2007 Arkansas Archaeological Society Training Program subject of lecture

April 24, 2007 -- Dr. Mary Beth Trubitt, station archaeologist for the Arkansas Archaeological Survey, will discuss her plans for the upcoming excavation at the Jones Mill site at a special lecture hosted by the Central Mississippi Valley Archeological Society. The lecture will take place on Wednesday, May 2, at 7 p.m.,  in the ASU Museum, Room 157.

The 2007 Summer Training Program, held at the Jones Mill site (3HS28) in Hot Spring County, Arkansas, will run from Saturday, June 9-Sunday, June 24.This year's program will investigate Archaic Period novaculite stone tool manufacture and exchange. The Jones Mill site, listed on the National Register, may have served as a home base for local groups of hunter-gatherers who worked novaculite from nearby quarries during Middle and late Archaic periods. The excavation will be important for studying Archaic-period lifeways in the middle Ouachita River valley and for documenting regional and local novaculite tool production.

No experience is necessary to participate, and both adults and children as young as 8 (accompanied by an adult) are welcome. Participants receive hands-on instruction in field methods and have the opportunity to enroll in week-long seminars on a variety of archaeological topics. Minimum length of stay is three days. Fees and expenses vary, depending on length of stay. Participants cover their own costs of room and board. Camping is available. Participants can register by May 11 to avoid late fees. For more information about the Training Program, contact Barbara Scott at bhscott@uark.edu.

For more information about the lecture, contact Dr. Julie Morrow at jmwaas@gmail.com.