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The Coe Foundation for Archaeological Research, Inc.

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May 22, 2008

The Joffre Lanning Coe Lecture Series

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Stanley South will be our speaker for the first Coe Lecture of 2008.

Dr. Stanley South
June 14, 2008 at 4 PM
High Point Museum
1859 East Lexington Ave., High Point, NC

Mission

TALKING ARTIFACTS

Over the years South has published numerous books on historical archaeology including Method and Theory in Historical Archaeology (1977), Research Strategies in Historical Archaeology (1977), and later Archaeological Pathways to Historic Site Development (2001). More recently he published An Archaeological Evolution (2005) which is an autobiography of his involvement in the field of historical archaeology.

Dr. South will be discussing his upcoming book Talking Artifacts: The 20th Century Legacy. This book emerged from his Basement Project [Basement Artifacts Speak, Explaining Meaning Embedding Numerous Technologies]. It records the artifact legacy of a family who could not afford the high-priced objects easily obtained by the more wealthy families such as those emphasized on The Antiques Road Show, where the emphasis is on monetary value. The emphasis of the talking book is on what we can learn from what the artifacts are telling us about their use and their function in the 20th century culture.

The High Point Museum can be reached at (336)885-1859. Directions can befound at the web site http://highpointmuseum.org/directions.htm.


October 26, 2006

NOW AVAILABLE
"The Formative Cultures of the Carolina Piedmont." (Special Limited Reprint Edition)
by Joffre Lanning Coe

Price: $20 ($16 for CFAR members)
Shipping and Handling: $5

Coe CoverThe Coe Foundation has worked with the Historical Publications Section of the North Carolina Office of Archives and History to publish a special limited edition of Joffre Lanning Coe's classic work, "The Formative Cultures of the Carolina Piedmont." Considered traditionally among America's most important archaeological publications, this manuscript has been out of print for nearly twenty years and has become much sought after. To purchase your own copy at a very reasonable cost send your check or money order to the address below. Please be sure to include your shipping address.

The Coe Foundation for Archaeological Research, Inc.
Post Office Box 25311
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-5311


September 16, 2006

The Coe Foundation -- along with the North Carolina Museum of History, the Division of State History Sites and Properties, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science and The North Carolina Humanities Council -- presents The Joffre Lanning Coe Lecture Series. The four-part series kicks off in October and is set to run through 2007.


Dr. George Stuart
November 18, 2006

Dr. Stephen Potter
February 10, 2007

Dr. David Hurst Thomas
March 3, 2007



'February 16, 2007

Current Newsletter: Common Ground: Winter 2007 (PDF)
The latest version of the CFAR newsletter was printed the week of Jan. 27, and can currently be found on the web site.
August 30, 2006

CFAR Online Journal
Volunteers and interested non-archaeologists have been crucial to the work of CFAR from the beginning. This new Weblog will serve as an online journal about the work those volunteers are doing, as well as a convenient place to keep everyone up-to-date on the events and projects with which CFAR is involved.
August 28, 2006

Going Home Again: Artifacts Collection from "Dixieland"
As the youngest of eight children, noted author Thomas Wolfe spent his childhood and formative years in “The Old Kentucky Home,” his mother Julia’s boardinghouse in downtown Asheville. Today a North Carolina State Historic Site, this famous Victorian style residence was immortalized as “Dixieland” in Wolfe’s autobiographical novel, Look Homeward, Angel. Be sure to check out this Flash presentation highlighting artifacts from this site.

The Coe Foundation for Archaeological Research, Inc.
Post Office Box 25311
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-5311
www.coe-foundation.org