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 Current archaeological research in other parts of the Commonwealth also will be addressed. The conference is open to the public. Activities begin at 7 p.m. March 10 with “The Shell Midden Archaeology Project: 30 Years of Archaeology in the Green River Valley,” a lecture by Dr. William H. Marquardt and Dr. Patty Jo Watson. The lecture at the Downing University Center Theatre is free and open to the public In celebration of the publication of “Archaeology of the Middle Green River Region, Kentucky,” Dr. Marquardt and Dr. Watson will discuss the history and significance of their research. Their 650-page book is the culmination of a 30-year research project on the Archaic period (circa 10,000 to 3,000 years ago) shell mound sites of the middle Green River region. A reception and book signing will follow. In addition, a booklet written for the general public about the Green River Archaic period will be debuted at the presentation. The booklet was prepared by the public education program of the Kentucky Archaeological Survey, which is jointly administered by the Kentucky Heritage Council and the University of Kentucky Department of Anthropology. The archaeological conference is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 11 and 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. March 12 at Van Meter Auditorium. Registration is $15. The invited and contributed papers scheduled for March 11 focus on Archaic period research in the Ohio Valley, with a particular attention given to the Green River shell midden sites. Paper topics include prehistoric settlement patterns; rock art; diet and subsistence including freshwater shellfish and fish use and early plant domestication; bioarchaeological evidence of skeletal “trophy taking,” post-marital residence patterns, paleopathology, and demography. The contributed papers scheduled for March 12 discuss other current archaeological in Kentucky. Paper topics include late prehistoric villages and earthworks in northern and western Kentucky; a prehistoric Warren County habitation site; archaeological evidence of prehistoric plant domestication; geological modeling and characterization of chert quarries; historic demography at Fort Knox; and historic archaeology at the Ferguson railroad industrial shops in Pulaski County. During the conference, participants can view a six-panel poster display describing archaeological evidence of Native American occupations in Kentucky over the past 11,000 years as well as contemporary Native Americans in the Commonwealth. The display was created by WKU anthropology majors and was financed by the WKU Provost’s Initiative for Excellence and the Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of archaeological research and the diversity of the planned events, members of the public and WKU students in anthropology, history, geography, geology, biology, religious studies, education, photojournalism and other areas may be interested. This year’s conference is co-sponsored by WKU (Provost’s Initiative for Excellence, Department of Folk Studies and Anthropology), the Kentucky Archaeological Survey, the University of Kentucky Museum of Anthropology, and the Kentucky Organization of Professional Archaeologists. More WKU news is available at www.wku.edu. If you’d like to receive WKU news via e-mail, send a message to WKUNews@wku.edu. For information, contact Darlene Applegate at (270) 745-5094.
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