Southwestern Archaeology, Inc. (SWA) Southwestern Archaeology Special Interest Group (SASIG) "Got CALICHE?" Newsletter Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of the Greater Southwest! Thursday December 28, 2000 ***************************************** COLORADO http://www.denverpost.com/news/news1227i.htm Frank Baumgartner told commissioners that if they go with a proposed measure to thwart his plans to develop homesites on mining claims, he will use a chainsaw to waste his scenic land. Walt Rule, who has opposed Baumgartner's plans, said Baumgartner is in "Mad Hatter mode. He has a philosophy that dates to the turn of the century. He does not realize that exploitation is not the only use of natural resources." NEVADA http://www.tahoe.com/appeal/stories.12.27.00/CARSON/1take27Dec7681.html Management of the Stewart Indian Museum underwent sudden change when executive director Sheila Abbe was locked out. Jason May, secretary of Carson City Urban Indians Consortium Inc., said Abbe was fired on December 20. Abbe calls the move a "hostile takeover." ARIZONA http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/issues/2000-12-28/feature.html/printable_page Indian enrollment at Arizona universities is at record level because of gaming money and intensified recruitment and retention efforts. Rather than learn history and political science largely relevant to white America, Indians can major in Indian Studies, tribal sovereignty issues and culture, or obtain a law degree with specialization in Indian issues. At ASU's Law School, 37 Indian students are enrolled, more than at any other law school in the country. http://www.yumasun.com/news/newsbriefs.shtml Pauline Owl, the chairwoman of the Quechan Cultural Committee, died last Friday in Phoenix. TEXAS http://www.dallasnews.com/texas_southwest/247225_cemeteries_27t.html It is a place of enduring democracy. Mayors and princes of commerce lie next to bus drivers. Society ladies vie for space with war heroes. Over time, the grounds became more than repositories of the dead. They're a community history book and legacy come to life as a tourist attraction in one of San Antonio's newest historical districts. In the 1980s, Maria Pfeiffer was part of a private effort that helped incorporate the historical value of the graves into the city's east side master plan. Since 1996, she's guided designation of the cemeteries as the Old San Antonio Cemeteries Historic District and gained recognition by the National Register of Historic Places. http://amarillonet.com/stories/122700/tex_elpaso.shtml The Camino Real Hotel, where spectators once gathered on the roof to watch the Mexican revolution just across the border, has played a prominent, 88 year role in El Paso's social and civic history. THE ARCHAEOLOGY CHANNEL From: Our nonprofit Archaeological Legacy Institute, was founded just over a year ago to bring the benefits of archaeology to a wider constituency. Our first project is TAC - The Archaeology Channel, , a website where we show a series of streaming videos on archaeology and indigenous peoples. These free videos are available on demand by people all over the world. Currently we have seven videos (soon to be eight) up on TAC, including 3 from the Southwest: Besh-Ba-Gowah, Gila Cliff Dwellings, and Mesa Verde. Besh-Ba-Gowah is an ancient Salado town now protected by the city of Globe, Arizona, which operates an interpretive museum there. The Gila Cliff Dwellings are a series of Mogollon ruins in New Mexico managed by the National Park Service as a National Monument. Mesa Verde, of course, is a National Park in Colorado. These three excellent videos, along with two other TAC offerings, were produced and directed by Gray Warriner and his Seattle company, Camera One. TAC is a public webcasting service designed for general audiences, teachers and their students, and professionals as well. We intend this service to promote the protection of archaeological sites by sharing some of the stories that these sites tell about the human cultural legacy. Along with the videos we provide links to other websites where those interested can learn more about the video subjects. We are actively soliciting videos on archaeology and indigenous peoples that may match our format and are also producing videos in-house. We can provide video production services for clients who want to share their stories with the world using either existing unedited footage or footage that we shoot under contract. We also offer encoding services for those who want their short video segments converted to viewable files that may be shared with others, such as in e-mail attachments. Other initiatives are in the works. Funding for this enterprise is based primarily on TAC membership fees, underwriting, contracts, service fees, and grants. We are hopeful that the value we are creating will stimulate the support needed to make this project a success. Richard M. (Rick) Pettigrew, Ph.D., RPA, President and Executive Director, Archaeological Legacy Institute, 4147 E. Amazon Dr, Eugene, Oregon 97405-4660; 541.345.5538; 541.338.3109 (fax). WILD WEST SHOWS http://www.gjsentinel.com/auto/feed/news/local/2000/12/26/977840153.26396.4586.0276.html Paul Reddin's book traces the evolution of Wild West shows from the 1830s when artist George Catlin started rallying support for the Great Plains Indians to the 1930s when movie star Tom Mix took the grandeur of the West to the silver screen. OLD PUEBLO ARCHAOLOGY CENTER From: Allen Dart Old Pueblo Archaeology Center offers hands-on training in archaeological excavation at the Sabino Canyon Ruin. The activity on January 13 begins with an orientation to show participants how to recognize artifacts and to provide information about the site=s ancient residents and about archaeological methods. Most of the day will then be spent excavating under the supervision of an archaeologist. During the final two hours registrants will get to clean and label recovered artifacts. On January 27 participants will proceed directly to excavating without the opening orientation, and the last two hours of the session will focus on archaeological interpretation, discussion, and answering questions. Persons who sign up for two days of the field school may continue volunteering in the excavations for one year. Dig sessions are offered two Saturdays a month. Minimum age to participate is 12 years old. The program starts at 8 a.m. on each date and continues to 4:30 p.m. The Sabino Canyon Ruin excavations are on private property in northeastern Tucson, about a mile away from the Sabino Canyon Visitor Center. Directions to the ruin are provided upon pre-registration. Cost for a single session is $35 per person. The two-day program costs $50 and includes a one-year membership with Old Pueblo that allows the registrant to continue participating in the Sabino Canyon Ruin excavations as a volunteer for a year following the two-day program. Cash, checks, and Visa/Mastercard are accepted. For information on the Sabino Canyon Ruin digs call Old Pueblo Archaeology Center at 520-798-1201 at least a day ahead of the activity. From: Allen Dart Experienced southwestern potter John Guerin will offer an introductory Southwestern Indian Pottery workshop at Tucson's Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 1000 E. Fort Lowell Road, on Sundays from 2 to 5 p.m. January 14 through February 25, including a field trip to dig clay on January 21. The $69 fee includes all materials except the clay, which participants will dig themselves. To register call (520) 798-1201. Children under 16 may take class if a parent also enrolls. Maximum enrollment is 15 persons. Registration deadline is 24 hours before the class starts. Cash, checks, and Visa/Mastercard will be accepted. Pre-registration is required. This course teaches one to make traditional Indian pottery the way it has been made in the Southwest for over two thousand years. Gourd scrapers, mineral paints, and yucca brushes are still used by Native Americans to maintain the spirit of the traditional pottery. These ancient tools will be used instead of modern potters' wheels, molds, and paints, to produce pottery just as southwestern peoples have done for centuries. Mr. Guerin will include an introduction to the history of Anasazi, Mogollon, Pueblo, and Hohokam pottery-making, and will teach the initial steps in forming, shaping and smoothing, and the completion of pots by scraping, sanding, polishing, slipping and painting. He will show how to make bowls, jars, canteens, ladles, and rattles of both smooth and corrugated pottery. The paddle-and-anvil method will also be demonstrated. Arizona Archaeology Society Certification credit is offered for those who complete this workshop and two more to be offered in the winter and spring of 2001. KNAPPING ON THE JOB From: Allen Dart Archaeology technician Allen Denoyer will offer his popular Arrowhead-Making and Flint-knapping workshop on January 27. As he teaches you how to make an arrowhead out of obsidian and other stone just like prehistoric Arizonans did, Mr. Denoyer helps you understand more about prehistoric people by studying how they made and used their artifacts. For each session all equipment is provided, participation is limited to 11 persons, and minimum age is 9 years old. The workshop will be offered on Saturday, January 27, from 9 a.m. to noon at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 1000 E. Fort Lowell Rd. Cost for the class is $25 per person. Cash, checks, and Visa/Mastercard will be accepted. Pre-registration is required. For information on the workshop call Old Pueblo Archaeology Center at 520-798-1201. Flintknapping: Making and Understanding Stone Tools (by John C. Whittaker) teaches about modern and ancient flintknapping, how flintknapping works and how to do it yourself. It demonstrates how to identify lithic flakes from an archaeological deposit. The book is a 'must have' for flintknappers and archaeology students interested in study of ancient lithics. HIGH FIVE http://www.thehistorynet.com/WildWest/articles/1997/10972_text.htm A preponderance of arm injuries was caused by soldiers throwing up their arms to protect their heads from flying arrows. The upper extremity is oftenmost wounded. Next comes abdomen, chest, and next the lower extremity. J.H. Bill was one of the few physicians to write about arrow wounds in any detail. John C. DaCosta, whose book "Modern Surgery" came out in 1919, said Paiutes were the only Indians he knew of who poisoned their arrowheads. In 1862, however, J.H. Bill described how Hopi Indians poisoned points using rotting livers of small animals and rattlesnake venom. [Are Dr. Bill's observations about common wounds useful in forensic archaeology and historic skeletal studies? How long might toxins organic residues remain on projectile points? Outside of microscopy (and prior to artifact washing in the archaeology wet lab), are there reliable tests to confirm trace presence of toxic residues on lithics? - Ed.] DEEP GUACAMOLE http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/archives/2000/oct/14/510903448.html?archaeology Rowe's works were written prior to finding Kennewick Man. Interior Secretary Babbitt should read the works of Rowe before turning KM over to local tribes for burial in an unknown place. Like the Scopes trial, this is a battle of fervent belief and inconvenient fact. http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/archives/2000/dec/22/122300456.html?archaeology The Jesus-in-Japan theory has roots in shaky archaeology and shadowy custom. According to the story, Jesus came to Japan in his early 20s, and later, had three daughters and lived until age 106. A mound believed to fit the theory was found in the village, but no one has actually ever burrowed into the burial mound to study its contents. ***************************************** Newsletter Editor: Brian W. Kenny Contact the Editor @ or 602.882.8025 Send books, letter mail, and other media to: Southwestern Archaeology, Inc. PO Box 61203, Phoenix AZ, USA 85082-1203 Please pass along technical and scientific writings, opinion pieces, timely news articles, and organizational information, activities and events that can be shared with our digital community. SWA invites you to redistribute SWA's "Got CALICHE?" Newsletter. Please redistribute " Got CALICHE ? " in it's entirety, or note that you have edited or clipped articles for retransmission. Free subscription @ . Archive . Thanks for reading today's edition! Southwestern Archaeology, Inc. 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