| Sale on Indiana
Archaeology Month Shirts
If you are interested in Indiana Archaeology Month t-shirts, the 2008
shirts are still available for purchase through May 31st. They are now
available for the very affordable price of only $ 5.00 each! Since it
is uncertain if Archaeology Month shirts will be produced this year, don’t
miss your chance to get one from last year, while they last. For those
who will be conducting archaeological field schools within the next few
months, why not consider these products as a great way to say thanks to
volunteers or dig participants? To see the shirts, go to http://www.in.gov/dnr/historic/4289.htm.
If you are interested in making a purchase, feel free to call 317/232-4200.
As always, the Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology appreciates
your continued support and interest in Indiana Archaeology Month.
Posted 20 April 2009
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New Archeology
Preservation Trust Fund in Indiana
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources and its Division of Historic
Preservation and Archaeology (DHPA) are pleased to announce the creation
of the Archeology Preservation Trust fund. Changes to Indiana Code (IC)
14-21-1 (http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title14/ar21/ch1.html)
last year authorized the creation of this fund. Section 34 provides that
the division may conduct a program with this fund to assist private homeowners
who have accidentally discovered an artifact, a burial object, or human
remains and who need assistance to comply with an approved plan to excavate
or secure the site from further disturbance. Under Section 34, the division
may receive gifts and grants as sources of monies for the fund. Members
of the public may now make contributions. To donate, checks or money orders
can be made out to the Archeology Preservation Trust Fund and sent to
the division at the following address:
Archeology Preservation Trust Fund
Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology
402 West Washington Street, Room W274
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2739
The DHPA will also be working on creating a brochure
regarding this fund and the opportunity for contributions, and if you
would like copies of the brochure in the future to help spread the word,
don't hesitate to contact Amy Johnson at 317/232-6982 or ajohnson@dnr.IN.gov.
Posted 4 April 2009
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Indiana Archaeology
The next volume of the periodic archaeology journal,
Indiana Archaeology, is currently being compiled by the Indiana
Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Historic Preservation
and Archaeology. The journal, edited by Indiana State Archaeologist Dr.
Rick Jones and Amy Johnson, Senior Archaeologist and Archaeology Outreach
Coordinator, continues a tradition of scholarly research, and important
contributions, in the science of archaeology. The topics are specific
to Indiana, but they also have importance in the broader context of midwestern
archaeology.
If you would like to be notified when the document (which
will be web-based) is available later this spring, feel free to email
Amy Johnson (ajohnson@dnr.IN.gov),
and let her know that you are interested in the journal.
Posted 7 March 2009
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Preserve America
Grant Award
The Indiana State Historic Preservation Office (the Division
of Historic Preservation and Archaeology [DHPA]) has been awarded a Preserve
America grant for $180,454 to create an inventory of Indiana’s prehistoric
mounds and earthworks. The project will be conducted in partnership with
archaeologists at several of the state’s universities and of other
affiliations. In addition to creating the inventory, this exciting project
will develop a narrative report of findings and recommendations, and establish
a webpage to educate the public. Look for additional details in the DHPA’s
next newsletter, Preserving
Indiana, and feel free to go to preserveamerica.gov
to learn more about the national Preserve America initiative.
Posted 17 February 2009
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2009/2010 Research
Grants
State Historical Society of Iowa (SHSI)
Call for Applications
The State Historical Society of Iowa (SHSI) announces
a grant program for the 2009/2010 academic year. SHSI will award up to
ten stipends of $1,000 each to support original research and interpretive
writing related to the history of Iowa or Iowa and the Midwest. Preference
will be given to applicants proposing to pursue previously neglected topics
or new approaches to or interpretations of previously treated topics.
SHSI invites applicants from a variety of backgrounds, including academic
and public historians, graduate students, and independent researchers
and writers. Applications will be judged on the basis of their potential
for producing work appropriate for publication in The Annals of Iowa.
Grant recipients will be expected to produce an annotated manuscript targeted
for The Annals of Iowa, SHSIs scholarly journal.
Applications for the 2009/2010 awards must be postmarked
by April 15, 2009. Download application guidelines from our Web
site or request guidelines or further information from:
Research Grants
State Historical Society of Iowa
402 Iowa Avenue
Iowa City IA 52240-1806
Phone: 319-335-3931
e-mail: marvin-bergman@uiowa.edu
Marvin Bergman, editor
THE ANNALS OF IOWA
402 Iowa Avenue
Iowa City IA 52240
ph. 319-335-3931
FAX 319-335-3935
For more information about the State Historical Society
of Iowa or to find out how you can support its mission of preserving,
conserving, promoting, and interpreting Iowa history, visit our Web site
at http://www.iowahistory.org
Posted 3 February 2009
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