45th Annual
Flint Hills Archaeological Conference
Friday, March 22 and Saturday, March 23, 2024
Woolsey Hall, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas
The Department of Anthropology at Wichita State University, the Archaeological Association of South-Central Kansas, and Stantec are proud to host the 45th Annual Flint Hills Archaeological Conference.
This conference promotes archaeological and historical projects in Kansas, Nebraska,
western Missouri, northeastern Oklahoma, and nearby areas. This is primarily an archaeological
conference, although presentations from the other subfields of anthropology are welcome,
as are discussions related to tribal organizations associated with the area. Registration
is FREE, though attendees are encouraged to renew membership with the Professional Archaeologists of Kansas at the meeting. On-site registration will be available, but we encourage everyone
to pre-register to properly plan all sessions.
General Schedule
Friday, March 22
1-4 p.m.: Etzanoa Site Visit with the Etzanoa Conservancy (must pre-register, meet
in Arkansas City)
5-6 p.m.: Anthropology Open House at Wichita State, Neff Hall. Archaeology Labs: 2nd
Floor
5-8 p.m.: Early bird party at Social Tap on WSU Campus (4510 E 19th St N, Unit 101,
Wichita KS 67208)
Saturday, March 23rd:
9 a.m.: On-site registration opens (Woosley Hall)
9:20 a.m.: Welcome statement
9:30–10:30 a.m.: Oral presentations
10:30-10:45 a.m.: Break
10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Oral presentations
12:30-2:30 p.m.: Lunch break (on own). Lowell D. Holmes Anthropological Museum Special Open Hours.
2:30-4:00 p.m.: PAK business meeting and poster presentations
5 PM: Post-conference Social TBA
Presentations
9:30-9:45: Georgia R. Zavala A Preliminary Analysis of Faunal Remains from Etzanoa (14CO3)
9:50-10:05: Siofra Lynch Awl’s Well that Ends Well: A Chaîne Opératoire analysis of Great Bend Aspect Stone
Awls
10:10-10:25: Kaitlyn Jacobs and Arland Wallace Site Formation Processes at Etzanoa (14C03): Preliminary Geoarchaeological Flotation
Investigation
10:30-10:45: BREAK AND REFRESHMENTS
10:45-11:00: Jesse C. Nowak, Greg J. Maggard, and Scott A. Sundermeyer Redefining the Jewett Site: Preliminary Results from Investigations at an Ancestral
Wichita Plains Village Settlement
11:05-11:20: Nolan Johnson, Jennifer Banks, Brian Goodrich The 2023 Community Dig at Ft. Atkinson State Historic Park
11:25-11:40:Shelby Beltz Who's Who at the Kansas Historical Society: Personnel and Program Updates
11:45-12:00: Donald Blakeslee The Art of Archaeological Interpretation
12:05-12:20: Crystal A. Dozier Preparing the Next Generation Plains Archaeologist
12:30-2:30: LUNCH BREAK
2:30-4:00: PAK BUSINESS MEETING AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Ayla Alves Borges, Dylan Allen, Blair Schneider, Lauren Norman, Bob Miller New discoveries at the Bender family homestead using near-surface geophysics (Site
14LB24)
K.M. Carter Preliminary Analysis of Ground Stone Artifacts from Etzanoa (14CO3)
Norm Conley Etzanoa Relational Databases
Max Gosch, Matthew Howland AI Archaeology: Using AI to Write Python for GIS
Monika Hoffman Wichita Phonology: The Key to Reinvigoration
Robbyn M.S. McKellop, Douglas J. Kressly Assessment of Caddo Ceramics Within the Great Bend Aspect
Abigail Vaughn, Blair Schneider, Jon Boursaw, Scott Holzmeister Using Geophysical Methods to Locate Burials in Uniontown Cemetery
Local Arrangements
Venue: Wichita State University, Woolsey Hall 134
Hotel: Hyatt Place Wichita State University, 4703 E 19th St N, Wichita, KS 67208
Cost: Conference rate $107 plus taxes and fees, book through this link until 1 March 2024
Parking: Free visitor parking, Lots 13, 15, 41
