Ohio's Ancient Earthworks: A Public Symposium November 19, 2005

The Ohio Archaeological Council, with the support of the Newark Earthworks Initiative of OSU-Newark and the Ohio Humanities Council, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, presents Ohio?s Ancient Earthworks: A Public Symposium. This public program will be held in The Ohio State University-Newark?s Reese Center auditorium from 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM. It is free and open to the public. Registration is not required. Nine separate presentations by archaeologists, educators, and Native Americans will address topics such as ancient and modern perspectives of Ohio?s earthworks, the nature of the society in which the builders of Ohio?s earthworks lived, how and why Ohio?s earthworks were constructed, the nature of archaeological research at Ohio?s earthworks, resources available for interpreting, teaching about, and preserving Ohio?s earthworks, and the future of archaeological research at these special places. The program schedule is available on the Events page at www.octagonmoonrise.org or www.ohioarchaeology.org. For further information contact [email protected] or call conference coordinator Al Tonetti at (614) 268-2514, x 18.