Next IUN Anthropology Club meeting is 4 pm Tues Dec 7 in Savannah 207; I think
they are still giving out free club T-shirts to those who have not received one.

NEWS

Mostly local archaeology this week, but a plea for volunteer tutors is at the end:


Bridgette Murray and I both caught this on the Shovelbums list and website,
posted Wed Dec 1:

We are in need of 5 field technicians for a short term project in Hammond IN.
The work will start on 12/06/04 and all contractors will be required to arrive
Sunday night 12/05/04 where a hotel room will be reserved.  Mileage to and from
the site will be paid along with $25/day per diem.  Anyone interested can call
888-549-8806 and ask for Thad, Mitch, or Louie.  E-mail information is
teagan@aerotek.com, mhawk@aerotek.com, and lnovak@aerotek.com.

Bridgette, a former IUN anthro student and Geology grad, wrote:
Hi Mucci,
I saw this ad on shovelbums and thought some IUN anthro people may be
interested.  I have no idea what they are doing except for what the ad says.
How are you?  From the emails I can see that anthro club is quite active.  As
for myself, I just completed student teaching at Knox High School for Earth
Science.  Now I have to get my portfolio in order and apply for certification.
I volunteered at the Collier Lodge site over the summer and met a few IUN people
there.  I gave a presentation at the MAC/SEAC conference in St. Louis during
October regarding the initial excavations done at the site.  I plan on working
there next summer also.
Take care,
Bridgette
the conference site is at: http://www.umsl.edu/~anttbaum/preliminaryprogram.pdf


From Amy Johnson:

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
National Park Service
U.S. Department of Interior
MIDWEST ARCHEOLOGICAL CENTER
Current Archeological Prospection Advancesfor Non-destructive Investigations in
the 21stCentury
May 16-20, 2005
LOCATION: Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Chillicothe, Ohio
DESCRIPTION: This workshop is designed to provide a practical application of
geophysical equipment and aerial photographic techniques available for the
identification, evaluation, and ultimately, the conservation and protection of
cultural resources. The field exercises associated with the course will
concentrate on the application of these techniques to archeological
investigations. Instruction will be given in the use, processing, and
interpretation of data from magnetometers, conductivity meters, resistivity
meters, ground penetrating radar, metal detectors, and magnetic susceptibility
and their applications to non-destructive subsurface investigations. The major
emphasis of the training will be on the field use of the equipment. Special
topic for this year is the introduction of geophysical techniques in
archeological excavations. Instruction will also be offered in the use of and
interpretation of aerial photographic techniques, and in the use of low altitude
large scale aerial reconnaissance. Geophysical techniques provide a means of
non-destructive investigations for archeological surveys. Geophysics utilizes
physical principles to study the earth through indirect interpretation of the
earth's physical properties. Geophysicists to interpret the earth’s physical
characteristics use physical, electrical, and/or chemical measurements. Active
geophysical techniques are based on responses from an induced signal used to
detect contracts in different material properties. Such techniques include
electromagnetics (EM), ground penetrating radar (GPR), metal detectors,
electrical resistivity, and seismic. Passive techniques are based on responses
from the natural conditions. These techniques include magnetics, gravity, and
self potential (SP). Participants will be provided an opportunity to use the
following geophysical survey techniques including magnetics, electromagnetics,
ground penetrating radar, resistivity, and metal detection. The course will
provide an opportunity to learn about non-destructive geophysical techniques for
archeological investigations including advantages and disadvantages of such
techniques. 1 PARTICIPANTS: Federal, State, and Local governmental cultural
resource managers and specialists (i.e., archeologists, historians, architects,
and contracting personnel) as well as private contractors, university professors
and students, and international cultural resource personnel, with specific
responsibilities concerning the identification, evaluation, conservation,
protection, and management of archeological and other cultural resources across
the nation. Due to limitations of space, participation in the workshop is
limited to 50 participants. POTENTIAL INSTRUCTORS: Course instructors in the
past have included Dr. Lewis Somers, Geoscan Research USA; Dr. Bruce Bevan,
Geosight; Mr. Jule Caylor, USDA Forest Service; Dr. John Weymouth, University of
Nebraska; Mr. James W. Walker, Brigham Young University; Mr. G. Clark Davenport,
Geoforensics International; Dr. Rinita Dalan, Minnesota State University; Dr.
Dean Goodman, Geophysical Archaeometry Laboratory, Dr. Douglas Scott, Midwest
Archeological Center; Dr. Kenneth Kvamme, University of Arkansas; Dr. Larry
Conyers, University of Denver; and Dr. Berle Clay, Cultural Resource Analysts.
COURSE DATES: The workshop is planned for May 16-20, 2005. Additional
information on the workshop and lodging is available from the National Park
Service (Steven De Vore, Course Coordinator--phone: (402) 437-5392, ext. 141).
Lodging and lectures will be at the Comfort Inn in Chillicothe with field
exercises conducted at Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. APPLICATION:
There is a $475.00 charge for course tuition.


Amy is at:
Amy L. Johnson
Research Archaeologist and Archaeology Outreach Coordinator
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology
402 W. Washington St. , Room W274
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2739
Ajohnson@dnr.IN.gov
The December issue of Indiana Archaeology News is available at the DNR website:
http://www.in.gov/dnr/historic/archeonwsltr.html


MAC website: http://www.cr.nps.gov/mwac/


  AND:
from Della Kerzner:
Bob,
Would you be kind enough to mention in your next e-mail the following...I, and
my family, along with other volunteers have been trying to provide free tutoring
to high risk children.  You know the inner-city kids cannot afford tutors when
they fall behind. And their areas do not always attract the best teachers.  It
is such an unfair system as you know. It results in a sickening class system in
which those in need among us do not get a fair shake. We are trying to provide a
service to them...We call it the Gift of Knowledge Club. We don't charge as we
feel knowledge is priceless(cute pun... don't you think!)  It is hard to expand
without teachers or tutors.  I even have an adult that is in need of help
because of her reading challenges. She is studying for her GED. We eventually
would like to offer this at a Hammond elementary school and IUN for the Gary
kids. One of the education professors from the F200 class offered her students
to me for a service learning project...However, they can pick from many other
Service Learning Projects as well.  We do have a couple of volunteers but are in
need of more..Can you mention our need in your next newsletter.  People can
e-mail me Bailah18@aol.com or call me at 219-836-9075. We do not charge
anything.  People who sign up as tutors need to know this.  This is truly a
service project for an idealistic person.  Down the line we might ask for
donations but that is only to cover copying and such.  Very small
donations...and only from parents who can feel they can give it. One already
offered money but I told her to wait.  The best donation parents can give is to
become a tutor themselves.
Thank you.