ARCHEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE  OCT. 26-28 
 

 

The Texas Archeological Society (TAS) meets October 26-28, 2007 at the Menger Hotel, 204 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio. Join archeologists to relate the results of your recent archeological investigations. Short talks, poster displays, and exhibits will relate intriguing details of the archeological work. 

 

Professionals from around the state will meet on Friday at the Council for Texas Archeologists. 

 

At 7 PM on Friday night archeologists, Kathleen Deagan and Mike Collins, will be featured at the free public forum. Dr. Deagan will speak on the Spanish Colonial Era and Dr. Collins will address the search for the first Americans. Identification of artifacts will be lead by Tom Hester, Harry Shafer and Sue Turner.

 

Following the forum, professionals representing archeological consulting firms, agencies, and universities will provide career information and job opportunities. 

 

On Saturday, October 27, papers and posters will be presented. Short talks on current work are encouraged. Presenters are invited to submit abstracts for consideration by September 1.  Symposia titles and abstracts are due August 15. Presentation rooms will be equipped with PowerPoint projectors and laptop computers.  Slide projectors will be made available upon request. Submit proposals to Harry Shafer, 212 Madison #5, San Antonio, Texas 78204,  [log in to unmask]

 

 

Student scholarships are available. View www.txarch.org for more information on scholarships. 

 

An exhibit/book room will be open during the meeting.  At Saturday evening banquet, Doug Owsley, physical anthropologist from the Smithsonian Institution, will talk about recent investigations at Jamestown.

 

Learn more about the conference at www.txarch.org. 

 

Meeting coordinator is Kay Hindes [log in to unmask]  (830) 570-0138.  Local hosts are the Southern Texas Archaeological Association and the Center for Archaeological Research at UTSA (University of Texas at San Antonio).

 

TAS Contact: Pam Wheat, Executive Director [log in to unmask] (800) 377-7240.

 

 

Event: Annual Meeting of Texas Archeological Society (TAS)

Dates: Friday, October 26 through Sunday, October 28, 2007

Location: The Menger Hotel, San Antonio, TX

 

Bob Skiles
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"There is also an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents ... The artificial aristocracy is a mischievous ingredient in government, and provisions should be made to prevent its ascendancy."

- Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)