Eastern States Archeological Federation

 

 

Eastern States Archaeological Federation
80th Annual Meeting

Hosted by the
Maine Archaeological Society

October 31-November 3, 2013

Portland Marriott at Sable Oaks
ESAF rate of $119 per night for rooms reserved prior to September 30, 2013.

200 Sable Oaks Dr., South Portland, Maine 04106
(207)-871-8000

SPECIAL EVENTS:

Saturday Evening Banquet:
Guest Speaker: Dr. Kenneth E. Sassaman, Hyatt and Cici Brown Professor of Florida Archaeology, University of Florida. Title: "Futurescapes of the Northern Gulf Coast of Florida: How Thousands of Years of Rising Sea Promoted Cultural Resilience."
The buffet will offer traditional Maine lobster dinner or steak or chicken or vegetarian option.

Tours: (free and accessed via carpooling)

Tate House, Portland: Thursday, October 31st, 1:00‐3:00 PM www.tatehouse.org
The 1755 home of British mast agent George Tate offers an interpretative study of colonial and early American life through period furnishings and displays of recovered artifacts.

Osher Map Library, USM, Portland, October 31st, 2:00‐5:00 PM www.oshermaps.org
The Osher Map Library houses a premier collection of rare maps, globes, and related resources. The state of the art facility welcomes cartographic scholars and all others with an interested in map study.

Abstracts due by Aug. 31, 2013. CLICK HERE for a printable call for papers.

Registration and membership fees for presenters due by Aug. 31, 2013.

Presenters must be members of ESAF for 2013 and pre-registered for the meeting.

 

Contacts:

Book Room and Exhibit Space:

ESAF Arrangements
Richard Doyle, Jr.
The Maine Archaeological Society
61 Ledge Hill Rd.
Raymond, ME 04071
dickdoyle@maine.rr.com

Send Submissions to:

Dr. Arthur Spiess
ESAF Program Chair
Maine Historic Preservation
State House Station 65
Augusta, ME 04333
207-287-2789
Arthur.spiess@maine.gov