Monthly Archives: October 2014

UAAC Social

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Wednesday night we hosted a mid-semester social to get everyone together and relax a bit after midterms. Club members took a break and enjoyed pizza, snacks, and The Lego Movie. Thank you Brass (and Angelica!) for organizing such a nice event!

“Instruction to fit in, have everyone like you, and always be happy. Step 1: Breathe!”

Pizza! Nom nom.

Nom nom nom.

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Ashley is SO ready for the movie to start! Let’s do this! Aghhhh!!!

Everything is awesome!

Everything is not awesome – intense introduction to President Business.

2014 Native American Festival

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The Moundville Archaeological Park, located in Moundville, Alabama, has an annual Native American Festival designed to celebrate the region’s rich Native American heritage. This year’s celebration was particularly significant because 2014 marks both the 75th anniversary of the Moundville Park and the 25th anniversary of the Moundville Festival! The UA Department of Anthropology has a long history of working with the park, so every year UA Anthropology Club members volunteer for this event. This year we had 35 fantastic volunteers assisting the park – and thank goodness with 12,058 people visiting the festival this year (up 22% from last year!).

Brass shows visitors items representative of the kinds of artifacts found at Moundville

Brass shows visitors items representative of the kinds of artifacts found at Moundville

Kareen helps a group of kids at our pottery reconstruction station

Kareen helps a group of kids at our pottery reconstruction station

Shannon engages visitors with a demonstration of how wattle and daub houses were made

Shannon engages visitors with a demonstration of how wattle and daub houses were made

Group dancing!

Group dancing!

 

Fall 2014 Camping Trip

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This fall the UAAC had the pleasure of camping for two nights in Joe Wheeler State Park. We toured nearby attractions including Florence Mound and the Athens Fiddlers Convention. A great trip and a glorious break from a busy semester! Thank you Ashley (and Angelica!) for organizing this for us!

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