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A.S.C. NEWS

Issue No. 242 Newsletter of the Archaeological Society of Connecticut September 2016

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

September 8, 2016

Dear Members,

I’ve always remarked that once the

Fourth of July holiday passes, the

summer flies by so fast you can get

whiplash watching the calendar

pages go by. Well, I was right again!

We hope you and your families had

a relaxing and safe summer season.

However, the fall is the nicest time

of the year in Connecticut and our board of directors have put together

full a slate of archaeological

activities for ASC members.

On October 15th at the University of

Connecticut, we have coordinated

with the Friends of the Office of

State Archaeology (FOSA) and the

CT State Museum of Natural History

and Archaeology Center for 2016’s

version of the “Archaeology Fair.”

This very successful annual event will not only include displays and

exhibits from archaeological

organizations and universities

around the state, but the ASC will be

presenting a series of public

presentations that will update the

membership on this summer’s

amazing field season. In addition,

UConn’s Department of

Anthropology will showcase their

faculty’s worldwide research projects as well as highlight their

graduate students’ scientific

investigations, using some very

sophisticated technologies to

uncover secrets of the human past.

There will be plenty to do and see for

all the family, so come out to the

“Fair!” We look forward to seeing

you there.

October is traditionally “Archaeology Month” in

Connecticut, so along with the

“Fair,” there will be plenty of other

activities all around the state,

including a couple of “vampire”

talks! (See the FOSA events

calendar in this newsletter.) Also, if

you are looking for information on

CT archaeology, there are a number

of websites at your disposal. Be sure

to check out our society’s website: ctarchaeologyasc.org and the new

site by the Institute for American

Indian Studies:

diggingintothepast.org, as well as

FOSA’s fosa-ct.org. As they say,

information at the click of a button!

(Feel free to use your trowel!)

On a much sadder note, the

Connecticut archaeological

community lost two special fellows

this summer. Dr. Henri “Hank” Coppes, a longtime member of ASC

and FOSA passed away at the age of

88 in Westbrook, and Dr. Frederic

Warner, professor of anthropology at

Central Connecticut State

University, and past president of the

ASC, died in August. Fred also

served on the ASC Board of

Directors for many years. Fred

Warner was my first archaeology

professor when I attended Central as

an undergraduate in the mid-1970s.

Our hearts are broken at the loss.

(See In Remembrance in the

newsletter.)

Nick Bellantoni President

IN THIS ISSUE President’s Message 1

News from State Archaeologist

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In Remembrance, Fred Warner

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Henri Coppes 4

Dena Dincauze: 5

ASC Spring Meeting Notes 5

News from Other Organizations

5

FOSA 6

Norwalk Com. College 7

Conn. Archaeology Center 8

CT Boy Scouts 9

American Institute of Archaeology

9

Podcasts of Interest 9

Institute for American Indian Studies

10

Native American Roundtable 11

Digging Into the Past 12

SHPO/CRM Reports 13

Sacred Heart University 16

Calendar 17

ASC Officers 17

Spring Meeting Program 18

Directions to Spring Meeting 20

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NEWS FROM THE STATE ARCHAEOLOGIST

2016 Field Summary

It has been a busy summer

excavation season at the Office of

State Archaeology. We started the

season with two weeks of work at the

Templeton Site in Washington,

Connecticut supervised by UConn

graduate student Zac Singer. After

relocating Roger Moeller’s original excavation grid, shovel test pits were

placed at four-meter intervals across

much of the site area that had not

been previously investigated. It was

hard digging, with most pits in

excess of a meter deep. Two small

excavation blocks were placed in

areas where chert and jasper micro-

flakes were identified at the depth

expected for the Paleoindian

occupation of the site. One block produced additional abundant

debitage, while the other was low in

flakes, but did include a large

probable Paleoindian flake tool and

biface fragment. Zac was able to get

the site inventoried over the summer

and we look forward to his

conclusions and recommendations

for future work at the site. Zac also

hopes to have a number of

microstratographic sediment

samples examined by Tiziana Matarazzo at UConn to better

document the development of the

alluvial landform. OSA was joined

by ASC members, FOSA volunteers,

members of the Institute for

American Indian Studies, the

Litchfield Hills Archaeology Club,

professional archaeologists from

AHS, Inc. and PAL, Inc., and New

Hampshire State Archaeologist Dr.

Richard Boisvert. Dr. Moeller also stopped by often and provided

important insights and was able to

answer a number of questions based

on his memory of the earlier

excavations there. It was an

extraordinary opportunity to

reexamine one of the state’s most

significant sites, and hopefully we’ll

get a chance to return soon.

Templeton Site work crew

Following that excavation, OSA ran

its pilot Archaeological Field School

for Educators. This program was developed to provide educators with

a hands-on experience in

archaeology so that they could share

their enthusiasm for the past with

their students. The field school took

place at a site in Windsor believed to

be the home lot of Captain John

Mason. A filled cellar hole

identified last year during a

GPR survey is now believed to

be that of Mason’s original

house. The home was later occupied by the Marshall

family who appear to have

abandoned it in the second half

of the 18th century. Most of

the artifacts and food remains

recovered appear to reflect the

Marshall family’s long use of

the property, though some

early clay pipe stems and other

small items may date back to

Mason’s time. Other finds made here included German

Westerwald stoneware,

English scratch-blue

stoneware, delftware and slip-

decorated earthenware,

characteristic of the early to

mid 18th century. The

landowners and Windsor

Historical Society have been

very supportive of this research, so

we hope to return in

future years with the same program.

Special thanks go to FOSA members

Lori Kessel and Scott Brady who

acted as mentors to the teachers who took part in the program.

Finally, OSA ran the CT State

Museum of Natural History’s adult

field school and other public

programs at the Lt. John Hollister

Site in Glastonbury in August.

Based on oral tradition, local history,

Brian Jones and Lori Kessel at Mason Home Site

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and land records the site was

believed to be the location of a 17th

century farm, but our goal this

summer was to verify this. The

research season had already kicked

off with a spring-break high-tech magnetometry survey by University

of Denver graduate students Maeve

Herrick and Jasmine Saxon. This

summer, Jasmine and Maeve

returned for follow-up ground-

penetrating radar studies that

expanded on UConn grad Peter

Leach’s original work. Their

new study will prove

invaluable for future

excavation planning and site

interpretation.

The excavation season focused

primarily on three of the four

cellar features identified in the

radar surveys. Portions of

these cellar features were

excavated to their floors at a

depth of about 150cm. The

cellar fill proved to have

preserved very rich deposits of

faunal remains, including both wild and domestic mammals,

as well as turtle and fish bone,

scales and abundant shellfish.

FOSA member Lori Kessel

also identified maize and bean

fragments during the

excavation. Artifacts have yet

to be inventoried, but some

highlights included a very

uncommon fragment of a north

Italian marbleized slipware

bowl – typically dated to the first half of the 17th century,

decorated and plain delftware

sherds, abundant 17th century red

and white clay pipe fragments, a

brass bell, a latten slip top spoon,

examples of German stoneware and

a variety of English slip-decorated

and lead-glazed earthenwares. Of

particular significance was the

recovery of fragments of a very large

Native-made storage vessel. This item is a tangible reflection of the

close relationship between the

Hollister family and the local

Wangunk people. The site is

arguably one of the state’s most

significant because of its age,

richness, and lack of subsequent

disturbance. It is most comparable

to Sylvester Manor at Shelter Island,

Long Island investigated by Steve

Mrozowski

(http://sylvestermanor.org/our-

manor/archaeology/), and Governor

Sir William Phips Homestead Woolwich, Maine examined by

Robert Bradley in Woolwich, Maine

(http://w3.salemstate.edu/~ebaker/P

hipsweb/phipsindex.html). Both of

these sites represent wealthy

plantations associated with

Scott Brady holding aboriginal pottery

fragment at Lt. John Hollister Site

important colonial families,

testifying to the status of the

Hollister family in the Connecticut

Valley. Special thanks go to the

Packard family for their generosity

and permission to work at this very

significant site!

Brian Jones

State Archaeologist

Editor’s Note – see link to State

Historian’s podcast about this site

on page 10

IN REMEMBRANCE

FREDERIC WILLIAM WARNER III (1927-2016)

A legend in Connecticut archaeology

died this summer. Fred Warner

passed away on August 7, 2016 at

the age of 89. Memories of Fred conjure many deep feelings,

including his dedication to

archaeology and his unstoppable

energy that was a part of him

until the end. His death comes

as a shock to most of us since he

never seemed to age. Physically

strong, mentally alert, bounding

down the staircase of DiLoreto

Hall, two and three steps at a

time leaving students half his age struggling to keep up.

Witnessing him skip around a

classroom, barely able to contain

his enthusiasm, was infectious.

It was hard for a student not to

become engrossed in

archaeology. I was. And, Fred

brought that same energy to the

field. He was never indifferent

about his work.

He completed his undergraduate

training at Yale University and

received his doctorate from

Hartford Seminary, whereupon

he was hired to teach

anthropology at Central

Connecticut State College and

was already its department head

when I enrolled there in 1974.

Fred was President of the

Archaeological Society of

Connecticut (ASC) at that time, a position he held from 1972 to 1978.

The year prior to my arrival, he had

founded the Connecticut

Archaeological Survey (CAS), the

first cultural resource management

firm in the state, so at Central there

were field opportunities along with

classroom training. So much was

swirling around Fred during the

1970s that the college seemed to us

the epicenter of archaeology. Meetings were held, archaeologists

visited, projects planned and a

library developed. It was a

wonderful environment for a young,

hopeful archaeologist. He was my

first professor of archaeology and

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CAS provided my initial field

experience. His influence on me was

immense.

As was his influence on all of

Connecticut archaeology. In 1979, Fred received funding from the

Department of the Interior

administered through the CT State

Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)

to conduct a statewide inventory of

archaeological sites. Through that

initiative, Fred compiled a

comprehensive database

synthesizing known sites and listing

new ones that represents today much

of what is catalogued within the

Connecticut Archaeological Site Files and Maps maintained by the

Office of State Archaeology and

SHPO. That contribution should not

be underestimated, his tenacity in

searching out what was known at

that time, coordinating with

amateurs and professionals, casting

his net to all corners of Connecticut,

has helped us manage and preserve

hundreds of archaeological sites

across the state.

Ernie Wiegand and Fred Warner, 1975,

photo courtesy of Ernie Wiegand

Fred Warner’s research interests

eventually gravitated toward

industrial archaeology. He was

always hands-on, loved his machines and understanding how they worked,

so his passion in historical industrial

technologies is of no wonder. He

even used a backhoe when

appropriate at his sites. In particular,

he specialized in the study of early

transportation mechanisms,

including canals and railroads, as

well as historic sources of energy

(i.e., water, steam and electricity). Even after his official retirement

from Central, he devoted time and

effort to researching and preserving

the Beckley Iron Furnace in Canaan,

a state-owned park listed on the

National Register of Historic Places.

As a member of the Beckley Friends

organization, Fred served as their

resident archaeologist, providing

tours, developing exhibits and

educating the general public on the

iron industry and the early mechanisms of the blast furnace. He

served in a similar capacity with the

Barkhamsted Historical Society,

remaining a passionate teacher to the

very end. Fred could never quit.

Fred Warner at Grannis Island Beach,

photo by the late David Thompson

And, Fred could be controversial at

times. He was strong-minded in

whatever he thought was right, never

afraid to buck horns if he needed to.

Yet, he could always disarm a competitor with his quick wit,

endearing smile and lusty laugh.

Working with Fred was never

boring!

Fred Warner stories abound and

writing this brings back so many

memories of my early development

as an archaeologist and a realization

of the debt I owe him. In this regard,

I am not alone. He inspired many

students with his energy, knowledge and personality and was often

warmly referred to as “Uncle Fred.”

He leaves behind three generations

of family and two generations of

students that deeply loved him.

Along with the academic side of

archaeology, Fred taught us that our

science demanded hard labor in the

field and he provided the example by

keeping himself in good physical

condition. Many years later, as state archaeologist at UConn, I was

walking with a couple of my students

across campus. When we arrived at

our destination, the undergraduates

were gasping for breath as they

attempted to keep up with me. We

all laughed about it, but that’s when

I realized I had become Fred

Warner! I will always love him.

Nick Bellantoni

Emeritus State Archaeologist

DR. HENRI “HANK” ROBERT

COPPES (1927-2016)

Whenever Dr. Henri Coppes arrived

on site, carrying his field equipment

in a pail, wearing his FOSA tee-shirt

and a shade hat, the first thing you

noticed was his smile. Invariably, he would be walking side-by-side

toward the excavation units with this

“digging partner” George Kinsella.

The two were inseparable, hard

workers and such a pleasure to have

as part of the field crew. We all

called him “Hank” and it took a

while before any of us realized he

was a highly respected Chief of

Medicine at Milford Hospital,

primarily because Dr. Coppes was

soft-spoken, personable and never boasted about his life or career.

Hank was there to participate in

archaeology and spend time with the

FOSA gang, not talk about himself.

Yet, there was always something

special about him that led us all to

appreciate his intelligence and

worldly experiences.

For the record, he was born in

Enschede, Netherlands, one of ten

children. He grew up with many

hardships, including Nazi

occupation of his country during

World War II. After the war, he

attended medical school in

Amsterdam, immigrating to

America in 1957. Completing

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residencies at hospitals in Meriden

and Waterbury, CT, as well as

Rochester, NY, Hank settled at

Milford Hospital, remaining there

for 35 years providing medical care

for hundreds of patients and

founding the Internal Medicine of

Milford P.C. He passed away this

summer on July 7, 2016 at the age

88.

Hank was an early participant in

FOSA, joining the volunteer

organization with a family

membership in 2000 and remaining

loyal ever since. He assisted in many

field expeditions and attended all of

the annual meetings. Accompanied

by George Kinsella, together they

made many contributions to the

research, educational programs and rescue archaeology conducted by our

office. Even in death Hank’s

influence continues with FOSA

receiving considerable contributions

in his memory. The Rives Site was

the last FOSA “dig” Hank assisted

with three years ago, helping us

mitigate archaeological resources

threatened by a proposed

condominium project in Westbrook,

his hometown.

Henri Coppes at Rives Site, Westbrook, CT,

2013. Photo courtesy of FOSA

Dr. “Hank” Coppes was a truly

caring and kind man. All FOSA

members having the pleasure of

working with him will miss him

dearly. He was a true “amateur”

archaeologist, referring the word to

its Latin meaning as a person who

“loves doing something.” He loved

being in the field, taking part in

discoveries and we loved having

Hank as a part of the FOSA family.

To be acquainted with Hank on a

personal level, made it easy to understand how he would have been

a most compassionate and respected

doctor. He was a great supporter of

our work and his death is a loss for

the entire FOSA community. Our

heavy hearts go out to his family and

to George, his “dig partner.”

Nick Bellantoni

Emeritus State Archaeologist

Editor’s Note: Dr. Coppes was also a member of ASC from 2003 through

2016.

DR. DENA F. DINCAUZE (1934-2016)

Dr. Dincauze passed away on August 14, 2016 from complications

following a long illness at the Center

for Extended Care in Amherst, MA.

Born in Boston, MA on March 26,

1934, Dr. Dincauze was the

distinguished daughter of the late

Archibald H., a long time public

official, and the late Dora Ferran, a

pioneer of female small business

owners, both formerly of Concord,

MA, where Dr. Dincauze was

educated in her formative years. A specialist in the archeological

prehistory of northeastern North

America, Dr. Dincauze led a

prestigious academic career, which

began at Barnard College, where she

received her B.A. magna cum laude

in 1956, a Diploma in Prehistoric

Archaeology with distinction from

Cambridge University, England, in

1957, and a Ph.D. from Harvard

University in 1967. At Harvard’s Peabody Museum, she was Research

Fellow in New England

Archaeology, and later Assistant

Curator of North American

Archaeology. She taught

anthropology for one year at State

University College at Buffalo, New

York, before joining the faculty at

the University of Massachusetts at

Amherst in 1973, where she was

promoted to full professor in 1985,

and remained at the university until

she retired in 2001. Dr. Dincauze

served as a Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University, where she

was also a Fulbright Scholar; a Thaw

Fellow for the Peabody Museum at

Harvard University, and a recipient

of research grants from the NSF, the

National Park Service, the New

Hampshire Charitable Fund, and the

Massachusetts Historical

Commission. She was the author of

more than 50 publications, and was

on the editorial staff of several

professional journals. A past president of the society of American

Archaeology and the Society of

Professional Archaeologists, Dr.

Dincauze was a member of many

professional groups, which included

the American Society for

Conservation Archaeology, the

Archaeological Institute of America,

the American Anthropological

Association, the Massachusetts

Archaeological Society, and the Canadian Archaeological

Association, and was a Fellow of the

American Association for the

Advancement of Science.

Published in the Concord Journal

from Aug. 24 to Sept. 1, 2016

Editor’s Note: Dr. Dincauze

collaborated with many Connecticut

archaeologists over the years, was a

longtime ASC member, wrote two articles for the ASC Bulletin and

attended and presented at numerous

ASC meetings.

ASC Spring Meeting Notes

The Spring Meeting was held April

9, 2016 at the Kellogg

Environmental Center in Derby.

Wesley Willoughby, Nick

Bellantoni (pinch hitting for Cece

Saunders and Faline Schneiderman),

Mike Raber and Bob Stewart

delivered excellent talks on the

theme of Industrial Archaeology to a

crowd of about 40 (see ASC News

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Stuart Reeve, Kathleen Von Jena and

Nick Bellantoni

#241 for abstracts. Nick then presented the Russell Memorial

Award to Kathleen Von Jena and

Stuart Reeve. After lunch, we were

treated to a tour of 18th and 19th

century marble quarries and lime

kilns by local historian Peter Rzasa.

NEWS FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

FOSA NEWS

Greetings ASC Friends,

It has been a busy field season for

FOSA volunteers in Windsor,

Glastonbury, and beyond. We were

most excited to assist Dr. Brian

Jones on the Hollister Site and Zac

Singer on the Templeton Site this

summer. Stay tuned for forthcoming

details and analysis on those sites. As the field season winds down we

look forward to laboratory work at

UConn. If you would like to learn

more about how to get involved

please e-mail me at fosa-

ct@archaeologist.com.

I look forward to seeing you at the CT Archaeology Fair/ASC Fall

Meeting on October 15th at UConn.

Please contact me if you know of an

organization who would be

interested in exhibiting.

Mandy Ranslow

President-FOSA

Here are some events around the

state that we would like to publicize:

Events: (Also see Calendar at the end of the

newsletter for meetings and

conferences)

Sept. 27, 2016, 7 pm,

Salem Historical Society

Salem Green, Rte. 85 "New England Vampire Folk

Belief", No fee

October 1-2, 2016, Hammonassett

Festival, Guilford Fairgrounds, 111

Lovers Lane, Guilford, CT

October 9, 2016, 9-11:30am,

Archaeology Field Workshop –

Learning the Basics, hosted by the

CT State Museum of Natural

History, UConn, Storrs, CT

ASC Members touring Derby

marble quarries

October 15, 2016, 10am-4pm, CT

Archaeology Fair/ASC Fall

Meeting, Wilbur Cross Library,

UConn, Storrs, CT

Oct. 17, 2016, 7 pm

"New England Vampire Folk

Belief" Pomfret Library

11 Town House Drive

No fee

October 21, 2016, 1pm, Walktober:

Canterbury’s Historic Captain John

Clark Property, Canterbury

Historical Society

October 27, 2016, 4-6pm, “Ice Age

Archaeology of North America:

Historical and Current Perspectives

on the First Americans” presented

by Dr. J. David Kilby at Sacred

Heart University

October 28, 2016, 7-9pm, “Ice Age

Time Capsules: Clovis Caches and

Pleistocene Adaptations in the

Northern Hemisphere” presented by

Dr. J. David Kilby at Sacred Heart

University

October 29, 2016, Native American

and Archaeologists Roundtable,

Institute for American Indian

Studies, Washington, CT

November 5, 2016, Association for

the Study of Connecticut History

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Fall Meeting, Southern Connecticut

State University, New Haven, CT

December 10, 2016, 3pm,

“Connecticut’s Early European

Settlers – Year 2 Excavations” presented by Dr. Brian Jones at

UConn, Storrs, Biology/Physics

Building, room 130

December 17, 2016, CT State

Museum of Natural History

sponsored trip to the American

Museum of Natural History, New

York, NY

Archaeology Club of Norwalk

Community College

February 11 – Thurs. - 8:00 pm Culinary Arts Dining Room - West Campus October 13 - Thurs - 8:00 pm Culinary Arts Dining Room West Campus

The Battlefields of the Pequot War Dr. Kevin McBride

Archaeologist Kevin McBride will

join us for our October meeting to

share his expertise in the field of

Conflict Archaeology. He is Project

Director of the Battlefields of the

Pequot War Project, a

comprehensive study by the

Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center dedicated to the

identification and preservation of the

battlefields and historic sites

associated with the Pequot War.

Kevin McBride in the lab

The project, with the support of the

National Park Service American

Battlefield Program, is a

collaborative effort between the

museum, the Office of the

Connecticut State Archaeologist, the State Historian and many local

historical societies and museums. Prior to the 17th century conflict, the

Pequot tribe resided in an

approximately 250 acre area

between the Thames and

Pawcatuck Rivers of Southeastern

Connecticut. In the decades

before the war, their economic and

military power expanded as they

subjugated Connecticut River tribes, including the Mohegan, Podunk,

Poquonnock, Tunxis, and

Quinnipiac. They maintained a

relatively stable trading agreement

with the Dutch in New Netherland

Colony and together they continued

the control of the fur and wampum

trade. English expansion into the

region in the early 1630s shifted the

balance and continued

confrontations set the stage for the war.

The Pequot War was fought between

1636 and 1637 between the English

and Native allied forces against the

Pequot. Tribes under Pequot

subjugation allied with the English.

The most well-known battle, the

May 26, 1637 Battle of Mistick Fort,

was but one of several major

confrontations that took place in

present-day Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York. The

Pequot War was the first major

conflict between Native Americans

and the English in Northeastern

North America.

McBride and his team conducted

archaeological surveys of the Siege

and Battle of Saybrook, Fort,

Porter’s Rocks Site on the Mystic

River, the Battle of Mistick Fort as well as the six mile western

withdrawal route by English and

their Native American allies

following the Mistick Fort

destruction. Techniques included

remote sensing technologies such as

magnetometers, ground penetrating

radar and metal detectors, as well as

traditional archaeological

excavations. Battlefield related

artifacts found include musket balls

of varying diameters, iron musket

rests, gun parts, gunflint and Native

brass points. Their recovery and analysis is just part of the story of the

battlefield.

Reconstructing the dynamic pattern,

progress, and sequence of events

adds a temporal component to the

spatial distribution. In a broader

context, the study of these conflicts gives a greater understanding of the

military, political and social

institutions of the region in the 17th

century. Professor McBride states:

“Conflict Archaeology can offer a

unique perspective into the nature

and evolution of warfare in Native

American and Euro-American

societies in colonial contexts and

how these societies shaped warfare

and were in turn shaped by them.”

Kevin McBride is the Director of

Research at the Mashantucket

Pequot Museum and Research

Center and Associate Professor of

Anthropology at the University of

Connecticut. He is a specialist in

Colonial and Native American

Archaeology and History of the

Northeast. Dr. McBride has been

Project Director of the Battlefields of

the Pequot War Project since it began in 2007. The project won the

2012 Award of Merit from the

Connecticut League of History

Organizations. Join us October 13th

at 8:00.

Research News from the Field

Several weekend digs were held at

the Allen’s Meadows site over the

summer. We concentrated our efforts in the northwestern portion

of the site, where we excavated a

number of shovel test pits at five-

8

meter intervals. We found that 18

contiguous test pits contained quartz

lithic debitage as well as the bit end

of what appears to have been a quartz

endscraper. The excavations have

shown that the site extends north from the garden area. We will

continue working on the testing of

the site in this area for most of

September, after which we will

return to Gallows Hill for our 17th

season at the site. At Gallows Hill,

we will continue our expansion of

Block H. Here we have recovered

not only artifacts from the Late

Archaic period, but a probable

Middle Archaic point as well. As

always, the dig will be held on weekends starting in late September

and continuing to mid-November.

For further information and a dig

schedule, please contact Ernie

Wiegand at 857-7377 or

ewiegand@ncc.comment.edu.

Norwalk Library Exhibit Features Archaeology at NCC

Early this summer, club president

Neal Konstantin proposed that the

club design and install a series of

traveling exhibits that could be

installed at libraries and other community venues. The idea met

with enthusiastic response from the

board, and the Norwalk Public

Library was selected to be the site of

the initial exhibit. Neal, along with

Mark Bodian, Isabel Bullen, Petra

Dobbs, Linda Fallon and Ernie

Wiegand prepared the exhibit, which

was installed for the month of

August.

The exhibit featured information

about the role the Archaeology Club

and Archaeology as an Avocation

program have played in the study of

local prehistoric and historic sites.

Viewers were informed about

NCC’s archaeological contributions

through a display of photos and artifacts from several of the sites

excavated by students and club

members. The sites included the

Merit site, the Incerto House,

Sherwood Island, Gallows Hill,

Sheffield Island and Allen’s

Meadows.

The goal of the exhibit is to raise

awareness of local archaeology as a

subject, the NCC Archaeology

classes, the Archaeology Club and to attract potential new members to the

upcoming meetings. Plans include

installing the exhibit at the

Rowayton Library on Highland

Avenue, and other libraries in lower

Fairfield County.

Connecticut Archaeology Center

Connecticut State Museum of

Natural History & Connecticut

Archaeology Center, UConn For registration information

visit http://www.cac.uconn.edu/mnh

currentcalendar or call 860-486-

4460.

Hammonassett Festival

Saturday, October 1 and Sunday,

October 1, 10 am to 5 pm

Guilford, CT

Join the Museum and Archaeology

Center and the Friends of the Office

of State Archaeology (FOSA) at the

Hammonassett Festival and explore

Connecticut’s vibrant natural and

cultural history. The Festival

features authentic Native American

arts and crafts, music, dance and

food, live wildlife shows, museum

outreach programs, environmental

exhibits, and the ever-popular New

England Atlatl Championship. Multiple performances each day will

include award-winning recording

artist Arvel Bird as well as the

Native Nations Dance Troupe led by

Erin Meeches. Allan Saunders, a

member of the Mohegan Tribe, will

lead an opening blessing and

smudging ceremony each day at

10:30 am.

The 2016 Hammonassett Festival

will take place at the Guilford

Fairgrounds due to planned

construction at Hammonassett State

Park.

Archaeology Field Workshop–

Learning the Basics

Mandy Ranslow, Professional

Archaeologist, Friends of the

Office of State Archaeology

Sunday, October 9 am to 11:30

am – UConn

Advance registration required: $20

($15 for Members & Donors)

What happens at an archaeological

dig? Learn about the science, field

techniques, tools, and ethical aspects

of archaeology from professional

archaeologist Mandy Ranslow.

Participants will be part of a real archaeological field crew, doing

hands-on fieldwork at an ongoing

historic house excavation at UConn.

Findings at the site add important

information to our understanding of

Connecticut’s rich historic past.

Walktober: Canterbury’s

Historic Captain John Clark

Property

Dr. Nicholas Bellantoni, Emeritus

State Archaeologist, Ellen Wilson,

Canterbury Historical Society

Friday, October 21, 1 pm

Canterbury, CT

Advance registration required.

FREE for adults and children ages 10

and above.

The John Clark property in

Canterbury features a stunning white

historic mansion, stone walls, and idyllic landscape. After a brief

architectural discussion with Ellen

Wilson of the Canterbury Historical

Society, Emeritus State

Archaeologist Nick Bellantoni will

lead a walk to the Quinebaug River,

exploring the area’s geology,

history, and indigenous culture.

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Native American artifacts will be on

exhibit. This activity is part of the

Last Green Valley National Heritage

Corridor’s “Walktober.” The walk

is approximately one-mile to the river and back and is moderately

strenuous. The rain date is October

28, 1 pm. Space is limited. Please

register by calling Ellen Wilson at

860.546.9346 beginning September

15.

Connecticut’s Early European

Settlers–Year 2 Excavations

Dr. Brian Jones, State

Archaeologist, Museum of

Natural History, UConnSaturday, December 10th, 3 pm

Biology/Physics Building, Room

130, UConn

At ongoing archaeological digs the

past two summers, archaeologists

unearthed rich data about

Connecticut’s early colonial past.

Join Dr. Brian Jones, Connecticut’s

State Archaeologist who led these

excavations, and discover what these

recent archaeological explorations in

Windsor and Glastonbury tell us

about Connecticut’s earliest European settlers.

Connecting Connecticut Boy Scouts with Local History through Archaeology

In the summer of 2016, funded by a

faculty-student research grant and

under the direction of archaeologist

Dr. Kenneth Feder of Central

Connecticut State University

(CCSU) we conducted excavations

by Connecticut Boy Scouts at an

abandoned seventeenth-century mill

site located on the property of June Norcross Webster Scout Reservation

(JNWSR) in Ashford Connecticut.

The site includes several features

such as two center chimney house

foundations, an 18/19th cemetery, a

mill complex foundation, a well, a

dam and a barn foundation.

Throughout the summer under the

guidance of CCSU undergraduate

Joe Kierwiak and JNWSR camp

staff members the scouts learned

about archaeology through the merit

badge program and conducted a

small scale excavation at the site.

Retired state archaeologist Nick

Bellantoni visited the site. The

scouts had a great opportunity to

learn about the history of the mill

site, the camp itself and the area,

which was the homestead property

of Lt. Col. Thomas Knowlton. The

scouts moved from being astonished by what they thought was a “pile” of

rocks in the woods, to excavating

and understanding the archaeology

of that “pile”. This public and

academic work is helping a new

generation see history in a seemingly

natural landscape.

Some finds from the excavation

include pre-industrial nails, a horse

shoe, fragments of a twentieth

century drain pipe casing, glass

fragments, bricks, and a twentieth century drain pipe. One scout said “I

want to be an archaeologist one

day”. The goal of the grant-funded

work is to uncover what an

abandoned 17th century mill site

tells us about Connecticut’s

industrial revolution. Archival

research is still being conducted and

discussion about continuing the

excavation work in 2017 are in the

works.

Joe Kierwiak

B.A- Anthropology CCSU ‘16

Hartford Society Contact:

Prof. Martha Risser

martha.risser@trincoll.edu

The Hartford Society of AIA will

host the following lectures:

Monday, September 19, 2016 5:00pm – Lecture – Rittenberg Lounge, Mather Hall 6:00pm –

Reception – Alumni Lounge,

Mather Hall William Keegan,

Florida Museum of Natural History

“Columbus and Cannibals in the

Land of Cotton”

Monday, October 3, 2016, 5pm–

McCook Auditorium Ruth Van

Dyke, Binghamton University -

SUNY “At the Still Point of the Turning World: Landscape and

Ideology in Chaco Canyon, New

Mexico”

Monday, February 13, 2016, 5pm–

McCook Auditorium Neil Price,

University of Uppsala “Women

with weapons? In search of the

female Viking”

Podcasts of Interest A podcast at the following link

features ASC’s own Ken Feder . . .

www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com The Archaeology Podcast Network

includes a series called Archy

Fantasies, and a number of these are

co-hosted by Ken Feder. For an

interesting example, you can go to

the site’s Previous Episodes Calendar and find Episode 45

recorded July 11, 2016, in which

Ken helps interview Nigel

Hetherington from Past Preservers.

American Institute of Archaeology

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There are many other episodes of

interest at this site as well.

Thanks to Rob Wallace for this tip,

who recently retired from the ASC

Board but is still staying tuned in to all things archaeology

State Historian Podcast on Hollister Site in Glastonbury

Grating the Nutmeg, a podcast by

Walt Woodward, State Historian,

recently featured Brian Jones'

Hollister Site excavation.

Podcast: http://gratingthenutmeg.libsyn.com/podcast/13-discovery-connecticuts-most-important-archaeological-find-yet1

Site Photos: http://ctexplored.org/photos-from-the-1659-john-hollister-homesite-in-wethersfield/

New ASC Website! Visit us at

www.CTarchaeologyASC.org

Autumn 2016 Calendar of Events

Step Back in Time: Native

American Heritage Walk Saturday, September 24 1 p.m.

Lucianne Lavin, Ph.D., Director Research & Collections leads a walk along the IAIS museum’s trails and ends

at our replicated 16th century Algonkian village. Glimpse into the history and culture of the local Pootatuck tribal

peoples, learn about their medicinal plants, and hear of their community life and spirituality. Wear sturdy footwear.

(1.5 hours, < 1 mile) Free! To register: Call (860) 868-0518

Artifact Identification Day Sunday, September 25 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Join the conversation as Director of Research & Collections, Lucianne Lavin, Ph.D., identifies and provides

interesting commentary about your local stone objects and Native American cultural items. While we can't appraise or speculate about the value of an object, we can certainly talk about who, what, when, where and how

of your mystery items! Included in regular museum admission of: $8 Adults; $6 Seniors; $5 Children; IAIS Members Free

Roots and Nuts: Edibles Walk Sunday, October 2, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Join us as we walk through the fields and forests of the IAIS exploring some common, edible roots and

nuts of Connecticut. Andy Dobos of Three Red Trees School of Natural Living will lead us and share

how to identify edible plants by shape, texture, and scent. Limited space; please call for reservations. Fee: $15; $12 IAIS Members

Friction Fire Workshop Saturday, November 12, 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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Create fire using only what nature provides, the way Native American people did for generations.

Andrew Dobos and Deneen Bernier of Three Red Trees School of Natural Living will guide you

through the process of making fire by friction using the bow and drill method. Each participant will

leave with their own set of fire making tools. This is a physical skill; kneeling, bending and safe use of

a knife are required Space is limited, preregistration required. Fee: $20; $15 IAIS Members

Veteran’s Day Celebration Sunday, November 13, 12 p.m.

Each year IAIS honors a local Native American who has served in the United States Military. Join us in

honoring and remembering all veterans, Native and non-Native, who have served our country with

courage and pride. Throughout history, Native Americans have served their country with the highest

record of service per capita when compared to the general American population and to any other ethnic

group. Following a traditional ceremony in our outdoor village, participants and visitors are invited to a

light lunch. Donations welcome.

Artifact Identification Day December 11, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Join the conversation as Director of Research & Collections, Lucianne Lavin, Ph.D., identifies and

provides interesting commentary about your local stone objects and Native American cultural items.

While we can't appraise or speculate about the value of an object, we can certainly talk about who,

what, when, where and how of your mystery items!

Included in regular museum admission of: $8 Adults; $6 Seniors; $5 Children; IAIS Members Free

Save the date!

11TH ANNUAL NATIVE AMERICAN-ARCHAEOLOGY ROUNDTABLE

“EARLY ENCOUNTERS: DUTCH-INDIGENOUS RELATIONS IN 17TH CENTURY

NORTHEASTERN NORTH AMERICA”

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2016 The Institute for American Indian Studies (IAIS) 38 Curtis Road Washington, Connecticut 06793 (860) 868-0518 www.iaismuseum.org

Please join us for another rousing Native American-Archaeology Round Table with outstanding

presentations and panel discussions by Northeastern professional researchers and Native American

leadership.

A little known fact is that Connecticut was once part of Dutch New Netherland, which originally extended

from Cape Cod to the Delaware River. This was also news to its Native American residents who had been

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calling these lands “home” for thousands of years prior to European settlement of the area. This year’s

round table will explore the varied early relationships between these indigenous nations and their European

counterparts, as mutual sovereignties and as individuals.

Scheduled speakers and panelists include Paul Gorgen (Kanatsiohareke Mohawk Community); Bonney

Hartley (Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican Tribal Historic Preservation Office); Dr. Marshall Becker (West

Chester University of Pennsylvania); Dr. Anne-Marie Cantwell (Rutgers University); Dr. Diana diZerega

Wall (The City College of New York/The CUNY Graduate Center); Dr. Charles Gehring (New Netherland

Research Center); Richard Manack (New Netherland Nauticals); and Dr. Kevin McBride (Mashantucket

Pequot Museum & Research Center). Organizer & Moderator: Dr. Lucianne Lavin (IAIS).

FREE ($5 suggested donation) and open to the public! Refreshments to be served.

Directions: Danbury, CT and NY from the West. Take I-84 East to Exit 15. Turn left towards Roxbury on Route 67. At 4th

light Route 67 turns left. Follow Route 67 through Roxbury to Route 199. Turn right on to Route 199. Go 3 miles and turn left

on to Curtis Road. Albany and northern NY. Take I-90 East toward Boston to Exit B2 toward NY-295. Merge onto the Taconic

State Parkway. Take exit to NY-203. Keep right and turn right onto NY-203. Turn right onto NY-22. Take slight left onto

NY-71, which becomes MA-71.Turn left onto MA-41/MA-23S. Turn right onto US 7. Follow south and take left onto CT-45.

Take left onto CT-202, then a right on CT-47. Take right on CT-199 and follow 1.4 miles to Curtis Road on your right. From

Hartford, Waterbury and CT from the East. Take I-84 West to Exit 15. Turn right towards Roxbury on Route 67. At 3rd light

Route 67 turns left. Follow Route 67 thru Roxbury to Route 199. Turn right on to Route 199. Go 3 miles and turn left on to Curtis Road. From Western CT Take Route 7 to New Milford and Route 67. Take Route 67 towards Roxbury. Turn left on to Route

199. Go 3 miles and turn left on to Curtis Road. For further information and additional directions, please call our museum at the

above tel. number, or email round table organizer and moderator Dr. Lucianne Lavin at llavin@iaismuseum.org.

Announcing a new educational web site

Digging Into the Past: Exploring Connecticut’s Deep History through Archaeological Sites

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This new site was developed by the Institute of American Indian Studies and others funded by a grant from the Department of

Economic and Community Development. The heart of the new site is detailed information on a sample of the most significant

archaeological sites which have been excavated to date, ranging in date from the Paleo-Indian era to the early nineteenth

century:

Binette Rock Shelter

Hicock-Benson-Palmer (HBP) Site

Morgan Site

Dibble Creek 1

Kirby Brook

Fort Shantok

Templeton

Venture Smith

Woodruff Cave

Explore this exciting new site at diggingintothepast.org

SHPO/CRM REPORTS We are pleased to once again report to you the following sample of Cultural Resource Management (CRM) activity in

Connecticut. This is a list of CRM reports transferred from State Historic Preservation Office to the public archive at UConn,

shared with us courtesy of Cathy Labadia, Staff Archaeologist, Historic Preservation and Museum Division, Department of

Economic & Community Development (also known as the Connecticut State Historic Preservation Office or “SHPO”. We

continue with this list of reports where we left off in ASC News Issue #241. Our thanks to Cathy for sharing with the ASC

membership this important measure of professional archaeological reporting within Connecticut. Cathy notes for those that don’t

know, UConn maintains an online search index at: http://chpc.lib.uconn.edu/

CRM Reports Transferred to UConn's Dodd Center

Rep # Authors Year Subject

1918 Raber 2014 Archaeological Reconnaissance for Replacement of Farmington Avenue Bridge Over Mattabesset River, Bridge No. 04474, State Project No. 07-185, Berlin

1919 Banks 2014 Archaeological Assessment and Reconnaissance Surveys of the Proposed Nutmeg Village Development, South Windsor

1920 Walwer & Walwer 2014 Phase I Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey of the Pearl Lake Road Sidewalk Improvements (State Project No. 151-324), Waterbury

1921 Harper, Harper & Clouette

2014 Phase I Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey: Safety Improvements on Route 533 at Box Mountain Road, State Project No. 12-95, Bolton and Manchester

1922 Flaherty and Schneiderman

2014 Phase I Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey: Crystal Lake Road and State Route 12, State Project No. 58-327, Groton

1923 Walwer & Walwer 2014 Phase I Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey: East Campus Industrial Warehouse Facility, Stratford

1924 Walwer & Walwer 2014 Phase I Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey: Rolling Meadow Subdivision North Branford

1925 Brown & Flaherty 2014 Phase I Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey: TJX Homegoods Distribution Center Parking Expansion, 1415 Blue Hills Avenue, Bloomfield

1926 Berger Group 2014 Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey, Traffic Signal Upgrade State Project No. 171-356, Enfield

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1927 Holmes 2014 Report on Phase I Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey for the Trout Brook Trail Extension (Phase 5), West Hartford

1928 Walwer & Walwer 2014 Phase I Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey of the Proposed Trail Improvements at Goodwin College, East Hartford

1929 Horn, Brown & Schneiderman

2014 Phase I Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey Reconstruction of Avery Street from Gray Road to Beelzebub Road, State Project No. 132-131, South Windsor

1930 Berger Group 2014 Phase I Archaeological Assessment and Reconnaissance Survey, Pequonnock Trail - Section C, State Project No. 144-191, Trumbull

1931 Sportman & Clouette 2014 Phase I Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey, Airline and Hop River Trails Extension, State Project No. 163-194, Windham

1932 Lesniak 2014 Phase I Survey and Phase II Archaeological Site Evaluation, IGTS Brookfield Cathodic Protection Project, Vale Road Foundation Wall Site, Brookfield

1933 Biondich 2014 Phase I Archaeological Investigation, Reconstruction of Pepper Street, Monroe

1934 Sportman & Clouette 2014 Phase IA and IB Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey, Wolcott Park Footbridge Project, West Hartford

1935 Lesniak 2014 Phase I Archeological Survey, IGTS Pole Bridge Road Ground Bed Project, Newtown

1936 Sportman 2014 Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey 16" Transmission Water Main Replacement Phase I Project, Mansfield

1937 Biondich & Campetti 2012 Phase I Archaeological Investigation Public Safety Academy, Enfield

1938 Franz 2011 Phase I Cultural Resources Survey Sergeant George D. Libby US Army Reserve Center, New Haven

1939 Holmes 2011 Report Memorandum on Phase I Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey for Geothermal Well Installation at 53 Crescent Avenue, East Lyme

1940 Holmes 2011 Report on Phase 1B Archaeological Assessment Survey for Proposed Senior Assisted Living and Memory Care Facility, 162 Greenmanville Avenue, Stonington

1941 Schneiderman-Fox 2011 Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey Long Ridge Road Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing, Redding

1942 Heritage Consultants 2011 Phase I Cultural Resources Reconnaissance Survey of the 1990 Line Structure Replacement Project, Middlebury, Oxford, Waterbury and Watertown

1943 Harper 2011 Archaeological Investigations Phase I Rehabilitation: Basement/Crawl Space Footing Cady-Copp House, Putnam

1944 Schneiderman 2014 Phase IA Archaeological Assessment Veterans Cemetery Expansion, 317 Bow Lane and Phase IB Archaeological Field Reconnaissance Addendum, Middletown

1945 Labadia, et al. 2012 Phase I Cultural Resources Reconnaissance Survey of the Proposed Reconstruction of Route 34 (Main Street), ConnDOT #36-184, Derby

1946 AECOM 2011 Phase I Archaeological Assessment and Reconnaissance Level Survey Realignment of State Route 740, Branford and North Branford

1947 Wiegand and Brown 2011 Stage 1 Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey Tyler Smith Residence Geothermal Heating System, 135 Calhoun Street, Washington

1948 Walwer & Walwer 2011 Phase I Archaeological Reconnaissance and Phase II Intensive Archaeological Survey of 589 Boston Post Road (Guilford Savings Bank Property), Madison

1949 Cardno 2014 Federal Bureau of Prisons Proposed Federal Prison Camp at FCI Danbury Phase I Intensive Archaeological Survey and Architectural Assessment, Danbury

1950 Scofield & Willoughby 2014 Phase I Archaeological Assessment and Reconnaissance Survey and National/State Register Eligibility Recommendation for the

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Replacement of Bridge No. 02219 on Route 25, State Project No. 84-100, Monroe

1951 Clouette, et al. 2014 Report on Archaeological Monitoring: Mansfield Hollow Hydro Power Project, Mansfield

1952 Singer & Ranslow 2015 Report on 2014 Excavations at the Farwell House Site, University of Connecticut, Mansfield

1953 Sgarlata 2015 Report for Excavations of the Warner Site by WCSU Field School During 2014, Woodbridge

1954 Brown 2015 Phase I Archaeological Resources Survey Farmington Canal Heritage Greenway, Farmington

1955 Sportman 2014 Phase IB Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey of a Proposed Multi-Use Trail, Windsor

1956 American Cultural Specialists

2014 Phase I Professional Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey and Phase II Intensive Archaeological Survey of the Town of Guilford State Project - Reclamation and Operational and Drainage Improvements of Long Hill Road, Guilford

1957 Harper 2011 Phase I Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey: Utility Trench and HVAC Installation Governor Samuel Huntington Homestead, Scotland

1958 Raber & Carini 2015 Archaeological Investigations for Quinebaug River Technology Park Access Bridge and Approach, Putnam

1959 Walwer & Walwer 2015 Phase IB Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey of the Proposed Improvements at Buttrick Trail, Torrington

1960 Jones, Clouette & Harper

2015 Phase IB Cultural Resources Survey and Historical Rail Feature Documentation of Bloomfield Greenway Multi-use Trail, Bloomfield

1961 Louis-Berger group 2015 Phase I Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey Replacement of Bridge No. 04071, Stamford

1962 Louis-Berger Group 2015 Phase I Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey and Phase II Intensive Survey and Site Documentation, Proposed Relocation of Edmond Road and Improvements to Route 6, Newtown

1963 Wiegand 2015 Phase I Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey Norwalk Seaport Association Shed Site Stewart McKinney National Wildlife Refuge, Norwalk

1964 Archaeological & Historical Services

2015 Phase I Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey Norwalk Seaport Association Shed Site Stewart McKinney National Wildlife Refuge, Bethel

1965 Holmes 2015 Report on Phase I Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey for Eastpointe at Saybrook Junction, Old Saybrook

1966 Holmes 2015 Report on Phase I Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey for Proposed Hamlet on East Street South, Suffield

1967 Holmes 2014 Report on Phase I Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey for the Salem Multi-Use Path over Harris Brook NLJ#08700-0009, Salem

1968 Archaeological Consulting Services

2015 Phase I Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey Powder Forest Parcels 5 and 6, Simsbury

1969 Archaeological & Historical Services

2015 Memorandum Report Archaeological Monitoring Colt Gateway Courtyard Soil Remediation, Hartford

1970 Historical Perspectives 2011 Phase I Archaeological Investigation Millerton Road/US Route 44 ant CT Route 41 (West Extension) Lakeville, Salisbury

1971 The RBA Group 2015 State Project No. 151-321 Waterbury Naugatuck River Greenway Phase I, Platts Mills to Eagle Street. Archaeological Reconnaissance and Intensive Survey at Proposed Passive Use Park Site, Platts Mill Road and South Main Street, Waterbury

1972 The RBA Group 2014 Archaeological Assessment Naugatuck River Greenway Project South Main Street and Platts Mills Road, Waterbury

1973 Archaeological Consulting Services

2015 Phase Ib Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey of the Proposed Trail Improvement at Scantic River State Park, East Windsor

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CALENDAR

To help members plan their calendars, we post the dates of

meetings of interest in Connecticut

and neighboring states. Please

contact the editor with any meetings

you are aware of which you feel

would be of interest to the

membership.

October 7-9, 2016, Council for

Northeast Historical Archaeology

Conference, Ottawa, Ontario

October 8, 2016 Archaeological

Society of New Jersey Meeting,

Flemington, NJ

October 15, 2016, 10am-4pm, CT

Archaeology Fair/ASC Fall

Meeting, Wilbur Cross Library,

UConn, Storrs, CT

October 29, 2016, Massachusetts

Archaeological Society Annual Meeting, Middleborough, MA

November 4-6, 2016, Eastern

States Archaeological Federation

(ESAF) 83rd Annual Meeting,

Langhorne, PA

January 4-8, 2017, Society for

Historical Archaeology Conference,

Fort Worth, TX

March 16-18, 2017, Middle

Atlantic Archaeological

Conference, Virginia Beach, VA

March 29-April 2, 2017, Society

for American Archaeology (SAA),

Vancouver, British Columbia

ASC OFFICERS Nick Bellantoni - President

Connecticut Archaeology Center

2019 Hillside Ave, U-1023

University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT 06269-1023

Cell: 860-983-0930

E-Mail: nicholas.bellantoni@uconn.edu

Dan Cruson – Vice President 174 Hanover Road

Newtown, CT 06470

Home: 203-426-6021 E-Mail: dcruson@charter.net

Robyn Swan Filippone – Secretary

985 Bronson Rd. Fairfield, CT 06824

Work: 203-259-0346

Cell: 203-673-9614

E-Mail: rlsf99@optonline.net

Cosimo Sgarlata - Treasurer &

Membership

1 Roscoe St.

Norwalk, CT 06851

Home: 203-847-5882

Cell: 203-505-1602 E-Mail: csgarlata@gmail.com

Lucianne Lavin - Bulletin Editor Institute for American Indian Studies

PO Box 1260, 38 Curtis Road

Washington, CT 06793 Work: 860-868-0518 E-Mail: llavin@iaismuseum.org

Ernie Wiegand II - E.S.A.F. Rep.

152 Silver Spring Road

Wilton, CT 06897 Home: 203-762-1972

Work: 203-857-7377 E-Mail:EWiegand@ncc.commnet.edu

Brian Jones – State Archaeologist

Office of State Archaeology

2019 Hillside Ave, U-1023 University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT 06269-1023

Work: 860-486-5248

E-Mail: brian.jones@uconn.edu

Dawn Brown – Director at Large

1714 Capitol Ave.

Bridgeport, CT 06604

Home: 203-335-8745

E-Mail: dawnbrown1825@gmail.com

Sarah Sportman - Director at Large

AHS Inc./PAST Inc.

569 Middle Turnpike

Storrs, CT 06268

Home: 860-617-6884

Work: 860-429-2142 E-Mail: ssportman@ahs-inc.biz

Mandy Ranslow – FOSA ex officio

c/o FOSA, P.O. Box 380845

East Hartford, CT 06138

E-Mail: mmr03@yahoo.com

Ken Feder – Director at Large

Dept. of Anthropology

Central Conn. State University

New Britain, CT 06050

Work: 860-832-2615

E-Mail: feder@ccsu.edu

Lee West - Newsletter Editor

366 Main Street

Wethersfield, CT 06109

Home: 860-721-1185

E-Mail: lfwest@sbcglobal.net

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ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF CONNECTICUT

FALL MEETING

South Reading Room, Wilbur Cross Building

UConn, Storrs, CT

Saturday, October 15, 2016

Once again, the ASC Fall Meeting will be held in conjunction with the Connecticut Archaeology Fair.

UConn’s Department of Anthropology, the Connecticut Office of State Archaeology and

Connecticut State Museum of Natural History and Connecticut Archaeology Center

Host the

2016 Connecticut Archaeology Fair Saturday, October 15, 10 am to 4 pm

South Reading Room, Wilbur Cross Building, UConn, Storrs Free with a suggested $5 donation for ages 18 and over.

Celebrate Archaeology Month and learn about the many UConn archaeological investigations going on

around the state and internationally. Local archaeological societies, historical societies, and universities

will have displays highlighting past and current excavations and research with opportunities to see and

touch real artifacts! Lectures and kid-friendly activities will take place throughout the day. Have

questions about archaeology? There will be archaeologists on hand to provide answers. Whether you

have a passing interest in archaeology or you want to find out how to become more involved, there will be

something for everyone.

www.cac.uconn.edu/mnhcurrentcalendar — (860) 486-4460

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Speakers:

11:00 Presenter: Zach Singer, Co-authors: Peter Leach, Heather Rockwell, Tiziana Matarazzo,

Krista Dotzel, and Roger Moeller

Revisiting Templeton (6LF21): New Investigations of Connecticut’s Formative Paleoindian

Site.

The Paleoindian occupation at Templeton is reconsidered based on research conducted since the

site’s initial study by Dr. Roger Moeller in the late 1970s. This paper describes the 2016

excavations at the site and the reanalysis of the Paleoindian materials recovered by Moeller.

Recent ground penetrating radar surveys of the landform, lithic microwear analyses, petrographic

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toolstone sourcing, micromorphological sediment analyses, and analyses of phytoliths recovered

from sediments will also be reported.

Zachary Singer is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of

Connecticut and a research associate for the Institute for American Indian Studies. Zac’s

dissertation research focuses on the Paleoindian Occupations of southern New England.

12:00 UConn Graduate Students Summarize Summer Archaeological Research

1:00 Presenter: Brian Jones

Excavations of the Hollister Site, South Glastonbury, CT

Connecticut state archaeologist Brian Jones will present investigations of the John Hollister site in

South Glastonbury, a 17th century fortified farm complex. The goals for the summer of 2016 were

to explore the site’s four cellar features discovered during a GPR survey and establish their

chronology. Archaeologists, graduate students, and volunteers worked together to uncover one of

the richest early colonial sites ever found in Connecticut.

Brian Jones became Connecticut’s State Archaeologist in July 2014. Brian has worked as an

archaeologist since 1992 for AHS/PAST Inc., The Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research

Center, and Archaeological Services at UMass Amherst. He received his Ph.D. in Anthropology

at UConn in 1998. Brian has a broad background in New England archaeology that spans the

Paleoindian period through the industrial era.

2:00 Presenter: Cosimo Sgarlata

Excavations in Woodbridge, CT

Cos Sgarlata will talk about research performed with Western Connecticut State University

(WCSU) students in Woodbridge Connecticut, this summer. This includes a rockshelter, and two

open air sites dating from the Late Middle Archaic, the Later Archaic and the Terminal Archaic

periods. This information will be synthesized with previous research and examination of

collections by local amateurs, in order to form an interpretation of cultural change and variation in

a small inland river valley in South-Central Connecticut.

Cosimo Sgarlata is the current treasurer of the Archaeological Society of Connecticut. He is

currently a professor at Western Connecticut State University, he obtained his is MA from Hunter

College of the City University of New York (CUNY) and his PhD from the Graduate Center

(CUNY). He has headed field schools during the summer and performed research in Woodbridge,

CT and New Haven County where he performed his PhD research. He specializes in lithic

analysis, Geographical Information Systems (GIS), and the archaeological Northeastern United

States.

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Directions to the ASC Fall Meeting

University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT

Wilbur Cross Building

233 Glenbrook Road

#4239

Lat: 41.809283

Long: 72.251639

1. Take I-84 to exit 68,

Rte. 195

2. Take Rte. 195 south 7

miles to Rte. 430 - North

Eagleville Rd, at

Congregational Church

3. In 400 ft. take left just

before pond on to

Glenbrook Rd.

4. The Wilbur Cross

Building is on the left

with the gold-domed

cupola

Parking: There are small

open lots along

Glenbrook Road – some

can be used on weekends

– check individual signs.

Otherwise, take

Glenbrook Road to the

end and turn right for

North Garage, or left for

South Garage