Hey Guys,

Please be advised that we have put together a very informal, thematic 
session for the 2011 SHA Meeting, focusing on current Farmstead 
Archaeology research in the Midwest and Upland South.  I know that is 
very general, and not particularly problem oriented, but I thought it 
might be useful to have a session that just considers what types of 
work is being done at the present date, and just generally compare 
notes.

I have attached a copy of the abstract ... If you or any of your 
colleagues would be interested in participating in this session, 
please feel free to contact me immediately! Remember that the current 
deadline for abstract submissions is NEXT Saturday , 10 June.  Thanks 
and I look forward to hearing from you!

Farmstead Archaeology: Current Research in the Midwest and Upland South

Over the past several decades, there has been an increasing body of 
data recovered from rural agrarian settlement sites throughout the 
Midwest and the Upland South, with a persistent emphasis on the 
presumed regional differences that may be reflected in foodways, 
material culture, the organization of space, and architecture, just 
to name the most obvious categories. This session is dedicated to a 
continuation of that discourse, with an emphasis on current research 
representative of a broader regional framework, and is open to any 
and all relevant topics.

Time Period: 1800-1860
Region: Midwest, Upland South
Structure Information: Series of presented papers, with open discussion.

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Mark C. Branstner, RPA
Historic Archaeologist

Illinois State Archaeological Survey
Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
209 Nuclear Physics Lab, MC-571
23 East Stadium Drive
Champaign, IL 61820

Phone: 217.244.0892
Fax: 217.244.7458
Cell: 517.927.4556
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