Rockart: Tools for Making Rock Art at The Narrows. Tools for Making Rock Art at The Narrows By Deborah Sabo Arkansas Archeological Survey The Arkansas Archeological Survey, during excavations at The Narrows rock shelter in 1995, made a very important discovery. For the first time at a site in Arkansas, undisturbed artifacts that could be independently dated were linked directly to the production of rock art on the walls of the rock shelter.
This means that archeologists could place the making of the rock art in the same context with all the other activities carried out by people who lived at the site, and give it an accurate date, almost 600 years ago. The artifacts were found in a deposit archeologists call midden. Dark midden soils are rich in organic compounds left by the decomposing wood, plant fiber, hides, and other animal tissues that littered a domestic campsite or village. Analyzing all the artifacts and remains at The Narrows showed that people who stayed at the rock shelter spent their time on a few major activities. Narrows - Site Description. Habitation of the site is associated with the 15 th century Fort Coffee phase giving the Narrows rock art an approximate age of 500 years.
Please read more about the Narrows in Jerry Hilliard's article, “The Narrows Rock Art in an Archaeological Context. ” The Narrows With the protection of the rock overhang the estimated 30 glyphs at the Narrows have been remarkably preserved. However the site is conveniently located just below a rural county road making it a local hot-spot for years. For nearly a century, the Narrows has continued to be looted and vandalized with evidence of historic “art” or graffiti all over the rock walls. Luckily, the Native American rock art has remained untouched. Grafitti etched into the walls at the Narrows.
Washington County, AR : Historic Sites. Washington County Arkansas Historic Places. Headquarters House Fayetteville AR brief description. Deep in the heart of Fayetteville's historic district stands one of Arkansas' most famous ante-bellum homes, built in 1853 by Judge Jonas Tebbetts. The Washington County Historical Society is proud to preserve and maintain this lovely Greek Revival home which served as headquarters for both Union and Confederate sides during the Civil War. The house bears the scars of battle preserved in the panels of an inside door where a minie ball crashed through, just at eye level. The house is said to have been designed by the Reverend William Baxter, president of Arkansas College, to match his home which stood just across Dickson Street - on the campus of Arkansas College.
Neither Rev. Baxter's home nor the College survived the Civil War. The Tebbetts' home now serves as headquarters for the Historical Society which maintains it also as a museum for tours and living history programs. Archibald Yell Law Office Bibliography: Washington Co. To return to Fayetteville Map,click here! The Battle of Fayetteville - Fayetteville, Arkansas. Monte Ne. Historic Sites in Washington County. Washington County Historical Society. University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville /All. Fayetteville History: Historical Markers. University of Arkansas Museum. Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. The flash menu provided by f-source.com. All Rights Reserved. Welcome to the Shiloh Museum! Located in downtown Springdale, Arkansas, the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History is a regional history museum focusing on the Northwest Arkansas Ozarks. The museum takes its name from the pioneer community of Shiloh, which became Springdale in the 1870s.
May 21, 2-4 pm. June 11, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sustainability: Voices from the Past, Promise for the Future Visit our podcast page to access these episodes and many more. Hours Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Shiloh Museum of Ozark History • 118 W. Museum of Native American Artifacts | www.museumofnativeamericanartifacts.org. E. Fay Jones. Euine Fay Jones (January 31, 1921 – August 31, 2004) was an American architect and designer. He was an apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright. Jones is also the only one of Wright's disciples to have received the AIA Gold Medal (1990), the highest honor awarded by the American Institute of Architects. Early life[edit] Jones' interest in architecture began with the design of treehouses in high school and seeing a short film about Frank Lloyd Wright.
At the outbreak of World War II Jones joined the United States Navy and served in the Pacific theater of operations as a naval aviator piloting torpedo and dive bombers. After the War[edit] After the war Jones studied at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas and at Rice University in Houston, Texas. Design career[edit] Jones was a quiet and unassuming architect who preferred the quiet isolation of the Arkansas mountains to the urban landscape. Jones was a recipient of the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal in 1990. Notes[edit] Washington County Historical Society Collection. Washington County Historical Society Collection Historical and personal papers, ledgers, and scrapbooks and other bound material, ca 1833-1995 Manuscript Collection 1368 Return to Special Collections Home Page Return to University of Arkansas Libraries Home Page The Washington County Historical Society was established in 1951 with the stated goal of "Preserving the Past for the Future.
" They immediately began publishing a journal, Flashback, which continues to be an outlet for genealogical and historical research about the county and its people. The society has also published more extensive research in its Bulletin series, as well as pamphlets and other brief works on various topics. The Society donated its library and research collection to the University Libraries in October 1997. The historical papers which comprise Series 1 were maintained to support historical and genealogical research at Headquarters House in Fayetteville, where the society has its offices and a historical museum. 1.