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Archaeological Conference

November 12-15, 2008

Anthropology students traveled to North Carolina to attend the 65th annual meeting of the Southeastern Archaeological Conference (SEAC) with Assistant Professor of Anthropology Bill Schindler.

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Robyn Levitan '08 volunteering at the Society of Primitive Technology's table at the Southeastern Archaeological Conference.
Robyn Levitan '08 volunteering at the Society of Primitive Technology's table at the Southeastern Archaeological Conference.
Maggie Kobik '11 holding a fossil of real woolly mammoth's tooth.
Maggie Kobik '11 holding a fossil of real woolly mammoth's tooth.
Hester Sachse '08 and Robyn Levitan '08 excited to look at primitive technologist Doug Meyer's fossil collection.
Hester Sachse '08 and Robyn Levitan '08 excited to look at primitive technologist Doug Meyer's fossil collection.
Dr. Schindler playing a replicated prehistoric flute made out of rivercane.
Dr. Schindler playing a replicated prehistoric flute made out of rivercane.
Primitive technologist Robin McBride Scott explains how she replicates prehistoric mat weaving technology with the native rivercane plant.
Primitive technologist Robin McBride Scott explains how she replicates prehistoric mat weaving technology with the native rivercane plant.
Primitive technologist Robin McBride Scott explains how she replicates prehistoric mat weaving technology with the native rivercane plant.
Brittani VanderWiele '11 and Lisa Jones '10 attempting to split rivercane in preparation for weaving.
Brittani VanderWiele '11 and Lisa Jones '10 attempting to split rivercane in preparation for weaving.
Brittani VanderWiele '11 and Emma Collis '11 reconstructing Cherokee Indian blowguns with rivercane.
Brittani VanderWiele '11 and Emma Collis '11 reconstructing Cherokee Indian blowguns with rivercane.
Lisa Jones '10 testing her finished rivercane blowgun.
Lisa Jones '10 testing her finished rivercane blowgun.
Everyone equipped with their completed Cherokee-style rivercane blow guns!
Everyone equipped with their completed Cherokee-style rivercane blow guns!
Dr. Schindler demonstrating how to flintknap and make stone tools.
Dr. Schindler demonstrating how to flintknap and make stone tools.
Dr. Schindler demonstrating how to flintknap and make stone tools.
Hester Sachse '08 and Maggie Kobik '11 splitting rivercane in preparation for weaving. They brought some rivercane back to campus to continue practice.
Hester Sachse '08 and Maggie Kobik '11 splitting rivercane in preparation for weaving. They brought some rivercane back to campus to continue practice.
Katrina Skefos '11 and Robyn Levitan '08 learning how to make stone tools from Dr. Errett Callahan.
Katrina Skefos '11 and Robyn Levitan '08 learning how to make stone tools from Dr. Errett Callahan.

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