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Appalachians Archaeology Conference
John Hart (JHART@MAIL.NYSED.GOV)
Tue, 2 Apr 1996 09:00:30 -0400
CALL FOR PAPERS
CONFERENCE ON
INTEGRATING APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS ARCHAEOLOGY
October 3-5, 1996
New York State Museum
Albany, New York
The Appalachian province continues to be marginal to discussions of
Eastern Woodlands prehistory, with the result that these discussions
suffer from exclusion of a major area that exhibits much variation. This
conference seeks to bring together scholars from throughout the
Appalachian Highlands, from Alabama to Gaspe , to focus attention on
cultural developments in this vast, but poorly understood region. The
conference goal is to provide a forum for communication between
scholars working in the Appalachians and in so doing, to enable
recognition of trends in Appalachian Highlands prehistory and to
promote integration of this diverse and rich region into knowledge of the
Eastern Woodlands.
CONFERENCE FORMAT
The conference will be organized into five symposia, a keynote
address, and a panel discussion.
SYMPOSIA
Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene Colonization
MidHolocene Social Integration and Adaptations
Social Dynamics During Late Prehistory
Demographic and Sociopolitical Responses to European Contact
KEYNOTE
Perspectives on Appalachian Archaeology
Dr. James A. Brown
PANEL DISCUSSION
Theoretical Approaches to Appalachian Prehistory
Participants: Drs. James Brown, Cheryl Claassen, Charles Cobb, Dena
Dincauze, Robert Dunnell
CONTRIBUTED PAPERS
The symposia are open to contributed papers. Abstracts will be
peer-reviewed. Those papers that can contribute up-to-date syntheses
on specific subregions, and that address broadly-conceived models of
culture change have the best chance of being chosen. Send abstracts
of not more than 150 words to:
Dr. Lynne P. Sullivan and Dr. John P. Hart
Anthropological Survey
New York State Museum
3122 Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Phone: (518) 474-5813
Fax: (518) 473-8496
E-mail: lsulliva@museum.nysed.gov OR jhart@ museum.nysed.gov
PUBLICATION
The conference proceedings will be published as a New York State
Museum Bulletin, upon favorable peer review.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
You do not have to present a paper to attend the conference. A packet
including information about the final program, lodging, and other
arrangements will be mailed in early fall. Call, fax, or write the New York
State Anthropological Survey to put your name on the mailing list, or
e-mail Lynne Sullivan or John Hart. Participants automatically will be
added to the list.
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