ESRARA is one of the 60 member organizations of the International Federation of Rock Art Organizations (IFRAO). In 2018 ESRARA members Mark Wagner, Mary McCorvie and Kayleigh Sharp attended the 20th meeting of IFRAO in Valcamonica, Italy, where Mark and Kayeligh presented a paper entitled “The Utility of 3D Modeling in the Documentation and Preservation of Illinois Rock Art Sites”. The location of the congress, which was held in a spectacular setting in the foothills of the Alps in northern … [Read more...] about IFRAO 20th Congress at Valcamonica Italy, August 29-September 2018
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Illinois National Register of Historic Places Nominations
This last spring Mark Wagner and Eraina Nossa of the Center for Archaeological Investigations prepared National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) nominations for five prehistoric rock art sites located on state and federal land within Illinois. We are happy to report that all five have been accepted and are now listed on the NRHP. CAI staff are currently working on five additional rock art site nominations, three prehistoric and two historic. The prehistoric sites include the Trestle Hollow … [Read more...] about Illinois National Register of Historic Places Nominations
In Memoriam: Dr. Fred Coy
Dr. Fred Coy It is with great regret that we report the passing of the first president of ESRARA, Dr. Fred Coy, on January 10, 2014. Dr. Coy was not a professional archaeologist but rather an orthopedic surgeon with an abiding love of Native American rock art. This passion led him to seek out and document Native American rock art sites within his native state of Kentucky over a period of over 50 years. Fred, along with Tom Fuller, James Swauger, and Larry Meadows, synthesized the results of … [Read more...] about In Memoriam: Dr. Fred Coy
International Federation of Rock Art Research Organizations 2013 Meeting
The International Federation of Rock Art Research Organizations (IFRAO) meetings were held this year in Albuquerque, New Mexico, from May 26-May 31, 2013. ESRARA members who attended included Mark Wagner, Jan Simek, Carol Diaz-Granados, JIm Duncan, and George Sabo. All of the above people as well as Jerry Hilliard and Jannie Loubser gave presentations at a symposium entitled "Recent Rock Art Research in the Eastern United States" that was held on Tuesday morning, May 28. In the afternoon the … [Read more...] about International Federation of Rock Art Research Organizations 2013 Meeting
National Geographic Society Rock Art Grant
Mark Wagner of the Center for Archaeological Investigations (CAI) at Southern Illinois University Carbondale has been awarded an $8,150 National Geographic Society/Waitt Foundation grant for the portable X-ray fluorescent (PXRF) analysis of prehistoric and historic period rock art paintings in southern Illinois. Project participants include Dr. Jan Simek of the University of Tennessee Knoxville (UTK) and Mary McCorvie and Heather Carey of the USDA Forest Service. All four of the main … [Read more...] about National Geographic Society Rock Art Grant
Shawnee National Forest National Register Nominations
The Center for Archaeological Investigations (CAI) is preparing National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) nomination forms for five rock art sites located on the Shawnee National Forest in southern Illinois as part of an agreement between the USDA Forest Service and the CAI. The six sites for which forms are being prepared include the ca-A.D. 1700-1800 Buffalo Rock site (11Js49); three Mississippian period (A.D. 1000-1500) sites in the form of the Korando (11J334), Whetstone (11J17), and Bay … [Read more...] about Shawnee National Forest National Register Nominations