2010 Midwest Archaeological Conference - http://gbl.indiana.edu/2010MAC/

Midwest Lithic Exchange


Friday, October 22, 3 - 5 p.m., Bloomington, Indiana



Free event, but reservations and meeting registration required - http://www.confmanager.com/main.cfm?cid=2193



Sponsored by the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology at Indiana University and the University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist

Description: The Midwest Lithic Exchange is a forum for which archaeologists and ­flintknappers can come together and share raw lithic material for the creation of type collections that will assist in the proper identification and sourcing of stone used by prehistoric cultures in the Midwest. Participants of this program are encouraged to bring natural/unmodified lithic samples from known sources that can be exchanged with others.  Each participant that provides lithic samples for exchange is asked to complete a Raw Material Record Form (see website below).  It is requested that this form be completed prior to this event, but the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology will provide documentation resources (e.g., computer, reference material, maps, and photographic equipment) to record all or any missing data for each shared lithic sample during the event.  Information supplied on this form and a sample of each lithic source will be stored at the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology as part of its Midwest Lithic Repository and will be made accessible through an online database, which is currently under development.  This new database will be modeled after the University of Iowa, Office of the State Archaeologist’s Lithic<http://www.uiowa.edu/~osa/lithics/> Raw Material Assemblage<http://www.uiowa.edu/~osa/lithics/>, the Northeast <http://neld.lib.uconn.edu/> Lithic Database<http://neld.lib.uconn.edu/>, and other like web sites.



This event is free and attendees are not required to bring lithic material to participate, but they must be registered for the 2010 Midwest Archaeological Conference in Bloomington, Indiana.

For guidelines, forms, and examples - http://gbl.indiana.edu/2010MAC/lithicexchange.php



Contact: Timothy E. Baumann, PhD, Curator of Collections, Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Indiana University, 423 N. Fess Ave., Bloomington, IN 47408

Work: 812-855-0022, Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>, Webpage:  http://www.gbl.indiana.edu/