The 47th Annual Flint Hills Archaeological Conference will be hosted in Lincoln, Nebraska, at the Nebraska History Museum from April 10th to 11th.
On Friday, April 10th, from 3 pm-4 pm, author William Green, in conversation with Rob Bozell (retired Nebraska State Archeologist) and Allan Kelley (retired THPO, Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska), will present and discuss his book, This Is the Route of My Forefathers: The 1837 Ioway Map. Admission to the event is free. To learn more, CLICK HERE.
Everyone is welcome to attend the discussions on Friday and Saturday. Admission is free only for conference attendees, graciously funded by the Nebraska Association of Professional Archaeologists (NAPA).
Schedule of Events on Saturday, April 11th
9:00 – 9:30: Registration
9:20 – 9:30: Welcome with State Archeologist Dave Williams
9:30 – 9:50: Where’s the Fire? Time to Take Fuel Seriously on the Great Plains (Presenter: Laura Crawford)
9:50 – 10:10: Problematic Lack of Radiocarbon Dating with the Great Bend Aspect (Presenters: Nauika Richards and Crystal Dozier)
10:10 – 10:30: Break
10:30 – 10:50: Reconstruction the Spatial Excavation Archive at Etzanoa (14CO3): Evaluating Digital Methods as a Basis for Spatial Analysis and Data Mangement (Presenters: Kaitlyn E. Reis and Mathew D. Howland)
10:50 – 11:10: Rediscovering Founders of Wichita, KS: A Case Study of Sedgwick County’s Highland Cemetery (Presenters: Timmerie Joan Henke, Barbara Myers, Matthew Howland)
11:10 – 11:30: Results from Multi-instrument Geophysical Surveys at Fort Larned National Historic Site, Kansas (Presenter: Adam S. Wiewel)
11:30 – 1:00: Lunch
1:10 – 1:30: The Ansley Site: A Caddoan Bison Hunting Camp in Central Nebraska (Presenters: Rob Bozell, John Ludwickson, and Steve Holen)
1:30 – 1:50: The Highway Archeology Program Through the Years: A Case Study of 25MD3 (Presenter: Nolan Johnson)
1:50 – 2:10: Using Historic Preservation Easements to Protect Cultural Resources (Presenter: Kelli Bacon)
2:10 – 2:30: Break
2:30 – 2:50: The Lost Fort, Found (Presenter: Barbara M. Crable, MA)
2:50 – 3:10: Dismal River Connections: Obsidian Sourcing from Private Collections (Presenters: Rebecca Wiewel and Kevin Hammond)
