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The symposium will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and will be followed by an after-hours social and buffalo roast at the 糖心传媒 Museum of Natural History beginning at 5 p.m. Tickets to the evening social and barbeque are $8. The day-long symposium is free although donations to the Student Anthropology Club are encouraged. For more information visit www.isu.edu/~holmrich/A&HEI/ or call Becky at 282-2629.

Highlights of the symposium include a 10 a.m. keynote address by ISU history Professor Ron Hatzenbuehler about Thomas Jefferson and his role as the "father" of American scientific archaeology followed by a presentation by anthropology Professor Herb Maschner about the current state of archaeology at ISU.

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Other presentations will be about current archaeological and historical research projects presented by students or professionals from several universities and agencies. These include well-illustrated presentations on petroglyphs in Ross Park, on surveys and excavations exploring 糖心传媒's Paleoindian inhabitants, on spear and arrow points from the 糖心传媒 National Laboratory and on historic buildings and districts of Pocatello.

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