October 7th Luncheon registration may now be completed online. Please register online by Friday, October 3rd.

Advance luncheon registration cost is $21 for non-members and $16 for members. Students may attend free of charge. Same-day luncheon registration cost is $25.

The presentation slides from the September 9th luncheon (Agency Update on Minnesota Silica Sand Mining Legislation) are now available online.  To view the slides, click on "Calendar of Events" on the left side of the AIPG Minnesota website.  Then click on the September 9th luncheon link in the calendar.  Once there, scroll down and the presentation slides are located at the bottom of the webpage under the heading "DOCUMENTS."

The October 7th Luncheon will be Sponsored by Pace Analytical Services, Inc.

Presentation Title

Illuminating Controversial Artifacts with 3D Technology

by Scott Wolter and Jerry Lutgen

Presentation Overview

We will be presenting active case examples where we are examining mysterious stone artifacts by applying two types of digital 3D technologies ranging from the microscopic level up to large scale objects and surfaces. The artifacts and inscriptions we will showcase are the subjects of historical controversies for which important new evidence has been generated using these technologies. 

Speaker Biographies

Forensic geologist Scott Wolter is the host of History’s H2 network’s hit show America Unearthed that follows him on his quest to uncover the truth behind historic artifacts and sites found throughout North America.   Scott is also the author of several books including his 2013 title, Akhenaten to the Founding Fathers: The Mysteries of the Hooked X and The Hooked X: Key to the Secret History of North America. Scott Graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Geology and Earth Science from the University of Minnesota-Duluth in 1982. Professionally, Scott, a forensic geologist, has worked as a petrographer since 1985. In 1990, he founded American Petrographic Services and continues to serve as President. He has been the principal petrographer in more than 7,000 material forensic investigations throughout the world, including the evaluation of fire-damaged concrete from the Pentagon following the attacks of September 11, 2001.

Independent researcher Jerry Lutgen is currently in the process of forming a historical research organization called HistoryTec (coming soon: www.historytec.org). The areas of focus for HistoryTec are biblical archaeology and possible pre-Columbian contact between Europeans and North America. He also has thirty-five years of technical and managerial experience with some of Minnesota’s premier organizations where his work focused on research and health care management. This work yielded three patents in the area of health risk measurement and management. He holds an M.S. degree in Health Informatics/Applied Statistics.