Hiding in Plain Sight with David Fuerst

November 07, 2023
12:00pm - 1:00pm

David N. Fuerst, President of the West Virginia Archaeological Society, will discuss an article he co-wrote with the late Donald B. Ball, for the Fall 2019 WV Archeologist, entitled "Hiding in Plain Sight: A Case Study of Early Accounts of Prehistoric Remains on Wheeling Island." It examines the utility of exploring the pages of long forgotten newspapers in a search for useful information about potentially significant archaeological sites which -- for whatever reason -- have been overlooked or ignored since they were initially reported. Specifically, this study focuses on a sizeable habitation area "hiding in plain sight" in a residential area on Wheeling island.

This program will be our first in a November series dedicated to National Native American Heritage Month. 

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PRESENTER BIO:  David N. Fuerst is President of the West Virginia Archaeological Society. He is the Archeologist, Historian, Section 106 Coordinator, and Museum Curator for the New River Gorge National River, Gauley River National Recreation Area, and Bluestone National Scenic River in southern WV.

FEATURED BOOK:  Indian mounds of the middle Ohio Valley : a guide to Adena and Ohio Hopewell sites by Woodward, Susan L.

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