Archeological Society of Virginia

This page has announcements about where excavation, training, certification, and other archaeological opportunities may be found. News items are also included.

Check here often for the latest info we've received. If we haven't got it here, and you know of info of interest, please send it to us.

DSS Certification at Uplands X Conference.

DHR's Sara Leonard will offer DSS training for the NRV-ASV Chapter in Radford at the City Library - 30 1st Street at 7PM on Wednesday, May 15 the day before the Uplands Archaeology in the East Conference begins.

DHR offering DSS training, two locations.

Dan Kegley reports that DHR's Sara Leonard will offer DSS training for the Wolf Hills Chapter in Abingdon Wednesday, May 14 starting at 6:30 p.m. The session will be held at Bartlett Geological Consultants, 432 E Main St., Abingdon.

Thane Harpole reports that Sara Leondard will offer a DSS workshop for the Middle Peninsula Chapter of the ASV on Monday, May 19th in the afternoon at the Rosewell Visitor Center at 5113 Old Rosewell Lane, Gloucester VA 23061. Those interested should contact Thane Harpole, or call 804-694-4775.

Two Poplar Forest Internships Offered.

Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest is offering two paid internships from May 25 to July 25

Click here for the information and application form.

Cliff Boyd Honored As Outstanding Faculty.

Cliff Boyd was today honored as one of 12 recipients of VA's highest honor for educators.

Click here for the article.

ASV Kittiewan Field School, May 10-18,2008.

ASV is running a Field School at Kittiewan in Charles City from May 10-18, 2008. Sign-up deadline is May 2, 2008. It will be run by Patrick O'Neill.

Click here for contact information.

Click here for the flyer.

The Virginia Department of Historic Resources is beginning its 2008 Volunteer Program working with their Archaeological Collections.

Click here to get the PDF file application.

Volunteers can work with DHR's Archaeological Collections, under staff supervision, from 9 am until 4 pm on the following dates:

This is an opportunity to fulfill the ASV Certification Program requirements for lab time and Certification students are particularly welcome.

Mount Vernon announces two paid internships in archaeology.

Click here to get the PDF file information.

Uplands Archaeology In the East X

The Uplands Archaeology In the East X Symposium will be held at Radford U from May 16-18, 2008. Click here for current details. Registration information is now available. Click here for a call for papers.

2007 Annual Meeting

"Virginia Before Jamestown"
The 2007 annual Archeological Society of Virginia meeting took place in Williamsburg from Thursday October 11 to Sunday October 14. Thursday provided an opportunity for the academic institutions with archaeological studies from across the state to summarize their programs. The Department of Historic Resources will also outlined what they do and what they provide the public.

On Friday, the ASV hosted the Council of Virginia Archaeologists membership meeting with a public presentation in the evening followed by a COVA reception. Saturday and Sunday were dedicated to Chapter and Paper presentations. The ASV membership meeting took place Saturday morning and the Executive Board on Sunday afternoon.

The Banquet Speaker for 2007 was Dr. David Moore of Warren Wilson College in North Carolina. Dave discussed his recent work at the Berry Site near Morganton NC, the site of Fort San Juan, an outpost of the Spanish expedition of Juan Pardo built in 1567.

The overall theme stressed Virginia's Prehistory and Early European Contacts, papers on historic archaeology were presented. The goal was to make presentations on the full realm of Virginia archaeology.

New ASV Publication
Pots Pipes and Trashpits has arrived from the printers. This compendium of ASV articles for the 400th Anniversary of the founding of the Jamestown Colony in 1607 is now available. This is the first volume in the Jamestown 2007 trilogy. See our ASV Press page for ordering information.

ASV SEEKS SPONSORS FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS.

The Archeological Society of Virginia (ASV) has announced a list of twenty-two (22) research projects statewide that it considers important and urgent. The society is willing to sponsor and help in the work, but it needs fiscal support. The projects are major tasks which will take months or years to carry out, and costs are appreciable. ASV is a 501.c.3 nonprofit organization which can serve as a broker for projects by administering funds, providing volunteers to work under a professional archeologist, and publishing reports on the work done and its results. For details on projects, including estimated costs and durations, please contact H. A. MacCord, Sr., chairman of the ASV research projects committee at 562 Rossmore Road, Richmond, VA. 23225. There are many precedents for such financial backing for archeology, and details on these are available. Thanks for your interest in Virginia archeology.

ARK--The Archaeological Resource Kit.

The ARK contains books, drawings, videos, replicas, and a computer game that will give students a variety of ways to explore archaeology and the Native Americans of Virginia. The kit circulates on temporary loan at no cost.

Museums, teachers, and educational organizations may make a reservation to borrow the kit by contacting Keith Egloff
telephone (804) 367-2323 ext. 131
Fax: (804) 367-2391
email: Keith Egloff
or contact the nearest Department of Historic Resources (DHR) regional office.

VA-Arch mailing list

A new mailing list has been created to serve the Virginia Archaeology community. This mailing list was set up to provide an open forum for the discussion of Archaeology in Virginia. Topics are expected to include current research and projects in prehistoric and historic archaeology, information about conferences, events, and field school opportunities, and discussions related to any aspect of Virginia Archaeology. This list was created to facilitate the dissemination of information by members of the Archaeological Society of Virginia, the Council of Virginia Archaeologists, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. The list is open to everyone with an interest in archaeology or the history and prehistory of Virginia.

If you wish to learn more about the mailing list or you want to subscribe, please see our VA-Arch mailing list page or go to Yahoo.com/group/VA-Arch webpage.

If you have corrections, suggestions, problems, or comments about this site, or if you have any photos of ASV activities, excavations, etc., that could be used on the site, please contact Lyle Browning. Photos will be scanned and returned to you as soon as possible

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