tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64639003595314311922011-10-11T02:40:58.573-04:00This is a place for the discussion of topics relating to museum collections, collection care, archaeology, artifact identification, architectural history, and public history.January W. Porternoreply@blogger.comBlogger301100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463900359531431192.post-81500473118819857942009-03-22T14:36:00.002-04:002009-03-22T14:44:07.895-04:00

I have been posting articles related to the airport expansion project in Macon County. The expansion will disturb a very significant Cherokee site, and only 25% of the artifacts from the site are going to be recovered. I am posting this recent article I stumbled upon, which includes a summary of past and present viewpoints on the project. It also illustrates and describes the plan of action

January W. Porternoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463900359531431192.post-83716420812029773372009-02-23T17:08:00.002-05:002009-02-23T17:10:50.421-05:00

The previously submitted article has received attention from many North Carolina archaeologists and other individuals. This is a follow up on the airport runway expansion project in Macon County.

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This is an article on a Native American site unable to escape the typical pitfalls of being impacted. Unfortunately, this is the type of thing that happens everyday all over the world to our cultural resources. All sites can't be saved, but in this case measures should to be taken to prevent the process of a runway extension for the airport. The more these important sites are destroyed, the

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Date: February 27-28, 2009South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and AnthropologyUniversity of South Carolina, ColumbiaThe South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology and the Department of Anthropology at the University of South Carolina will hold their first annual Post-Doctoral Fellows Archaeology Conference in February 2009. The Archaeology of the Recent African American Past is

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Interesting lecture at Duke University is coming up!Monday, March 16, 2009Lecture by Professor Roger Matthews of the Institute for Archaeology at University College London, "Project Paphlagonia: A Multi-Period Archaeological Survey in North-Central Turkey." 5:30 pm, Room 103 Carr Building (click for map), Duke University, East Campus. Professor Matthews shares the Kershaw Lectureship in Near

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The North Carolina Archaeology Society has several sources on the web for referencing, and reading about work in North Carolina. Check out the resources online!!

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Great Event!1540 - The Year That Changed Everything JANUARY 8 , Rome, GeorgiaThe Rome Area History Museum announces the first lecture in its new Snapshot in Time series whichwill be held on a Thursday evening every month. Each lecture will focus on one year in the history of the Rome,Georgia, area in which local events occurred that had far reaching effects across both time and space.The first

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The December 2008 issue of the newsletter is available online now. The December's newsletter features articles and essays by Mark P. Leone, John Michael Vlach, Christopher N. Mathews, J. O. Aleru, K. Adekola, and Charlotte King; news reports and announcements; and book reviews by Liza Gijanto, Kevin M. Bartoy, Kenneth G. Kelly, Deb Rotman, and Jessica Zimmer.

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The Lincoln County Historical Association is implementing a new volunteer program for the archaeology department. Lincoln County is a rich and diverse area to study for past human occupation. This program will include activities such as lab night, fieldwork, and research opportunities. Archaeology involves a great deal of planning and patience, so there are many opportunities for public

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Interesting article on the new perceptions about the sinking of Blackbeard's ship.

January W. Porternoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463900359531431192.post-64899982015991674502008-11-30T18:31:00.000-05:002008-11-30T18:32:58.859-05:00

Experience Christmas as Gaston County farmers and mill workers did in the 1890’s. Learn what the blacksmith did during the winter, listen to popular mill songs of the time, look at the way farm and mill homes were decorated, enjoy hot cider and cookies while singing along to Christmas carols in the Chapel, and perhaps take a carriage ride. Children will receive historically accurate

January W. Porternoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463900359531431192.post-28443106640984569102008-11-30T17:08:00.001-05:002008-11-30T18:29:50.314-05:00

Check out this link on the preservation of an original Shell Gas Station, right here in North Carolina. This is a great example of what professionals are doing with historic preservation, and how structures do not have to look "really old" to be considered a treasure.

January W. Porternoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463900359531431192.post-12887684394966712522008-11-05T20:00:00.001-05:002008-11-05T20:01:56.238-05:00

Nov. 8, 2008 A History of Catawba Pottery, presentation and lecture by Dr. Thomas Blumer; Display featuring examples of Catawba clay work will be on display during the preceding week. LaVonne Nalley Piper Auditorium, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Free. Located at the corner of Hwy. 178 at 307 Johnson Street in Pickens SC, the Pickens County Museum is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:00 a.m.

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ANNOUNCEMENTThe first 40 years of the Archaeological Society of South Carolina's journal, South Carolina Antiquities is now available on DVD for FREE (to new or renewing 2009 members). If you don't want to join copies can be obtained for $25.Individual and student memberships are $20 and $15 respectively. See out web site for further membership options and for an order form / application (http:

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This is a great news story on a site in South Carolina. I had the opportunity to observe the artifacts recovered from archaeological excavations at the site a few years back. The site was proposed for development, but instead will be protected as a natural preserve. Please follow the link and check it out. It just shows that archaeologists are accomplishing some great things!

January W. Porternoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463900359531431192.post-56214251026024022002008-10-20T15:18:00.000-04:002008-10-20T15:19:46.897-04:00

Our organization has a newly created site in addition to our other sites. Please visit at to become a member:http://lincolncountyhistory.ning.com/

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Standing on a Box (Exhibit)Lewis Hine's National Child Labor CommitteePhotography Gaston County, 1908A multi-part community project exploring Greater Gaston's early twentieth-century textile heritage and its influence on our present and future. Please check out the link for further details and dates.Presented By:Gaston County Public Library, Gaston County Museum of Art & History, Preservation

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ASSC and Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site present:"Historic Indian Trade and Colonial Interactions"On October 25th, 2008, between 10am and 4pm Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site will host the ASSC's 21th Annual Fall Field Day. Visit their web site for maps and more info: http://www.southcarolinaparks.com/park-finder/state-park/725.aspxJoin the Archaeological society of South Carolina

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Summarizes the findings of the first comprehensive survey to assess the condition of the U.S. collections. The study concluded that immediate action is needed to prevent the loss of irreplaceable artifacts held in collecting institutions, large and small, from internationally renowned art museums and research libraries to local historical societies and specialized archives.

January W. Porternoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463900359531431192.post-91279726291944051712008-10-14T20:32:00.001-04:002008-10-14T20:35:21.905-04:00

National Council on Public HistoryWorking Group CallNCPH working groups, led by senior practitioners and involving up to twelve participants, will allow conferees to explore in depth a subject of shared concern. In these innovative seminar-like conversations, participants will have a chance to discuss questions raised by specific programs, problems, or initiatives in their own public history

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JOIN or DIEMUSTERING THIS FALL, 2008Call to join the Continental cause for the American Revolution! Dispatched to you: a new quality magazine for the education about, promotion for and preservation of the people, places and principles of the Revolutionary War and the founding of our country. Come ye historians, living history reenactors, scholars, history buffs, authors, tourists, archaeologists,

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N.C. archeologists to meet at ECU; public invitedGREENVILLE, NC (Oct. 1, 2008) -- North Carolina archeologists will gather at East Carolina University next week to discuss recent research in the coastal plain.A symposium, “Twenty-five Years and Counting: Current Archeological Research in the North Carolina Coastal Plain,” will be held Saturday, Oct. 11, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Willis Hall on ECU

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This week I am posting a photograph of the Battleground Theatre that was located in the vicinity of the Ramsour's Mill Battlefield, in Lincolnton, NC. The theatre was used for the productions of "Thunder Over Carolina" many years ago. Currently the site is no longer extant, but the LCHA is trying to relocate the original location of the theatre at the battleground. If anyone has any

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I have encountered many issues with cuts in the non-profit world, but this issue completely shocked me. I have posted two letters that were sent out last week in regard to the cuts of the archaeology program at Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. The idea is tragic, much less the program itself is something that has been building over the last 70 years. The second response, is in response to

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As part of our job here at the LCHA, and as the curator it is my responsibility to help other colleagues with identification of objetcs. In addition, I also help people who come into the office who want information on a particuloar object. So, with that in mind, I wanted to share this inquiry to see if anyone can help me in this process. I am posting this message received from a friend on an

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This year the Lincoln County Historical Association hosted the very first Archaeology Camps in Lincoln County. This is a great achievement for the county, in addition to the LCHA. Two sessions of archaeology camps held this summer implemented two types of archaeological research methodologies. The first session was held from July 14 to July 18 and was completed at the Ramsour’s Mill

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This is an excellent resource for teachers to use for school curriculum requirements. We will be offering several new programs in the coming months that will complement these lesson plans, and allow for a more hands on interraction with the concepts that are presented. I want to get this resource out to help implement the study of archaeology and Native American cultures in Lincoln County. Please

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I always love the response I receive from people when I tell them that I am an archaeologist. People usully simply ask "you mean there are sites here...in North Carolina?", which just gets me all excited since I know I have the opportunity to share information. My response is always "of course!" and I don't have to travel abroad to be able to do archaeology. The state of North Carolina is filled

January W. Porternoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463900359531431192.post-12791231263014940282008-08-01T10:42:00.000-04:002008-08-01T10:48:46.180-04:00

The topic I have chosen for discussion in this article relates to the importance of cultural landscapes. This is a topic that typically goes unnoticed, but major implications are indicated by observing historical sites through a holistic perspective. Take for instance, any of the rural farmsteads or plantations located right here in Lincoln County. The typical perspective of one of these sites

January W. Porternoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6463900359531431192.post-52893371412886005442008-08-01T00:14:00.000-04:002008-08-01T00:21:52.982-04:00

In this particular article, I just want to examine the true definition of the word “artifact”. So I start out by asking, what is an artifact. Most people would say that it is a piece of a pottery or stone tool left behind by the Native Americans. Others may say that it’s a button, piece of glass, clothing, or basically “something really old” that was thrown away at some point a long time ago.

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