New... and Final January 21, 2012 program!

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEW JERSEY MEETING
New Jersey State Museum Auditorium, Trenton, NJ
January 21, 2012

Board Meeting 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Break 12:00-12:30 lunch break

12:30 President’s Welcome
12:45 Elections and Awards

1:00 It Fell from the Sky: Abbott Zoned Incised and its connections
to the ritual of feasting during the Middle Woodland Period
Presented by: Gregory D. Lattanzi, New Jersey State Museum;
R. Michael Stewart, Temple University; and George Pevarnik,Temple University

1:30 From Fossils to Fortresses: Archaeology in India
Presented by Suzanne Harris, University of Pennsylvania

2:00 Old Rag Archaeology: Experimentation and Excavation
Presented by Jack Cresson, Archaeological Society of New Jersey

2:30-2:45 Coffee Break and Silent Book Auction

2:45 White Hill Mansion: The Archaeology of a Northern Plantation
Presented by Richard Veit and Michael Gall, Monmouth University,
Loretta Kelly, Archaeological Society of New Jersey

3:15 Hammer and Anvil, Rural Blacksmithing in Somerset County, New Jersey
Presented by Michael J. Gall, Richard Grubb and Associates

3:45 Preliminary Interpretations from the African American community of
Timbuctoo, NJ
Presented by Christopher P. Barton, Temple University

Free Parking; program is free

January Meeting 1/21/2012

Please come to our annual meeting and election at the NJ State Museum in Trenton, NJ. The program will be posted soon. All are welcome.

We need new board members. Please contact Rich Veit rveit@monmouth.edu or Ilene Grossman-Bailey ileneg_b@yahoo.com if you would like to join the board or get more involved.