What Makes Spiro Mounds So Special? (TR)

What Makes Spiro Mounds So Special? (TR)

Tours & Day Trips | This program is completed

2475 N. Hatch Avenue Fayetteville, AR 72704 United States

Conference Room

Open to OLLI Members & Non-OLLI Members

Thursday, May 9, 2024 (one day)

9:00 AM-3:00 PM on Th

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$54.00

$39.00

The Spiro Mounds are located west of Fort Smith close to the Arkansas River. Over a dozen earthen mounds were built at the site and were used from approximately 900 AD to 1450 AD. Spiro served as an important locus for mortuary rituals. Excavations have uncovered evidence of communication and trade from distant sites in the country.

A site visit is scheduled on May 9 following a detailed discussion about the site led by researchers, Dr. Alex Barker and Dr. Jami Lockhart, from the Arkansas Archeological Survey. Transportation from the Arkansas Archeology Office at 2475 N Hatch Avenue will be provided.

All participants will meet at the AR Archeology Survey Bldg regardless of which option is chosen. Lunch will be on your own.

  • This is the Transportation Rate (TR) Option!

    This course is an in-person course. All participants will meet at the AR Archeology Survey Bldg regardless of which option is chosen. Transportation is provided in this selection. Meeting details (location & time) will be sent to participants in their class reminder.

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    ARAS, 2471 N. Hatch Ave., Fay

Barker, Alex

Dr. Alex W. Barker is Director of the Arkansas Archeological Survey, and past president of the American Anthropological Association. A graduate of the Getty Museum Leadership Institute, he served four years on the national Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Review Committee, and previously served in leadership capacities at the University of Missouri Museum, the Milwaukee Public Museum, and the Dallas Museum of Natural History.

Lockhart, Jami

Dr. Jami Lockhart directs geophysical remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) research for the Arkansas Archeological Survey.  He serves as research faculty in the UA Department of Anthropology and cooperating faculty for the Environmental Dynamics Ph.D. program.  His work integrates geophysical remote sensing, high-accuracy mapping, aerial photo interpretation, image processing, LiDAR analysis, and GIS data development for archeological projects and cultural landscape studies through time.