Exhibit coming to Depot Museum for Archeology Month Saturday

PRESCOTT – The Arkansas Archeological Society participates in an annual outreach event called Arkansas Archeology Month. Held in March each year, Archeology Month is designed to broaden the public’s interest and appreciation for Arkansas’s archeological resources and to encourage the public’s participation in conservation and preservation efforts.

In recognition of archaeology month, Dr. Carl Drexler, SAU Research Station Archeologist, will be bringing an exhibit to the Nevada County Depot and Museum on Saturday, March 7.  The exhibit will be artifacts from Elkins’ Ferry and Prairie D’Ane Battlefields for display.  If you would like to visit the exhibit at the Museum, see these artifacts; learn about archeology and the battles in Nevada County the Museum will be open from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm.  If you have  artifacts found in Nevada County, Dr. Drexler would like to meet with you and hear what you know about where the artifacts were found.  This information will help Dr. Drexler learn more about the sites in Nevada County.

Carl G. Drexler (Ph.D., College of William and Mary, 2013), the SAU Research Station Archeologist, has been working in Arkansas since 2001 on domestic and military sites,  including the battlefield of Pea Ridge. He has worked as an archeologist for the National Park Service, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and the United States Army. He has field experience in eight states and three foreign countries. Major research interests include conflict archeology, spatial analysis, historical archeology of the U.S. South and Midwest,  Cuban    archeology, terrestrial and aerial laser scanning (LiDAR), and the history and  ethnography of sports in the United States, primarily baseball and hockey. His publications include articles in the SAA Archaeological Record and Arkansas Historical Quarterly, and a book chapter on spatial analysis in conflict archeology, in addition to a number of reports.