North Dakota Archaeological Association
NDAA ANNUAL MEETING
Free & Open to the Public
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Free & Open to the Public
Saturday, April 28, 2012
LOCATION:
Raugust Library, Rooms A & B, Jamestown College
6070 College Lane, Jamestown, ND 58405-0001
701-252-3467
http://www.jc.edu/library
Raugust Library, Rooms A & B, Jamestown College
6070 College Lane, Jamestown, ND 58405-0001
701-252-3467
http://www.jc.edu/library
AGENDA
(All times are Central Time)
Check-in - 8:30 am
Call to Order - 9:00 am
Introduction of officers
2011 Meeting Minutes
Treasurer’s Report
Newsletter & Website Report
Journal Report
Old Business
Electronic Newsletter
Membership/Outreach
New Business
Membership/Outreach Committee update
Nomination & Election of President & Vice-President
2013 Meeting Location
Adjournment
10:00 am - Break & Artifact Collections Viewing & Identification
PRESENTATIONS
10:30 am - The Historical Archaeology of Art: Sketches from Western Americana, Mr. Paul Picha
Barbara Novak’s (2007) Nature and Culture: American Landscape and Painting, 1825-1875 frames a general context for investigating artwork as a source of information about the past. Historical archaeology and ethnohistory each add a dimension to the treatment of the investigator and the investigated in art history. Lesser-known compositions by Western American artists George Catlin, Karl Bodmer, Carl Wimar, John James Audubon, and Alfred Jacob Miller are showcased in this illustrated presentation.
11:15 am - Pre-Contact Bison Hunting in the Great Plains: A View from North Dakota, Dr. Judy Cooper
Bison are viewed as a crucial resource to people who lived on the Great Plains in the past. However, a review of Great Plains bison kill sites spanning the last 2,000 years, including those from North Dakota, demonstrates that the use of bison as a food source varied significantly over both time and space. Several explanations for this pattern are explored during this presentation.
12:00 - 1:30 pm - Lunch (on your own)
1:30 pm - History of the Denbigh Station and Experimental Forest, Mr. Tom Turck
2:15 pm - Oneota in the Northeastern Plains, Dr. George Holley
The Oneota archaeological culture was an explosive force on the cultural landscape of Upper Midwest and eastern Plains in the Late Prehistoric period (1000-1700 AD) of Native North America. By 1300-1400 AD Oneota grew to dominate the Prairie Peninsula (Figure 1). An important issue in understanding the Oneota phenomenon that remains unresolved is how local cultures reacted to this expansion. For the Northeastern Plains, Oneota peoples had direct impact that is recognized in a two-phase model. I also argue that this Oneota impact is a “piggy-back” on earlier Cahokia-based influence in the region.
3:00 pm - Visit the National Buffalo Museum
National Buffalo Museum and Prairie Winds Gift Shop
500 17th Street SE, Jamestown, ND 58401
701-252-8648 or 1-800-807-1511
http://www.buffalomuseum.com/
(All times are Central Time)
Check-in - 8:30 am
Call to Order - 9:00 am
Introduction of officers
2011 Meeting Minutes
Treasurer’s Report
Newsletter & Website Report
Journal Report
Old Business
Electronic Newsletter
Membership/Outreach
New Business
Membership/Outreach Committee update
Nomination & Election of President & Vice-President
2013 Meeting Location
Adjournment
10:00 am - Break & Artifact Collections Viewing & Identification
PRESENTATIONS
10:30 am - The Historical Archaeology of Art: Sketches from Western Americana, Mr. Paul Picha
Barbara Novak’s (2007) Nature and Culture: American Landscape and Painting, 1825-1875 frames a general context for investigating artwork as a source of information about the past. Historical archaeology and ethnohistory each add a dimension to the treatment of the investigator and the investigated in art history. Lesser-known compositions by Western American artists George Catlin, Karl Bodmer, Carl Wimar, John James Audubon, and Alfred Jacob Miller are showcased in this illustrated presentation.
11:15 am - Pre-Contact Bison Hunting in the Great Plains: A View from North Dakota, Dr. Judy Cooper
Bison are viewed as a crucial resource to people who lived on the Great Plains in the past. However, a review of Great Plains bison kill sites spanning the last 2,000 years, including those from North Dakota, demonstrates that the use of bison as a food source varied significantly over both time and space. Several explanations for this pattern are explored during this presentation.
12:00 - 1:30 pm - Lunch (on your own)
1:30 pm - History of the Denbigh Station and Experimental Forest, Mr. Tom Turck
2:15 pm - Oneota in the Northeastern Plains, Dr. George Holley
The Oneota archaeological culture was an explosive force on the cultural landscape of Upper Midwest and eastern Plains in the Late Prehistoric period (1000-1700 AD) of Native North America. By 1300-1400 AD Oneota grew to dominate the Prairie Peninsula (Figure 1). An important issue in understanding the Oneota phenomenon that remains unresolved is how local cultures reacted to this expansion. For the Northeastern Plains, Oneota peoples had direct impact that is recognized in a two-phase model. I also argue that this Oneota impact is a “piggy-back” on earlier Cahokia-based influence in the region.
3:00 pm - Visit the National Buffalo Museum
National Buffalo Museum and Prairie Winds Gift Shop
500 17th Street SE, Jamestown, ND 58401
701-252-8648 or 1-800-807-1511
http://www.buffalomuseum.com/
Thanks for attending the annual meeting in Jamestown. We will be posting pictures from that meeting shortly. Please stay tuned as we continue to update this site.