Explore Philadelphia's Hidden Past 2009: An Archaeology Month Celebration!
Decoration on a French smoking pipe bowl excavated from Independence National Historical Park
Presented by
Philadelphia Archaeological Forum and
Independence National Historical Park
Illustrated Talks by Archaeologists... Archaeology Video... Exhibit Tables... Archeology Laboratory Open House... Teacher Resources...
Free and open to the public.
No advance tickets or reservations required.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Independence Living History Center Archaeology Laboratory in Independence National Historical Park, Third Street between Chestnut and Walnut Streets
For More Information, go to: WWW.PHILLYARCHAEOLOGY.ORG
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Tentative Schedule (as of September 29, 2009)
| Morning Session: | |
|---|---|
| 10:00 | Welcome (Jed Levin) |
| 10:10 | Archaeology Around Philadelphia — The Year in Review (Doug Mooney) |
| 10:30 | German Immigrant Potters in Colonial Philadelphia: the Hillegas Redware Pottery, 1735-1742 (George Cress) |
| 10:50 | Re-Rediscovering the Prehistory of the Upper Perkiomen Valley (Edward Felix, Wes Stigliano, Tam Wolff with Louis Farrell) |
| 11:10 | "On the Streets of Philadelphia: A Ceramic Analysis of a Privy from the National Constitution Center Site (Katelyn Coughlan) |
| 11:30 | Archeology In Independence Park — The Year in Review (Jed Levin) |
| 11:50 | ******* Lunch/Lobby Displays/Lab Open House ******* |
| Afternoon Session: | |
| 1:30 | Welcome (Doug Mooney) |
| 1:40 | Exploring Northeastern Philadelphia’s Buried Past: Archaeological investigations along I-95 through the Kensington, Fishtown, and Port Richmond Neighborhoods (Jennifer Rankin) |
| 2:00 | Moving Reverend Gloucester: A Story of Presbyterians and Archaeologists Cooperating to Honor a Forgotten African American Community Leader (Doug Mooney) |
| 2:20 | Update on archaeological work at Timbuktoo (Dave Orr) |
| 2:40 | Reviving the Revolution: Towards a Better Stewardship of the Past (Carin Bloom) |
| 3:00 | Archaeology at Washington’s Headquarters at Valley Forge (Joe Blondino) |
| 3:20 | Those Poor Pots: A Look at the Ceramics From The Philadelphia City Almshouse Privy Excavation (Mara Kaktins) |
| 3:40 | ******* Lobby Displays/Lab Open House ******* |
| 4:30 | Event Ends |
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