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WHEELING -- The Ohio County Public Library's next Lunch With Books program will be an examination of an article titled "Hiding in Plain Sight: A Case Study of Early Accounts of Prehistoric Remains on Wheeling Island."
The program will take place at noon on Tuesday, Nov. 7, in the lower level community conference room at the library located off of 16th Street in downtown Wheeling.
David N. Fuerst, President of the West Virginia Archaeological Society, will discuss an article he co-wrote with the late Donald B. Ball, for the Fall 2019 WV Archeologist, entitled "Hiding in Plain Sight: A Case Study of Early Accounts of Prehistoric Remains on Wheeling Island."
It examines the utility of exploring the pages of long forgotten newspapers in a search for useful information about potentially significant archaeological sites which -- for whatever reason -- have been overlooked or ignored since they were initially reported.
Specifically, this study focuses on a sizeable habitation area "hiding in plain sight" in a residential area on Wheeling Island.
This program will be the library's first in a November series dedicated to National Native American Heritage Month.