Brandy Rinck will review how to draw a test unit or excavation unit profile. Although not as good as doing it in the field, real life profile examples will be used virtually to look at the soils and sediments and discuss what to draw, the right notes to take, as well as other things to add. Sign up for a spot in the Google Sheet linked here by adding your email address to the designated session. Thank you to our session sponsor, King County Parks!
Sierra Harding will provide this session which will introduce the practice of implementing Inadvertent Discovery Plans (IDPs) during archaeological monitoring. We will go over the pertinent laws regulating discoveries of artifacts and human remains, look at a few common templates, and discuss how to implement an IDP while monitoring construction and other activities. Sign up for a spot in the Google Sheet linked here by adding your email address to the designated session. Thank you to our session sponsor, Dudek!
This session, which will be hosted by Gary Wessen (AWA), will first offer some general observations about shell middens as a type of archaeological site and then an overview of the shell midden sites of western Washington. Sign up for a spot in the Google Sheet linked here by adding your email address to the designated session. Thank you to our session sponsor, Willamette Cultural Resource Associates!
This session, which will be given by Gary Wessen (AWA), will briefly consider the history and character of the analysis of marine shellfish remains from shell midden sites and then describe recommended approaches to inferring cultural behaviors from recovered shell assemblages. Sign up for a spot in the Google Sheet linked here by adding your email address to the designated session. Thank you to our session sponsor, Willamette Cultural Resource Associates!
Paulina F. Przystupa with the Alexandria Archive Institute will provide an introduction to reading, working with, analyzing, arguing, and communicating with archaeological data to provide the foundation for quality data creation in the field and lab. It will discuss how considering each component at the beginning helps us create better data for long term stewardship and documentation of the archaeological record. Sign up for a spot in the Google Sheet linked here by adding your email address to the designated session. Thank you to our session sponsor, Willamette Cultural Resource Associates!
Spokane Archaeology Day returns for its sixth year at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture in Spokane, Washington! Come by and help us celebrate archaeology, historic preservation, and the cultural heritage of the Inland Northwest!
Volunteers interested in getting involved should reach out to organizers at: spokanearchday@gmail.com
