ASV

Annual Meeting

Each year the ASV holds an annual meeting, generally in October. Usually held over three days in conjunction with the Council of Virginia Archaeologists (COVA), the meeting has a series of paper presentations, poster sessions, exhibits, a book room, an awards presentation, and a banquet that features a nationally known speaker. Meetings are held in various locations across the state. During the meeting weekend, the ASV conducts a business meeting to propose topics requiring membership approval and to elect officers and board members.

2013 ASV Annual Meeting

The 2013 ASV Annual Meeting will be held from October 25-27 in Virginia Beach, VA. at the Cavalier Hotel, 4201 Atlantic Ave Virginia Beach, VA 23451
(757) 425-8555
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The preliminary overview and the registration form are available. The registration form contains active fields. Click here to get the Registration Form as a Word file.

Room rates are $99/night. There will be a tour of Fort Monroe with a chartered bus for $9.00. This National Historic Landmark has quite a history. It was built as a response to British attacks during the War of 1812 as part of the Third System of fortifications that were built in all the major and minor harbors from Maine to Texas at a cost of $800,000 making it the most expensive defensive buildup in the history of the United States. Fort Monroe, and Fort Sumpter were part of the Third System of fortifications (1817-1867) designed to prevent ship attacks against American harbors. Among the more notable visitors were Abraham Lincoln, Lt. Robert E. Lee who completed it, Gen. Benjamin F. Butler who commanded it during the Civil War and who ruled that escaped slaves were "contraband of war", Edgar Allan Poe and the only CSA President Jefferson Davis who was there as a "guest" of the US government after the Civil War. Fort Wool was a companion fort that is visible on the right just before the tunnel entrance on the westbound lane of I-64 at the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel. The wooden tower dates to WWII.

2012 ASV Annual Meeting

The 2012 ASV Annual Meeting was held from October 12-14 in Wytheville, VA. at the Wytheville Meeting Center at 333 Community Boulevard, Wytheville, VA.
Thanks go to May Tabor and the other organizers for their efforts in putting on a superb meeting.

2012 ASV Student Paper Competition

The Archeological Society of Virginia (ASV) provides cash prizes to the best student papers presented at the Annual ASV Meeting.

2011 ASV Annual Meeting

The Archeological Society of Virginia held its Annual Meeting at the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton, VA.

The Dinner Speaker was Dr. Fraser Nieman, Director of Archaeology at Monticello whose talk topic was a look at the landscape surrounding the core of the plantation to the near margins.

2010 ASV Annual Meeting

The 2010 ASV Annual Meeting was held October 28-31 in Williamsburg. It was held in conjunction with the Eastern States Archaeological Federation Annual Meeting.

The speaker at the banquet was Dr. Douglas Owsley of the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of Natural History who gave a superb banquet speech.



ASV Annual Awards Winners

The ASV presented awards at the Annual Meeting in several categories this year. The categories and the 2011 winners are listed.

Categories of the Awards:

1. The Avocational Archeologist of the Year Award recognizes an individuals outstanding cumulative or within the year contribution to VA archaeology - Charlie Manson

2. The Professional Archeologist of the Year Award recognizes an individuals outstanding cumulative or within the year contribution to VA archaeology - Thane Harpole

3. The Presidents Award recognizes an outstanding contribution to VA archaeology - Shirley and Harry Jaeger

4. The Life-Time Achievement Award is for outstanding service to Virginia archeology - Keith Egloff, Mike Johnson and Randy Turner

5. The Out-of-State Professional Archaeologist Award is for outstanding service to Virginia archeology - Craig Lukezic of Delaware

6. The Past Presidents Award - Patrick O'Neill

Click here to see a list of the recipients of the ASV Awards through 2011.