Arkansas Archeological Survey Station at Winthrop Rockefeller Institute

10/04/2023

New Release in the Arkansas Archeological Survey’s Research Series: An Archeology of Hollywood Plantation, Drew County, Arkansas by Jodi A. Barnes is now available for purchase! The book provides a comprehensive overview of historical and archeological research at a nineteenth to early twentieth century antebellum plantation in southeast Arkansas. Dr. Barnes was the station archeologist at the Survey’s UAM station. You can get it at archpubs.com!

05/03/2022

04/11/2022

We have a field trip for the next ARV Chapter meeting!!

04/06/2022

We have a new member of the ARAS-WRI Research Station team- Angela Gore!!

New WRI Archeological Assistant Angela Gore starts today! Welcome to the Survey, Angela! Here is a little bit about her: Angela Gore (PhD pending, Texas A&M University, 2022) started her position as the new Archaeological Assistant for the WRI station on April 4th, 2022. She specializes in Beringian archaeology, North American Paleoindian culture, environmental archaeology, lithic analysis, and geochemical sourcing. She conducted her dissertation research in interior Alaska studying late Pleistocene and Holocene assemblages using geochemical (pXRF) sourcing to reconstruct raw material procurement, land-use patterns, and behavioral response to environmental change. Before coming to the Survey, Angela worked in interior Alaska for eleven years and has participated in projects in central Texas, Belize, and Russia. She has experience directing site excavations, teaching field schools and undergraduate courses, managing collections, and working in cultural resource management on Alaskan military lands. Angela moved from Alaska to Arkansas during the pandemic and is excited to learn more about archaeology in the region.

[Image Description: Angela, a woman in a black jacket and tan hat stands inside an excavation unit whose wall is visible in the background.]

03/31/2022

Today is Parkin Station Archeologist, Dr. Jeff Mitchem's, last day with the Survey. He is retiring after 32 years. You can read about some highlights from his career on our website: https://archeology.uark.edu/staff-news/jeffrey-mitchem-retiring/ Congratulations on your retirement, Jeff!!

01/13/2022

This is from Arizona, but if you'd like to learn more about Historic Artifacts it might be worth checking out.

01/10/2022

The next Arkansas River Valley Chapter of the Arkansas Archeological Society meeting is tomorrow in the Arkansas Tech Museum at 6:30pm! Stop by BazTech early (6ish) for cookies and conversation!

12/03/2021

We have an opening for an Archeological Assistant at our HSU Station in SW Arkansas! Join us! You can get more information and the application link here: https://archeology.uark.edu/who-we-are/jobs/

11/15/2021

After a long hiatus, we are having an Arkansas River Valley Chapter meeting this Thursday, November 18th at 7pm in the Arkansas Tech Museum. Come meet relatively new Tech professor and archeologist Dr. Joshua Lynch.
We will be gathering at the BazTech for coffee, cookies, and conversation at 6:30. Come join us!
This event is free and open to the public!

10/15/2021

We are sad to share that Larry Porter, recently retired WRI Station Assistant, passed away this week. I think it is safe to say that we all loved Larry and will miss him immensely. You can read more about him and see some of our favorite pictures of him on our website: https://archeology.uark.edu/staff-news/remembering-larry-porter/

We send our condolences to Larry's family.

[Image description: Larry, a man in a blue shirt, kneels next to an open excavation unit with a photography board set up ready for photographing.]

10/01/2021

Even more for October! Dr. Trubitt's new book, "Two Caddo Mound Sites in Arkansas" will be available soon!