PRESS RELEASE The Arkansas Archeological Survey is launching a new website, "Arkansas Novaculite: A Virtual Comparative Collection."The website url is: http://arkarcheology.uark.edu/novaculite/index.html The website describes and illustrates novaculite from the Ouachita Mountains as an important resource that was chipped into stone tools by Indians in the past, and is manufactured into whetstones today. This website is intended to be an educational resource for people interested in Arkansas history, archeology, and Indians of Arkansas, as well as a research tool for archeologists who need to identify novaculite from archeological sites. Highlights of the website include an interactive map and high-quality photographs that show the range of novaculite colors and textures. This project is supported in part by a grant from the Arkansas Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Arkansas Archeological Survey is a unit of the University of Arkansas System. For further information, contact: Dr. Mary Beth Trubitt Arkansas Archeological Survey Henderson State University Research Station 1100 Henderson St., Box H-7841 Arkadelphia, AR 71999-0001 870-230-5510 mtrubit@uark.edu

The purpose of the Caddo Conference Organization shall be: to promote and to stimulate interest in the archeology, history, and ethnology of the Caddo archeological region (southwestern Arkansas, northwestern Louisiana, southeastern Oklahoma, and northeastern Texas) and adjacent areas to enhance communication among people (researchers, Caddo Nation of Oklahoma members, others) interested in furthering knowledge of the archeology, history, and ethnology of the Caddo Area to convey this knowledge to the public at large to publish and to encourage publication to advocate for, and assist in, the preservation and conservation of archeological data and resources relating to Caddo Area studies or sacred to the Caddo people.