WHEN: Saturday, October 7th and Sunday, October 8th, 2023
WHERE: Canon Lounge, Gladfelter Bldg., Warren Wilson College (Saturday program and reception)
Biltmore Estates (Sunday morning site tour)
SATURDAY TIMELINE:
9:00am Gladfelter Building opens (event set-up)
9:30-10:00am Morning Reception (check-in, coffee/refreshments)
10:00-10:50am NCAS BOD Meeting followed by the Membership Meeting (Opening Remarks and Announcements for the Silent Auction, Saturday Reception & Sunday Tour, Raffle, and Elections)
11:00-11:15am Dr. Scotti Norman (Warren Wilson College) – “Overview of the Warren Wilson College Archaeology and Anthropology Program: Current Projects”
11:15-11:55am Dr. David Moore (Warren Wilson College/Joara Project) – “Joara and Fort San Juan: Sixteenth Century Native Americans and Spanish Colonizers in Western North Carolina”
11:55-12:35pm Dr. Tom Whyte (Appalachian State University) – “Warm-Weather Tourism in Boone, a Trend that Began 12,000 Years Ago”
12:35-1:35pm LUNCH BREAK (ON-SITE, provided by TRC Environmental)
1:45-2:25pm Dr. Jane Eastman and Dr. Brett Riggs (Western Carolina University) – “Astronomical Landscapes in Western North Carolina”
2:25-3:05pm Dr. Alice Wright (Appalachian State University) – “Old Data, New River: Revisiting and Revealing the Indigenous Landscapes of Northwestern North Carolina”
3:05-3:45pm Dr. Cameron Gokee (Appalachian State University) – “Oral and Archaeological Histories of Junaluska: A Black Appalachian Community”
3:45-4:45pm Q&A Session/Comments/Election Results
6:30-8:30pm RECEPTION (sponsored by the North Carolina Archaeological Council) – Music, cake, treats, raffle prize drawing & pick-up, silent auction results and pick-up
North Carolina Archaeological Society Newsletter (Summer 2023, Volume 33, Number 3) Page 9
SUNDAY TIMELINE:
9:30am Gather in the Parking Lot at Gladfelter Building, Warren Wilson College, to board the vans that will
transport you back in time (i.e., drive you to Biltmore Estates…I’m doing my best here)
10:00am Arrive at Biltmore Estates to meet Scott Shumate (Biltmore Estates Archaeologist) who will guide us
on a 2-hour walking tour of sites on the Biltmore grounds (please dress accordingly depending on the
weather)
12:00pm Tour concludes
12:30pm Return to Warren Wilson College