Conference Information
27th Annual Symposium on Ohio Valley Urban and Historic Archaeology
Conference Information
The 27th
Annual Symposium on Ohio Valley Urban and Historic Archaeology will convene at
the Alumni Center, Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana on Saturday,
February 28, 2009. Papers concerning all aspects of regional urban
and historical archaeology will be presented at the symposium. Papers may be submitted for publication in the
symposium's journal, Ohio Valley Archaeology, edited by Donald B. Ball.
Information on the journal style sheet is available on request from the editor.
The BSU Alumni Center will open at 8 am on February 28. The conference
will begin at 9 am and conclude at ca. 5:15 pm.
FINAL
PROGRAM
Morning
Session
Historical Archaeology in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Kentucky, and Illinois
9:00-9:20
Christine Keller (Ball
State University)
Glacial Kame Sandal Sole Shell Gorgets: The Use and Relevance of Historic
Sources in Prehistoric Research and Analysis
9:20-9:40
Bruce L. Manzano (University of
Kentucky), Melissa Diamanti (Archaeological and Historical Consultants), and
Allison Bohn (Archaeological and Historical Consultants)
Analysis of Faunal Remains from Four Early 20th Century Sites Within
Braddock, Pennsylvania
9:40-10:00
Derek Rohde (Ball State University)
The Black Rock Market Square: The Forgotten History of an Early Market
10:00-10:20
Amy Favret (JF New Ecological Consulting)
The Beautification of Death in Kentucky: Case Studies
10:20-10:40
Shawn M. Phillips (Indiana State
University)
Osteobiography as a Method in Cemetery Studies: A Case Study from the Holmes-Vardeman-Stephenson
Cemetery Project
10:40-11:00
Mark Branster (Illinois Transportation
Archaeological Research Program, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
The Debaun House (11MS2258): A Settlement Period Survival in Madison County,
Illinois
Break
11:00-11:10
The Historical Archaeology of Indiana: Frontier and Farmstead Studies
11:10-11:30
Julie Koogler (Ball State University)
Fur Trade in the Indiana Territory: The Economic Exploitation of
Furbearing Resources for Fashion and Profit
11:30-11:50
Kathryn Glidden (Indiana University Purdue
University Indianapolis)
Preliminary Findings of Archaeological Investigations at the Boxley Cabin
Site in Sheridan, Indiana
11:50-12:10
Kevin Cupka Head (Ball State University)
Built For Growth: Agricultural Production and the Architectural Landscape at
a Nineteenth Century Southern Indiana Farmstead
12:10-12:30
Jeffrey Laswell (Indiana Department of
Transportation)
Functional Analysis of Probate Inventories and Archaeological Material of the
Lick Creek Community, Orange County, Indiana: An Antebellum Midwest Biracial
Community
Lunch
12:30-1:55
Afternoon Session
The Historical Archaeology of Indiana: Frontier and Farmstead Studies, continued
2:00-2:20
Michael K. Lautzenheiser (Ball
State University)
Quakers on the Hoosier Frontier: Landscape Reconstruction at Huddleston
House, A Nineteenth Century Indiana Farmstead
2:20-2:40
Charles D. Cheek (John Milner Associates)
Bristol Glazed Stoneware on Rural Indiana Farms: Effects of Technology
Transfer on Consumer Choice
2:40-3:00
Timothy Baumann (Glenn A. Black Laboratory
of Archaeology, Indiana University)
An Overview of the Ethnohistory Archives and Historical Archaeology
Collections at the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology
The Historical Archaeology of
Community, Work, and Town Life in Indiana
3:00-3:20
William Wepler (Indiana State
Museum)
An Overview of Excavations at Community House No. 2, New Harmony
3:20-3:40
Michael Strezewski (University of
Southern Indiana)
Harmonist Redware from New Harmony, Posey County, Indiana
Break
3:40-3:50
3:50-4:10
Christina Blanch (Ball State University)
Foodways at the Moore-Youse House
4:10-4:30
Gerald Waite (Ball State
University)
The Mills of Delaware County
4:30-4:50
Sandy Stevens (John Milner
Associates) and Charles Cheek (John Milner Associates)
Dr. Collings, I Presume: The Archaeological and Architectural Aspects
of an Early 20th Century House/Veterinary Clinic in Putnam County,
Indiana
4:50-5:15
Business Meeting
Symposium Concludes
BSU EVENT SPONSORS:
Support for the 27th Annual Symposium on Ohio Valley Urban and Historic
Archaeology provided by the BSU Alumni Center, Department of Anthropology, and the
Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.
REGISTRATION: No registration fees required.
FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION:
Mark Groover, conference chair
Department of Anthropology
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
765-285-3567
mdgroover@bsu.edu
http://mdgroover.iweb.bsu.edu
Conference Events
Friday Evening Traveler's Reception:
An informal reception for conference guests will be held at Scotty's Brewhouse beginning at 6 pm Friday evening, February 27. Scotty's is located at 1700 W. University Ave., ca. two blocks east of the L.A. Pittenger Student Center on the south end of campus.
Saturday Afternoon Reception:
An informal reception will be held Saturday
afternoon at Scotty's, immediately following the conclusion of the
conference at ca. 5:15.
PLEASE ATTEND--THE SYMPOSIUM NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT!
Travel Directions:
Suggested Lodging:
Ball State University, L.A. Pittenger Student Center Hotel, 2000 University Avenue, phone: 765-285-1555 (ca. $65 per night king; $55/$62 single/double per night).
Lodging adjacent to McGalliard Road (SR 332) immediately north of the BSU Alumni Center:
Best Western of Muncie, 3011 W. Bethel Avenue, phone: 765-282-0600, (ca. $73 single per night; ask for BSU event rate at hotel desk).
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 4201 W. Bethel Avenue, phone: 765-289-4678, (ca. $ 75 single per night; ask for BSU event rate at hotel desk).
Restaurants in Muncie near BSU
Atrium Food Court, Architecture and Journalism Building, McKinley Avenue, Ball State University (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Eva's Pancake House, 4008 W. Bethel (breakfast, lunch)
Greek's Pizzeria, 1600 University Ave., a few blocks west of the L.A. Pittenger Student Center (lunch, dinner)
Heorot Pub and Draught House, 219 S. Walnut (downtown): medieval-themed bar with over 350 varieties of beverages (lunch, dinner)
McGalliard Road (immediately north of campus and the Alumni Center): A wide variety of restaurants are located on McGalliard Road.
Puerto Vallarta Mexican Restaurant and Cantina, 508 S. Tillotson Ave. (lunch, dinner)
Scotty's Brewhouse, 1700 W. University Ave. (lunch, dinner)
Thai Smile 2, 2401 N. Tillotson Ave. (lunch, dinner)
Local Attractions
Museum of Art, Ball State University
Bowling & Billiards, BSU Pittenger Student Center, 1st Floor
Minnetrista Cultural Center, Muncie
Walking Tours, Muncie Historic Districts
site visitors since November 2008.