ASV Events

2010 New River Chapter events......

February 2010:
Collective Efforts to Recognize the African-American Enslaved Community at Kentland Plantation, Montgomery Co. VA.
Tom Klatka, Archeologist, DHR-Roanoke Regional Office
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 7 PM
Blacksburg Library

2009 New River Chapter events......

August 2009:
"BIG Annual Chapter Yard Sale "
Saturday, August 22, 2006, 9 AM - 4:30 PM
Outside of Charles Lundsford Insurance on 907 S. Main Street, Blackburg
Donate an item, buy and item or help us staff the sale!

Special Field Trip to Virginia Museum of Natural History - FREE Admission
Saturday, August 29, 10:30 AM
Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville, VA

This is their "Founders Day" celebration. You will get to meet the VMNH archeologist, Elizabeth Moore, and see the material she is working on from a fabulous jasper quarry near Culpepper, Va.

June 2009:
In conjunction with the Roanoke ASV - ASV/DHR/COVA Archeological Certification Lectures
3:00PM -3:50 PM - "Archeology as Anthropology"
4:00PM- 5:00PM - "Overview of Va. Prehistory"

REGULAR New River Valley/Roanoke Chapters joint program
7:00PM - 8:30PM - "We Can't Do It Without You:
Archeological Certification Training in Virginia."
Carole Nash, James Madison University and co-director of ASV/DHR/COVA Certification Program
Thursday, June 25, 2009
All at Hollins Branch Library, Roanoke

March 2009:
Human Adaptation and Long-Term Cultural Evolution in the South-Central Andean Highlands
Jake R. Fox, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Radford University Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Radford City Library

2008 New River Chapter events......

September 2008:
Recent Archeological Excavations and Research by the Roanoke College Anthropology Program
Dr. Whitney Leeson, Associate Prof. Anthropology & Archeology – Roanoke College
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 - 6:30 PM
Radford City Library

May 2008:
DHRís Computerized Inventory System (DSS): How to Register and Retrieve Site Data
Sarah Leonard, Archeological Inventory Mgr for VDHR- Richmond Office
Thursday, May 15, 2008 - 7 PM
Radford City Library

April 2008:
[Marine] Shell Gorgets: Saltville Style
Dr. Jim Glanville, Virginia Tech Chemistry Professor, retired
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 7 PM
Blacksburg Library

March 2008:
Beers to Buildings: From Muse Hall to Museum Quality Sites - A Radford Univeristy Alumnus
MIke Pulice, Architectural Historian for VDHR - Roanoke Office
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 - 7 PM
Radford City Library

2007 New River Chapter events......

July 2007:
YOU are the ASV
Mike Wilke, President, Archeological Society of Virginia
Charlie Barlett , ASV Geologist
Wednesday, July 18, 2007 - 7 PM
Blacksburg Town Library

August 2007:
"BIG Annual Chapter Yard Sale "
Saturday, August 18, 2006, 9 AM - 4 PM
Outside of Charles Lundsford Insurance on 907 S. Main Street, Blackburg
Donate an item, buy and item or help us staff the sale!

September 2007:
Reconstructing Life and Death Through Historic & Modern Forensic Human Skeletal Analysis at Radford University
Dr. Donna Boyd, Professor of Anthropology, Radford University
Wednesday, September 5, 2007, 7 PM
Radford City Library, 30 West Main Street, Radford

October 2007:
Bluestone Phase & New River Series Pottery in the Lower New River Valley & Surrounding Areas
by David Fuerst, National Park Service Archeologist-New River G.,W.Va.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007 - 7 PM
Radford City Library, 30 West Main Street, Radford

2006 New River Chapter events......

February 2006:
Keyser Farm Woodland Site in Page County, Virginia
by Dr. Mike Barber, State Archaeologist with the VA Dept. of Historic Resources
Tuesday, February 28, 2006, 7 PM
Radford City Library, 30 West Main Street, Radford

April 2006:
Lithic Material and Quarry Sources used by Nation Americans in SW Virginia
by Dr. Mike Barber, State Archaeologist with the VA Dept. of Historic Resources
Tom Klatka, Archaeologist with the VA Dept. of Historic Resources
Charlie Barlett , ASV Geologist
Tuesday, April 18, 2006, 7 PM
Blacksburg Town Library

August 2006:
"BIG Annual Chapter Yard Sale "
Saturday, August 19, 2006, 9 AM - 4 PM
Outside of Charles Lundsford Insurance on 907 S. Main Street, Blackburg
Donate an item, buy and item or help us staff the sale!

September 2006:
Cabins: Homes That Settled America
by Mike Hedlesky, Historian, Cabin Restorationist, Preservationist & Wood Specialist
Wednesday, September 20, 2006, 7 PM
Radford City Library

November 2006:
"A Visit Back to Our Nation's Birthplace by Way of VIRTUAL JAMESTOWN"
by Dr. Crandall "Randy" Shifflett, Va. Tech Prof. of History and creator of the Virtual Jamestown web site.
Wednesday, November 15, 2006, 7 PM
Blacksburg Library

2005 New River Chapter events......

January 2005:
Continued Research in Soapstone Use in Historic and Prehistoric Virginia
by Tom Klatka, Archaeologist with the VA Dept. of Historic Resources
Tuesday, January 25, 2005, 7 PM
Radford City Library, 30 West Main Street, Radford

March 2005:
A Rock For The Ages: Brush Mountain Millstones and their Quarries.
by Rev. Jimmie Price, Local Historian
Tuesday, March 22, 2005, 7 PM
Blacksburg Town Library

May 2005:
This program is sponsored by the Roanoke ASV Chapter.
"Lithics Workshop" by Dr. Mike Barber, Archaeologist, US Forest Service
Tuesday, May 17, 2005, 7 PM
Washington and Jefferson Forest Service, 5162 Valleypointe Road, Roanoke

NOTE: This session/workshop meets requirements for ASV Certification Program.

August 2005:
"The Flow of Material: Chemical Characterization of Lithics in Virginia " by Chris Stevenson, Archaeologist, Virginia DHR
Tuesday, March 16, 2005, 7 PM
Blacksburg Public Libary, 7 PM (Corner of 400 Draper Road and Miller Streets), Blacksburg, VA 540/552-8246

2004 New River Chapter events......

March 2004:
"Military Archaeology " by Dr. Wayne Boyko, Archaeologist, Virginia Tech.
Thursday, March 25, 2004, 7 PM
Blacksburg Public Library

April 2004:
Archaeology Websites and the DHR's DSS System " by Keith Eggloff, Virginia Department of Historic Resources
Tuesday, April 27, 2004, 7 PM
Radford City Public Library

June 2004:
"Spanish in Saltville?" by Dr. Jim Glanville, Professor Emeritus, Virginia Tech
Tuesday, June 29, 2004, 7 PM
Blacksburg Public Library, 400 Draper Road, Blacksburg

August 2004:
"BIG Annual Chapter Yard Sale "
Saturday, April 21, 2004, 9 AM - 3PM
Outside of Charles Lundsford Insurance on 907 S. Main Street, Blackburg
Donate an item, buy and item or help us staff the sale!