Prehistory in the Mid Atlantic Area

9:00 AM–4:00 PM

9:00 Registration Opens / Light Breakfast 9:30 Welcome and Introductions

Jim Evans, President, Friends of Fairfax County Archaeology and Cultural Resources (FOFA)

Dr. Elizabeth Crowell, Branch Manager, CRMPB, Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) 9:45 Geologic Mid Atlantic Prehistory: The Stage

Dr. Michael F. Johnson, Consulting Archaeologist

10:30 Coffee Break

10:45 Excavating Coastal Sites in Anne Arundel County, Maryland: A View from the Water's Edge
Stephanie T. Sperling, Archaeologist, Lost Towns Project Inc.

11:30 Terrible Tools and Terrifying Ticks: Research of the Sully Woodlands Archaeology Team (SWAT)
John M. Rutherford, Archaeologist, CRMPB, Fairfax County Park Authority

12:15-1:30 Lunch (on your own)

1:30 The Flint Run Complex in Retrospect: An Examination of the Thunderbird and Related Paleoindian Sites in the Shenandoah Valley
Dr. Kurt W. Carr, Senior Curator of Archaeology, Pennsylvania State Museum

2:15 A Slowly Unraveling Mystery: Colchester Archaeological Research Team (CART) Excavation at Historic Colchester
Sheila Koons, CART, CRMPB, Fairfax County Park Authority

3:00 Snack Break

3:15 Overview of Findings at Smith Mountain Lake Site
Dr. Joseph A.M. Gingerich, Post Doctoral Teaching Scholar, NC State University

4:00 Closing Remarks

Attendance Fee: FOFA Members, $5; Non-members, $20

Location: James Lee Community Center, Gym A, 2855 Annandale Rd, Falls Church, VA 22042

Please enter the building through the Main Entrance. ADA accessible; TTY 711.

Co-Sponsored by

FOFA & the Fairfax County Park Authority’ (Cultural Resources Management & Protection Branch)
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