Southwestern Archaeology Making the News - A Service of the Center for Desert Archaeology
Gathering in Tucson to Honor the Memory of Dwight Riggs
Dwight left his friends with many memories. Memories yet to share. There is now a chance to meet with Dwight's diverse cadre of friends and give him the honor he is due. Dwight's family will be visiting Tucson on May 2, 2010, please plan to join them at Agua Caliente Park, 9:30 am to 12 pm.
Http://www.cdarc.org/sat/dwight_memorial.pdf
Utah State University Plans to Convert Historic Barn into Anthropology Museum
The aging, roughly 90-year-old "Art Barn" will be transformed into the USU Museum of Anthropology as early as December 2012. The remodeling will need a $4 million fundraising drive, said Museum of Anthropology Director Bonnie Pitblado. But even in a sagging economy, Pitblado is confident donors will pitch in. The project is a top priority for the university's College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, she said.
http://tinyurl.com/y9xm69o - Deseret News
Two Accused In Blanding Raids Expected to Plead Guilty
Two Moab residents accused of selling ancient tribal artifacts including a scrap of blanket or clothing, a loom component and a stone hoe stolen from public land may plead guilty next week. Brent Bullock, 62, faces five felony charges. His co-defendant, Tammy Shumway, 40, faces four felonies. They are scheduled to appear at a plea hearing Monday before U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball, court papers say. Bullock and Shumway, previously had been set to go to trial on May 3.
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14758618?source=rss
Update on Grapevine Canyon Petroglyph Vandalism
A 20-year-old Bullhead City, Ariz., man is suspected of vandalizing petroglyphs at Grapevine Canyon in Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Federal officials said the man was cited for defacing/disturbing an archaeological resource, using and discharging a weapon, littering and vandalism.
http://tinyurl.com/ykoarba - Arizona Republic
Archaeology Month to Be Celebrated at the V-Bar-V Ranch Near Sedona
In celebration of Archaeology Month, the Red Rock Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest and volunteer partners are hosting V Bar V Archaeology Discovery Days and Agave Roast, Friday April 16 through Sunday April 18, 2010, 9:30 am - 3pm.
http://www.sedona.biz/v-bar-v-archaeology-days-sedona041710.php
National Park Service Plans Another Week of Free Admissions
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced today that all 392 national parks will have free admission during National Park Week, April 17 to 25. Parks will also offer additional family friendly activities and special offers on tours, lodging, food, and souvenirs. A listing of parks and promotions is available at the link below.
http://www.nps.gov/npweek
Museum of Northern Arizona Announces Summer Festival Schedule
The Museum of Northern Arizona has been a strong supporter of the region’s natural and cultural heritage for more than 80 years. This year the museum will feature four festivals and a variety of shows that will continue to promote the strong cultures in the area; cultures that reflect those of the Zuni, Hopi, Navajo and Havasupai along with many others.
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/living/tourism/89266352.html
Reminder - Huhugam Ki Museum to Host New Exhibit
"Pieces of the Puzzle - New Perspectives on the Hohokam" opens on Saturday March 27th 2010 at 10am, the Huhugam Ki Museum will open its doors allowing the public to view the traveling exhibit from the Center for Desert Archaeology, entitled "Pieces of the Puzzle: New Perspectives on the Hohokam." Research for this particular exhibit includes artifacts already excavated and cataloged in museum repositories from the state including Arizona State Museum and Pueblo Grande Museum. Research and theory had been put together by leading archeologists and museum fellows to present new perspectives on how the Hohokam are viewed by the scientific and anthropological fields.
http://www.cdarc.org/sat/pieces_press_release.doc - MS Word Document
Lecture Opportunity, Deer Valley Rock Art Center (Phoenix)
For prehistoric Southwest peoples, ceramic art was more than something to set on a shelf and admire. It was something to use for meals, for drinking, to carry water and store food, or to incorporate into a ceremony. Barbara Moulard, a faculty associate in the Herberger Institute School of Art, will give a free lecture on the painted ceramic art of prehistoric Southwest peoples, titled “Re-Creating the Word: Painted Ceramics of the Prehistoric Southwest,” at 1 p.m., April 3 at Arizona State University’s Deer Valley Rock Art Center.
http://asunews.asu.edu/20100315_ceramicslecture
National Preservation Institute to Offer Class in Conflict Resolution
Conflict Resolution and Consultation Tools for Cultural and Natural Resource Projects, Richmond, VA - May 18-20, 2010 in cooperation with the University of Virginia, Institute for Environmental Negotiation, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Laws and regulations related to cultural and natural resources often require participatory processes that can be mired in conflict and misunderstanding. Projects frequently can be more effectively navigated when stakeholders use collaborative processes to identify and resolve problems during consultation. Learn how to design and manage a collaborative process and how to use a range of tools associated with negotiation and consensus building through participatory role-plays, interactive exercises, and case studies. An agenda is available online at the link below.
http://www.npi.org
Employment Opportunity (Silver City)
Silver City Mainstreet Project seeks a new manager. The position is full time, with a salary of $30,000, and the application deadline is April 16, 2010. Contact Name: Laurie Bentley, Vice President at 575-534-9005 or by email at scmainstreetasst@gilanet.com. The national award-winning Silver City MainStreet Project is celebrating 25 years of service to Silver City in May 2010. It is recognized as one of the most successful programs in New Mexico. The Mission Statement is "To encourage a vibrant, historic downtown which is recognized as the heart of our diverse community."
http://www.silvercitymainstreet.com/JobListing/tabid/498/Default.aspx
Thanks to Carrie Gregory, Gerald Kelso and Doug Kupel for contributions for today's newsletter.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Change to NAGPRA Regulations Ensures Museums Repatriate Culturally Unidentifiable Human Remains
Southwestern Archaeology Making the News - A Service of the Center for Desert Archaeology
Change to NAGPRA Regulations Ensures Museums Repatriate Culturally Unidentifiable Human Remains
A change in the 1990 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act may force the University of Michigan’s Museum of Anthropology — as well as museums across the country — to redistribute their collections of Native American human remains. On Monday, a NAGPRA committee approved a change in the act that will force museums to inform Native American tribes that “culturally unidentifiable” remains found in their tribal regions may potentially be returned to them.
http://tinyurl.com/ybbkd3w - Michigan Daily
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s, Huhugam Ki Museum to Host “Pieces of the Puzzle – New Perspectives on the Hohokam”
On Saturday March 27th 2010 at 10am, the Huhugam Ki Museum will open its doors allowing the public to view the traveling exhibit from Tucson’s Center for Desert Archaeology, entitled “Pieces of the Puzzle: New Perspectives on the Hohokam.” Research for this particular exhibit includes artifacts already excavated and cataloged in museum repositories from the state including Arizona State Museum and Pueblo Grande Museum. Research and theory had been put together by leading archeologists and museum fellows to present new perspectives on how the Hohokam are viewed by the scientific and anthropological fields.
http://www.cdarc.org/satpieces_press_release.doc - MS Word Document
Arguing for a Much Earlier Colonization of the New World
Two U.S. scientists have published a radical new theory about when, where and how humans migrated to the New World, arguing that the peopling of the Americas may have begun via Canada's High Arctic islands and the Northwest Passage -- much farther north and at least 10,000 years earlier than generally believed. The hypothesis -- described as "speculative" but "plausible" by the researchers themselves -- appears in the latest issue of the journal Current Biology, which features a special series of new studies tracing humanity's proliferation out of Africa and around the world beginning about 70,000 years ago.
http://tinyurl.com/y86lsmn - Vancouver Sun
Colonial Spanish Empire Utilized an Ancient Roman Perspective on the New World
The Getty Villa, California's temple to ancient Greece and Rome, is currently hosting a show of objects and manuscripts from the earliest days of Nueva España. What's the connection? "From the moment Europeans went to Mexico, … they encountered a culture that was so unfamiliar, the only frame of reference they had was their knowledge of Roman antiquity."
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-aztecs21-2010mar21,0,6456017.story
Local Funding to Keep a Few Arizona State Parks Open
Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park is one of six Arizona state parks slated for closure that will stay open, at least for now. The state Parks Board on Wednesday approved agreements to accept money from city governments and other state agencies to keep some parks open. Agreements with the cities of Camp Verde, Yuma and Tombstone call for those cities to take over part or all of the operations at Fort Verde, Yuma Territorial Prison and Tombstone Courthouse state historic parks.
http://tinyurl.com/ydteocu - Arizona Daily Star
Petroglyphs Near Tucson Vandalized
Vandals have damaged priceless petroglyphs - ancient rock carvings - at popular Picture Rocks northwest of Tucson. The vandalism incidents, which occurred over the past three years, prompted owners of the site to post warning signs and call for vigilance by visitors. "People have been seen vandalizing petroglyphs. There has been some damage - defacing of the rocks," said Peter Tran, assistant director of the Redemptorist Renewal Center, 7101 W. Picture Rocks Road.
http://tinyurl.com/yfto93a - Arizona Daily Star
The Petroglyphs of Grapevine Canyon, Nevada
History buffs travel for many miles to explore Grapevine Canyon near Laughlin, Nevada because of a site in the canyon full of ancient and fascinating drawings. The wide varieties of Native American petroglyphs are found on the canyon walls and in the caves. The tribes that created the petroglyphs are unknown but thought to be the Mojave. They probably farmed nearby and retreated to the canyon when the Colorado River flooded.
http://tinyurl.com/yeg4dgr - The Galt Herald Online
National Park Service Finds Ways to Save Money and Fund Additional Projects
The National Park Service (NPS) announced recently that favorable pricing on its American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) large construction projects has resulted in savings of over 20 percent totaling approximately $129 million. The Service will use these dollars to fund an additional 30 high priority projects across the country putting additional people to work in ways that will leave a permanent legacy for our national parks through critical facility improvements, infrastructure repairs, and energy efficiency enhancements.
http://tinyurl.com/ylew8b4 - Public Works.Com
Travelouge - Canyon de Chelly
I feel a sense of mystery and adventure while crossing the sweeping Arizona high desert toward this hidden place. A black ribbon of tarmac rises and falls down the road ahead. Arid pasture land, spotted with free-range livestock, flows by. Few passing cars break a spell of isolation from the outside world of Interstates. Only the modest settlement at Chinle restores any perception of civilization in this wilderness. Still, there is no hint of the beauty to be found below the plateau surface awaiting me at Canyon de Chelly pronounced "day-shay."
http://tinyurl.com/y88sra9 - San Diego Source
Scientology Founder's Phoenix Home Listed on National Register
About one hundred local residents of the Arcadia and surrounding Phoenix neighborhoods gathered as the sun set opposite Camelback Mountain on Friday to celebrate the designation of the L. Ron Hubbard House by The National Register of Historic Places in Washington D.C. as a "historic place worthy of preservation." Keynote speaker Mr. Bill Runyon, historian and chairman of the L. Ron Hubbard Foundation in Washington D.C. stated: “During the almost three-year period (1952-1954) when L. Ron Hubbard lived in the suburban home, he formulated his main ideas about the soul and produced writings and lectures to help Man from a spiritual viewpoint. Here is where the religion of Scientology was born.
http://tinyurl.com/yg7ryta - Yahoo News
Thanks to Terry Colvin for contributing to today's newsletter.
Change to NAGPRA Regulations Ensures Museums Repatriate Culturally Unidentifiable Human Remains
A change in the 1990 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act may force the University of Michigan’s Museum of Anthropology — as well as museums across the country — to redistribute their collections of Native American human remains. On Monday, a NAGPRA committee approved a change in the act that will force museums to inform Native American tribes that “culturally unidentifiable” remains found in their tribal regions may potentially be returned to them.
http://tinyurl.com/ybbkd3w - Michigan Daily
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s, Huhugam Ki Museum to Host “Pieces of the Puzzle – New Perspectives on the Hohokam”
On Saturday March 27th 2010 at 10am, the Huhugam Ki Museum will open its doors allowing the public to view the traveling exhibit from Tucson’s Center for Desert Archaeology, entitled “Pieces of the Puzzle: New Perspectives on the Hohokam.” Research for this particular exhibit includes artifacts already excavated and cataloged in museum repositories from the state including Arizona State Museum and Pueblo Grande Museum. Research and theory had been put together by leading archeologists and museum fellows to present new perspectives on how the Hohokam are viewed by the scientific and anthropological fields.
http://www.cdarc.org/satpieces_press_release.doc - MS Word Document
Arguing for a Much Earlier Colonization of the New World
Two U.S. scientists have published a radical new theory about when, where and how humans migrated to the New World, arguing that the peopling of the Americas may have begun via Canada's High Arctic islands and the Northwest Passage -- much farther north and at least 10,000 years earlier than generally believed. The hypothesis -- described as "speculative" but "plausible" by the researchers themselves -- appears in the latest issue of the journal Current Biology, which features a special series of new studies tracing humanity's proliferation out of Africa and around the world beginning about 70,000 years ago.
http://tinyurl.com/y86lsmn - Vancouver Sun
Colonial Spanish Empire Utilized an Ancient Roman Perspective on the New World
The Getty Villa, California's temple to ancient Greece and Rome, is currently hosting a show of objects and manuscripts from the earliest days of Nueva España. What's the connection? "From the moment Europeans went to Mexico, … they encountered a culture that was so unfamiliar, the only frame of reference they had was their knowledge of Roman antiquity."
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-aztecs21-2010mar21,0,6456017.story
Local Funding to Keep a Few Arizona State Parks Open
Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park is one of six Arizona state parks slated for closure that will stay open, at least for now. The state Parks Board on Wednesday approved agreements to accept money from city governments and other state agencies to keep some parks open. Agreements with the cities of Camp Verde, Yuma and Tombstone call for those cities to take over part or all of the operations at Fort Verde, Yuma Territorial Prison and Tombstone Courthouse state historic parks.
http://tinyurl.com/ydteocu - Arizona Daily Star
Petroglyphs Near Tucson Vandalized
Vandals have damaged priceless petroglyphs - ancient rock carvings - at popular Picture Rocks northwest of Tucson. The vandalism incidents, which occurred over the past three years, prompted owners of the site to post warning signs and call for vigilance by visitors. "People have been seen vandalizing petroglyphs. There has been some damage - defacing of the rocks," said Peter Tran, assistant director of the Redemptorist Renewal Center, 7101 W. Picture Rocks Road.
http://tinyurl.com/yfto93a - Arizona Daily Star
The Petroglyphs of Grapevine Canyon, Nevada
History buffs travel for many miles to explore Grapevine Canyon near Laughlin, Nevada because of a site in the canyon full of ancient and fascinating drawings. The wide varieties of Native American petroglyphs are found on the canyon walls and in the caves. The tribes that created the petroglyphs are unknown but thought to be the Mojave. They probably farmed nearby and retreated to the canyon when the Colorado River flooded.
http://tinyurl.com/yeg4dgr - The Galt Herald Online
National Park Service Finds Ways to Save Money and Fund Additional Projects
The National Park Service (NPS) announced recently that favorable pricing on its American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) large construction projects has resulted in savings of over 20 percent totaling approximately $129 million. The Service will use these dollars to fund an additional 30 high priority projects across the country putting additional people to work in ways that will leave a permanent legacy for our national parks through critical facility improvements, infrastructure repairs, and energy efficiency enhancements.
http://tinyurl.com/ylew8b4 - Public Works.Com
Travelouge - Canyon de Chelly
I feel a sense of mystery and adventure while crossing the sweeping Arizona high desert toward this hidden place. A black ribbon of tarmac rises and falls down the road ahead. Arid pasture land, spotted with free-range livestock, flows by. Few passing cars break a spell of isolation from the outside world of Interstates. Only the modest settlement at Chinle restores any perception of civilization in this wilderness. Still, there is no hint of the beauty to be found below the plateau surface awaiting me at Canyon de Chelly pronounced "day-shay."
http://tinyurl.com/y88sra9 - San Diego Source
Scientology Founder's Phoenix Home Listed on National Register
About one hundred local residents of the Arcadia and surrounding Phoenix neighborhoods gathered as the sun set opposite Camelback Mountain on Friday to celebrate the designation of the L. Ron Hubbard House by The National Register of Historic Places in Washington D.C. as a "historic place worthy of preservation." Keynote speaker Mr. Bill Runyon, historian and chairman of the L. Ron Hubbard Foundation in Washington D.C. stated: “During the almost three-year period (1952-1954) when L. Ron Hubbard lived in the suburban home, he formulated his main ideas about the soul and produced writings and lectures to help Man from a spiritual viewpoint. Here is where the religion of Scientology was born.
http://tinyurl.com/yg7ryta - Yahoo News
Thanks to Terry Colvin for contributing to today's newsletter.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Santo Domingo Pueblo Reestablishes Traditional Pueblo Name
Southwestern Archaeology Making the News - A Service of the Center for Desert Archaeology
Santo Domingo Pueblo Reestablishes Traditional Pueblo Name
The tribal seal now says Kewa (KEE-wah) Pueblo. Tribal councilors for what has been known as Santo Domingo Pueblo late last year unanimously changed the pueblo's name back to what it was traditionally. Former pueblo Gov. Everett Chavez, who proposed the change, says Kewa is how the tribe's people refer to themselves.
http://www.newswest9.com/Global/story.asp?S=12115964
Arizona Blogger Questions True Costs of Closing Arizona State Parks
Well, it's making national news: Arizona is closing many of its state parks because of budget problems. My father called this week from the East Coast asking if it's true. Sadly, I see the reasoning and the why; however, a problem remains in keeping the parks secure. State parks officials are struggling to figure out how they're going to keep closed state parks free of vandals and looters. The first wave of closures began Feb. 22.
http://tinyurl.com/y8b4s7o - Prescott Daily Courier
Resurrected Arizona State Museum Southwest Indian Art Fair Benefit, at Desert Diamond Casino
On March 27 and 28, 2010, Meet 100 Native artists and shop for top-quality handmade artwork including pottery, Hopi kachina dolls, paintings, jewelry, baskets, rugs, blankets, and more. Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Sunday 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., adult admission $6 (members $5). Proceeds go directly to strengthening SWIAF 2011. We are grateful for the expertise of the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance and the generosity of Desert Diamond Casino in helping to make this benefit a reality. Special thanks to Madden Media/Tucson Guide.
http://www.southernazfestivals.org/indianartfair.html
Tour Opportunity (Flagstaff)
Celebrate archaeology month by taking a guided walk with an expert to Keyhole Sink, a petroglyph site in the Kaibab National Forest west of Flagstaff. The free hikes are at 2 p.m. Saturdays in March. Creeks are flowing as a result of the wet winter, and "there's almost guaranteed to be a waterfall" next to the petroglyph site, said Neil Weintraub, archaeologist at the forest's Williams Ranger District.
http://tinyurl.com/ybtrrc8 - Arizona Republic
Exhibit Celebrating the Life and Work of Michael Kabotie Opens at MNA
A monumental and stark-white triptych hangs against lava-blue walls inside what is now called the Walking in Harmony gallery at the Museum of Northern Arizona. The 6-foot by 15-foot panel seems blank, but a closer inspection reveals delicate blue outlines on the left panel, the beginnings of a sketch of images yet to come. The Zen-like work has a name, and an artist: "3 Ladies of the Americas," by Michael Kabotie, a much-respected Hopi painter, printmaker, jeweler, poet and spiritual seeker.
http://tinyurl.com/y8aulb2 - Arizona Daily Sun
Analysis of Alabama Case Pitting Archaeological Preservation Against Urban Sprawl
Overlooking the Interstate and an outdoor shopping mall here stands a sad little hill, bald but for four bare trees and a scattering of stones. That the stones are there is beyond argument. But everything else about them — whether somebody put them there, how long they have been there and what should be done with them — became a matter of fierce debate last summer and has continued to yield surprising twists into recent weeks.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/14/us/14oxford.html
Lecture Opportunity (Tucson)
Steve Lekson will present "Chimney Rock and Chaco Canyon, Pinnacle and Mesa Verde: Ancestral Pueblo Regional Dynamics" at the monthly meeting of the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society. Tonight, Monday, March 15th 7:30 pm DuVal Auditorium, University Medical Center, 1501 N Campbell Ave. The AAHS will have Dr. Lekson's newest book A History of the Ancient Southwest for sale at a discounted price of $32.00 to benefit the archaeology society.
Reminder - Archaeology Cafe (Tucson)
The Center for Desert Archaeology and Casa Vicente invite all to the next meeting of Archaeology Café, a casual, happy hour-style discussion forum dedicated to promoting community engagement with cultural and scientific research. Join us Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 6:00 p.m for Steve Lekson's presentation on "Where Did the Mimbres Go, and Where Did Casas Grandes Come From?" The cafe will be held at Casa Vicente, 375 S. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ. The event is free and open to the community—all are welcome. Guests are encouraged to support our host, Casa Vicente, by buying their own food and drinks.
http://www.tinyurl.com/yzl3ftc - Center for Desert Archaeology
Native American Grant Opportunity with IMLS
The Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services program promotes enhanced learning and innovation within museums and museum related organizations, such as cultural centers. The program provides opportunities for Native American tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations to sustain heritage, culture, and knowledge by strengthened museum services in the following areas:Programming: Services and activities that support the educational mission of museums and museum related organizations. Professional development: Education or training that builds skills, knowledge, or other professional capacity for persons who provide of manage museum service activities. Individuals may be paid or volunteers. Enhancement of museum services: Support for activities that enable and improve museum services. Eligible applicants are: federally recognized Indian tribes, Alaskan Native Villages and corporations, and, organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians. For more information about these IMLS grant programs, contact: Sandra Narva, Senior Program Officer, Phone: (202) 653-4634, E-mail: snarva@imls.gov or Reagan Moore, Program Specialist, Phone: (202) 653-4637, E-mail: rmoore@imls.gov.
Thanks to Gerald Kelso for contributions to today's newsletter.
Santo Domingo Pueblo Reestablishes Traditional Pueblo Name
The tribal seal now says Kewa (KEE-wah) Pueblo. Tribal councilors for what has been known as Santo Domingo Pueblo late last year unanimously changed the pueblo's name back to what it was traditionally. Former pueblo Gov. Everett Chavez, who proposed the change, says Kewa is how the tribe's people refer to themselves.
http://www.newswest9.com/Global/story.asp?S=12115964
Arizona Blogger Questions True Costs of Closing Arizona State Parks
Well, it's making national news: Arizona is closing many of its state parks because of budget problems. My father called this week from the East Coast asking if it's true. Sadly, I see the reasoning and the why; however, a problem remains in keeping the parks secure. State parks officials are struggling to figure out how they're going to keep closed state parks free of vandals and looters. The first wave of closures began Feb. 22.
http://tinyurl.com/y8b4s7o - Prescott Daily Courier
Resurrected Arizona State Museum Southwest Indian Art Fair Benefit, at Desert Diamond Casino
On March 27 and 28, 2010, Meet 100 Native artists and shop for top-quality handmade artwork including pottery, Hopi kachina dolls, paintings, jewelry, baskets, rugs, blankets, and more. Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Sunday 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., adult admission $6 (members $5). Proceeds go directly to strengthening SWIAF 2011. We are grateful for the expertise of the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance and the generosity of Desert Diamond Casino in helping to make this benefit a reality. Special thanks to Madden Media/Tucson Guide.
http://www.southernazfestivals.org/indianartfair.html
Tour Opportunity (Flagstaff)
Celebrate archaeology month by taking a guided walk with an expert to Keyhole Sink, a petroglyph site in the Kaibab National Forest west of Flagstaff. The free hikes are at 2 p.m. Saturdays in March. Creeks are flowing as a result of the wet winter, and "there's almost guaranteed to be a waterfall" next to the petroglyph site, said Neil Weintraub, archaeologist at the forest's Williams Ranger District.
http://tinyurl.com/ybtrrc8 - Arizona Republic
Exhibit Celebrating the Life and Work of Michael Kabotie Opens at MNA
A monumental and stark-white triptych hangs against lava-blue walls inside what is now called the Walking in Harmony gallery at the Museum of Northern Arizona. The 6-foot by 15-foot panel seems blank, but a closer inspection reveals delicate blue outlines on the left panel, the beginnings of a sketch of images yet to come. The Zen-like work has a name, and an artist: "3 Ladies of the Americas," by Michael Kabotie, a much-respected Hopi painter, printmaker, jeweler, poet and spiritual seeker.
http://tinyurl.com/y8aulb2 - Arizona Daily Sun
Analysis of Alabama Case Pitting Archaeological Preservation Against Urban Sprawl
Overlooking the Interstate and an outdoor shopping mall here stands a sad little hill, bald but for four bare trees and a scattering of stones. That the stones are there is beyond argument. But everything else about them — whether somebody put them there, how long they have been there and what should be done with them — became a matter of fierce debate last summer and has continued to yield surprising twists into recent weeks.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/14/us/14oxford.html
Lecture Opportunity (Tucson)
Steve Lekson will present "Chimney Rock and Chaco Canyon, Pinnacle and Mesa Verde: Ancestral Pueblo Regional Dynamics" at the monthly meeting of the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society. Tonight, Monday, March 15th 7:30 pm DuVal Auditorium, University Medical Center, 1501 N Campbell Ave. The AAHS will have Dr. Lekson's newest book A History of the Ancient Southwest for sale at a discounted price of $32.00 to benefit the archaeology society.
Reminder - Archaeology Cafe (Tucson)
The Center for Desert Archaeology and Casa Vicente invite all to the next meeting of Archaeology Café, a casual, happy hour-style discussion forum dedicated to promoting community engagement with cultural and scientific research. Join us Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 6:00 p.m for Steve Lekson's presentation on "Where Did the Mimbres Go, and Where Did Casas Grandes Come From?" The cafe will be held at Casa Vicente, 375 S. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ. The event is free and open to the community—all are welcome. Guests are encouraged to support our host, Casa Vicente, by buying their own food and drinks.
http://www.tinyurl.com/yzl3ftc - Center for Desert Archaeology
Native American Grant Opportunity with IMLS
The Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services program promotes enhanced learning and innovation within museums and museum related organizations, such as cultural centers. The program provides opportunities for Native American tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations to sustain heritage, culture, and knowledge by strengthened museum services in the following areas:Programming: Services and activities that support the educational mission of museums and museum related organizations. Professional development: Education or training that builds skills, knowledge, or other professional capacity for persons who provide of manage museum service activities. Individuals may be paid or volunteers. Enhancement of museum services: Support for activities that enable and improve museum services. Eligible applicants are: federally recognized Indian tribes, Alaskan Native Villages and corporations, and, organizations that primarily serve and represent Native Hawaiians. For more information about these IMLS grant programs, contact: Sandra Narva, Senior Program Officer, Phone: (202) 653-4634, E-mail: snarva@imls.gov or Reagan Moore, Program Specialist, Phone: (202) 653-4637, E-mail: rmoore@imls.gov.
Thanks to Gerald Kelso for contributions to today's newsletter.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Suicides Continue to ComplicateFour-Corners Looting Prosecutions
Southwestern Archaeology Making the News - A Service of the Center for Desert Archaeology
Suicides Complicate Blanding Looting Case
For 90 tense minutes last month, Sheriff Mike Lacy in Utah tried to prevent yet another person connected to the theft of Native American artifacts from committing suicide. Two defendants had already taken their own lives after federal authorities charged 24 people in June with looting Native American sites in the West. Now a despondent relative of a third defendant had called Lacy. The sheriff of San Juan County kept the caller on the phone until deputies could arrive and make sure everything was OK. But there was still another suicide to come.
http://tinyurl.com/yhgpxcs - LA Times
More on the Suicide of Ted Gardiner
A suicidal man who shot and killed himself during a confrontation with police Monday was the informant who helped federal officials in a case involving stolen Indian artifacts in the Four Corners region. A lover of Native American culture, the work Ted Dan Gardiner, 52, did for the FBI was work he did voluntarily, his son Dustin Gardiner said. He wanted to protect a history that was important to him.
http://tinyurl.com/ygw9z3k - Deseret News
Join the Center for Desert Archaeology at Our Next Archaeology Cafe (Tucson)
The Center for Desert Archaeology and Casa Vicente invite all to the next meeting of Archaeology Café, a casual, happy hour-style discussion forum dedicated to promoting community engagement with cultural and scientific research. Join us Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 6:00 p.m for Steve Lekson's presentation on "Where Did the Mimbres Go, and Where Did Casas Grandes Come From?" The cafe will be held at Casa Vicente, 375 S. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ. The event is free and open to the community—all are welcome. Guests are encouraged to support our host, Casa Vicente, by buying their own food and drinks.
http://www.tinyurl.com/yzl3ftc - Center for Desert Archaeology
William Lipe to Present and Discus the Archaeology of Lake Powell (Cortez, Co)
Two million visitors per year fish, play or soak in the waters of Lake Powell, but the area once was the heart of the most rugged and least populated part of the American Southwest. Archaeologist William Lipe, professor of anthropology at Washington State University, will be in Cortez, Colo., on Friday to present memories of Glen Canyon, a place transformed forever when the man-made lake flooded the area.
http://www.daily-times.com/farmington-news/ci_14632223?source=rss
New Book on Pueblo Revolt Dismisses Traditional Western Concepts of Native Histories
Historical, archaeological and anthropological portrayals of Native American experiences, especially during colonial periods, have focused on the decimation of indigenous populations through rampant disease, cultural extinction and military conquest. But a new book by anthropologist and archaeologist Michael Wilcox argues that we've got the story all wrong. In The Pueblo Revolt and the Mythology of Conquest, Wilcox, an assistant professor of anthropology, argues that the real story of Native peoples in the Americas as reflected in New Mexico has a lot more to do with cultural brutality than disease. And it is infinitely more compelling than the lessons we're taught in school.
http://news.stanford.edu/news/2010/march/wilcox-native-american-030310.html
Single State Legislator Torpedoes Plan to Save Arizona State Parks
A single legislator is blocking a plan to ask voters to permanently fund the state parks system with a surcharge on vehicle license fees. Rep. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, refuses to schedule a hearing on HCR 2040 in the Appropriations Committee, which he chairs, and will not agree to have the measure withdrawn from his committee.
http://azstarnet.com/article_e9a60aaf-dc27-531e-84af-76273b535bfd.html
Lecture Opportunity (Irvine)
The Pacific Coast Archaeological Society's March 11th meeting will feature Dr. Gary Stickel speaking on “Ice Age Man in Malibu: The Clovis Culture Discovery at the Farpoint Site.” Meeting information: Thursday, March 11, 2010, 7:30 pm at the Irvine Ranch Water District, 15600 Sand Canyon Ave., Irvine, CA. Meeting is free and open to the public. For information:
Http://www.pcas.org
New Exhibit on Perry Mesa Opens at Pueblo Grande
Phoenix’s Pueblo Grande Museum is thrilled to announce the opening of a new exhibit featuring an exploration of a stunning geographic and cultural landmark in central Arizona. Landscape Legacies: The Art and Archaeology of Perry Mesa will be opening on March 5, 2010. Visitors can explore the interaction of the environment and people that form the cultural landscape of Perry Mesa through the photographer’s lens, and through the scientific examination of a changing archaeological landscape.
http://www.evliving.com/2010/03/05/perry-mesa-exhibit/
Grand Canyon Hosts Third Annual Alternative Spring Break
Grand Canyon National Park will host the third annual Alternative Spring Break program sponsored by the Student Conservation Association (SCA), in partnership with American Eagle Outfitters. Grand Canyon is the only site hosting an SCA Alternative Spring Break program this year. The program gives college students the opportunity to spend their spring break volunteering in one of America’s iconic national parks. Students will work with park and SCA staff on a variety of projects directly leading to the preservation and protection of Grand Canyon’s natural and cultural resources. The two one-week sessions begin on March 15. For more information, please contact Kassy Theobald, Restoration Biologist, Grand Canyon National Park, at 928-638-7857 or kassandra_theobald@nps.gov.
Grand Canyon National Park to Celebrate Archeology Day
On Saturday, March 27, Grand Canyon National Park will celebrate Archeology Day. This event provides park visitors with the opportunity to learn more about native peoples who inhabited the Grand Canyon long ago. Visitors can gain a greater understanding of what archeologists do and how their work informs an understanding of the past. Archeology Day will feature a series of special, family-friendly activities at Grand Canyon Visitor Center between the hours of 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., including opportunities to make clay pinch pots and split-twig figurines and to “sift for artifacts.” There will also be two special evening programs associated with the event: Vanishing Treasures archeologist Ian Hough will share new archeological research in Grand Canyon on March 26, and Park Guide Jennifer Onufer will share her experiences on an archeology trip down the Colorado River on March 27. For more information, please contact Libby Schaaf, Supervisory Park Ranger, at 928-638-7641.
http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/arch_day.htm
Save America's Treasures and Preserve America Remain on the Federal Budget Chopping Block
As Hillary Rodham Clinton was leaving the White House, she asked Laura Bush first lady to first lady to continue one program if nothing else - the historic preservation program Save America's Treasures. Mrs. Bush said she knew about the project and pledged to see it through. Now, the grant program Clinton created that helped restore the original star-spangled banner, Rosa Parks' bus, President Lincoln's summer cottage in Washington and hundreds of sites across the country is on the current administration's chopping block.
http://dailymail.com/News/NationandWorld/201003070562
Farming on the Gila in Ancient and Modern Times
Long before the city of Coolidge was established, the Gila River Valley flourished with then inhabitants the Hohokam natives (sic). The Hohokam culture was the way of life in this area from approximately 300 B.C. to 1450 A.D. when the tribe up and left the area and the remains of their presence in the dust. The reason for their move is still unclear but resulted in the name Hohokam, which is a Tohono O’odham word that translates into ‘those who have gone.”
http://tinyurl.com/yz9ankz - Coolidge Examiner
Archaeology Month in Northern Arizona
Throughout the month of March, Flagstaff area national monuments will host several activities in honor of Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month. In the Flagstaff area, more than 3,000 archeological sites have been recorded to date. Some of the artifacts found in the park are more than 1,000 years old. Through a combination of archeological information and the oral traditions of present-day tribes, park rangers are able to help park visitors learn more about how the Ancestral Pueblo people lived and how their descendants continue many of the traditions and life-ways today.
http://www.azdailysun.com/news/local/7099dde8-9aa3-5ccc-82fb-4998f913b2d9.html
"Finding Clovis" is the Latest Feature on the Archaeology Channel
The search for the first Americans remains a high-profile quest sparking lots of debate. You can get familiar with some of the recent thinking on the subject, with a focus on South Carolina’s Topper Site, by watching Finding Clovis, the latest video feature on our nonprofit streaming-media Web site, The Archaeology Channel.
http://www.archaeologychannel.org
Dept of Agriculture Seeking Compromise to Protect Native Religious Rights and Prevent the use of Effluent at Snowbowl, Arizona Senators Outraged
A federal agency is pressing the city of Flagstaff to offer potable water for snowmaking at Arizona Snowbowl that does not come directly from reclaimed wastewater. In addition, Snowbowl could get government aid to cover the $11 million in higher costs for the water over 20 winters. Arizona's two U.S. senators are blasting the plan as a waste of taxpayer money and a violation of court decisions in favor of making snow at Snowbowl with treated effluent.
http://tinyurl.com/y8kstlo - Arizona Daily Sun
Employment Opportunity (Az Army - National Guard - Phoenix)
The Environmental Branch, Facilities Management Office (FMO) at the Arizona Department of Emergency & Military Affairs / Arizona Army National Guard is seeking an archaeologist for their facilities statewide. My understanding is that the job announcement is not yet available, but it will be posted very shortly -- within the next few days. Here is what you can do if you are interested in obtaining the position: A. Visit https://secure.azstatejobs.gov/ and register or log on or log in (get in the system as a registered user) B. Complete your registration in the database and create or upload your curriculum vitae or resume and make sure it is active in the system. C. Send and email cover letter to Major John Ladd <>. Attach a copy of your digital CV or resume, so as position supervisor, he knows of your interest in the position D. The Arizona Department of Administration (DOA) selection process will be conducted, including official application, in-person and phone interviews, reference checks, and background checks.
Thanks to Cherie Freeman, Carrie Gregory, Brian Kenny and Michael D Mauer for contributions to today's newsletter.
Suicides Complicate Blanding Looting Case
For 90 tense minutes last month, Sheriff Mike Lacy in Utah tried to prevent yet another person connected to the theft of Native American artifacts from committing suicide. Two defendants had already taken their own lives after federal authorities charged 24 people in June with looting Native American sites in the West. Now a despondent relative of a third defendant had called Lacy. The sheriff of San Juan County kept the caller on the phone until deputies could arrive and make sure everything was OK. But there was still another suicide to come.
http://tinyurl.com/yhgpxcs - LA Times
More on the Suicide of Ted Gardiner
A suicidal man who shot and killed himself during a confrontation with police Monday was the informant who helped federal officials in a case involving stolen Indian artifacts in the Four Corners region. A lover of Native American culture, the work Ted Dan Gardiner, 52, did for the FBI was work he did voluntarily, his son Dustin Gardiner said. He wanted to protect a history that was important to him.
http://tinyurl.com/ygw9z3k - Deseret News
Join the Center for Desert Archaeology at Our Next Archaeology Cafe (Tucson)
The Center for Desert Archaeology and Casa Vicente invite all to the next meeting of Archaeology Café, a casual, happy hour-style discussion forum dedicated to promoting community engagement with cultural and scientific research. Join us Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 6:00 p.m for Steve Lekson's presentation on "Where Did the Mimbres Go, and Where Did Casas Grandes Come From?" The cafe will be held at Casa Vicente, 375 S. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ. The event is free and open to the community—all are welcome. Guests are encouraged to support our host, Casa Vicente, by buying their own food and drinks.
http://www.tinyurl.com/yzl3ftc - Center for Desert Archaeology
William Lipe to Present and Discus the Archaeology of Lake Powell (Cortez, Co)
Two million visitors per year fish, play or soak in the waters of Lake Powell, but the area once was the heart of the most rugged and least populated part of the American Southwest. Archaeologist William Lipe, professor of anthropology at Washington State University, will be in Cortez, Colo., on Friday to present memories of Glen Canyon, a place transformed forever when the man-made lake flooded the area.
http://www.daily-times.com/farmington-news/ci_14632223?source=rss
New Book on Pueblo Revolt Dismisses Traditional Western Concepts of Native Histories
Historical, archaeological and anthropological portrayals of Native American experiences, especially during colonial periods, have focused on the decimation of indigenous populations through rampant disease, cultural extinction and military conquest. But a new book by anthropologist and archaeologist Michael Wilcox argues that we've got the story all wrong. In The Pueblo Revolt and the Mythology of Conquest, Wilcox, an assistant professor of anthropology, argues that the real story of Native peoples in the Americas as reflected in New Mexico has a lot more to do with cultural brutality than disease. And it is infinitely more compelling than the lessons we're taught in school.
http://news.stanford.edu/news/2010/march/wilcox-native-american-030310.html
Single State Legislator Torpedoes Plan to Save Arizona State Parks
A single legislator is blocking a plan to ask voters to permanently fund the state parks system with a surcharge on vehicle license fees. Rep. John Kavanagh, R-Fountain Hills, refuses to schedule a hearing on HCR 2040 in the Appropriations Committee, which he chairs, and will not agree to have the measure withdrawn from his committee.
http://azstarnet.com/article_e9a60aaf-dc27-531e-84af-76273b535bfd.html
Lecture Opportunity (Irvine)
The Pacific Coast Archaeological Society's March 11th meeting will feature Dr. Gary Stickel speaking on “Ice Age Man in Malibu: The Clovis Culture Discovery at the Farpoint Site.” Meeting information: Thursday, March 11, 2010, 7:30 pm at the Irvine Ranch Water District, 15600 Sand Canyon Ave., Irvine, CA. Meeting is free and open to the public. For information:
Http://www.pcas.org
New Exhibit on Perry Mesa Opens at Pueblo Grande
Phoenix’s Pueblo Grande Museum is thrilled to announce the opening of a new exhibit featuring an exploration of a stunning geographic and cultural landmark in central Arizona. Landscape Legacies: The Art and Archaeology of Perry Mesa will be opening on March 5, 2010. Visitors can explore the interaction of the environment and people that form the cultural landscape of Perry Mesa through the photographer’s lens, and through the scientific examination of a changing archaeological landscape.
http://www.evliving.com/2010/03/05/perry-mesa-exhibit/
Grand Canyon Hosts Third Annual Alternative Spring Break
Grand Canyon National Park will host the third annual Alternative Spring Break program sponsored by the Student Conservation Association (SCA), in partnership with American Eagle Outfitters. Grand Canyon is the only site hosting an SCA Alternative Spring Break program this year. The program gives college students the opportunity to spend their spring break volunteering in one of America’s iconic national parks. Students will work with park and SCA staff on a variety of projects directly leading to the preservation and protection of Grand Canyon’s natural and cultural resources. The two one-week sessions begin on March 15. For more information, please contact Kassy Theobald, Restoration Biologist, Grand Canyon National Park, at 928-638-7857 or kassandra_theobald@nps.gov.
Grand Canyon National Park to Celebrate Archeology Day
On Saturday, March 27, Grand Canyon National Park will celebrate Archeology Day. This event provides park visitors with the opportunity to learn more about native peoples who inhabited the Grand Canyon long ago. Visitors can gain a greater understanding of what archeologists do and how their work informs an understanding of the past. Archeology Day will feature a series of special, family-friendly activities at Grand Canyon Visitor Center between the hours of 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., including opportunities to make clay pinch pots and split-twig figurines and to “sift for artifacts.” There will also be two special evening programs associated with the event: Vanishing Treasures archeologist Ian Hough will share new archeological research in Grand Canyon on March 26, and Park Guide Jennifer Onufer will share her experiences on an archeology trip down the Colorado River on March 27. For more information, please contact Libby Schaaf, Supervisory Park Ranger, at 928-638-7641.
http://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/arch_day.htm
Save America's Treasures and Preserve America Remain on the Federal Budget Chopping Block
As Hillary Rodham Clinton was leaving the White House, she asked Laura Bush first lady to first lady to continue one program if nothing else - the historic preservation program Save America's Treasures. Mrs. Bush said she knew about the project and pledged to see it through. Now, the grant program Clinton created that helped restore the original star-spangled banner, Rosa Parks' bus, President Lincoln's summer cottage in Washington and hundreds of sites across the country is on the current administration's chopping block.
http://dailymail.com/News/NationandWorld/201003070562
Farming on the Gila in Ancient and Modern Times
Long before the city of Coolidge was established, the Gila River Valley flourished with then inhabitants the Hohokam natives (sic). The Hohokam culture was the way of life in this area from approximately 300 B.C. to 1450 A.D. when the tribe up and left the area and the remains of their presence in the dust. The reason for their move is still unclear but resulted in the name Hohokam, which is a Tohono O’odham word that translates into ‘those who have gone.”
http://tinyurl.com/yz9ankz - Coolidge Examiner
Archaeology Month in Northern Arizona
Throughout the month of March, Flagstaff area national monuments will host several activities in honor of Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month. In the Flagstaff area, more than 3,000 archeological sites have been recorded to date. Some of the artifacts found in the park are more than 1,000 years old. Through a combination of archeological information and the oral traditions of present-day tribes, park rangers are able to help park visitors learn more about how the Ancestral Pueblo people lived and how their descendants continue many of the traditions and life-ways today.
http://www.azdailysun.com/news/local/7099dde8-9aa3-5ccc-82fb-4998f913b2d9.html
"Finding Clovis" is the Latest Feature on the Archaeology Channel
The search for the first Americans remains a high-profile quest sparking lots of debate. You can get familiar with some of the recent thinking on the subject, with a focus on South Carolina’s Topper Site, by watching Finding Clovis, the latest video feature on our nonprofit streaming-media Web site, The Archaeology Channel.
http://www.archaeologychannel.org
Dept of Agriculture Seeking Compromise to Protect Native Religious Rights and Prevent the use of Effluent at Snowbowl, Arizona Senators Outraged
A federal agency is pressing the city of Flagstaff to offer potable water for snowmaking at Arizona Snowbowl that does not come directly from reclaimed wastewater. In addition, Snowbowl could get government aid to cover the $11 million in higher costs for the water over 20 winters. Arizona's two U.S. senators are blasting the plan as a waste of taxpayer money and a violation of court decisions in favor of making snow at Snowbowl with treated effluent.
http://tinyurl.com/y8kstlo - Arizona Daily Sun
Employment Opportunity (Az Army - National Guard - Phoenix)
The Environmental Branch, Facilities Management Office (FMO) at the Arizona Department of Emergency & Military Affairs / Arizona Army National Guard is seeking an archaeologist for their facilities statewide. My understanding is that the job announcement is not yet available, but it will be posted very shortly -- within the next few days. Here is what you can do if you are interested in obtaining the position: A. Visit https://secure.azstatejobs.gov/ and register or log on or log in (get in the system as a registered user) B. Complete your registration in the database and create or upload your curriculum vitae or resume and make sure it is active in the system. C. Send and email cover letter to Major John Ladd <>. Attach a copy of your digital CV or resume, so as position supervisor, he knows of your interest in the position D. The Arizona Department of Administration (DOA) selection process will be conducted, including official application, in-person and phone interviews, reference checks, and background checks.
Thanks to Cherie Freeman, Carrie Gregory, Brian Kenny and Michael D Mauer for contributions to today's newsletter.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Utah Politicians Fighting Against Archaeological Law Enforcement
Southwestern Archaeology Making the News - A Service of the Center for Desert Archaeology
Utah Legislature Seeks to Limit Federal Law Enforcement
Kane County Sheriff Lamont Smith said the federal encroachment has been so broad that federal rangers have taken to writing tickets for everything from expired registrations to broken tail lights to violators stopped on U.S. 89 near Lake Powell. As an example of what they say is "encroachment," Noel and the sheriffs pointed to events like last spring's federal raid that led to more than two dozen arrests of people accused of stealing or possessing Native American artifacts and a May showdown between BLM agents and off-road enthusiasts at the Paria River corridor.
http://tinyurl.com/ygddzt3 - Deseret News
Utah Politicians Express Outrage over Potential Cedar Mesa National Monument Designation
A leaked memo from the U.S. Department of the Interior has raised the prospect that the Cedar Mesa area in San Juan County could be designated as a national monument. The monument could be designated without Congressional approval or public input through the Antiquities Act. The same course was used near San Juan County in the 1996 designation of the Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument in adjacent Garfield and Kane counties and in the 1999 designation of the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument in adjacent Montezuma and Dolores counties in Colorado. While federal officials downplayed the document and stated that it is just a “draft memo”, the response was strong among Congressional, state and local officials.
http://www.sjrnews.com/pages/full_story/full_story?content_instance_id=6450758
Accused Artifact Trafficker Claims Federal Misconduct
The brother of a Utah sheriff accused federal agents Tuesday of misconduct when they arrested him last June for allegedly trafficking in ancient American Indian artifacts. David Lacy testified in federal court in Salt Lake City that heavily armed agents stormed his house and held him for hours while grilling him about his collection of artifacts -- all without reading him his Miranda rights against self-incrimination. Two agents earlier testified on Tuesday that they did everything properly.
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=9789863
Last Call for Nominations - Arizona Awards in Public Archaeology
Dear Friends of Archaeology: Just a reminder that the deadline for nominations for the 2010 Governor's Archaeology Advisory Commission's Awards in Public Archaeology is March 15, 2010. The Nomination Form is attached for your convenience. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Thanks!, Ann Howard, SHPO
http://www.cdarc.org/sat/2010_gaac_award_nom.doc
March is Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month
The idea is to increase awareness of Arizona's remarkable history and prehistory, and to serve as a reminder of the importance of preserving and protecting these non-renewable resources. "Once they're gone, that's it; they're gone forever," said Ann Howard, the public archaeology programs manager for the State Historic Preservation Office, which sponsors the month. Dozens of parks - city, state and federal - as well as museums and other agencies are participating in the program, now in its 27th year.
http://tinyurl.com/yfd2h67 - Arizona Republic
Homol'ovi Village Cluster At Risk
Wandering across her parents' cattle ranch in the 1950s, Georgia Nagel often found pottery shards, petroglyphs and other remnants of an ancient Anasazi village along the Little Colorado River. Unfortunately for Homolovi Ruins and its treasures, so did a lot of people with less honorable intentions.
http://www.azdailysun.com/news/local/b661729b-c38d-51cf-b17c-92dc3e99eef8.html
Introduction to Historic Preservation Class Offered at Arizona-Nevada History Convention
This "Introduction to Historic Preservation" workshop is offered as a
pre-conference workshop in conjunction with the Arizona-Nevada History
Convention. Registration for the workshop is separate from the conference. For more information about the convention please visit the website linked below. Please feel free to share this information with anyone you think would be interested. The class will be held Thursday, April 15, 8:00 a.m. – 11:45 p.m., at the Aquarius Casino Resort, 1900 S. Casino Drive, Laughlin, NV, 89029.
Http://www.arizonahistory.org
Ancient Technology Days at Pueblo Grande to Continue (Public Archaeology Opportunity)
Pueblo Grande Museum will be hosting its annual Ancient Technology Day at Pueblo Grande Museum on Saturday, March 13th from 10am to 3pm. I know that the Arch Expo is not a go for this year so PGM thought if anyone is interested in setting up a booth at our Ancient Technology event, you are more than welcome to. If you are interested please email me as soon as possible. You will need to provide your own table, chairs and canopies. We will have atlatl throwing, flintknapping, fire starting, shell jewelry, pottery firing, gourds, rock art, agave roast and kids craft activities. We will also have a frybread vendor. Contact Stacey Mays at stacey.mays@phoenix.gov
Tempe History Museum Reopens
It is a rare occasion when we can be a part of history making history. After nearly a year of demolition, reconstruction and installation, the newly renamed Tempe History Museum will be revealed for the first time. The history of the museum began with the Tempe Historical Society, formed in 1967, to "foster the preservation of historical items relating to the development of the city of Tempe."
http://tinyurl.com/yky6gb6 - Arizona Republic
ASU offers a Pair of Presentations on Virtual Reality and Cultural Heritage
On Wednesday March 3, the ASU School of Art will Present Jan de Rode and Geeske Bakker of DeRode 3D speaking on "Virtual Reconstruction and Artistic Tradition. 3:30 Pm, Coor Building, Arizona State University
http://www.cdarc.org/sat/virtual_historic_reconstruction.pdf
On Thursday, March 4th, a round table discussion with virtual (re)construction of the past will be held at 4:30 pm with Jan de Rode and Geeske Bakker, Arizona State Historic Preservation Officer Jim Garrison, and a variety of archaeologists and art historians. The discussion will be held in the Brickyard Building (699 S Mill Ave. Tempe).
http://www.cdarc.org/sat/roundtable_on_v_h_r.pdf
Lecture Opportunity (Glendale/Phoenix)
The Agua Fria Chapter of the Arizona Archaeology Society is offering a free lecture
on Across the San Juan: Rock Art and Murals of the Mesa Verde, Aztec and Chaco
areas, on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 7:00 PM at the Glendale Public Library
Auditorium, 5959 West Brown (south of Peoria Ave). Membership is not required.
Refreshments will be served. The speaker, Sally Cole, is a consulting archaeologist and author living in Dolores, Colorado. She has an M.A. in anthropology and has spent 30 years studying prehistoric rock art, murals and associated archaeology of the Colorado Plateau.
Lecture Opportunity (Phoenix)
Throughout history, the early people who lived here left paintings and drawings on stone. From Pueblo clans in the Four Corners to the Hohokam in the Valley, people felt the need to leave marks on canyon walls and stony passages. On Saturday, March 6th, Lyle Balenquah, a Hopi archaeologist, will talk about his experiences with rock art from 1-2 p.m. at the Deer Valley Rock Art Center in northwest Phoenix.
http://tinyurl.com/ygsmwwq - Arizona Republic
Tour Opportunity (Tumacácori)
Tumacácori National Historical Park is offering nature walks to the Santa Cruz River through April 2010. A park volunteer will lead the walks on Saturday and Sunday, beginning at 1 p.m. in February, and at 10 a.m. in March and April. The last tour is scheduled April 18. There will also be two Friday tours, at 1 p.m. on March 12 and 26. The River Walks will last approximately one hour.)Tumacacori National Historical Park is offering nature walks to the Santa Cruz River through April 2010. A park volunteer will lead the walks on Saturday and Sunday, beginning at 1 p.m. in February, and at 10 a.m. in March and April. The last tour is scheduled April 18. There will also be two Friday tours, at 1 p.m. on March 12 and 26. The River Walks will last approximately one hour.
http://tinyurl.com/ylzj6ee - Nogales International
New Park Opens at the Yuma Wash Site (Tucson)
The park "reflects the community's rich cultural and archaeological history and offers the latest in recreational amenities," a town release said. The area occupied by the park, lying west of the Santa Cruz River, historically was a center of activity because of the water and good farmland there, parks director Ellis pointed out. Marana did extensive archeological excavations in the park area and along the rebuilt Silverbell Road, uncovering approximately two dozen adobe pit houses that were part of an 80-acre Hohokam Indian village that dates between 1100 and 1400. Both Desert Archeology and Old Pueblo Archeology performed the archeological investigative work.
http://tinyurl.com/ylaprho - NW Explorer
Utah Legislature Seeks to Limit Federal Law Enforcement
Kane County Sheriff Lamont Smith said the federal encroachment has been so broad that federal rangers have taken to writing tickets for everything from expired registrations to broken tail lights to violators stopped on U.S. 89 near Lake Powell. As an example of what they say is "encroachment," Noel and the sheriffs pointed to events like last spring's federal raid that led to more than two dozen arrests of people accused of stealing or possessing Native American artifacts and a May showdown between BLM agents and off-road enthusiasts at the Paria River corridor.
http://tinyurl.com/ygddzt3 - Deseret News
Utah Politicians Express Outrage over Potential Cedar Mesa National Monument Designation
A leaked memo from the U.S. Department of the Interior has raised the prospect that the Cedar Mesa area in San Juan County could be designated as a national monument. The monument could be designated without Congressional approval or public input through the Antiquities Act. The same course was used near San Juan County in the 1996 designation of the Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument in adjacent Garfield and Kane counties and in the 1999 designation of the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument in adjacent Montezuma and Dolores counties in Colorado. While federal officials downplayed the document and stated that it is just a “draft memo”, the response was strong among Congressional, state and local officials.
http://www.sjrnews.com/pages/full_story/full_story?content_instance_id=6450758
Accused Artifact Trafficker Claims Federal Misconduct
The brother of a Utah sheriff accused federal agents Tuesday of misconduct when they arrested him last June for allegedly trafficking in ancient American Indian artifacts. David Lacy testified in federal court in Salt Lake City that heavily armed agents stormed his house and held him for hours while grilling him about his collection of artifacts -- all without reading him his Miranda rights against self-incrimination. Two agents earlier testified on Tuesday that they did everything properly.
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=9789863
Last Call for Nominations - Arizona Awards in Public Archaeology
Dear Friends of Archaeology: Just a reminder that the deadline for nominations for the 2010 Governor's Archaeology Advisory Commission's Awards in Public Archaeology is March 15, 2010. The Nomination Form is attached for your convenience. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Thanks!, Ann Howard, SHPO
http://www.cdarc.org/sat/2010_gaac_award_nom.doc
March is Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month
The idea is to increase awareness of Arizona's remarkable history and prehistory, and to serve as a reminder of the importance of preserving and protecting these non-renewable resources. "Once they're gone, that's it; they're gone forever," said Ann Howard, the public archaeology programs manager for the State Historic Preservation Office, which sponsors the month. Dozens of parks - city, state and federal - as well as museums and other agencies are participating in the program, now in its 27th year.
http://tinyurl.com/yfd2h67 - Arizona Republic
Homol'ovi Village Cluster At Risk
Wandering across her parents' cattle ranch in the 1950s, Georgia Nagel often found pottery shards, petroglyphs and other remnants of an ancient Anasazi village along the Little Colorado River. Unfortunately for Homolovi Ruins and its treasures, so did a lot of people with less honorable intentions.
http://www.azdailysun.com/news/local/b661729b-c38d-51cf-b17c-92dc3e99eef8.html
Introduction to Historic Preservation Class Offered at Arizona-Nevada History Convention
This "Introduction to Historic Preservation" workshop is offered as a
pre-conference workshop in conjunction with the Arizona-Nevada History
Convention. Registration for the workshop is separate from the conference. For more information about the convention please visit the website linked below. Please feel free to share this information with anyone you think would be interested. The class will be held Thursday, April 15, 8:00 a.m. – 11:45 p.m., at the Aquarius Casino Resort, 1900 S. Casino Drive, Laughlin, NV, 89029.
Http://www.arizonahistory.org
Ancient Technology Days at Pueblo Grande to Continue (Public Archaeology Opportunity)
Pueblo Grande Museum will be hosting its annual Ancient Technology Day at Pueblo Grande Museum on Saturday, March 13th from 10am to 3pm. I know that the Arch Expo is not a go for this year so PGM thought if anyone is interested in setting up a booth at our Ancient Technology event, you are more than welcome to. If you are interested please email me as soon as possible. You will need to provide your own table, chairs and canopies. We will have atlatl throwing, flintknapping, fire starting, shell jewelry, pottery firing, gourds, rock art, agave roast and kids craft activities. We will also have a frybread vendor. Contact Stacey Mays at stacey.mays@phoenix.gov
Tempe History Museum Reopens
It is a rare occasion when we can be a part of history making history. After nearly a year of demolition, reconstruction and installation, the newly renamed Tempe History Museum will be revealed for the first time. The history of the museum began with the Tempe Historical Society, formed in 1967, to "foster the preservation of historical items relating to the development of the city of Tempe."
http://tinyurl.com/yky6gb6 - Arizona Republic
ASU offers a Pair of Presentations on Virtual Reality and Cultural Heritage
On Wednesday March 3, the ASU School of Art will Present Jan de Rode and Geeske Bakker of DeRode 3D speaking on "Virtual Reconstruction and Artistic Tradition. 3:30 Pm, Coor Building, Arizona State University
http://www.cdarc.org/sat/virtual_historic_reconstruction.pdf
On Thursday, March 4th, a round table discussion with virtual (re)construction of the past will be held at 4:30 pm with Jan de Rode and Geeske Bakker, Arizona State Historic Preservation Officer Jim Garrison, and a variety of archaeologists and art historians. The discussion will be held in the Brickyard Building (699 S Mill Ave. Tempe).
http://www.cdarc.org/sat/roundtable_on_v_h_r.pdf
Lecture Opportunity (Glendale/Phoenix)
The Agua Fria Chapter of the Arizona Archaeology Society is offering a free lecture
on Across the San Juan: Rock Art and Murals of the Mesa Verde, Aztec and Chaco
areas, on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 7:00 PM at the Glendale Public Library
Auditorium, 5959 West Brown (south of Peoria Ave). Membership is not required.
Refreshments will be served. The speaker, Sally Cole, is a consulting archaeologist and author living in Dolores, Colorado. She has an M.A. in anthropology and has spent 30 years studying prehistoric rock art, murals and associated archaeology of the Colorado Plateau.
Lecture Opportunity (Phoenix)
Throughout history, the early people who lived here left paintings and drawings on stone. From Pueblo clans in the Four Corners to the Hohokam in the Valley, people felt the need to leave marks on canyon walls and stony passages. On Saturday, March 6th, Lyle Balenquah, a Hopi archaeologist, will talk about his experiences with rock art from 1-2 p.m. at the Deer Valley Rock Art Center in northwest Phoenix.
http://tinyurl.com/ygsmwwq - Arizona Republic
Tour Opportunity (Tumacácori)
Tumacácori National Historical Park is offering nature walks to the Santa Cruz River through April 2010. A park volunteer will lead the walks on Saturday and Sunday, beginning at 1 p.m. in February, and at 10 a.m. in March and April. The last tour is scheduled April 18. There will also be two Friday tours, at 1 p.m. on March 12 and 26. The River Walks will last approximately one hour.)Tumacacori National Historical Park is offering nature walks to the Santa Cruz River through April 2010. A park volunteer will lead the walks on Saturday and Sunday, beginning at 1 p.m. in February, and at 10 a.m. in March and April. The last tour is scheduled April 18. There will also be two Friday tours, at 1 p.m. on March 12 and 26. The River Walks will last approximately one hour.
http://tinyurl.com/ylzj6ee - Nogales International
New Park Opens at the Yuma Wash Site (Tucson)
The park "reflects the community's rich cultural and archaeological history and offers the latest in recreational amenities," a town release said. The area occupied by the park, lying west of the Santa Cruz River, historically was a center of activity because of the water and good farmland there, parks director Ellis pointed out. Marana did extensive archeological excavations in the park area and along the rebuilt Silverbell Road, uncovering approximately two dozen adobe pit houses that were part of an 80-acre Hohokam Indian village that dates between 1100 and 1400. Both Desert Archeology and Old Pueblo Archeology performed the archeological investigative work.
http://tinyurl.com/ylaprho - NW Explorer
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