2009 Archaeology Month
Calendar of Events

Open Lab at John Milner Associates, Inc.
Every Thursday at 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: 410 Great Road Suite B-14, Third Floor, Littleton, MA 01460
JMA, a contract archaeology firm, will provide a tour of their laboratory and insight into the world of contract archaeology. Archaeologists from Massachusetts and New Hampshire will be available to answer any questions, and visitors are encouraged to bring in artifacts of their own. Find out what archaeologists may have found in your town! For groups of 8 or more, please call ahead: 978-486-0688

Archaeological Findings at Ossipee Graveyard
Tuesday, October 6th at 7:00 pm
Location: Ossipee Public Library Meeting Room, 74 Main Street, Ossipee, NH
“Archaeological Findings at Ossipee Graveyard 112: Untangling the Past with Help from Local Residents” by Kathleen Wheeler, Independent Archaeological Consulting, LLC. For more information, contact Frank Fisher at the Ossipee Public Library at: 603-539-6390

Plymouth State University Lecture Series
Tuesday, October 6th
"Continuing Developments in New Hampshire Paleoindian Research”, presented by Dr. Richard Boisvert.
Tuesday, October 13th
“Archaeology in Scotland”, presented by Dr. David Starbuck.
Tuesday, October 20th
“Archaeological Survey of a Forgotten Graveyard”, presented by Dr. Victoria Bunker.
Tuesday, October 27th
“Brining Home the Last of Her Breed: The Clipper Ship Snow Squall”, Presented by Dr. Davis Switzer
Location: Rounds Hall, Room 212, Plymouth State University, NH. All talks are at 7pm. For more information contact David Starbuck at dstarbuck@Plymouth.edu

New Hampshire Fall Festival
Saturday, October 10th from 10:00am-5:00pm
Location: Strawbery Banke Museum, Portsmouth, NH
Cost: $15 Adults, $6 Youths (12 and under)
Celebrate harvest time at Strawbery Banke’s 2nd annual NH Fall Festival! View ongoing archaeological excavations at the Chase House and artifacts at the laboratory. Experience a traditional New England country fair with demonstrations from craftspeople, historic crafts and industries exhibits, presentations about heirloom seeds, canning and food preservation, fiber arts, activities in the Children’s Garden, farm animals, and much, much more! New this year: Beer sampling from local breweries and Prescott Park’s Chili Cook-Off. For more information call 603-422-7521 or email scharles@strawberybanke.org

Archaeology Fair, Boston Science Museum
Friday, October 16th at 9:00am-2:00pm
Saturday, October 17th at 10:00am-4:00pm
Friday is student day, Saturday is Family day
Where: Blue Wing, Lower Level at the Science Museum
Cost: $20 Adult, $18 Senior, $17 Children (11 and under); members free. Sponsored by the Archaeological Institute of America and the Museum of Science, Boston. Archaeologists from around New England will gather to share information and experience hands-on activities about current research and programs. The NHAS, Project Archaeology, and Strawbery Banke Museum will have tables on Saturday. For more information on Archaeology Week at the Museum visit: www.mos.org/events_activities/special_events

“Digging Into Native History in New Hampshire"
Dr. Robert Goodby, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Franklin Pierce University.
Friday, October 16th at 7pm. Hosted by the George Holmes Bixby Memorial Library. Location: Old Meeting House, 1 New Boston Rd, Francestown, NH.; Contact: Abigail Arnold 603-547-2730 or abigail0343@hotmail.com

Sunday, October 18th at 3 pm. Hosted by the Atrim Historical Society. Location: First Presbyterian Church Antrim, 73 Main St., Antrim. Contact: Thelma 603-588-6785 or tnichols@mcttlecom.com

Tuesday, October 27th at 7pm. Hosted by the Marlborough Historical Society. Location: Community House, Rt. 101, Marlborough, NH. Contact: Richard 603-876-3980 or djbutler3@myfairpoint.com

"Beneath the Streets of Portsmouth: The Portsmouth African Burial Ground”
Independent Archaeological Consulting, LLC
Thursday, October 22nd Time: 7:00 pm
Seacoast African American Cultural Center (formerly the Portsmouth Public Library, 10 Middle Street, Portsmouth, NH.
Sponsored by the Seacoast African Cultural Center (SAACC), a presentation “Beneath the Streets of Portsmouth: The Portsmouth African Burial Ground” will be given by Independent Archaeological Consulting, LLC (IAC). The presentation is on the archaeological excavations at the Portsmouth African Burial Ground, rediscovered in October 2003 by IAC. Archaeologists encountered 13 graves and recovered the remains of eight African-Americans from beneath a city street. The location, long rumored to have been the site of the “Negro Burial Ground,” may have been in use as early as 1705 until the 1790s in what was then the outskirts of town. For more information, contact: Ellen Marlatt at 603-430-2970, or email: emarlatt@iac-llc.net

New Hampshire Archaeological Society Meeting
Saturday, October 24th at 9:30am–3:30pm
Location: Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum, 18 Highlawn Road, Warner, NH
Cost: $10 meeting only, $20 with lunch by pre-registration
Presentations will be made by: Terry Fifield, White Mt. Forest Archaeologist; Thomas Mailhot, UMass Boston and Project Archaeologist from JMA; Nathan Hamilton, PhD, Professor at UMaine Gorham; and TBA. The member’s forum will follow lunch, and a guided tour of the museum will follow the presentations. For more information visit www.nhas.org

Project Archaeology Exhibit
Thursday, October 29th at 8:00am - 2:00pm
Location: Manchester, NH
Project Archaeology will be at the New Hampshire Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference. For more information on Project Archaeology contact Tanya Kress at 603-271-6568 or tanya.kress@dcr.nh.gov, or visit www.nh.gov/nhdhr/programs/project_archaeology

NHDHR Open House
Thursday, October 29th, Open House from 2:00pm - 8:00pm
Presentation by Edna Feighner, Review and Compliance Coordinator at 6:30pm
Location: DHR Archaeology Lab, 99 Airport Road, Concord, NH
Come visit/talk/meet others interested in historical archaeology. There will be presentation on the preliminary analysis and interpretation of the ceramic assemblage recovered from a 19th century fishing village located on an island off the coast of Maine. For more information contact Edna Feighner at 603-271-2813 or edna.feighner@dcr.nh.gov