History's Mysteries at SRAC: Council Rocks Archaeoastronomy Site, by David Gutkowski Tuesday, July 5th

Council Rocks Archaeoastronomy Site, 

by David Gutkowski

Tuesday, July 5th 

At SRAC, 345 Broad Street, Waverly, NY
from  6:30 - 7:30pm

Dave Gutkowski has been giving lectures and presentations at various archaeology meetings and state conventions and has traveled as far as New Hampshire to present the site to audiences and professionals.  He has recently been invited to speak in Europe at an international gathering of archaeoastronomy professionals.

Dave will discuss and share a video presentation about a recently found stonehenge-like site with rock shelter called Council Rocks in Northeastern Pennsylvania.   Mr. Gutkowski is an avocational archaeologist who has been researching the site since its discovery in 2007.  Council Rocks appears to be an archaeoastronomy site, ceremonial in nature and used to track the sun's passage while marking the four seasons. Dave dates the site to 1825 BCE with a significant modification at 125 BCE. The video he produced compresses nine years of his research into a twenty minute film. While its precise location is still confidential, he expects this site to be a substantial find for our area in years to come.  In addition to the film, Dave will discuss more recent developments at the site and current research of an associated rockshelter.

Doors will open at 6pm and admission is $5, SRAC members $4 - Hope to see you there!

Dr. DeeAnne Wymer, PHD joins SRAC's Board

SRAC is proud to announce the addition of Dr. DeeAnne Wymer, author, professional anthropologist and professor at Bloomsburg University to our board of directors.

Dr. Wymer is a nationally renowned anthropologist and a highly regarded specialist in Hopewell "Mound Builder" research. If you have attended any of our annual events, Dee has been a presenter and attendee quite regularly and has been a great support for our organization for many years. As a result, I am very honored to announce her acceptance to our invitation to be an official SRAC board member, and we look forward to the leadership and scientific expertise that she brings to our organization.

Dee has also arranged for Bloomsburg to team up with SRAC this year to begin an archaeological internship which will begin at SRAC June 1st and run throughout the summer.  The internship will be a part of a local archaeological excavation at which we will offer a public field school weekend in the fall where members and their families can join us as well.

If you are not currently a member or your membership has not been renewed, please visit our website and renew online here:
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OR: You can also stop in 1 - 5pm Tuesdays through Fridays or Saturdays 11 - 4pm.

Thanks everybody I will be doing a news release as well but I wanted you all to be the first to know!

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Dendroglyphs in Central New York: Iroquois Tree Paintings and the Painted Post, Presented at SRAC June 7th

Dr. David Moyer

On Tuesday, June 7th from 6:30 - 7:30 Dr. David Moyer will present “Dendroglyphs in Central New York: Iroquois Tree Paintings and the Painted Post" at the Susquehanna River Archaeological Center (SRAC) at 345 Broad Street in Waverly, NY. Dendroglyphs are various symbols painted and or carved into tree trunks by primitive peoples.

One such painted post that will be discussed is Corning's 'Painted Post" as this location was a central crossing of the principle Indian trails as well as a resting place and rendezvous for Indians traveling north, south, east and west. Indian houses were located near the river, fields were cultivated and a huge post was set in an open space and said to be representing an enemy. Festivities and dances were held around this post and huge fires were built.

David Moyer is the Owner and Principal Archaeologist at Birchwood Archaeological Services, a historical and archaeological consulting company in Gilbertsville, NY. Over the past 25 years he has conducted archaeological research in five countries and over a dozen states. Currently, he serves as President of the Chenango Chapter of the New York State Archaeological Association and Director of the Roland Hill Memorial Museum of Archaeology in Otsego, NY. Door will open at 6pm and admission is $5, SRAC members $4.

Download a flier to share here! https://www.scribd.com/doc/312773737/Dendroglyphs-in-Central-New-York-Iroquois-Tree-Paintings-and-the-Painted-Post

The Susquehanna River Expedition of 1916

In 1916, an expedition funded by George Heye (Heye Museum founder) and led by Warren K. Moorehead to discover and gain artifacts from cemeteries of the Susquehannocks (Andastes.) It was later called the Susquehanna River Expedition in a book published by Moorehead twenty years later and is seen as the darkest of times for our local archaeology efforts.
 - Read more about this expedition here.

 - Also: Read news article from this excavation about the Giant Skeletons with Horns here.
~and read the truth about this story here!

Jewelry Classes with Ellen Sisco Cancelled til Spring

The SRAC Jewelry classes will be cancelled until the second Saturday in April! Have a great winter everybody!

SRAC Christmas Auction Online Now - Live December 12th

(WAVERLY, NY) The Susquehanna River Archaeological Center located at 345 Broad Street in Waverly, NY is hosting a Christmas Auction that is currently online and will go to a live auction on Saturday December 12th at 1pm. The auction items range from donated antiques to local gift certificates and authentic Star Wars memorabilia. People can visit and bid in the online auction by visiting the SRACenter.org website and clicking on the menu item titled SRAC Christmas Auction.

The live auction on December 12th will be part a family fun event for the public that is free to attend and will include free tours and refreshments. Auctioneer Henry Evans will be on hand with his “partner” Max the dog and will be sure to entertain everyone with his humorous auctioneer style for this fundraising event.

SRAC’s Director Deb Twigg added, “There is something for everyone at the SRAC Christmas Auction event on Saturday, December 12th and we hope that the public will take part online and offline while winning some great items at a fraction of their market value. Thanks to all of the community members who have donated items to make this a reality”