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Gunston Hall has many options that will please our diverse visitors.
Archaeology Symposium: The First Peoples of North America
Save the date for our upcoming archaeology symposium! We’ll host a day-long event to hear from archaeologists across the country on the work they have been doing with archaeology sites associated with native peoples.
This event offered in partnership by Fairfax County Park Authority, Archaeology and Collections Branch; Friends of Fairfax Archaeology; and Gunston Hall.
| 9:30 a.m.
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Welcome
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| 9:45 a.m.
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Jasper Ridge (44WR506) and Beyond: A New/Old Contribution ot the “Flint Run Paleoindian Complex, Warren County, Virginia
Mike Johnson, PhD |
| 10:45 a.m.
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Break
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| 11 a.m.
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Acoustic Archaeology in the Virginia Blue Ridge: a Multi-Sensory Approach to Understanding Indigenous Site Locations
Carole Nash, PhD, James Madison University |
| Noon
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Lunch
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| 1 p.m.
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First Peoples of the Rocky Mountain West at the La Perle Mammoth Site
Todd Surovell, University of Wyoming |
| 2 p.m.
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Break
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| 2:15 p.m.
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Into the Backcountry and Beyond
Stephen Potter, PhD, Regional Archaeologist Emeritus |
Tours of the historic mansion available following the scheduled program.
Registration
Advanced tickets for this symposium are available online until 5 p.m. on Friday, March 1, 2024. Your ticket includes either in person or online participation in the event. If you are interested in joining us in person and would like for us to purchase lunch for you, please select that option when you purchase your tickets.
Tickets purchased on the day of the event will not include lunch.
Individual $15
Members of FOFA and Gunston Hall $10
Lunch $15
Scholarships available for students. Write to historic@gunstonhall.org for more information.
