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ARCHEOLOGY is the study of the physical remains of past human occupation, whenever written records are either absent or incomplete. These remains may take the form of artifacts, foundations, charred wood from burned structures, stains in the soil from rotting posts, trash pits, or other features indicating human activity. The most important aspect of this information is the relationship of all these things to each other in the ground. If the artifacts and features are undisturbed, and remain as they were left 100 or even 2,000 years ago, then detailed interpretations about past ways of life are possible. If these relationships have been disturbed--by such things as plowing, construction, or indiscriminate digging for relics--then much less information can be obtained about the people who left these remains behind.
IF you know the location of a prehistoric or early historic site in Arkansas, please notify the Arkansas Archeological Survey. Every piece of history is important.
THE ARKANSAS ARCHEOLOGICAL SURVEY was
created by the General Assembly in 1967, and is charged with the responsibility for locating, preserving, and interpreting for the people of Arkansas as much as possible of the state's remaining archeological resources. The Survey maintains regional research stations in cooperation with many of the state institutions of higher learning and state parks. Each has the services of an archeologist. Additional archeologists are available, under contract, to assist public and private entities meet federal legal obligations with respect to archeological resources. The Survey's Coordinating Office is on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. The Director and State Archeologist, as well as supporting staff and laboratories are there. Arkansas has the most effective, coordinated statewide public archeology program in the country.
TO learn more about Arkansas archeology, to contribute to an understanding of our State's heritage, or to receive information concerning archeological resources, contact:
Coordinating Office Arkansas Archeological Survey P.O. Box 1249 Fayetteville, AR 72702-1249
RESEARCH STATIONS
University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff Arkansas Archeological Survey Box 136, UAPB Pine Bluff, AR 71601
Southern Arkansas University Arkansas Archeological Survey Box 1381, SAU Magnolia, AR 71753
Toltec Mounds State Park Arkansas Archeological Survey
1	Toltec Mounds Road Scott, AR 72142
Arkansas Tech University Arkansas Archeological Survey Box 1356, Arkansas Tech Russellville, AR 72801
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville Arkansas Archeological Survey Box 1249
Fayetteville, AR 72702-1249
Arkansas State University Arkansas Archeological Survey Drawer 820, ASU State University, AR 72467
University of Arkansas-Monticello Arkansas Archeological Survey Box 3087, UAM Monticello, AR 71655
Henderson State University Arkansas Archeological Survey Box H-2661, HSU Arkadelphia, Ar' 71923