The Archaeological Society of New Jersey is pleased to present the State's second Archaeology Month during May, 2004. Several events throughout the state have been organized to celebrate our 12,000 years of heritage and archaeology. More events are being finalized; for complete up-to-date details, please visit this website. You can also contact Ilene Grossman-Bailey (ilenegb@juno.com or 609-655-0692 x311) or Megan Springate (732-768-2985 or arch@digitalpresence.com).

Saturday, May 1, 1 and 3pm. Tour of Romance or Science?: Archaeologists at Work. New Jersey State Museum Auditorium Galleries. Visit http://newjerseystatemuseum.org for directions.

May 8, 2004, Matt Tomaso, Director of the Feltville Archaeology Project will lead a three hour walking tour of the National Register of Historic Places District of Feltville / Glenside Park, AKA The Deserted Village, in Union County's Watchung Reservation. Several years worth of intensive research by Tomaso, his associates and students, have lead to a reinterpretation of the history and significance of this wonderful Colonial Period - Present site. The tour will focus on locations where archaeological and geographic research have yielded both historical challenges and amusing anecdotes, and will involve some moderate hiking, depending on weather, etc. Start time: 10 AM.
Cost: Free, but donations to the Archaeological Society of New Jersey and the Friends of Feltville Fund will be happily accepted.
Rendezvous at: The Deserted Village Parking Lot, corner of Glenside Ave and Cataract Hollow Road, Watchung reservation, Berkeley Heights, NJ. (Signs for The Deserted Village are present all over the reservation)

For more information visit the Feltville Archaeology Fieldschool Page.

Saturday, May 15 -- Please see http://www.asnj.org/meetings.html

Saturday May 15, 2-4 pm. " Trenton Beneath Your Feet: A Walking Tour of the City's archaeology" Conducted by Dr. Ian C. Burrow, Senior Archaeologist, Hunter Research. and Chair of the Friends' Archaeology Committee The tour will start and end at the museum and explore downtown Trenton and will look down at the history beneath your feet, rather than up at the buildings around you. Discover an underground stream, Trenton's first industrial sites, and a lost Revolutionary cufflink! Come learn about the rich archaeological heritage of our State capital!

Meet at the Auditorium of the NJ State Museum, 205 West State Street, Trenton at 2pm; we will return at 4pm. This is a free, family event, sponsored by the New Jersey State Museum. Contact 609-292-8594 for more information.

Sunday, May 16 -- 12-4pm Archaeology Open House at the Allen House, Shrewsbury, NJ. Visit this colonial tavern house museum, and learn about the archaeology that has been ongoing on-site since 1998 as part of our Summer Archaeology Camp. Demonstrations of Surface-Penetrating Radar will help us pinpoint where we will dig this summer. Discovery stations will be set up-- try your hand at cross-mending! This event is free; refreshments will be available. The Allen House, a property of the Monmouth County Historical Association, is the red house located on the corner of Sycamre Ave. and Rte 35 in Shrewsbury (parking off Sycamore Ave). For more information, call Megan Springate or Carole Smith at 732-462-1466 or visit the website, www.monmouthhistory.org

May 26, 2004 -- The Monmouth County Historical Association in celebration of New Jersey Archaeology Month 2004 presents Archaeology in Monmouth County A Free Lecture - Monmouth County is rich in archaeological resources. These sites have been explored and investigated for well over 100 years. MCHA Archaeologist Megan Springate will present an overview of archaeological research in Monmouth County, beginning with the investigations by Charles Woolley in
the 1870s. Both prehistoric and historic sites will be discussed. A selection of artifacts from the collections of the Monmouth County Historical Association will be on display. Refreshments will be available. 7:00 pm

MCHA Main Museum
70 Court Street
Freehold, New Jersey

Call (732) 462-1466 for more information

May 26th, 2004 -- In celebration of New Jersey Archaeology Month, the Montclair State University Center for Archaeological Studies, 
Archaeological Society of New Jersey, and Northern New Jersey Chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America are offering a
FREE PUBLIC PRESENTATION: In Search of the Lenape: The Delaware Indians Past and Present by Dr. David Oestreicher. 7:30PM the Dickson Building Montclair State University Campus.

May 27th, 2004 - "Archaeology in New Brunswick" you are cordially invited to attend a presentation about the 2002 Archaeological Excavation on the site that is now the Riverside Urban Renewal housing in New Brunswick. Thursday May 27th, 2004 at 7:30pm. Location: Community Room of the New Brunswick Free Public Library. Presented by Judson Kratzer, Senior Archaeologist, Cultural Resource Consulting Group. Hosted by The New Brunswick Historical Society. The focus of the presentation will be on the history and operation of a 19th century pottery factory located on Burnet Street - now Route 18 and the site of the Riverside housing development - that was in operation from about 1850 to 1901. The program is free and open to the public.

Saturday, May 29th -- Open house at Merchants and Drovers Tavern in Rahway from 11:00-4:00. We will have artifacts on display from past excavations and will be starting to excavate a 19th-century store's foundation. Located at the intersection of Westfield Avenue and Saint Georges Road in Rahway. See http://www.merchantsanddrovers.org/mnded.htm