You’ve heard of Indiana Jones – Arkansas can boast of Julianna Jones, a.k.a. Dr. Juliet Morrow, Station Archeologist for the Central Mississippi Valley Archeological Survey (CMVAS) in Jonesboro.
At the Spring River Gem & Mineral Club (SRGMC) meeting 10AM, April 5, at Thunderbird Center, 62. N. Lakeshore Rd in Cherokee Village, Dr. Morrow will present “Greenbrier, a 15th-16thCentury Town on the White River.”
Dr. Morrow is presently conducting research and excavation of this Late Mississippian large scale site of Greenbrier, which is an exceptionally well preserved private town near Batesville, AR. Images from a gradiometer survey show 90 prehistoric structures, a central plaza, and 2 separate fortifications , with domestic structures in between. The Mississippian Period saw the development of some of the most complex societies that ever existed in North America. It was characterized by warfare, political turmoil and population movement. Dr. Morrow excavates and uncovers the details, looking for the big picture, then shares it with the people of Arkansas. Specializing in the peopling of the Americas, she will introduce us to the Late Mississippian culture, telling us the “who, when, why and how did they live” in this period.
This is the second in the SRGMC “Only in Arkansas” series. To teach us more about this beautiful state we live in, these presentations concentrate solely on happenings in Arkansas. Arkansans can feel pride in the knowledge that Arkansas archeology is the benchmark for other states.
The meetings are free and open to the public. A perk of membership is participation in silent auction for mineral/fossil specimens and attendance on field trips. Members and guests are invited to join in a dutch treat lunch after the meeting with our speaker at an area restaurant.