2009 Spring Dig

OAS Spring Dig:The Annual Spring Dig of the Oklahoma Anthropological Society will be held Saturday, May 23^rd through Sunday, May 31^st.  This year, we will be returning to Fort Gibson to continue to excavate the stockade and a few other exciting features. 

Dr. Lee Bement of the Oklahoma Anthropological Society is in charge of the excavation, so if you would like to know more about the specifics of the excavation, please contact him (lbement@ou.edu). 

If you are planning on attending the dig and would like to volunteer for various duties while out there (working the registration tent, tracking paperwork, mending equipment, etc), please contact Charles Cheetham (charles@oba.com), the President of the OAS, so your name can be passed on to the Dig Committee. 

On Saturday, May 23 evening, Connie and Thomas are arranging a pot luck supper; everyone bring/supply a dish.

On Saturday evening, May 30, we will have catered supper of BBQ and fixin's at the campfire under the big tree.

We will be having a fix-the-screens party early on May 23; everybody that can be there, please be there. Bring tools.

Connie and Thomas have arranged for evening talks or other activities on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings.

We will have a primitive camping area down the hill to the North (true) or Northeast (artificial) from the port-a-potties and the NE corner of the 1938 replica fort. A shower will be available. Trina and Bill Menzie will be setting it up.

Lois Albert will be holding a seminar on First Dig Certification on Saturday, May 23.

Keep checking this web site for more information about the dig.   Please also bear in mind that you must be a member of the state society (OAS) to participate in the Spring Dig.  You can sign up any time (refer to the OAS website for registration instructions), or you can sign up on-site at the Spring Dig in May.