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ARCHEOLOGISTS GATHER IN SAN ANTONIO, OCT. 26-28

The Texas Archeological Society (TAS) meets October 26-28, 2007 at the Menger Hotel, 204 Alamo Plaza, San Antonio.  Join archeologists from around the state to learn the results of recent archeological investigations.  Short talks, poster displays, and exhibits will relate intriguing details of the archeologists' work.

At 7 PM on Friday night archeologists, Kathleen Deagan and Mike Collins, will be featured at the free public forum.  Dr. Deagan will speak on the Spanish Colonial Era and Dr. Collins will address the search for the first Americans.  Artifact identification and a career fair will follow the talk where interested individuals can meet with professionals representing archeological consulting firms, agencies, and universities.

On Saturday, October 27, papers and posters will be presented. An exhibit/book room will be open during the meeting. At Saturday evening banquet, Dr. Doug Owsley, physical anthropologist from the Smithsonian Institution, will talk about recent investigations at Jamestown.

Learn more about the conference at Annual Meeting 2007.

Meeting coordinator is Kay Hindes annualmeeting@txarch.org (830) 570-0138.  Local hosts are the Southern Texas Archaeological Association and the Center for Archaeological Research at UTSA.

TAS Contact: Pam Wheat, Executive Director executive@txarch.org (800) 377-7240.

Event: Annual Meeting of Texas Archeological Society (TAS)

Dates: Friday, October 26 through Sunday, October 28, 2007

Location: The Menger Hotel, San Antonio, TX

Release: July 15, 2007

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