Southwestern Archaeology, Inc. (SWA) Southwestern Archaeology Special Interest Group (SASIG) "Got CALICHE?" Newsletter Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of the Greater Southwest! Thursday November 9, 2000 ***************************************** ARIZONA From: Darlene Lizarraga The director and staff of Arizona State Museum (ASM) are proud to announce that the 107-year old museum has become an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution (SI). The program is designed to make the Smithsonian more accessible to the American people and to enhance its relationships with communities throughout the nation. Representatives visited Tucson last week to sign papers and make the agreement official. With its current director, Arizona State Museum has made a commitment to heighten its public outreach. Affiliation with the Smithsonian will help ensure the museum’s ability to meet this commitment. More information can be found at the Smithsonian Web site at . AZ Site Steward Program Phoenix Metro New Steward Training Field Training at Park of Canals Mesa, Saturday November 11, 8:30 am to 12 Noon. RSVP with Mary Estes 602.542.7143. TEXAS http://www.dallasnews.com/texas_southwest/209499_hero_08tex.ART.html Descendants, state park officials and some historical groups want to make sure that Texas Ranger, Confederate soldier, Indian scout and Medal of Honor winner James B. Dosher is not forgotten. Fort Richardson State Historical Park will also be host to a Living History Weekend on Saturday and Sunday. For more information about Living History Weekend, call 940-567-3506. CYBERIA http://www.borderlandnews.com/stories/neighborhoods/communitynews/20001103-57526.shtml November is Native American Heritage Month. http://www.eurekalert.org/releases/upenn-pcn110600.html Dr. Erickson is one of a growing number of archaeologists practicing "applied" or "experimental" archaeology, exploring the practical use of knowledge and technology of the past in the contemporary world. Between 1990 to 1994, Dr. Erickson and colleagues collaborated with native communities in experiments reintroducing raised field agriculture. He hopes to develop an experimental fish weir project in the near future. http://www.eurekalert.org/releases/ns-sla110800.html According to researchers in the US, the strategies you use when you surf the Web are exactly the ones hunter-gatherers used to find food. You may be plugged into the information superhighway, but deep down you're still a caveman. Peter Pirolli and Stuart Card are using foraging theories from ecology and anthropology to understand how people find information in data-rich environments such as the Internet. They believe Web surfers rely on prehistoric instincts to maximise their yield when they hunt and gather morsels of information. If they're right, their results could help others design websites and search tools that are as alluring to informavores as flowers are to bees. ***************************************** SWA invites you to redistribute SWA's "Got CALICHE?" Newsletter, but please, redistribute "Got CALICHE?" in it's entirety or note that you have edited out or clipped articles for re-transmission. Free subscription @ . Thanks for reading today's edition! Southwestern Archaeology, Inc. (SWA) - A 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation dedicated to electronic potlatch and digital totemic increase rites that focus and multiply historic preservation activities in the Greater Southwest. Our goal is to create and promote an environment in which archaeologists can develop their talents and take the risks from which innovation and productivity arise. WWW Address: Mailing Address: Southwestern Archaeology, Inc., P.O. Box 61203, Phoenix AZ, USA 85082-1203 Newsletter Editor: Brian W. Kenny E-mail: Telephone: 602.882.8025 / Fax: 603.457.7957 Toll-free VM Messaging: 1.800.699.2466 (SWA VM mailbox # is 272.436.5649 or 'ARCHEOLOGY')