Southwestern Archaeology Special Interest Group (SASIG) "Got CALICHE?" newsletter Sign up @ Tuesday May 9, 2000 ****************************************** NEW MEXICO http://www.daily-times.com/areanews/otherstories/8.html A planting stick represents planting the seeds of something good. The basket - filled with items including arrowheads and a bag of corn pollen - is meant to foster harmony and good will. Besides the ceremonies involving a medicine man necessary for a properly displayed planting stick, the one creating the stick is supposed to be of the Towering House Clan. Towering House Clan is one of the four original Navajo clans created by White Shell Woman. Navajos say White Shell Woman came forth from Gobernador Mountain, as a baby in a cradle found by Talking God. http://www.cia-g.com/~gallpind/todaysnews.html#anchor3 "Discover Navajo, the Official Navajo Nation Visitor Guide," is a glossy 36-page magazine filled with information, photos, maps, cultural essays, historical data and tourist tidbits that will allow travelers to enjoy the sites in Indian Country as never before. The guides are free and can be obtained by writing to Navajo Tourism, P.O. Box 663, Window Rock, Ariz. 86515, or by calling (520) 871-6436. http://www.abqtrib.com/news/050900_smoky.shtml 50 years ago today a forest fire produced one of America's most enduring and endearing mascots: Smokey Bear. Smokey ultimately ended up in the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. He died many years ago and is now buried outside the Smokey Bear Museum in Capitan -- near where he was rescued. COLORADO http://insidedenver.com:80/news/0509sand6.shtml On Nov. 29, 1864, soldiers led by Col. John Chivington attacked mostly women and children and took their body parts as trophies. For the tribes, it was evidence that the U.S. government would commit genocide. NPS has had its eye on 1,500 acres in southeastern Colorado, where it says the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre occurred. Monday it proposed special protection for that acreage and thousands of acres more. http://www.denverpost.com:80/news/news0509o.htm Historians say Nathan Hungate, his wife and two daughters were killed, scalped and mutilated at their ranch about 25 miles southeast of Denver, five months before Sand Creek. That attack, the 'Hungate Massacre,' inflamed the masses against Indians. After the remains were put on display in Denver, the public demanded revenge. http://insidedenver.com/news/0509muse3.shtml The Denver Museum of Natural History has a new name: the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. The new name reflects the museum's role in research and teaching about zoology, anthropology, geology, astronomy, biology and paleontology. The museum is making greater use of new technologies to reach the public. To be viable and successful, the museum must compete with television, movies, sports and the Rocky Mountains. UTAH http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,165010675,00.html? Professor Joel C. Janetski will give a lecture Tuesday, May 9, at 7 p.m. on "The Lure of the Canyons: Southeast Utah Archaeology in the 1890s." http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,165010719,00.html? A three-week reconstruction project began last Thursday to repair damage to Fort Buenaventura, Ogden, on one of Utah's oldest but lesser-known historical sites. It is the oldest permanent residence in Utah, built by fur trapper Miles Goodyear in 1846, a year before Mormon pioneers settled in what became Salt Lake City. http://www.daily-times.com/areanews/otherstories/12.html The Four Corners School of Outdoor Education in Monticello is offering a unique and special journey for families to learn from Hopi potters. The opportunity will present Hopi cultural traditions in rare, authentic, interactive settings and provide opportunities for experiencing pottery making from "dirt to dish" using Hopi traditional hand building and modeling methods. . A free full-color catalog which includes itineraries for all 2000 field seminars can be requested by calling (800) 525-4456. ARIZONA http://www.azstarnet.com/public/dnews/000509HOHOKAM.html Construction will cut through a village of people loosely classified by archaeologists as Hohokam. They settled near the Caņada del Oro Wash during the mid- to late-1100s and lived there for about 300 years. "I think we have an obligation to do this," said Linda Mayro, cultural resources manager for Pima County. "Archaeological sites are non-renewable resources. They are fragile and with urbanization in the Tucson basin, we've lost a significant number of these prehistoric sites already." http://www.sltrib.com:80/05092000/nation_w/47726.htm A northern Arizona mountain considered sacred by 13 Indian tribes may be formally withdrawn from additional mining activities under the 1872 Mining Law. A new job opportunity has been posted at . A complete list of job postings is available at . From: Allen Dart Archaeologist Allen Denoyer will offer both a beginning and advanced version of his popular Arrowhead-Making and Flint-knapping workshop on May 20-21, respectively. 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 advanced level workshop is for persons who have taken the beginning class or who have prior training or experience in using hammerstone and antler for removing flakes from stone cores. The beginners' workshop will be offered on Saturday, May 20, and the advanced session on Sunday, May 21, from 9 a.m. to noon each day, at Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 1000 E. Fort Lowell Rd., Tucson. Cost for each 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. CALIFORNIA http://www.mercurycenter.com/breaking/docs/005673.htm The Point Molate shoreline is believed to house a 2,500-year-old shellmound occupied by the Ohlones. It was first recorded in 1909 and a scientific excavation in 1939 found 20 Ohlone burials and other artifacts, which went to UC Berkeley's Phoebe Hearst Museum. Recent new finds afford Ohlone descendants their first claim on the area, and could win protection for the site under the National Register of Historic Places. CYBERIA http://www.msnbc.com/local/WVIT/481339.asp#BODY Oceanographers will explore using sonar and other equipment to find shoreline that existed during the last Ice Age. The ultimate objective is to locate the earliest evidence of occupation in the Northeast. http://www.jsonline.com:80/news/metro/may00/conserv08050700a.asp More than half the money paid to the federal government in leases for offshore oil and gas production would be earmarked for CARA programs. CARA, if approved, would allocate funds to federal, state and local agencies for such projects as expanding or creating parks and forests, building boardwalks in wetland areas, restoring coastlines, and preserving historic buildings. http://cbc.ca:80/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/2000/05/08/ojib_scroll000508 Anthropologist Irving Hallowell took a bundle of sacred scrolls central to the performance of ancient religious ceremonies. A passing reference in some of Hallowell's writing raised the possibility of finding them. Researcher Leanne Simpson found them through the internet at the Smithsonian Institution. Elders who can interpret the pictography will travel to Washington in June, to begin making plans for the return of the parchments. http://www.jsonline.com:80/news/metro/may00/goulcol08r050700a.asp An abandoned gas station with peeling paint is an unlikely landmark, but it is considered one of the best surviving local examples of the Streamlined Moderne style, which celebrated the sleek, aerodynamic contours of the Machine Age. It speaks to the experience of the automobile suburb, to our ideas of movement and travel. Such vintage gas stations are the most visible reminders of the role transportation has had in transforming the American landscape in the 20th century. http://www.sciam.com:80/2000/0600issue/0600profile.html Paul Sereno has become one of the most recognizable names in the field. His approachable demeanor and youthful good looks made him a media darling--even People magazine noticed, including the paleontologist in its "50 Most Beautiful People" issue in 1997. http://washingtonpost.com:80/wp-dyn/politics/news/postseries/emptypipeline/A23515-2000May7.html The Smithsonian is a workplace without peer for anthropologists and archaeologists, a major player in contracting the best people. http://washingtonpost.com:80/wp-dyn/articles/A24609-2000May8.html After President Grover Cleveland's death in 1908, his widow married a Princeton archaeology professor. ****************************************** Thanks for reading SWA's 'Got CALICHE?' newsletter! Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of the American Southwest and Northern Mexico (an ethnographic look at applied scientific practices in the American Southwest). Southwestern Archaeology, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. PO Box 61203, Phoenix AZ 85082-1203. Fax 603.457.7957; E-mail: