The 2016 ESRARA meeting is scheduled to be held at Fall Creek Falls State Park in Spencer, Tennessee on May 26th-29th. Fall Creek Falls State Park is Tennessee’s largest state park, encompassing more than 26,000 acres across the eastern top of the Cumberland Plateau. The natural landscape is filled with cascades, gorges, waterfalls, streams and stands of virgin hardwood timber. Fall Creek Falls State Park is also home to one of the highest waterfalls in the eastern United States, Fall Creek … [Read more...] about ESRAC 2016 Conference
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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
ESRARA 2014 Conference
2014 ESRARA Conference The 2014 ESRARA meeting is scheduled to be held at Natural Bridge State Park in southeastern Kentucky in April 3-5, 2014. Surrounded by the Daniel Boone National Forest, Natural Bridge State Park is located in Powell and Wolfe Counties along the Middle Fork of the Red River, adjacent to the Red River Geologic Area. The 2,300 acre park contains a number of geological formations including a 65 ft high by 78 ft long sandstone arch after which the park is named. Facilities … [Read more...] about ESRARA 2014 Conference
ESRAC 2014 – Call for Papers
Call for Papers Eastern States Rock Art Research Conference April 4-6, 2014 The 2014 Eastern States Rock Art Research Conference will be held at Natural Bridge State Park in Slade, Kentucky. Those interested in presenting a paper should send a 300 word or less abstract to : Dr. Mark Wagner Center for Archaeological Investigations 3479 Faner Hall—Mail Code 4527 Southern Illinois University 1000 Faner Drive Carbondale, IL … [Read more...] about ESRAC 2014 – Call for Papers
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