology Study Group Meeting, 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 161. Group discussion on, What’s New on the Technological Front in Archeology Research.
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Events for the Last Couple Weeks of Sept. 2011
Wed. 9/21 – Celebrate Illinois Archaeology Awareness Month & Help with an Archaeological Excavation at Garfield Farm Museum To register, see the dig, or to financially contribute to the effort, contact the museum at 630 584-8485, e-mail info@garfieldfarm.org or write to Box 403 La Fox, IL 60147. Fri. 9/23 – Board Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of…
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Sept. 21 Archaeo Excavation Garfield Farm Museum
Registrations are now being taken for individuals who wish to help with an archaeological excavation returning September 21 at Garfield Farm Museum. Both novice and experienced volunteers are needed to help excavate, screen, wash and catalogue artifacts in the vicinity of the original log house built in 1836 by the Culbertson family and later expanded…
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Events This Week 3/21 – 27, 2011
Fri. 3/25 Board Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131. Sat. 3/26 Archaeology Study Group. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131.
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3,000 Yr. Chinese Fruit Cellar
Via XinHua: Chinese archeologists have found an ancient fruit cellar containing well-preserved apricot and melon seeds from more than 3,000 years ago in today’s Shaanxi Province. The cellar was a rectangular pit about 105 cm long, 80 cm wide and 205 cm deep, said Dr. Sun Zhouyong, a researcher with the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of…
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Events This Weekend
Friday, Oct 22, ESCONI Board Meeting, 7:30 College of Dupage, Building K, Rm. 161. (note room change) Saturday, Oct 23, Archaeology Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K. Rm 161. (note room change)
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Events This Weekend
Friday, Sept. 24: ESCONI Board Meeting, 7:30 pm, College of Dupage, Bldg. K, Rm. 142 (note room change) Friday, Sept. 24: Family Science Night: Paleontology, 6-8 p.m., Elgin Public Museum. Saturday and Sunday, Sept, 25 & 26: Braceville Mazon Creek Fossil Collecting Trip, 8:00 am, meet at BP Amoco in Coal City Saturday, Sept 25,…
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Local events of interest this weekend, 2010
Friday, September 17, 7:00 pm – Elgin Public Museum, Elgin, IL, Lecture – “Archaeology of Disaster.” Fire, flood, famine, war, plague, earthquake . . . All major disasters leave distinctive signatures in the archaeological record. From the New Madrid quakes of 1811 and 1812 that changed the very course of the Mississippi River, to the…
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The Last Neanderthals
From PhysOrg: The last Neanderthals in Europe died out at least 37,000 years ago – and both climate change and interaction with modern humans could be involved in their demise, according to new research from the University of Bristol published today in PLoS ONE.
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Web Sites About Archaeology
Interesting sites about archaeology: Archaeology for Kids: http://www.mrdonn.org/index.html
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Event at Elgin Public Museum: Catherine Bird, “Digging Up The Past”
“Digging Up the Past”, Catherine Bird, PhD, RPA, an archaeologist affiliated with Midwest Archaeological Research Services will speak on “Long’s 1823 Expedition through Elgin, an 1840 General Land Office Plat, and a Late Prehistoric Site in Sleepy Hollow” Her talk at the Elgin Public Museum will focus on the local natural history and archaeology right…
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Archaeology Meeting: Saturday, 10/24, Migration Theory by Betsy Rogers
Archaeology Meeting, Saturday, 10/24, 7:30 pm, College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131, “Migration Theory – East Coast of North America” by Betsy Rogers.
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General Meeting: Friday, Oct. 9, Jack MacRae on Archaeology of Illinois
8:00 pm, COD, Rm K 131, Speaker, Jack MacRae, who has been interpreting the natural and cultural history of the Chicago region for nearly 30 years. He is currently a naturalist and raptor handler at the Willowbrook Wildlife Center. He will speak the archaeological history of Illinois, which is as rich as any region in…
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This Saturday – 9/26 – Archaeology Study Group – 7:30
This Saturday… “When Did the Alphabet First Appear” by Bryan Nugent and John Good, 7:30 pm, College of Dupage Bldg K Rm 131.
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Metal Detector Finds 7 Figure Stash
Via Birmingham Post: … Estimated to be worth seven figures, the treasure trove is mainly made up of elaborate weapons, helmet decorations, coins and Christian crosses which experts believe were trophies taken from the battlefield by victorious Mercians. It was discovered in a farm field in July by amateur metal detector Terry Herbert who lives…
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Archaeology Meeting Sat. 9/26 – When Did Alphabet First Appear?
Archaeology Meeting, 7:30 pm, College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131, “When Did the Alphabet First Appear” by Bryan Nugent and John Good.
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Archeology Meeting, 7:30 Sat, 4/25, Settlers of Williamsburg
Archaeology Meeting, 7:30 pm, College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131, “Settlers of Williamsburg”, Virginia by Marge Brazda, Vickie and Lexie Kiamco.
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Archaeology Meeting, Sat. 3/28 7:30, What Is Buried Under the Dunes?
Archaeology Meeting, 7:30 pm, College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131, “What Is Buried Under the Indiana or Michigan Dunes?” by David and Sheila Bergmann
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Archaeology Meeting, Sat. 2/28
Archaeology Meeting, 7:30 pm, College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131, “Otzi the Ice Man” by Vickie and Lexie Kiamco. Links of interest:South Tyrol Archaeologie Museum Video on Finding the Ice Man
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1st Archaeology Meeting of 2009!
On Saturday, January 24th, Sheila Bergmann will give a presentation about the Indians of Central Wisconsin in Room K – 131, College of Dupage at 7:30 p.m. Visitors are welcome; refreshments will be served; parking and admission are free.
