Professor Bey and alumnus Ben Witt swap stories. |
A group of five Millsaps students ventured
to the cold, desolate North (okay, not so cold or desolate)
in mid-April to attend the 68th annual meeting of the Society
for American Archaeology, one of the largest conventions of
professional archaeologists in the world. |
| At the convention, the students attended various symposia
on topics ranging from the symbolic layouts of Maya city-states
to technical Geographic Information Systems lectures to debates
about archaeologists' relationships to Native Americans. |
Professor Galaty and friend, Dr. T. Douglas
Price of UW-Madison. |
Senior anthropology majors Hannah Page
and Caroline Ficara check out the local fashion scene. |
Despite the ominous appearance of snow on the ground at the
airport, the group was happy to find that local temperatures
were well into the comfortable range -- for most members. ;) |
| This year's Millsaps Night led the group to Milwaukee's famous
Safe
House... *ahem*, that is, International Exports,
Ltd., where ritual feasting followed a brief entrance interrogation. |
"OK guys, show me your scary faces." |
Senior anthropology majors Hannah Page
and Tim Parsons make (crooked) use of a photo op. |
Sophomore anthropology major Doc Billingsley presented a paper
co-written with Dr. Mike Galaty
at a symposium for the archaeology of the Carpathian Basin.
The paper was entitled "Site Soil Chemistry at Vészto-Bikeri,
Békés County, Hungary" and is available on-line
along with his Powerpoint presentation. |
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Hannah's having a blast! |
Jonathan Haws of Blue Ridge fame visits
with some of his former fieldmates. |
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"I arrived in Milwaukee after a short detour to watch
the Cubs play at Wrigley. The meeting, albeit seemingly small
in numbers, did not disappoint. Doc Billingsley delivered
a paper we had co-authored, on soil phosphate analysis at
the Vésztö 20 site in Hungary. And, we hosted
a book party for my colleague, Bill Parkinson (Florida State
U.), whose edited volume The Archaeology of Tribal Societies
(in which I have a paper on Albanian tribal systems) was just
published. Overall, it was nice to be back in my homeland,
Wisconsin."
--Professor Mike Galaty
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After an exhausting day of symposia and an enormous
Middle Eastern feast, sophomore anthropology major Doc Billingsley
appreciates the coziness of his hotel room. |
