Monthly meetings
NTAS Monthly Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of the month, at 7:00pm except in June and December. The monthly meetings are located at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in the Research & Education Building, Room 114. The NTAS meetings are hybrid meetings held in-person and offered via Zoom.
NTAS meetings are a staple of our membership. In these meetings, we discuss NTAS Announcements, which include upcoming volunteer opportunities, upcoming NTAS events, upcoming Texas Archeology Society (TAS) events, and each month we feature a guest speaker. Our guest speakers deliver programs on various archeological topics. Past topics include geoarcheology, bioarcheology, regional archeological sites and topics, and more. NTAS meetings are open to the general public.
Guests are welcome to join all NTAS monthly meetings in-person or via Zoom. To receive the Zoom link for our programs, please email info@ntxas.org .
March 13th, 2025 Monthly Meeting
Topic: Historic Plants as Artifacts
Guest Speaker: Jenny McWilliams
Abstract: Archeologists often fail to identify living plants as part of the artifact assemblage. Like other historical artifact types, horticultural plants have a date of introduction and therefore can contribute to the larger artifact assemblage. Using examples from historic cemetery sites (which often provide date range of use) we can see trends in popular, hardy vegetation that were culturally significant and may be found in other types of historic sites.
About: Jenny McWilliams
Bio: Jenny is the Cemetery Preservation Coordinator for the Texas Historical Commission. She is an archeologist and has practiced in Texas for over 25 years.