IFRAO 1999 International Rock Art Congress IFRAO-ARARA-MAGF AT RIPON COLLEGE RIPON, WISCONSIN, U.S.A. MAY 23 - 31, 1999
CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS GENERAL The International Rock Art Conference (IRAC) for 1999 will be held in Ripon, Wisconsin, USA. The venue for this event will be Ripon College, a small liberal arts college founded in 1851. The setting is picturesque, amidst the lush, flowering spring of scenic central Wisconsin. Extensive facilities are being provided by the college, several buildings which date from the 1850's and are on the United States National Register of Historic Places. The national host for the event is the American Rock Art Research Association which voted unanimously to hold its annual symposium at Ripon, during its meeting in El Paso, May 1996. The local sponsor for the event will be the Mid-America Geographic Foundation, a non-profit organization with extensive interests in rock art. The International Federation of Rock Art Organizations, the international sponsor of the event, also voted unanimously to conduct its meeting at the Ripon venue during its 1996 Congress in Namibia. Other sponsoring and collaborating organizations and institutions involved in the event are the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, the University of Wisconsin Center - Fond du Lac, the Upper Midwest Rock Art Research Association, the Eastern States Rock Art Research Association, the Ho-Chunk (Wisconsin Winnebago) Nation, and the Wisconsin All-Tribal Council. Aboriginal groups will present opening and closing ceremonies. Other Native activities are planned, including vendors. Ample facilities are being provided by Ripon College. Wisconsin has achieved significant attention in rock art research only within the last decade or so. David Lowe has discovered nearly 80 rock art sites in Southwestern Wisconsin where virtually none had been known of before. The great majority of these are petroglyph sites in what is known as the driftless area, an area which escaped the glaciers and essentially produced the common landscapes of Wisconsin. Deep within these undisturbed valleys, Lowe perfected a system for finding sites. As late as 1950 less than 15 sites were known of in the entire state. Further discoveries have been made by Robert Boszhardt and Cynthia Stiles in western Wisconsin.These include some exciting sites in rock shelters, with carved ceilings. Dr. Robert Salzer of Beloit College in southern Wisconsin has contributed to regional rock art research through his decade of excavations at the Gottschall Rock Shelter near Muscoda, Wisconsin. In the course of these excavations Salzer discovered a series of rock paintings, and was able to suggest their timing by finding pigment traces dropped from the paintings into the active cultural deposits. The unique aspect of Wisconsin's prehistoric symbolism are the many hundreds of effigy mounds. These mounds, in the form of animals, birds, and sometimes humans, are found throughout the state and were once estimated to number over 20,000! Field trips planned for the 1999 Congress will include both rock art sites and these effigy mounds, as well as a number of petroform sites in east central Wisconsin. The petroforms consist of boulders placed on the ground in the form of circles, lines, and sometimes human figures. Herman Bender, founder of the Mid-America Geographic Foundation, and Dr. Jeffrey Behm of the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh are the pioneers in this rather new Wisconsin rock art research. Present theories pertaining to this phenomenon center on a range of astronomical alignments, especially the solstices. Star alignments are also suggested. A considerable interest in these sites has been expressed by Native elders, especially of the Cheyenne. Of interest to the international rock art community will also be the petroglyph sites, many within two hours of the campus venue. All but one of these sites is located in relatively soft sandstone formations. These sites are fragile and exceptional controls will be in place for their protection. A feature common to almost all of these sites is ritual grooving - a worldwide phenomenon. Many sites have been overlooked by explorers because grooves appear to many to be natural. There is an unusual extensive presence of this feature at Wisconsin sites, and it promises to provide impetus for active debate. Besides the rock art and effigy mounds, Wisconsin has a great deal to offer in the way of cultural attractions and events. Ripon is only 18 miles from the Experimental Aircraft Association Museum. Annually, over one million visitors throng to the "fly-in" here. The U.S. National Railway museum is only 40 miles north, and the famous House-on-the-Rock is about 1.5 hours away. Even closer is the Circus World Museum - home of the Barnum and Bailey Circus. There are also numerous art galleries, historical museums, and endless outdoor beauty. Ripon College has offered a most favorable package of room and board in the college dormitories. Housing is very adequate, and meals are, by every standard, exceptional. The College will also arrange buses for the various tours and field trips and will provide a shuttle service to and from the airport at Appleton, Wisconsin - just 45 minutes away. In addition to the dormitory facilities, there are three motels in Ripon, several more at Green Lakes (7 miles away) and numerous accommodations at both Fond du Lac and Oshkosh (each about 18 miles away). SESSION INVITATIONS All organizations and individuals interested in rock art are invited to make proposals for sessions, either specialized or general. These proposals must be received by MARCH 1, 1998. Please note this deadline. Proposals should be limited to 300 words, with a list of prospective presenters. The presenters need not be confirmed. The results of the proposal review will be made available as soon as possible. Successful candidates will the be responsible for the formal recruitment of presenters and the complete organization of their symposium or session. Unless otherwise specified later in the planning phase, papers will be strictly limited to 20 minutes (including question time). A longer formal paper (using the American Antiquity Style Guide) may be submitted for publication in the Congress proceedings. Presenters are asked to have first (typed) drafts available at the time of delivery. Requirements for translation, audio-visual equipment, or other needs must be made at the time the presentation is proposed. Planning for the publication of the proceedings is underway. Session chairpersons will be responsible for initial editing, and the final compilation will be undertaken by the American Rock Art Research Association, in collaboration with the International Federation of Rock Art Organizations and the Mid-America Geographic Foundation. Organizations are encouraged to provide well mounted, secure posters for gallery exhibition. Ample well lighted space has been allocated for these. It is expected that the focus of these posters will be rock art, or relevant aboriginal themes. Groups not in attendance at the Congress are welcome to arrange for the exhibition of posters. Further details will be provided in 1998. If you have any questions, they may be directed to: Dr. Jack Steinbring Dept. of Anthropology Ripon College P. O. Box 248 Ripon, WI 54971 U.S.A. E-mail: steinbringj@mac.ripon.edu Fax: 920-748-7243 Phone: 920-748-2937 IRAC ’99 International Rock Art Congress Ripon, Wisconsin — May 23 – 31, 1999 American Rock Art Research Association Pre-Register Now for Ripon Field Trips The pre- and post-conference field trips offered for IRAC ’99 have been planned and organized by MAGF. Read the trip descriptions, decide which field trips you wish to take part in, and fill out and return the Field Trip Form to Herman Bender (address on form). Note that the Sat., May 29 field trips are sponsored by ARARA. Registered participants in IRAC ’99 are invited to enjoy this day of scheduled trips for no fee. It is still necessary to return this form for the Sat., May 29 field trips. All field trips are subject to change and cancellation if less than half of the spaces are filled. Remember that box lunches are included in Dorm fees, or may be ordered through the college (see registration form) for $5.75. Also note that the #10 field trip is overnight. The fees charged include lodging, and are based on single or double occupancy. The field trip fees are based on bus rental, with coaches for the longer trips. The locations of many stops on these trips do not have room for parked cars, so buses will be used for all trips. Information on local sites that may be visited by individuals on their own time will be available upon your arrival in Ripon. Any questions may be directed to Herman Bender at (920) 922-7182. IRAC ’99 Pre- and Post-Congress Field Trips Field Trip No. 1—Group Leader Herman Bender Saturday, May 22, 1999 Saturday, May 29, 1999 (ARARA-Sponsored) Fond du Lac and Dodge Counties. Depart Ripon (parking lot NE corner of Seward and Ransom—East across street from Farr Hall of Science). Commencing 9:00 a.m., return 4:00 p.m. A bus and walking tour of the Hesselink hilltop shrine site; the Eagle’s nest vision quest site with ancient red cedars on the edge of the Niagara escarpment; the Kolterman effigy mound group, which includes spectacular stone bison effigies, a giant human-like petroform, and a thunderbird petroglyph—all features exhibit elements of archeoastronomy and the site overlooks the world-renowned Horicon Marsh. The Ashford Hill may also be included, a drumlin with petroform which the Cheyenne holyman, Mr. Ralph Redfox, has determined is a "center" and repre-sents a seated bison. Views from these sites are panoramic with scenic vistas which visually connect four units of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve. Generally easy to moderate hiking, mostly on grass and modest climbing. Includes rest stops with facilities and restaurants for lunch and/or refreshments. Take your own lunch if you wish. Co-guides will be Mr. Ralph Redfox and Father Nick Goebel. Fee of $10.00. Field Trip No. 2—Group Leader Diana Galster-Kinas (Ripon College) Saturday, May 22, 1999 Saturday, May 29, 1999 (ARARA-Sponsored) Mounds and sacred setting in the Ripon-Green lake vicinity, an ancient boundary and neutral area between the Winnebago and Menominee tribes. Very little walking except for one canyon site. A bus trip commencing at 8:00 a.m., returning at 4:00 p.m. Take a lunch. Sites included are mound sites around Green Lake, Council Rock, Mount Tom, Germania petroform, Germania serpent mound, and Roche-a-Cri petroform site (a climb to top of this spectacular formation is optional). Roche-a-Cri contains the Congress Logo rock painting. Fee of $10.00. Roche-a-Cri is a Wisconsin state park and can be visited independently. Take Hwy. 23 west from Ripon to Hwy. 51 and go north on 51 to Hwy. 21, then go west on 21 to Hwy. 13 and turn south on 13. Roche-a-Cri is two miles south on the right side. Field Trip No. 3—Group Leader David Lowe Saturday, May 22, 1999 Sunday, May 30, 1999 Petroglyph sites of Iowa County (Wisconsin). Up to 15 selected sites are scheduled to be included on this trip. These are the most recently discovered petroglyph sites in Wisconsin. Motor coach bus departs from the parking lot corner Seward and Ransom at 6:30 a.m., returning at 6:00 p.m. Fee of $20.00. Limit of 40 people. Some steep climbing involved, not recom-mended for those with limited mobility. Wear adequate footwear. Bring a lunch. INFO: MAGF – Herman Bender P.O. Box 722 Fond du Lac, WI 54936-0722 Phone: (920) 922-7182 E-Mail: ashco@execpc.com

IFRAO 1999 International Rock Art Congress
IFRAO-ARARA-MAGF
AT RIPON COLLEGE
RIPON, WISCONSIN, U.S.A.
MAY 23 - 31, 1999

CALL FOR SESSION PROPOSALS GENERAL The International Rock Art Conference (IRAC) for 1999 will be held in Ripon, Wisconsin, USA. The venue for this event will be Ripon College, a small liberal arts college founded in 1851. The setting is picturesque, amidst the lush, flowering spring of scenic central Wisconsin. Extensive facilities are being provided by the college, several buildings which date from the 1850's and are on the United States National Register of Historic Places. The national host for the event is the American Rock Art Research Association which voted unanimously to hold its annual symposium at Ripon, during its meeting in El Paso, May 1996. The local sponsor for the event will be the Mid-America Geographic Foundation, a non-profit organization with extensive interests in rock art. The International Federation of Rock Art Organizations, the international sponsor of the event, also voted unanimously to conduct its meeting at the Ripon venue during its 1996 Congress in Namibia. Other sponsoring and collaborating organizations and institutions involved in the event are the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, the University of Wisconsin Center - Fond du Lac, the Upper Midwest Rock Art Research Association, the Eastern States Rock Art Research Association, the Ho-Chunk (Wisconsin Winnebago) Nation, and the Wisconsin All-Tribal Council. Aboriginal groups will present opening and closing ceremonies. Other Native activities are planned, including vendors. Ample facilities are being provided by Ripon College. Wisconsin has achieved significant attention in rock art research only within the last decade or so. David Lowe has discovered nearly 80 rock art sites in Southwestern Wisconsin where virtually none had been known of before. The great majority of these are petroglyph sites in what is known as the driftless area, an area which escaped the glaciers and essentially produced the common landscapes of Wisconsin. Deep within these undisturbed valleys, Lowe perfected a system for finding sites. As late as 1950 less than 15 sites were known of in the entire state. Further discoveries have been made by Robert Boszhardt and Cynthia Stiles in western Wisconsin.These include some exciting sites in rock shelters, with carved ceilings. Dr. Robert Salzer of Beloit College in southern Wisconsin has contributed to regional rock art research through his decade of excavations at the Gottschall Rock Shelter near Muscoda, Wisconsin. In the course of these excavations Salzer discovered a series of rock paintings, and was able to suggest their timing by finding pigment traces dropped from the paintings into the active cultural deposits. The unique aspect of Wisconsin's prehistoric symbolism are the many hundreds of effigy mounds. These mounds, in the form of animals, birds, and sometimes humans, are found throughout the state and were once estimated to number over 20,000! Field trips planned for the 1999 Congress will include both rock art sites and these effigy mounds, as well as a number of petroform sites in east central Wisconsin. The petroforms consist of boulders placed on the ground in the form of circles, lines, and sometimes human figures. Herman Bender, founder of the Mid-America Geographic Foundation, and Dr. Jeffrey Behm of the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh are the pioneers in this rather new Wisconsin rock art research. Present theories pertaining to this phenomenon center on a range of astronomical alignments, especially the solstices. Star alignments are also suggested. A considerable interest in these sites has been expressed by Native elders, especially of the Cheyenne. Of interest to the international rock art community will also be the petroglyph sites, many within two hours of the campus venue. All but one of these sites is located in relatively soft sandstone formations. These sites are fragile and exceptional controls will be in place for their protection. A feature common to almost all of these sites is ritual grooving - a worldwide phenomenon. Many sites have been overlooked by explorers because grooves appear to many to be natural. There is an unusual extensive presence of this feature at Wisconsin sites, and it promises to provide impetus for active debate. Besides the rock art and effigy mounds, Wisconsin has a great deal to offer in the way of cultural attractions and events. Ripon is only 18 miles from the Experimental Aircraft Association Museum. Annually, over one million visitors throng to the "fly-in" here. The U.S. National Railway museum is only 40 miles north, and the famous House-on-the-Rock is about 1.5 hours away. Even closer is the Circus World Museum - home of the Barnum and Bailey Circus. There are also numerous art galleries, historical museums, and endless outdoor beauty. Ripon College has offered a most favorable package of room and board in the college dormitories. Housing is very adequate, and meals are, by every standard, exceptional. The College will also arrange buses for the various tours and field trips and will provide a shuttle service to and from the airport at Appleton, Wisconsin - just 45 minutes away. In addition to the dormitory facilities, there are three motels in Ripon, several more at Green Lakes (7 miles away) and numerous accommodations at both Fond du Lac and Oshkosh (each about 18 miles away). SESSION INVITATIONS All organizations and individuals interested in rock art are invited to make proposals for sessions, either specialized or general. These proposals must be received by MARCH 1, 1998. Please note this deadline. Proposals should be limited to 300 words, with a list of prospective presenters. The presenters need not be confirmed. The results of the proposal review will be made available as soon as possible. Successful candidates will the be responsible for the formal recruitment of presenters and the complete organization of their symposium or session. Unless otherwise specified later in the planning phase, papers will be strictly limited to 20 minutes (including question time). A longer formal paper (using the American Antiquity Style Guide) may be submitted for publication in the Congress proceedings. Presenters are asked to have first (typed) drafts available at the time of delivery. Requirements for translation, audio-visual equipment, or other needs must be made at the time the presentation is proposed. Planning for the publication of the proceedings is underway. Session chairpersons will be responsible for initial editing, and the final compilation will be undertaken by the American Rock Art Research Association, in collaboration with the International Federation of Rock Art Organizations and the Mid-America Geographic Foundation. Organizations are encouraged to provide well mounted, secure posters for gallery exhibition. Ample well lighted space has been allocated for these. It is expected that the focus of these posters will be rock art, or relevant aboriginal themes. Groups not in attendance at the Congress are welcome to arrange for the exhibition of posters. Further details will be provided in 1998. If you have any questions, they may be directed to: Dr. Jack Steinbring Dept. of Anthropology Ripon College P. O. Box 248 Ripon, WI 54971 U.S.A. E-mail: steinbringj@mac.ripon.edu Fax: 920-748-7243 Phone: 920-748-2937

IRAC ’99

International Rock Art Congress

Ripon, Wisconsin — May 23 – 31, 1999

American Rock Art Research Association

Pre-Register Now for Ripon Field Trips

The pre- and post-conference field trips offered for IRAC ’99 have been planned and organized by MAGF. Read the trip

descriptions, decide which field trips you wish to take part in, and fill out and return the Field Trip Form to Herman Bender

(address on form). Note that the Sat., May 29 field trips are sponsored by ARARA. Registered participants in IRAC ’99 are

invited to enjoy this day of scheduled trips for no fee. It is still necessary to return this form for the Sat., May 29 field trips.

All field trips are subject to change and cancellation if less than half of the spaces are filled. Remember that box lunches are

included in Dorm fees, or may be ordered through the college (see registration form) for $5.75. Also note that the #10 field trip

is overnight. The fees charged include lodging, and are based on single or double occupancy. The field trip fees are based on

bus rental, with coaches for the longer trips. The locations of many stops on these trips do not have room for parked cars, so

buses will be used for all trips. Information on local sites that may be visited by individuals on their own time will be available

upon your arrival in Ripon.

Any questions may be directed to Herman Bender at (920) 922-7182.

IRAC ’99 Pre- and Post-Congress Field Trips

Field Trip No. 1—Group Leader Herman Bender

Saturday, May 22, 1999

Saturday, May 29, 1999 (ARARA-Sponsored)

Fond du Lac and Dodge Counties. Depart Ripon (parking lot NE corner of Seward and Ransom—East across street from Farr

Hall of Science). Commencing 9:00 a.m., return 4:00 p.m. A bus and walking tour of the Hesselink hilltop shrine site; the

Eagle’s nest vision quest site with ancient red cedars on the edge of the Niagara escarpment; the Kolterman effigy mound

group, which includes spectacular stone bison effigies, a giant human-like petroform, and a thunderbird petroglyph—all features

exhibit elements of archeoastronomy and the site overlooks the world-renowned Horicon Marsh. The Ashford Hill may also be

included, a drumlin with petroform which the Cheyenne holyman, Mr. Ralph Redfox, has determined is a "center" and repre-sents

a seated bison. Views from these sites are panoramic with scenic vistas which visually connect four units of the Ice Age

National Scientific Reserve. Generally easy to moderate hiking, mostly on grass and modest climbing. Includes rest stops with

facilities and restaurants for lunch and/or refreshments. Take your own lunch if you wish. Co-guides will be Mr. Ralph Redfox

and Father Nick Goebel. Fee of $10.00.

Field Trip No. 2—Group Leader Diana Galster-Kinas (Ripon College)

Saturday, May 22, 1999

Saturday, May 29, 1999 (ARARA-Sponsored)

Mounds and sacred setting in the Ripon-Green lake vicinity, an ancient boundary and neutral area between the Winnebago and

Menominee tribes. Very little walking except for one canyon site. A bus trip commencing at 8:00 a.m., returning at 4:00 p.m.

Take a lunch. Sites included are mound sites around Green Lake, Council Rock, Mount Tom, Germania petroform, Germania

serpent mound, and Roche-a-Cri petroform site (a climb to top of this spectacular formation is optional). Roche-a-Cri contains

the Congress Logo rock painting. Fee of $10.00.

Roche-a-Cri is a Wisconsin state park and can be visited independently. Take Hwy. 23 west from Ripon to Hwy. 51 and go

north on 51 to Hwy. 21, then go west on 21 to Hwy. 13 and turn south on 13. Roche-a-Cri is two miles south on the right side.

Field Trip No. 3—Group Leader David Lowe

Saturday, May 22, 1999

Sunday, May 30, 1999

Petroglyph sites of Iowa County (Wisconsin). Up to 15 selected sites are scheduled to be included on this trip. These are the

most recently discovered petroglyph sites in Wisconsin. Motor coach bus departs from the parking lot corner Seward and

Ransom at 6:30 a.m., returning at 6:00 p.m. Fee of $20.00. Limit of 40 people. Some steep climbing involved, not recom-mended

for those with limited mobility. Wear adequate footwear. Bring a lunch.

INFO:

MAGF – Herman Bender

P.O. Box 722

Fond du Lac, WI 54936-0722

Phone: (920) 922-7182 E-Mail: ashco@execpc.com