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.
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Monday, March 15, 2010
Monday, November 30, 2009
Ancient Agricultural Impacts and Climatic Change Studied at ASU
Southwestern Archaeology Making the News - A Service of the Center for Desert Archaeology
- ASU Archaeologist Michael C Barton Presents Research on the Climatic Impacts of Agricultural Practice: Arizona State University archaeologist C. Michael Barton has gained a reputation for learning about human-environment interaction by applying a long-term perspective, as well as the latest technology, to his research. His Mediterranean Landscape Dynamics project is creating multidimensional computer models of landscape change and agricultural land use practices for a 6,000-year period from the beginning of farming to the rise of urban civilization.
http://asunews.asu.edu/20091125_barton
- Northern Arizona and Most of the Southwest in Drought: Rancher Duane Coleman manages a large ranch on land partly owned by the Hopi Tribe southeast of Flagstaff, near Twin Arrows. Of 75 tanks to water cattle on the ranch, all but two are dry, and the ranch received only 2.5 inches of monsoon rain this year, Coleman said. Coleman, vice president of the local Natural Resources Conservation District, is hauling 11,000 gallons of water a day to supply his livestock, he said, and has had to cut the number of cattle on the land by about a third. Normally he only has to haul water in the summer sometimes.
http://azdailysun.com/articles/2009/11/25/news/20091125_front_208099.txt
- Hopi Tribe to Open Hotel and Visitor's Center in Moenkopi: Tourists traveling the vast expanse of tribal lands in northern Arizona soon will have a venue to learn about the culture of one of the oldest indigenous tribes in America. A $13 million hotel and conference center billed as the western gateway to the Hopi reservation is set to open late this year, where entertainment, lectures and demonstrations will provide non-Hopis with an insight into the tribe's culture and traditions.
http://ktar.com/?nid=6&sid=1236397
- Reminder - Archaeology Cafe This Tuesday in Tucson: The next Archaeology Café will convene on Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 6:00 pm, at Casa Vicente, 375 S. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ. This month, we will be joined by Don Burgess, former General Manager of KUAT TV. Thirty-one Latin-inscribed lead crosses and a caliche plaque collectively known as the Silverbell Artifacts confounded scholars at the time of their appearance over the years between 1924 and 1930. The items appeared to attest to Roman presence in southern Arizona between A.D. 775 and 940. Don will tell the story behind the story, and dispel the myths surrounding this deliberate hoax. The legacy of this incident continues to this day, as Arizona State Museum and Arizona History Museum curators can attest from the yearly inquiries they receive. The Café Program is Free and open to the community—all are welcome.
http://www.cdarc.org/2009/11/16/archaeology-cafe-romans-in-tucson/
- Debate on North American Megafauna Extinctions Continue, but Timing of Event is Becoming Better Defined: ears of scientific debate over the extinction of ancient species in North America have yielded many theories. However, new findings from J. Tyler Faith, GW Ph.D. candidate in the hominid paleobiology doctoral program, and Todd Surovell, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Wyoming, reveal that a mass extinction occurred in a geological instant.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091127140706.htm
Travelogue - Southwestern Education Vacation: The American Southwest bursts with potential for exploration, and offers opportunities to learn about Native American groups, particularly the Hopi and Anasazi. Discover what it’s like to drive the Trail of the Ancients scenic byway, plan a day trip to New Mexico’s Chaco Culture National Historical Park or create an itinerary for the Four Corners, a hotbed of Native American history and culture.
http://tinyurl.com/y9a6kmo - Finding Dulcina
- ASU Archaeologist Michael C Barton Presents Research on the Climatic Impacts of Agricultural Practice: Arizona State University archaeologist C. Michael Barton has gained a reputation for learning about human-environment interaction by applying a long-term perspective, as well as the latest technology, to his research. His Mediterranean Landscape Dynamics project is creating multidimensional computer models of landscape change and agricultural land use practices for a 6,000-year period from the beginning of farming to the rise of urban civilization.
http://asunews.asu.edu/20091125_barton
- Northern Arizona and Most of the Southwest in Drought: Rancher Duane Coleman manages a large ranch on land partly owned by the Hopi Tribe southeast of Flagstaff, near Twin Arrows. Of 75 tanks to water cattle on the ranch, all but two are dry, and the ranch received only 2.5 inches of monsoon rain this year, Coleman said. Coleman, vice president of the local Natural Resources Conservation District, is hauling 11,000 gallons of water a day to supply his livestock, he said, and has had to cut the number of cattle on the land by about a third. Normally he only has to haul water in the summer sometimes.
http://azdailysun.com/articles/2009/11/25/news/20091125_front_208099.txt
- Hopi Tribe to Open Hotel and Visitor's Center in Moenkopi: Tourists traveling the vast expanse of tribal lands in northern Arizona soon will have a venue to learn about the culture of one of the oldest indigenous tribes in America. A $13 million hotel and conference center billed as the western gateway to the Hopi reservation is set to open late this year, where entertainment, lectures and demonstrations will provide non-Hopis with an insight into the tribe's culture and traditions.
http://ktar.com/?nid=6&sid=1236397
- Reminder - Archaeology Cafe This Tuesday in Tucson: The next Archaeology Café will convene on Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 6:00 pm, at Casa Vicente, 375 S. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ. This month, we will be joined by Don Burgess, former General Manager of KUAT TV. Thirty-one Latin-inscribed lead crosses and a caliche plaque collectively known as the Silverbell Artifacts confounded scholars at the time of their appearance over the years between 1924 and 1930. The items appeared to attest to Roman presence in southern Arizona between A.D. 775 and 940. Don will tell the story behind the story, and dispel the myths surrounding this deliberate hoax. The legacy of this incident continues to this day, as Arizona State Museum and Arizona History Museum curators can attest from the yearly inquiries they receive. The Café Program is Free and open to the community—all are welcome.
http://www.cdarc.org/2009/11/16/archaeology-cafe-romans-in-tucson/
- Debate on North American Megafauna Extinctions Continue, but Timing of Event is Becoming Better Defined: ears of scientific debate over the extinction of ancient species in North America have yielded many theories. However, new findings from J. Tyler Faith, GW Ph.D. candidate in the hominid paleobiology doctoral program, and Todd Surovell, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Wyoming, reveal that a mass extinction occurred in a geological instant.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091127140706.htm
Travelogue - Southwestern Education Vacation: The American Southwest bursts with potential for exploration, and offers opportunities to learn about Native American groups, particularly the Hopi and Anasazi. Discover what it’s like to drive the Trail of the Ancients scenic byway, plan a day trip to New Mexico’s Chaco Culture National Historical Park or create an itinerary for the Four Corners, a hotbed of Native American history and culture.
http://tinyurl.com/y9a6kmo - Finding Dulcina
Monday, May 4, 2009
Newly Hired Director of Arizona State Parks Vandalized Historic Structure, Homol'ovi Ruins State Park Threatened Again
Southwestern Archaeology Making the News - A Service of the Center for Desert Archaeology
- Newly Hired Director of Arizona State Parks Vandalized Historic Arizona Structure in 1999: The woman chosen to be the next director of Arizona's state parks once carved her name into a historic park property in southeastern Arizona. She also helped recover thousands of acres of burned parkland in San Diego County and launched an innovative system for making campground reservations online. The Arizona State Parks Board's unanimous selection of Renée Bahl to take over the parks system next month has polarized state leaders.
http://www.cdarc.org/page/fcmt - Arizona Republic
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/breakingnews/115719.php
- Homol'ovi Ruins State Park On the Arizona Fiscal Chopping Block, Again: As the Legislature grapples with a $3 billion budget shortfall for fiscal 2010, Homolovi Ruins, the only state park dedicated to Native American culture, is among facilities that could face closure as Arizona State Parks anticipates budget cuts.That's no small worry to Lomaomuaya (sic) and others in the Hopi Tribe, whose reservation lies 60 miles north of Homolovi Ruins but whose history is embedded in this auburn expanse that means "place of the little hills" in Hopi.
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/05/03/20090503homolovi0504.html
http://cronkite.asu.edu/newsroom/video/042909-homolovi.html
- Tucsonans Grudgingly Reminded of City's Historic Role in Camp Grant Massacre: It was the bloodiest day in Arizona history, and it is seldom discussed. Three recent books and a campaign to mark the site of the Camp Grant Massacre attempt to cure what one historian calls our "amnesia" about the slaughter of more than 100 Apaches, mostly women and children, who were clubbed to death or shot as they fled Aravaipa Canyon about 60 miles northeast of Tucson.
http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/291314
- Reminder, This Month's Archaeology Cafe Will Present Amazing Evidence About the Early Agricultural Period from the Site of Las Capas: Tuesday, May 5th at 6:00 PM, at Casa Vicente, 375 S. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ The Center for Desert Archaeology invites you to the eighth meeting of Archaeology Café, a casual, happy hour-style discussion forum dedicated to promoting community engagement with cultural and scientific research. This month, a panel led by archaeologist Jim Vint and geoarchaeologist Fred Nials will share up-to-the-minute information from ongoing excavations at the site of Las Capas along the Santa Cruz River. Investigations by Tucson-based Desert Archaeology, Inc. are revealing complex agricultural irrigation systems that date back 3,000 years! The remarkably well-preserved fields even retain evidence of planting holes for maize and other crops. The project was recently featured in a segment on KUAT's nightly newsmagazine, Arizona Illustrated. Free and open to the community-all are welcome. Participants are encouraged to support our hosts at Casa Vicente by purchasing their own food and drinks.
http://www.cdarc.org/pages/articles.php?req=read&article_id=763
- Historic Preservation in Las Vegas Seen as Something of a Challenge: To celebrate Archaeology Awareness and Historic Preservation Month, the Nevada State Historic Preservation Office encourages residents to take historic walking tours and visit archaeological sites throughout the state. Getting Southern Nevadans, particularly newcomers, to care about area history, be it prehistoric or mid-century modern, is no easy task, even though we have the Neon Boneyard, Heritage Street at the Clark County Museum, the Las Vegas High School Historic District, the Morelli House and the St. Thomas Historic ruins. Some preservationists attribute the problem to the disconnect between new residents and history, a history often diminished because it isn’t really history. It’s just stuff that happened a few years ago — the buildings are 50 years old, not 300.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/may/01/las-vegas-past-tends-disappear-fast/
- Public Asked for Comment on New Mesa Verde Entrance Station: Mesa Verde National Park has prepared the Environmental Assessment for Entrance Station Improvements at Mesa Verde National Park. The document, which describes and examines the impacts of the proposed project, will be on public review through May 26.
http://www.cortezjournal.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=5877
- The Mystery Disappearance of Everett Russ Solved by Find In Comb Ridge: A skeleton found in Utah's redrock country was that of a talented artist, poet and wanderer of the 1930s whose disappearance became the stuff of Western lore and Navajo legend, scientists confirmed Thursday.
http://www.cdarc.org/page/7nyu - San Diego Union Tribune
- Hohokam Homes Excavated in Green Valley AZ: Just steps away from a Green Valley storage center lies a hidden treasure — an 800-year-old archaeological site once occupied by the prehistoric Hohokam people. Archeologists hired by the Pima County Department of Transportation have been excavating the site along Whitehouse Canyon road since late March and ended the dig April 21 after collecting more than 500 artifacts. The research team was called out to excavate the area before it is paved as part of a county road-widening project, set to begin later this year.
http://www.cdarc.org/page/eu08 - Green Valley News
- Financial Crisis Threatening Mesa Museums: Grim budgets have Mesa officials looking at new ways to hold on to the arts and cultural resources of the city. Finances are so bad at the Mesa Historical Museum, a nonprofit entity, and the city-run Arizona Museum for Youth that voluntary groups supporting each have told the city they won’t be able to continue raising money to sustain day-to-day operations.
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/138712
- New Book Explores Links Between Rock Art, Shamanism, and Science. David S Whitley is clearly a man who has moved at the centre of prehistoric archaeology for decades. In Cave Paintings and the Human Spirit he takes us into that world: roughly half of the book is an account of the archaeological debates, quarrels and missteps that have marked the exploration and attempts at explanation of the cave art of prehistoric Europe and associated genres. On that he’s entertaining, anecdotal, and so far as I can tell a faithful guide.
ttp://blogcritics.org/books/article/book-review-cave-paintings-and-the/
- Newly Hired Director of Arizona State Parks Vandalized Historic Arizona Structure in 1999: The woman chosen to be the next director of Arizona's state parks once carved her name into a historic park property in southeastern Arizona. She also helped recover thousands of acres of burned parkland in San Diego County and launched an innovative system for making campground reservations online. The Arizona State Parks Board's unanimous selection of Renée Bahl to take over the parks system next month has polarized state leaders.
http://www.cdarc.org/page/fcmt - Arizona Republic
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/breakingnews/115719.php
- Homol'ovi Ruins State Park On the Arizona Fiscal Chopping Block, Again: As the Legislature grapples with a $3 billion budget shortfall for fiscal 2010, Homolovi Ruins, the only state park dedicated to Native American culture, is among facilities that could face closure as Arizona State Parks anticipates budget cuts.That's no small worry to Lomaomuaya (sic) and others in the Hopi Tribe, whose reservation lies 60 miles north of Homolovi Ruins but whose history is embedded in this auburn expanse that means "place of the little hills" in Hopi.
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/05/03/20090503homolovi0504.html
http://cronkite.asu.edu/newsroom/video/042909-homolovi.html
- Tucsonans Grudgingly Reminded of City's Historic Role in Camp Grant Massacre: It was the bloodiest day in Arizona history, and it is seldom discussed. Three recent books and a campaign to mark the site of the Camp Grant Massacre attempt to cure what one historian calls our "amnesia" about the slaughter of more than 100 Apaches, mostly women and children, who were clubbed to death or shot as they fled Aravaipa Canyon about 60 miles northeast of Tucson.
http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/291314
- Reminder, This Month's Archaeology Cafe Will Present Amazing Evidence About the Early Agricultural Period from the Site of Las Capas: Tuesday, May 5th at 6:00 PM, at Casa Vicente, 375 S. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ The Center for Desert Archaeology invites you to the eighth meeting of Archaeology Café, a casual, happy hour-style discussion forum dedicated to promoting community engagement with cultural and scientific research. This month, a panel led by archaeologist Jim Vint and geoarchaeologist Fred Nials will share up-to-the-minute information from ongoing excavations at the site of Las Capas along the Santa Cruz River. Investigations by Tucson-based Desert Archaeology, Inc. are revealing complex agricultural irrigation systems that date back 3,000 years! The remarkably well-preserved fields even retain evidence of planting holes for maize and other crops. The project was recently featured in a segment on KUAT's nightly newsmagazine, Arizona Illustrated. Free and open to the community-all are welcome. Participants are encouraged to support our hosts at Casa Vicente by purchasing their own food and drinks.
http://www.cdarc.org/pages/articles.php?req=read&article_id=763
- Historic Preservation in Las Vegas Seen as Something of a Challenge: To celebrate Archaeology Awareness and Historic Preservation Month, the Nevada State Historic Preservation Office encourages residents to take historic walking tours and visit archaeological sites throughout the state. Getting Southern Nevadans, particularly newcomers, to care about area history, be it prehistoric or mid-century modern, is no easy task, even though we have the Neon Boneyard, Heritage Street at the Clark County Museum, the Las Vegas High School Historic District, the Morelli House and the St. Thomas Historic ruins. Some preservationists attribute the problem to the disconnect between new residents and history, a history often diminished because it isn’t really history. It’s just stuff that happened a few years ago — the buildings are 50 years old, not 300.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/may/01/las-vegas-past-tends-disappear-fast/
- Public Asked for Comment on New Mesa Verde Entrance Station: Mesa Verde National Park has prepared the Environmental Assessment for Entrance Station Improvements at Mesa Verde National Park. The document, which describes and examines the impacts of the proposed project, will be on public review through May 26.
http://www.cortezjournal.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=5877
- The Mystery Disappearance of Everett Russ Solved by Find In Comb Ridge: A skeleton found in Utah's redrock country was that of a talented artist, poet and wanderer of the 1930s whose disappearance became the stuff of Western lore and Navajo legend, scientists confirmed Thursday.
http://www.cdarc.org/page/7nyu - San Diego Union Tribune
- Hohokam Homes Excavated in Green Valley AZ: Just steps away from a Green Valley storage center lies a hidden treasure — an 800-year-old archaeological site once occupied by the prehistoric Hohokam people. Archeologists hired by the Pima County Department of Transportation have been excavating the site along Whitehouse Canyon road since late March and ended the dig April 21 after collecting more than 500 artifacts. The research team was called out to excavate the area before it is paved as part of a county road-widening project, set to begin later this year.
http://www.cdarc.org/page/eu08 - Green Valley News
- Financial Crisis Threatening Mesa Museums: Grim budgets have Mesa officials looking at new ways to hold on to the arts and cultural resources of the city. Finances are so bad at the Mesa Historical Museum, a nonprofit entity, and the city-run Arizona Museum for Youth that voluntary groups supporting each have told the city they won’t be able to continue raising money to sustain day-to-day operations.
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/138712
- New Book Explores Links Between Rock Art, Shamanism, and Science. David S Whitley is clearly a man who has moved at the centre of prehistoric archaeology for decades. In Cave Paintings and the Human Spirit he takes us into that world: roughly half of the book is an account of the archaeological debates, quarrels and missteps that have marked the exploration and attempts at explanation of the cave art of prehistoric Europe and associated genres. On that he’s entertaining, anecdotal, and so far as I can tell a faithful guide.
ttp://blogcritics.org/books/article/book-review-cave-paintings-and-the/
Friday, January 2, 2009
Clovis Era Comet Impact Theory Gains Public Exposure - DNA Evidence on the Peopling of the Americas
Southwest Archaeology Today - A Service of the Center for Desert Archaeology
- Numerous Stories in Popular Media Explore Possibility of Clovis Era Comet/Meteorite Impact: At least once in Earth’s history, global warming ended quickly, and scientists have long wondered why. Now researchers are reporting that the abrupt cooling — which took place about 12,900 years ago, just as the planet was emerging from an ice age — may have been caused by one or more meteors that slammed into North America.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/02/science/02impact.html?_r=2&hp
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/01/02/comet.diamonds/index.html
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-extinction2-2009jan02,0,896970.story
- Editor's Note: Allen West, one of the scientists who first proposed the cometary impact theory will present his research at the Center for Desert Archaeology's Archaeology Cafe Series on Tuesday, March 3, 2009. Mark you calendar for what should be a facinating discussion.
http://www.cdarc.org/pages/articles.php?req=read&article_id=715
- DNA Studies Link Ancient Alaska With Modern Populations of the Americas: An ancient mariner who lived and died 10,000 years ago on an island west of Ketchikan probably doesn't have any close relatives left in Alaska. But some of them migrated south and their descendents can be found today in coastal Native American populations in California, Mexico, Ecuador, Chile and Argentina.
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/rural/southeast/story/636254.html
- Dedication of Arizona Archives Building set for Jan 15: The Friends of Arizona Archives invite you to attend the dedication of the Polly Rosenbaum State Archives and History Building. This event is presented by Mortenson Construction and Gila County. Thursday, January 15, 2009. Remarks and Ribbon Cutting 9:00 a.m. Honorable Ken Bennett, Master of Ceremonies. Tours at 10:00 a.m. to Noon. 1901 West Madison Street at 19th Avenue Parking available at the State Capitol, Records Building, Wesley Bolin Plaza, and on adjoining side streets where permitted. Refreshments will be served, including cake from Polly Rosenbaum's 100th birthday cake's recipe. Please RSVP by January 7 if you plan to attend. Specify whether you would like to take a tour of the facility after the ceremony. RSVP via email to faza.events@gmail.com or by phone to 602-770-5057.
http://www.faza.net/index.php
- Mesa Verde National Park Protects Tribal History and a National Treasure: It was cold that day in eighteen eighty-eight in southwestern Colorado. Richard Wetherill and his brother-in-law were trying to find some missing cattle. They were up on Mesa Verde. Spanish explorers had named the area. The high, flat mountaintop is covered with many green juniper and pinon pine trees. It looks like a huge green table, which is "mesa verde" in Spanish. The two men came to the edge of a deep canyon. Through the falling snow, they saw what looked like a small city across the canyon. It was suspended in the middle of the rock wall. There were many connected rooms built into a natural opening in the rock. They named the ruins Cliff Palace. In the next few days, they found two more large ruins. They named one Spruce Tree House. They named the other Square Tower House.
http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2008-12-30-voa1.cfm
- Native Mineral Pigments the Topic for the Pacific Coast Archaeological Society's January Meeting: The Society's January 8th meeting will feature Paul Campbell speaking on "Mineral Pigments of California Indians." Paul Campbell is the author of "Survival Skills of Native California" and "Earth Pigments and Paint of the California Indians: Meaning and Technology." He has a deep interest in understanding, preserving and practicing skills from California's indigenous past. Meeting information: Thursday, January 8, 2009, 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
- Fall Issue of Heritage Management Publsihed: Heritage Management is a global, peer-reviewed journal that provides a venue for using scholarly, professional, and indigenous knowledge to address broader societal concerns about managing cultural heritage. We address issues of resource management, cultural preservation and revitalization, education, legal/legislative developments, public archaeology, and ethics. The journal presents an engaging forum for those who work with governmental and tribal agencies, museums, private CRM firms, indigenous communities, and colleges and universities. It facilitates a multivocal arena for disseminating and critically discussing cultural heritage management issues collaboratively among professionals and stakeholders.
http://www.lcoastpress.com/journal.php?id=7
- Employment Opportunity (Phoenix): Cultural Resources Program Manager, Papago Park. Description of Duties: Reporting to the Natural & Cultural Resources Manager and under general direction, the Cultural Resources Program Manager performs professional, administrative, and field work assignments required for managing a major cultural resources management program. Coordinates with the Facilities Management Office on all future construction related projects on all Arizona Army National Guard managed military training lands and installations. Serves as the project manager on cultural resources projects conducted by outside contractors, including Environmental Assessments, Section 106 consultation, tribal consultation, integrated cultural resource management plans, and historic buildings. Provides major input for rules / regulations and policy / procedure development/modification in cultural resources on all Arizona Army National Guard managed training lands. Ensures compliance with Federal, State, and Army regulations. State Human Resources Office, Arizona Department of Emergency & Military Affairs Employment Announcement - # 46614
http://www.azstatejobs.gov
Thanks to Brian Kenny, Terry Colvin, and Caryn M. Berg for contributions to today's newsletter.
- Numerous Stories in Popular Media Explore Possibility of Clovis Era Comet/Meteorite Impact: At least once in Earth’s history, global warming ended quickly, and scientists have long wondered why. Now researchers are reporting that the abrupt cooling — which took place about 12,900 years ago, just as the planet was emerging from an ice age — may have been caused by one or more meteors that slammed into North America.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/02/science/02impact.html?_r=2&hp
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/01/02/comet.diamonds/index.html
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-extinction2-2009jan02,0,896970.story
- Editor's Note: Allen West, one of the scientists who first proposed the cometary impact theory will present his research at the Center for Desert Archaeology's Archaeology Cafe Series on Tuesday, March 3, 2009. Mark you calendar for what should be a facinating discussion.
http://www.cdarc.org/pages/articles.php?req=read&article_id=715
- DNA Studies Link Ancient Alaska With Modern Populations of the Americas: An ancient mariner who lived and died 10,000 years ago on an island west of Ketchikan probably doesn't have any close relatives left in Alaska. But some of them migrated south and their descendents can be found today in coastal Native American populations in California, Mexico, Ecuador, Chile and Argentina.
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/rural/southeast/story/636254.html
- Dedication of Arizona Archives Building set for Jan 15: The Friends of Arizona Archives invite you to attend the dedication of the Polly Rosenbaum State Archives and History Building. This event is presented by Mortenson Construction and Gila County. Thursday, January 15, 2009. Remarks and Ribbon Cutting 9:00 a.m. Honorable Ken Bennett, Master of Ceremonies. Tours at 10:00 a.m. to Noon. 1901 West Madison Street at 19th Avenue Parking available at the State Capitol, Records Building, Wesley Bolin Plaza, and on adjoining side streets where permitted. Refreshments will be served, including cake from Polly Rosenbaum's 100th birthday cake's recipe. Please RSVP by January 7 if you plan to attend. Specify whether you would like to take a tour of the facility after the ceremony. RSVP via email to faza.events@gmail.com or by phone to 602-770-5057.
http://www.faza.net/index.php
- Mesa Verde National Park Protects Tribal History and a National Treasure: It was cold that day in eighteen eighty-eight in southwestern Colorado. Richard Wetherill and his brother-in-law were trying to find some missing cattle. They were up on Mesa Verde. Spanish explorers had named the area. The high, flat mountaintop is covered with many green juniper and pinon pine trees. It looks like a huge green table, which is "mesa verde" in Spanish. The two men came to the edge of a deep canyon. Through the falling snow, they saw what looked like a small city across the canyon. It was suspended in the middle of the rock wall. There were many connected rooms built into a natural opening in the rock. They named the ruins Cliff Palace. In the next few days, they found two more large ruins. They named one Spruce Tree House. They named the other Square Tower House.
http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2008-12-30-voa1.cfm
- Native Mineral Pigments the Topic for the Pacific Coast Archaeological Society's January Meeting: The Society's January 8th meeting will feature Paul Campbell speaking on "Mineral Pigments of California Indians." Paul Campbell is the author of "Survival Skills of Native California" and "Earth Pigments and Paint of the California Indians: Meaning and Technology." He has a deep interest in understanding, preserving and practicing skills from California's indigenous past. Meeting information: Thursday, January 8, 2009, 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
- Fall Issue of Heritage Management Publsihed: Heritage Management is a global, peer-reviewed journal that provides a venue for using scholarly, professional, and indigenous knowledge to address broader societal concerns about managing cultural heritage. We address issues of resource management, cultural preservation and revitalization, education, legal/legislative developments, public archaeology, and ethics. The journal presents an engaging forum for those who work with governmental and tribal agencies, museums, private CRM firms, indigenous communities, and colleges and universities. It facilitates a multivocal arena for disseminating and critically discussing cultural heritage management issues collaboratively among professionals and stakeholders.
http://www.lcoastpress.com/journal.php?id=7
- Employment Opportunity (Phoenix): Cultural Resources Program Manager, Papago Park. Description of Duties: Reporting to the Natural & Cultural Resources Manager and under general direction, the Cultural Resources Program Manager performs professional, administrative, and field work assignments required for managing a major cultural resources management program. Coordinates with the Facilities Management Office on all future construction related projects on all Arizona Army National Guard managed military training lands and installations. Serves as the project manager on cultural resources projects conducted by outside contractors, including Environmental Assessments, Section 106 consultation, tribal consultation, integrated cultural resource management plans, and historic buildings. Provides major input for rules / regulations and policy / procedure development/modification in cultural resources on all Arizona Army National Guard managed training lands. Ensures compliance with Federal, State, and Army regulations. State Human Resources Office, Arizona Department of Emergency & Military Affairs Employment Announcement - # 46614
http://www.azstatejobs.gov
Thanks to Brian Kenny, Terry Colvin, and Caryn M. Berg for contributions to today's newsletter.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Guide to State Antiquity Law Now Online, NAGPRA Review, Archaeology Cafe 2.0
Southwestern Archaeology Making the News - A Service of the Center for Desert Archaeology
- National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers Publish On-Line Comprehensive Index of State and Tribal Laws Regarding Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Management: In response to increasing concerns over the looting of cultural resources, including sites containing human remains and funerary objects, many states and tribes have enacted legislation and codes to protect burial sites. These laws and codes often require special treatment of burial sites and objects and many have penalties for failure to comply. This project is a compilation of existing state and tribal cultural resource laws and codes and we encourage you review, comment, and suggest additional information and web links.
http://www.nathpo.org/State_Laws/State_Laws_Map.htm
- Native Leaders Support NAGPRA Review: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs leaders support a federal investigation aimed at strengthening the implementation of a top cultural preservation law involving tribes. Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., plans to soon call for a report and study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office to explore federal government compliance and enforcement of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is set to join Dorgan in his call for a GAO study, according to her staff. She serves as the committee’s vice chairwoman.
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/29791944.html
- Archaeology Cafe (Tucson): Ancient Astronomy of Northern Arizona. At the Center’s second Archaeology Café, learn more about archaeoastronomer Ken Zoll's meticulous study of rock art and what it may reveal about ancient calendars and astronomical observation in the Southwest. Enjoy delicious tapas and cool beverages on the patio of Tucson’s own Casa Vicente, 375 S. Stone Avenue. We meet on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m.; presentations begin at 6:15 p.m. This happy-hour style forum opens with a short, casual presentation, followed by questions and discussion. Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at 6:00 pm on the patio at Casa Vicente, 375 S. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ. Free and open to the community.
http://www.cdarc.org/pages/articles.php?req=read&article_id=690
- BLM Releases New Management Plan For Public Lands in Southeastern Utah: The Bureau of Land Management is touting its plan for managing 1.8 million acres of public lands in southeastern Utah as a means to protect important environmental values and sensitive resources "while allowing for an appropriate level of development."
http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,700256859,00.html
http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/monticello/planning/draft_rmp_eis.html
- Kiva, the Journal of Southwestern Archaeology and History, Seeks Outstanding Works in Cultural Resource Management: In an effort to make the “gray” literature of the CRM world a little more black and white, Kiva, is instituting a new program to list outstanding CRM reports among their Book Reviews. This list will be published quarterly. In addition, the Book Reviews Editor will solicit the best and the brightest of these reports to be reviewed by experts in the field. If your company is interested in having publications listed, please contact Anna Neuzil, Kiva Book Reviews Editor at aneuzil@ecoplanaz.com. You will need to provide a bibliographic reference and short summary (no more than 100 words) for each report listed, as well as information on where each report can be obtained. This opportunity is available only to companies who practice archaeology or conduct research in the Greater Southwest. Determination of which reports are listed and reviewed is at the discretion of the Book Reviews Editor.
- AZSITE Open Meeting Scheduled for Wednesday October 22. The AZSITE Advisory Committee Open Meeting will be held on Wednesday October 22, 2008, beginning at 10am, at the State Historic Preservation Office, 1300 West Washington, Phoenix, Arizona. Room to be announced, so check the website for full details. The current "Unofficial" tentative agenda is now posted on-line.
http://www.azsite.arizona.edu/meetings/advisoryAgenda.htm
- Casa Grande National Monument Seeks Public Comment on Visitor Center Replacement: Casa Grande Ruins National Monument hosts 90,000 visitors annually. Between 1910 and 1941, nine buildings were constructed within the known site boundaries of Compound A to house visitor services, staff and administrative functions. The Visitor Center was constructed in 1931 as an adobe block structure with detached bathroom facilities and an ornamental garden. In 2009-2011, the park will conduct analysis to determine the best use of existing space within the Visitor Center.
http://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?parkId=36&projectId=21653
- New Mexico's Fort Bayard Faces an Uncertain Fate: Fort Bayard sprang to life in August of 1866 because early settlers, miners and folks trying to get across New Mexico to California were having problems with Apache Indians. The fort was build near what are today Santa Clara and Bayard. Today the 142 year-old fort faces an uncertain future. "About four years ago the department of health decided they didn't want to be a landlord anymore," sighed Bell. Heat from the hospital plant steam plant was cut off to the century old homes. "This had become a haven for all employees of Fort Bayard," she said. "The rent was cheap, their water and heat was provided. The minute you take people out of houses ... what happens? What happens when you turn off the water and heat?" The once elegant homes are rotting. The laughter of children has been replaced by the sound of gnawing rats. "Decay, deterioration ... if something breaks, it doesn't get fixed," Bell said.
http://www.cdarc.org/page/73l5 - Las Cruces Sun News
- Research and Archaeology of Historic Downtown San Diego: For the past five summers, San Diego State anthropology students have been rewriting San Diego County's history. Their main accomplishment has been correcting the story of local legend Nate Harrison, San Diego's first African-American resident. Students have been heading up to Mount Palomar to excavate the site where Harrison used to live, uncovering Harrison's puzzled life.
http://www.cdarc.org/page/kntr - San Diego Aztec
- Is Economic Downturn Driving Increased Incidents of Archaeological Looting? Walking along a creosote-dotted bench a few hundred yards above the Rio Grande, archaeologist Mark Hungerford suddenly stops and points to something lying among the rocks in the shadow of a creosote bush. "There's a potsherd," he said, picking up the black-and-white, triangular relic, once part of a pot created by the Mimbres people who lived here more than 1,000 years ago. Moments later, Hungerford finds two more shards, including the alabaster lip of another pot. A few feet away, dozens of filled-in holes provide stark evidence of what is missing: The site has been picked over by looters. "They did some real damage," Hungerford said. "It's all ruined."
http://www.eenews.net/ll/
- Petroglyph Theft Near Colorado City: The federal Bureau of Land Management says an ancient petroglyph has been chiseled from the face of a sandstone cliff in northern Arizona. BLM officials announced a $5,000 reward for information leading to the culprit's arrest and conviction on Wednesday.
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/local/97636.php
- Lecture Opportunity (Tucson): Tuesday, October 7, 2008, "Welcome to the Anthropocene", an illustrated talk by William Debuys, award-winning author and conservationist from the college of Santa Fe, 7 p.m. At CESL auditorium 103. Enjoy a post-lecture reception at Arizona State Museum. Anthropocene refers to the most recent period in the Earth’s history, beginning in the late 18th century, when human activity first began to have an impact on global climate and ecosystems. The landscapes of the Southwest, for example, while seemingly timeless and unaffected, have experienced enormous change over the past century. These human-induced changes are becoming harder to predict, harder to live with, and for many, harder to accept. Left unchecked, a warming and increasingly variable climate promises to usher in a period of unprecedented impact.
- Lecture Opportunity (Tucson): Wednesday, October 1, 2008. "Getting into the Battle: Hughes and Munds, Arizona Suffragettes." Presented by Historian Reba Wells Grandrud, Ph.D. Two determined and talented women found common ground in the Women's Christian Temperance Union as they fought to bring about voting rights for women in pre-statehood Arizona. Lecture presented as part of the Arizona Historical Society Wednesday Evening Lecture Series, "Women at Work: Pioneers of the Modern Age." Arizona History Museum Auditorium. 949 E. 2nd St. Tucson, Arizona 85719. Lectures begin at 7:00 p.m.; doors open at 6:30 p.m. Cost: $8.00; $6.00 for AHS members.
http://www.cdarc.org/page/9dd5 - Arizona Historical Society (PDF)
- Peopling of the Americas - Update on 14,000 Year Old Human Coprolite Evidence: University of Oregon archaeologist Dennis Jenkins and his students started digging where no one had dug before. What the team discovered in an alcove used as a latrine and trash dump has elevated the caves to the site of the oldest radiocarbon dated human remains in North America.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26819601/
Thanks to Gerald Kelso, Brian Kenny, and Adrianne Rankin for contributions to today's newsletter.
- National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers Publish On-Line Comprehensive Index of State and Tribal Laws Regarding Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Management: In response to increasing concerns over the looting of cultural resources, including sites containing human remains and funerary objects, many states and tribes have enacted legislation and codes to protect burial sites. These laws and codes often require special treatment of burial sites and objects and many have penalties for failure to comply. This project is a compilation of existing state and tribal cultural resource laws and codes and we encourage you review, comment, and suggest additional information and web links.
http://www.nathpo.org/State_Laws/State_Laws_Map.htm
- Native Leaders Support NAGPRA Review: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs leaders support a federal investigation aimed at strengthening the implementation of a top cultural preservation law involving tribes. Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., plans to soon call for a report and study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office to explore federal government compliance and enforcement of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is set to join Dorgan in his call for a GAO study, according to her staff. She serves as the committee’s vice chairwoman.
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/29791944.html
- Archaeology Cafe (Tucson): Ancient Astronomy of Northern Arizona. At the Center’s second Archaeology Café, learn more about archaeoastronomer Ken Zoll's meticulous study of rock art and what it may reveal about ancient calendars and astronomical observation in the Southwest. Enjoy delicious tapas and cool beverages on the patio of Tucson’s own Casa Vicente, 375 S. Stone Avenue. We meet on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m.; presentations begin at 6:15 p.m. This happy-hour style forum opens with a short, casual presentation, followed by questions and discussion. Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at 6:00 pm on the patio at Casa Vicente, 375 S. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ. Free and open to the community.
http://www.cdarc.org/pages/articles.php?req=read&article_id=690
- BLM Releases New Management Plan For Public Lands in Southeastern Utah: The Bureau of Land Management is touting its plan for managing 1.8 million acres of public lands in southeastern Utah as a means to protect important environmental values and sensitive resources "while allowing for an appropriate level of development."
http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,700256859,00.html
http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/monticello/planning/draft_rmp_eis.html
- Kiva, the Journal of Southwestern Archaeology and History, Seeks Outstanding Works in Cultural Resource Management: In an effort to make the “gray” literature of the CRM world a little more black and white, Kiva, is instituting a new program to list outstanding CRM reports among their Book Reviews. This list will be published quarterly. In addition, the Book Reviews Editor will solicit the best and the brightest of these reports to be reviewed by experts in the field. If your company is interested in having publications listed, please contact Anna Neuzil, Kiva Book Reviews Editor at aneuzil@ecoplanaz.com. You will need to provide a bibliographic reference and short summary (no more than 100 words) for each report listed, as well as information on where each report can be obtained. This opportunity is available only to companies who practice archaeology or conduct research in the Greater Southwest. Determination of which reports are listed and reviewed is at the discretion of the Book Reviews Editor.
- AZSITE Open Meeting Scheduled for Wednesday October 22. The AZSITE Advisory Committee Open Meeting will be held on Wednesday October 22, 2008, beginning at 10am, at the State Historic Preservation Office, 1300 West Washington, Phoenix, Arizona. Room to be announced, so check the website for full details. The current "Unofficial" tentative agenda is now posted on-line.
http://www.azsite.arizona.edu/meetings/advisoryAgenda.htm
- Casa Grande National Monument Seeks Public Comment on Visitor Center Replacement: Casa Grande Ruins National Monument hosts 90,000 visitors annually. Between 1910 and 1941, nine buildings were constructed within the known site boundaries of Compound A to house visitor services, staff and administrative functions. The Visitor Center was constructed in 1931 as an adobe block structure with detached bathroom facilities and an ornamental garden. In 2009-2011, the park will conduct analysis to determine the best use of existing space within the Visitor Center.
http://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?parkId=36&projectId=21653
- New Mexico's Fort Bayard Faces an Uncertain Fate: Fort Bayard sprang to life in August of 1866 because early settlers, miners and folks trying to get across New Mexico to California were having problems with Apache Indians. The fort was build near what are today Santa Clara and Bayard. Today the 142 year-old fort faces an uncertain future. "About four years ago the department of health decided they didn't want to be a landlord anymore," sighed Bell. Heat from the hospital plant steam plant was cut off to the century old homes. "This had become a haven for all employees of Fort Bayard," she said. "The rent was cheap, their water and heat was provided. The minute you take people out of houses ... what happens? What happens when you turn off the water and heat?" The once elegant homes are rotting. The laughter of children has been replaced by the sound of gnawing rats. "Decay, deterioration ... if something breaks, it doesn't get fixed," Bell said.
http://www.cdarc.org/page/73l5 - Las Cruces Sun News
- Research and Archaeology of Historic Downtown San Diego: For the past five summers, San Diego State anthropology students have been rewriting San Diego County's history. Their main accomplishment has been correcting the story of local legend Nate Harrison, San Diego's first African-American resident. Students have been heading up to Mount Palomar to excavate the site where Harrison used to live, uncovering Harrison's puzzled life.
http://www.cdarc.org/page/kntr - San Diego Aztec
- Is Economic Downturn Driving Increased Incidents of Archaeological Looting? Walking along a creosote-dotted bench a few hundred yards above the Rio Grande, archaeologist Mark Hungerford suddenly stops and points to something lying among the rocks in the shadow of a creosote bush. "There's a potsherd," he said, picking up the black-and-white, triangular relic, once part of a pot created by the Mimbres people who lived here more than 1,000 years ago. Moments later, Hungerford finds two more shards, including the alabaster lip of another pot. A few feet away, dozens of filled-in holes provide stark evidence of what is missing: The site has been picked over by looters. "They did some real damage," Hungerford said. "It's all ruined."
http://www.eenews.net/ll/
- Petroglyph Theft Near Colorado City: The federal Bureau of Land Management says an ancient petroglyph has been chiseled from the face of a sandstone cliff in northern Arizona. BLM officials announced a $5,000 reward for information leading to the culprit's arrest and conviction on Wednesday.
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/local/97636.php
- Lecture Opportunity (Tucson): Tuesday, October 7, 2008, "Welcome to the Anthropocene", an illustrated talk by William Debuys, award-winning author and conservationist from the college of Santa Fe, 7 p.m. At CESL auditorium 103. Enjoy a post-lecture reception at Arizona State Museum. Anthropocene refers to the most recent period in the Earth’s history, beginning in the late 18th century, when human activity first began to have an impact on global climate and ecosystems. The landscapes of the Southwest, for example, while seemingly timeless and unaffected, have experienced enormous change over the past century. These human-induced changes are becoming harder to predict, harder to live with, and for many, harder to accept. Left unchecked, a warming and increasingly variable climate promises to usher in a period of unprecedented impact.
- Lecture Opportunity (Tucson): Wednesday, October 1, 2008. "Getting into the Battle: Hughes and Munds, Arizona Suffragettes." Presented by Historian Reba Wells Grandrud, Ph.D. Two determined and talented women found common ground in the Women's Christian Temperance Union as they fought to bring about voting rights for women in pre-statehood Arizona. Lecture presented as part of the Arizona Historical Society Wednesday Evening Lecture Series, "Women at Work: Pioneers of the Modern Age." Arizona History Museum Auditorium. 949 E. 2nd St. Tucson, Arizona 85719. Lectures begin at 7:00 p.m.; doors open at 6:30 p.m. Cost: $8.00; $6.00 for AHS members.
http://www.cdarc.org/page/9dd5 - Arizona Historical Society (PDF)
- Peopling of the Americas - Update on 14,000 Year Old Human Coprolite Evidence: University of Oregon archaeologist Dennis Jenkins and his students started digging where no one had dug before. What the team discovered in an alcove used as a latrine and trash dump has elevated the caves to the site of the oldest radiocarbon dated human remains in North America.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26819601/
Thanks to Gerald Kelso, Brian Kenny, and Adrianne Rankin for contributions to today's newsletter.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Gila Cliff Dwellings Closed, New Publication on Safford Basin Archaeology
Southwestern Archaeology Making the News - A Service of the Center for Desert Archaeology
- Bridge Damage Temporarily Closes Gila Cliff Dwellings: For the second time this year, the National Park Service was forced to shut down visits to the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument. "The river is low," said Park Service Ranger Dave Young. "We got about three quarters of an inch of rain on Sunday and it was the run- off that caused problems." He said the dirt-and-rock temporary patch has some holes in it and that has caused concerns about vehicles crossing over it safely. Officials from the state highway department are expected to once again look at the bridge and its approaches today and decide how to deal with the latest problem. The National Park Service states that Officials of the New Mexico Department of Transportation are to inspect the bridge on Tuesday September 2, 2008 to determine a course of action and repair plans. The Gila West Fork Bridge, one mile from the Cliff Dwellings, will likely not be reopened until the weekend after Labor Day, possibly around September 6 or 7, 2008 at the soonest. The park’s Gila Visitor Center and museum remain open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. daily. For up to the moment information, call the Gila Visitor Center between 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 575-536-9461.
http://www.scsun-news.com/news/ci_10359132
- New Publication on Safford Basin Available From Cambridge Press: "Crossroads of the Southwest: Culture, Identity, and Migration in Arizona’s Safford Basin," edited by David E. Purcell. Arizona is a land of diverse landscapes, often strikingly juxtaposed. In the upper Gila River Valley of southeastern Arizona, the basin surrounding the modern town of Safford encompasses the intersection of different environments and prehistoric cultures. The Hohokam of the Sonoran Desert, Mogollon of the San Simon Valley and mountain highlands, Anasazi of the Colorado Plateau, and Apache of the mountains and plains all lived in this region during the Ceramic period, A.D. 600-1450. Crossroads of the Southwest presents the results of new archaeological research that sets aside long-standing theoretical constraints to examine anew three central themes in Southwestern archaeological study—culture, identity, and migration. Six innovative studies by top regional scholars utilize both new data and classic studies to examine a region long overlooked by archaeologists.
http://www.cdarc.org/page/5uvw - Cambridge Press
http://www.c-s-p.org/Flyers/9781847184801-sample.pdf
- Archaeology Channel Presents An Experiment in Streaming High Definition Video: We are staying on the cutting edge of technology to give you the best video quality possible through streaming. Partnering with VIRCAS, we invite you to view five video titles using the new VIRCAS player (so far for Windows users only–the Mac version is coming soon). Depending on your bandwidth and the titles you select, you will be able to watch these films at resolutions ranging from DVD to true HD. This is a test to measure traffic and gain experience with this new mode of video delivery. The titles available through this new service are: Bilad Chinqit: The Land of Chinguetti (Mauritania, 59 min) (DVD quality). A Forgotten Place: The History of an Abandoned Farming Community (North Carolina, 52 min.) (DVD quality). The Greatest Good (United States, 124 min.) (High Definition). n Vivid Color: Voices from Shiloh’s Mound (Tennessee, 22 min.) (DVD quality). Signs Out of Time: The Story of Archaeologist Marija Gimbutas (Worldwide, 59 min.) (DVD quality).
htp://www.archaeologychannel.org
- Lecture Opportunity (Santa Fe): The Archaeology Society of Santa Fe will kick off the 2008-2009 season with a presentation on the Galisteo Basin. Signa Larralde, state archaeologist with the Bureau of Land Management, will be discussing one of the pre-eminent archaeological districts in the Greater Southwest. Larralde will give an update on current archaeological evidence found in the basin and will discuss how oil and gas drilling might impact the area. The lecture starts at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 15 at the Courtyard by Marriott, 3347 Cerrillos Road. - Santa Fe New Mexican
- Dig In Tonight at the The Center For Desert Archaeology's "Archaeology Café:" Whether you're a native Tucsonan or a recent transplant, you are sure to learn something new about our city's past at the first (of many, hopefully) Archaeology Café. The "café" is sponsored by the Center for Desert Archaeology and Casa Vicente, and is modeled after the "science cafés" that are popular in Europe, said Kate Sarther of the Center for Desert Archaeology.
http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/CityWeek/Content?oid=oid:114688
http://www.cdarc.org/pages/articles.php?req=read&article_id=676
- Bridge Damage Temporarily Closes Gila Cliff Dwellings: For the second time this year, the National Park Service was forced to shut down visits to the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument. "The river is low," said Park Service Ranger Dave Young. "We got about three quarters of an inch of rain on Sunday and it was the run- off that caused problems." He said the dirt-and-rock temporary patch has some holes in it and that has caused concerns about vehicles crossing over it safely. Officials from the state highway department are expected to once again look at the bridge and its approaches today and decide how to deal with the latest problem. The National Park Service states that Officials of the New Mexico Department of Transportation are to inspect the bridge on Tuesday September 2, 2008 to determine a course of action and repair plans. The Gila West Fork Bridge, one mile from the Cliff Dwellings, will likely not be reopened until the weekend after Labor Day, possibly around September 6 or 7, 2008 at the soonest. The park’s Gila Visitor Center and museum remain open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. daily. For up to the moment information, call the Gila Visitor Center between 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 575-536-9461.
http://www.scsun-news.com/news/ci_10359132
- New Publication on Safford Basin Available From Cambridge Press: "Crossroads of the Southwest: Culture, Identity, and Migration in Arizona’s Safford Basin," edited by David E. Purcell. Arizona is a land of diverse landscapes, often strikingly juxtaposed. In the upper Gila River Valley of southeastern Arizona, the basin surrounding the modern town of Safford encompasses the intersection of different environments and prehistoric cultures. The Hohokam of the Sonoran Desert, Mogollon of the San Simon Valley and mountain highlands, Anasazi of the Colorado Plateau, and Apache of the mountains and plains all lived in this region during the Ceramic period, A.D. 600-1450. Crossroads of the Southwest presents the results of new archaeological research that sets aside long-standing theoretical constraints to examine anew three central themes in Southwestern archaeological study—culture, identity, and migration. Six innovative studies by top regional scholars utilize both new data and classic studies to examine a region long overlooked by archaeologists.
http://www.cdarc.org/page/5uvw - Cambridge Press
http://www.c-s-p.org/Flyers/9781847184801-sample.pdf
- Archaeology Channel Presents An Experiment in Streaming High Definition Video: We are staying on the cutting edge of technology to give you the best video quality possible through streaming. Partnering with VIRCAS, we invite you to view five video titles using the new VIRCAS player (so far for Windows users only–the Mac version is coming soon). Depending on your bandwidth and the titles you select, you will be able to watch these films at resolutions ranging from DVD to true HD. This is a test to measure traffic and gain experience with this new mode of video delivery. The titles available through this new service are: Bilad Chinqit: The Land of Chinguetti (Mauritania, 59 min) (DVD quality). A Forgotten Place: The History of an Abandoned Farming Community (North Carolina, 52 min.) (DVD quality). The Greatest Good (United States, 124 min.) (High Definition). n Vivid Color: Voices from Shiloh’s Mound (Tennessee, 22 min.) (DVD quality). Signs Out of Time: The Story of Archaeologist Marija Gimbutas (Worldwide, 59 min.) (DVD quality).
htp://www.archaeologychannel.org
- Lecture Opportunity (Santa Fe): The Archaeology Society of Santa Fe will kick off the 2008-2009 season with a presentation on the Galisteo Basin. Signa Larralde, state archaeologist with the Bureau of Land Management, will be discussing one of the pre-eminent archaeological districts in the Greater Southwest. Larralde will give an update on current archaeological evidence found in the basin and will discuss how oil and gas drilling might impact the area. The lecture starts at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 15 at the Courtyard by Marriott, 3347 Cerrillos Road. - Santa Fe New Mexican
- Dig In Tonight at the The Center For Desert Archaeology's "Archaeology Café:" Whether you're a native Tucsonan or a recent transplant, you are sure to learn something new about our city's past at the first (of many, hopefully) Archaeology Café. The "café" is sponsored by the Center for Desert Archaeology and Casa Vicente, and is modeled after the "science cafés" that are popular in Europe, said Kate Sarther of the Center for Desert Archaeology.
http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/CityWeek/Content?oid=oid:114688
http://www.cdarc.org/pages/articles.php?req=read&article_id=676
Friday, August 29, 2008
CAA 2009 Call for Papers, Colorado Pestles, Chico State Anthropology Gift
Archaeology Making the News - A Service of the Center for Desert Archaeology
- Call for Papers, Computer Applications in Archaeology 2009: The 37th annual conference on Computer Applications to Archaeology (CAA) will take place at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in Williamsburg, Virginia from March 22 to 26, 2009. The conference will bring together students and scholars to explore current theory and applications of quantitative methods and information technology in the field of archaeology. CAA members come from a diverse range of disciplines, including archaeology, anthropology, art and architectural history, computer science, geography, geomatics, historic preservation, museum studies, and urban history. For full information, please see the conference web site.
http://www.caa2009.org
- Arizona SHPO Seeking Proposals for the Hosting of the 2010 Arizona Archaeology Expo: The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), Arizona State Parks, is requesting proposals for voluntary hosting of the 2010 Arizona Archaeology Expo (Expo), an outdoor educational fair that will be held during Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month in March of 2010.
http://www.cdarc.org/sat/2010-az-expo.doc
- Have You Seen Any Elusive Colorado Pestles? About 20 large, nearly-cylindrical stone tools, commonly called pestles, have been collected from areas in and around Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. They seem to have been made by early native people for crushing or grinding food or other materials, and are extremely rare in Colorado. The National Park Service and archaeologists (RMC Consultants, Inc.) are seeking information about pestles and similar tools from the San Luis Valley. The largest known specimen was collected by Jack Williams, and is 26 inches long. Elleen Hill collected many of the pestles known for the San Luis Valley, and others were collected by Ray Lyons.
http://www.cdarc.org/page/3eus - Animas Valley Courier
- Chico State University Given Three Million Dollar Gift for Anthropology Department: The big news out of President Paul Zingg’s annual convocation of Chico State University personnel last Thursday (Aug. 21) was that a retired faculty member had donated a staggering $3 million to benefit the anthropology program and its Museum of Anthropology. The donor is emerita professor Valene Smith Posey, who taught in the Anthropology Department from 1967 to 1998. She remains plenty active—and lively. When Zingg called on her to stand up to be feted, she bounced to her feet and, waving her arms in the air, did a kind of victory dance.
http://www.newsreview.com/chico/Content?oid=779155
- Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Offering Section 106 Course in Tulsa: The Section 106 Essentials is a two day course designed for those who are new to Section 106 review or those who want a refresher on its basic operation. This course explains the requirements of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, which applies any time a Federal, federally assisted, or federally approved activity might affect a property listed in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
http://www.cdarc.org/sat/sec106.doc - MS Word Document
- New Winter Hours at Gila Cliff Dwellings: After Labor Day weekend, the Cliff Dwellings will be open from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Visitors will be admitted on the trail and at the dwellings up to 4:00 p.m., and are asked to complete their visit by 5:00 p.m. A guided tour will be available every day at 12:00 noon. Visitors for the noon tour, which begins at the Cliff Dwellings, need to arrive at the trailhead by at least 11:30 a.m. to walk up the trail to the dwellings. The Cliff Dwellings are open each day of the year, and are not closed holidays.
http://www.cdarc.org/sat/gcd-winterhours.doc - Ms Word Document
- Hispanic and Native American Heritage Celebration to be Held and Pueblo Grande: Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park will offer free admission from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, to celebrate the cultural connections between the Mesoamerican culture and the Hohokam culture of the southwest Salt River Valley.
http://www.cdarc.org/page/dq44 - East Valley Living
- Dig In at the The Center For Desert Archaeology's "Archaeology Café:" Whether you're a native Tucsonan or a recent transplant, you are sure to learn something new about our city's past at the first (of many, hopefully) Archaeology Café. The "café" is sponsored by the Center for Desert Archaeology and Casa Vicente, and is modeled after the "science cafés" that are popular in Europe, said Kate Sarther of the Center for Desert Archaeology.
http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/CityWeek/Content?oid=oid:114688
http://www.cdarc.org/pages/articles.php?req=read&article_id=676
- Employment Opportunity (Boulder): Anthropology Collection Manager, University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder, CO. Full-time position responsible for day-to-day operations of Anthropology Section; manages registrarial and curatorial needs of the object and library collections; supervises students, volunteers and contract staff; participates in teaching; works with Anthropology Curator to develop policy, procedures, and grant proposals; responds to collection inquiries and provides access to the collection for researchers and community. Applicant should have extensive registration/collection management experience; experience with database programs, NAGPRA, budget management, and supervising; and knowledge of North American anthropology especially the Plains and Southwest regions. Open until filled, application review begins Sept 30, 2008. APPLY AT: posting # 804491 at http://www.jobsatcu/ or http://www.jobsatcu.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=55732 Contact: Lekson@Colorado.edu
- Call for Papers, Computer Applications in Archaeology 2009: The 37th annual conference on Computer Applications to Archaeology (CAA) will take place at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in Williamsburg, Virginia from March 22 to 26, 2009. The conference will bring together students and scholars to explore current theory and applications of quantitative methods and information technology in the field of archaeology. CAA members come from a diverse range of disciplines, including archaeology, anthropology, art and architectural history, computer science, geography, geomatics, historic preservation, museum studies, and urban history. For full information, please see the conference web site.
http://www.caa2009.org
- Arizona SHPO Seeking Proposals for the Hosting of the 2010 Arizona Archaeology Expo: The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), Arizona State Parks, is requesting proposals for voluntary hosting of the 2010 Arizona Archaeology Expo (Expo), an outdoor educational fair that will be held during Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month in March of 2010.
http://www.cdarc.org/sat/2010-az-expo.doc
- Have You Seen Any Elusive Colorado Pestles? About 20 large, nearly-cylindrical stone tools, commonly called pestles, have been collected from areas in and around Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. They seem to have been made by early native people for crushing or grinding food or other materials, and are extremely rare in Colorado. The National Park Service and archaeologists (RMC Consultants, Inc.) are seeking information about pestles and similar tools from the San Luis Valley. The largest known specimen was collected by Jack Williams, and is 26 inches long. Elleen Hill collected many of the pestles known for the San Luis Valley, and others were collected by Ray Lyons.
http://www.cdarc.org/page/3eus - Animas Valley Courier
- Chico State University Given Three Million Dollar Gift for Anthropology Department: The big news out of President Paul Zingg’s annual convocation of Chico State University personnel last Thursday (Aug. 21) was that a retired faculty member had donated a staggering $3 million to benefit the anthropology program and its Museum of Anthropology. The donor is emerita professor Valene Smith Posey, who taught in the Anthropology Department from 1967 to 1998. She remains plenty active—and lively. When Zingg called on her to stand up to be feted, she bounced to her feet and, waving her arms in the air, did a kind of victory dance.
http://www.newsreview.com/chico/Content?oid=779155
- Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Offering Section 106 Course in Tulsa: The Section 106 Essentials is a two day course designed for those who are new to Section 106 review or those who want a refresher on its basic operation. This course explains the requirements of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, which applies any time a Federal, federally assisted, or federally approved activity might affect a property listed in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
http://www.cdarc.org/sat/sec106.doc - MS Word Document
- New Winter Hours at Gila Cliff Dwellings: After Labor Day weekend, the Cliff Dwellings will be open from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Visitors will be admitted on the trail and at the dwellings up to 4:00 p.m., and are asked to complete their visit by 5:00 p.m. A guided tour will be available every day at 12:00 noon. Visitors for the noon tour, which begins at the Cliff Dwellings, need to arrive at the trailhead by at least 11:30 a.m. to walk up the trail to the dwellings. The Cliff Dwellings are open each day of the year, and are not closed holidays.
http://www.cdarc.org/sat/gcd-winterhours.doc - Ms Word Document
- Hispanic and Native American Heritage Celebration to be Held and Pueblo Grande: Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park will offer free admission from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, to celebrate the cultural connections between the Mesoamerican culture and the Hohokam culture of the southwest Salt River Valley.
http://www.cdarc.org/page/dq44 - East Valley Living
- Dig In at the The Center For Desert Archaeology's "Archaeology Café:" Whether you're a native Tucsonan or a recent transplant, you are sure to learn something new about our city's past at the first (of many, hopefully) Archaeology Café. The "café" is sponsored by the Center for Desert Archaeology and Casa Vicente, and is modeled after the "science cafés" that are popular in Europe, said Kate Sarther of the Center for Desert Archaeology.
http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/CityWeek/Content?oid=oid:114688
http://www.cdarc.org/pages/articles.php?req=read&article_id=676
- Employment Opportunity (Boulder): Anthropology Collection Manager, University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder, CO. Full-time position responsible for day-to-day operations of Anthropology Section; manages registrarial and curatorial needs of the object and library collections; supervises students, volunteers and contract staff; participates in teaching; works with Anthropology Curator to develop policy, procedures, and grant proposals; responds to collection inquiries and provides access to the collection for researchers and community. Applicant should have extensive registration/collection management experience; experience with database programs, NAGPRA, budget management, and supervising; and knowledge of North American anthropology especially the Plains and Southwest regions. Open until filled, application review begins Sept 30, 2008. APPLY AT: posting # 804491 at http://www.jobsatcu/ or http://www.jobsatcu.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=55732 Contact: Lekson@Colorado.edu
Monday, August 25, 2008
Archaeology Cafe in Tucson, Environmental History of the Southwest
Southwestern Archaeology Making the News - A Service of the Center for Desert Archaeology
- Reminder: The Center For Desert Archaeology's "Archaeology Café" series begins Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. Join us in a discussion of ancient Tucson and new views on the first Southwestern farming villages with City of Tucson Historic Preservation Officer Jonathan Mabry. We will meet at 6:00 p.m., with presentations beginning at 6:15 p.m. The forum will be held at Casa Vicente, a downtown Tucson gem serving an outstanding selection of Spanish tapas and libations, which has graciously offered its vibrant patio for our gatherings: www.casavicente.com, 375 S. Stone Avenue, Tucson 85701.
http://www.cdarc.org/pages/articles.php?req=read&article_id=676
- Presenting the Environmental History of the Southwest as a General Education Course: Environmental History of the Southwest is a general science education course at the University of Arizona with an emphasis on human-environment interaction of the past and an objective of preparing non-science majors to understand and critically evaluate contemporary environmental issues. The American Southwest is well suited for such a course, as it is rich in many data sets of paleoenvironmental reconstruction techniques and has been inhabited by humans for thousands of years.
http://www.cdarc.org/page/8i4f - Sheppard, Hallman, and Towner, via Red Orbit
- Call for Papers (Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites) This is a call for papers for a special issue of the journal Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites. This special issue will focus on North American Indian and Tribal Historic Preservation Officers’ perspectives of Cultural Heritage Management and how this relates to 1) archaeological site management (by whom for whom); 2) the role of conservation and management in contemporary North American Indian communities and Tribal Historic Preservation Offices; 3) approaches to site management and conservation according to tribal traditions and/or protocols; 4) interpretation and display of cultural items; and 5) the impact of cultural tourism and development on North American Indian communities.
http//www.cdarc.org/sat/site_mgmt_cfp.doc - MS Word Document
- Photographic Project Examines Tourism, Ancient Places and Native America: "We peered down through an opening in the rocks at our ruin. Right there before our eyes was an upended slab of stone. On it we read these words: What fools these mortals be. R. Wetherill." Perhaps when Wetherill left this cryptic message, he was anticipating what would follow in the years to come, as more and more tourists would descend on Indian lands, cameras in hand, ready to stake their photographic claims. Perhaps his statement was aimed at himself, critical of his own folly.
http://www.cdarc.org/page/cqmf - Santa Fe New Mexican
- The Death of George Benjamin Wittick: Western pioneer photographer George Benjamin Wittick, casually known as Ben, loved to bring gifts to his Hopi friends. In 1903, having photographed their lives and rituals — as well as those of many other tribes — for decades, the 58-year-old found what he thought to be a perfect present. It was a rattlesnake, the reptile the Hopi honored and released in their annual Snake Dance to pray for rain.
http://www.cdarc.org/page/1pid - Santa Fe New Mexican
- Talking With the Clay: When we first visit the American Southwest, we bring with us lifetimes of expectation. We've heard about the miracle of American Indian people still living close to their homelands. We've seen a thousand photos of the stunning traditional crafts of Pueblo artists displayed on sun-warmed adobe walls. Then we arrive in New Mexico or Arizona. And we indeed find these expectations fulfilled -- along with disconcerting casinos at the edge of every reservation. Along with more young Indian people attending Santa Fe's prestigious Institute of American Indian Arts than working in cornfields or herding sheep. Along with native artists who own high-status galleries, manage sophisticated websites and create designer fashions along with their hand-coiled jars.
http://www.miamiherald.com/701/story/650132.html
- Day Trip to the Past in the Verde Valley: Montezuma Castle isn't a castle and has nothing to do with Montezuma. The five-level cliff dwelling in a limestone alcove above Beaver Creek, near Camp Verde, was home to the Sinagua people more than 600 years ago. It is one of three popular ruins in the Verde Valley, about 90 miles north of Phoenix. Along with Montezuma Well and Tuzigoot National Monument, the dwelling makes a scenic, informative day trip from the Valley.
http://www.cdarc.org/page/d4nl - Arizona Republic
- Lecture Opportunity (Tucson):Thursday, August 28. "Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona" free presentation at Pima County Public Library, 101 N. Stone Ave., Tucson. Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council. Noon to 1 p.m. Free. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart, illustrates and discusses Arizona's earliest Paleoindians and Archaic period hunters and foragers, the development of archaeological villages, the Puebloan, Mogollon, Sinagua, Hohokam, Salado, and Patayan archaeological cultures, and the connections between those ancient peoples and Arizona's historical cultures. Funding for program provided by the Arizona Humanities Council. No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Librarian Coni Weatherford at 520-791-4391 or Coni.Weatherford@pima.gov in Tucson; for information about the presentation subject matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or adart@oldpueblo.org.
- Employment Opportunity (Boulder): Anthropology Collection Manager, University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder, CO. Full-time position responsible for day-to-day operations of Anthropology Section; manages registrarial and curatorial needs of the object and library collections; supervises students, volunteers and contract staff; participates in teaching; works with Anthropology Curator to develop policy, procedures, and grant proposals; responds to collection inquiries and provides access to the collection for researchers and community. Applicant should have extensive registration/collection management experience; experience with database programs, NAGPRA, budget management, and supervising; and knowledge of North American anthropology especially the Plains and Southwest regions. Open until filled, application review begins Sept 30, 2008. For more information: posting # 804491 at http://www.jobsatcu/ or Contact: Lekson@Colorado.edu
http://www.jobsatcu.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=55732
- Reminder: The Center For Desert Archaeology's "Archaeology Café" series begins Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. Join us in a discussion of ancient Tucson and new views on the first Southwestern farming villages with City of Tucson Historic Preservation Officer Jonathan Mabry. We will meet at 6:00 p.m., with presentations beginning at 6:15 p.m. The forum will be held at Casa Vicente, a downtown Tucson gem serving an outstanding selection of Spanish tapas and libations, which has graciously offered its vibrant patio for our gatherings: www.casavicente.com, 375 S. Stone Avenue, Tucson 85701.
http://www.cdarc.org/pages/articles.php?req=read&article_id=676
- Presenting the Environmental History of the Southwest as a General Education Course: Environmental History of the Southwest is a general science education course at the University of Arizona with an emphasis on human-environment interaction of the past and an objective of preparing non-science majors to understand and critically evaluate contemporary environmental issues. The American Southwest is well suited for such a course, as it is rich in many data sets of paleoenvironmental reconstruction techniques and has been inhabited by humans for thousands of years.
http://www.cdarc.org/page/8i4f - Sheppard, Hallman, and Towner, via Red Orbit
- Call for Papers (Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites) This is a call for papers for a special issue of the journal Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites. This special issue will focus on North American Indian and Tribal Historic Preservation Officers’ perspectives of Cultural Heritage Management and how this relates to 1) archaeological site management (by whom for whom); 2) the role of conservation and management in contemporary North American Indian communities and Tribal Historic Preservation Offices; 3) approaches to site management and conservation according to tribal traditions and/or protocols; 4) interpretation and display of cultural items; and 5) the impact of cultural tourism and development on North American Indian communities.
http//www.cdarc.org/sat/site_mgmt_cfp.doc - MS Word Document
- Photographic Project Examines Tourism, Ancient Places and Native America: "We peered down through an opening in the rocks at our ruin. Right there before our eyes was an upended slab of stone. On it we read these words: What fools these mortals be. R. Wetherill." Perhaps when Wetherill left this cryptic message, he was anticipating what would follow in the years to come, as more and more tourists would descend on Indian lands, cameras in hand, ready to stake their photographic claims. Perhaps his statement was aimed at himself, critical of his own folly.
http://www.cdarc.org/page/cqmf - Santa Fe New Mexican
- The Death of George Benjamin Wittick: Western pioneer photographer George Benjamin Wittick, casually known as Ben, loved to bring gifts to his Hopi friends. In 1903, having photographed their lives and rituals — as well as those of many other tribes — for decades, the 58-year-old found what he thought to be a perfect present. It was a rattlesnake, the reptile the Hopi honored and released in their annual Snake Dance to pray for rain.
http://www.cdarc.org/page/1pid - Santa Fe New Mexican
- Talking With the Clay: When we first visit the American Southwest, we bring with us lifetimes of expectation. We've heard about the miracle of American Indian people still living close to their homelands. We've seen a thousand photos of the stunning traditional crafts of Pueblo artists displayed on sun-warmed adobe walls. Then we arrive in New Mexico or Arizona. And we indeed find these expectations fulfilled -- along with disconcerting casinos at the edge of every reservation. Along with more young Indian people attending Santa Fe's prestigious Institute of American Indian Arts than working in cornfields or herding sheep. Along with native artists who own high-status galleries, manage sophisticated websites and create designer fashions along with their hand-coiled jars.
http://www.miamiherald.com/701/story/650132.html
- Day Trip to the Past in the Verde Valley: Montezuma Castle isn't a castle and has nothing to do with Montezuma. The five-level cliff dwelling in a limestone alcove above Beaver Creek, near Camp Verde, was home to the Sinagua people more than 600 years ago. It is one of three popular ruins in the Verde Valley, about 90 miles north of Phoenix. Along with Montezuma Well and Tuzigoot National Monument, the dwelling makes a scenic, informative day trip from the Valley.
http://www.cdarc.org/page/d4nl - Arizona Republic
- Lecture Opportunity (Tucson):Thursday, August 28. "Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona" free presentation at Pima County Public Library, 101 N. Stone Ave., Tucson. Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council. Noon to 1 p.m. Free. Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart, illustrates and discusses Arizona's earliest Paleoindians and Archaic period hunters and foragers, the development of archaeological villages, the Puebloan, Mogollon, Sinagua, Hohokam, Salado, and Patayan archaeological cultures, and the connections between those ancient peoples and Arizona's historical cultures. Funding for program provided by the Arizona Humanities Council. No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Librarian Coni Weatherford at 520-791-4391 or Coni.Weatherford@pima.gov in Tucson; for information about the presentation subject matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone 520-798-1201 or adart@oldpueblo.org.
- Employment Opportunity (Boulder): Anthropology Collection Manager, University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder, CO. Full-time position responsible for day-to-day operations of Anthropology Section; manages registrarial and curatorial needs of the object and library collections; supervises students, volunteers and contract staff; participates in teaching; works with Anthropology Curator to develop policy, procedures, and grant proposals; responds to collection inquiries and provides access to the collection for researchers and community. Applicant should have extensive registration/collection management experience; experience with database programs, NAGPRA, budget management, and supervising; and knowledge of North American anthropology especially the Plains and Southwest regions. Open until filled, application review begins Sept 30, 2008. For more information: posting # 804491 at http://www.jobsatcu/ or Contact: Lekson@Colorado.edu
http://www.jobsatcu.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=55732
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