Past Conferences
2023 Conference
February 24 & 25, 2023
The Council for Minnesota Archaeology Conference for 2023 was held at the Historic Fort Snelling Plank Museum and Visitor Center. Dr. Katherine Hayes (University of Minnesota - Twin Cities) gave the Elden Johnson Lecture. Her talked was called Archaeologies of Collecting Institutions and was a hard look at who gave archaeologists the right to collect objects for museums. You can watch her lecture at our YouTube channel here: Archaeologies of Collecting Institutions.
2021 Virtual Symposium
February 26 & 27, 2021
Due to the COVID-19 Global Pandemic, the Council for Minnesota Archaeology hosted a virtual symposium in 2021. Excitingly, this allowed us to record presentations to share with you via YouTube. Check out the 2021 Conference Playlist. Rob Mann (formerly of St. Cloud State University) gave the Elden Johnson lecture. His talk was called A Haunting Past and Haunting Presence: The Archaeology of Civilian Military Forts Built During the Dakota-U.S. War of 1862.
2019 Conference
February 15 & 16, 2019
St. Cloud State University hosted the Council for Minnesota Archaeology Conference in 2019.
2017 Symposium
2017
Hamline University hosted the Council for Minnesota Archaeology Symposium in 2017.