WYOMING ARCHAEOLOGY AWARENESS MONTH
WHEREAS, Archaeology is the scientific study of human behavior by investigating the material evidence of features and artifact assemblages left behind at sites that survive on the landscape; and
WHEREAS, Wyoming Archaeology Awareness Month was created in 1990, Wyoming’s centennial year, to better acquaint the public with the discipline of archaeology and strengthen the enduring bond between past and present in the Equality State; and
WHEREAS, Wyoming’s nationally recognized archaeology month posters depict the state’s valued cultural resources and have become a focal point of our contribution to America’s proud legacy of historic preservation; and
WHEREAS, Archaeology Awareness Month for 2009 showcases Fort Laramie National Historic Site in Goshen County, which historians have widely heralded as the quintessential frontier army outpost in the American West prior to 1890; and
WHEREAS, Fort Laramie has received the most comprehensive historical study, archaeological research, and remote sensing survey coverage of any site of its kind in the region, which has enhanced scientific understanding of the landscape and public interpretation of its history; and
WHEREAS, This year marks the 175th Anniversary of the founding of Fort William, a private fur trading post built in 1834 that was a predecessor of Fort Laramie at the same location.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DAVE FREUDENTHAL, Governor of the State of Wyoming, do hereby proclaim September 2009 to be
“WYOMING ARCHAEOLOGY AWARENESS MONTH”
in Wyoming, and urge the people of Wyoming to take part in the activities planned to enhance public awareness of archaeology.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Executive Seal of the Governor of Wyoming to be affixed this 26th day of August, 2009.