Southwestern Archaeology, Inc. (SWA) " Got CALICHE ? " Newsletter Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of the Greater Southwest! Thursday September 26, 2002 Reply to Reply to ***************************************** MEXICO http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-mexico-hurricane-isidore0925sep25,0,7528538.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines Archaeologists fanned out for emergency inspections of hundreds of Mayan ruins late Tuesday. While their assessments were only preliminary, they were encouraged by what they found. TEXAS http://www.mywesttexas.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=5485327&BRD=2288&PAG=461&dept_id=475621&rfi=6 Jumanos, Comanches, Lipan and Mescalero Apaches, Kiowas, considered any permanent water on the Llano Estacado as holy places. COLORADO http://www.hcn.org/servlets/hcn.Article?article_id=13374 After 80 years of operation, the University of Denver museum has officially run out of space. Colorado archaeologists hoping to add their newest discoveries to this collection get a very polite no. The museum's decision, which followed similar closures at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, is part of a nationwide squeeze that archaeologists and museum professionals call a "curation crisis." http://www.cortezjournal.com/asp-bin/article_generation.asp?article_type=news&article_path=/news/news020910_5.htm On November 5, the Dolores Library District will request voters to approve a mill-levy increase to help build a new library. A larger library would provide a better display for the archaeology collection, plus make room for more books, computers and study areas. NEW MEXICO http://www.ruidosonews.com/Stories/0,1413,165%257E9426%257E865450,00.html Standing in one of the areas excavated in connection with the proposed widening of U.S. 70, archaeologist George Arms enjoys talking about his work and explaining the historical significance. As a contract archaeologist with Parsons Brinckerhoff, an Albuquerque consulting firm on the project, he shared information earlier this month as part of a tour. From: Glenna Dean http://swanet.org/zarchives/nmarchyfair/2002_nm_archy_fair.pdf The New Mexico State Archaeologist, the Historic Preservation Division/Office of Cultural Affairs, and the Grant County Archaeological Society are pleased to announce the Ninth Annual New Mexico Archaeology Fair to be held in Gough Park in Silver City as a 2-day outdoor event on Friday, 4 October 2002 from Noon to 5pm, and on Saturday, 5 October 2002 from 9am to 5pm. [Digital poster available from ]. From: Paul Reed http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AAC-L/message/1571 Salmon Ruins Museum has been awarded a $175,000 grant from the Save America's Treasures program of the National Park Service and National Endowment for the Arts. The funds will be used to: 1) upgrade the Salmon storage facility to properly house artifacts; 2) provide the conservation supplies necessary to clean, curate, and store the 1.5 million artifacts in the Salmon collection; and 3) fund a conservation assistant position for 2 years to carry out the curation work and help supervise volunteers. ARIZONA From: Marie Britton One of AAS's founding members and long time friend Ruebin Nelson pasted away on Monday the 23rd. His son Dan Nelson states the memorial service will be held at Green Acres Funeral Home at 10:00 a.m. this Friday 27th. The funeral home is located at 401 N. Hayden Rd. in Scottsdale. 480.945.2654. Dan has also extends an invitation to come by and visit at his home located at 2201 W. Mesquite in Chandler AZ, 85224. Ruebin has not been well these last couple of years and had been living with his son. He will be missed! http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=5491725&BRD=1817&PAG=461&dept_id=222071&rfi=6 Casa Grande Ruins National Monument will be hosting a series of guest lectures, slide presentations and gatherings to help celebrate the cultural diversity and history of Arizona. The events will be held on Saturdays at 1pm at the Ruins. September 28, 1pm, Patricia Preciado Martin will be speaking about her book, "Songs My Mother Sang to Me: An Oral History of Mexican American Women;" Oct 12 Father Polzer, "Father Kino" Saturday, 1pm; Oct. 26 Don Garate, "Juan Bautista De Anza" Saturday, 1pm... [more]. http://www.azdailysun.com/non_sec/nav_includes/story.cfm?storyID=49386 When it came down to it, the question confronting Coconino County and Flagstaff officials Monday night considering a plan to expand Walnut National Monument was simple: Who do you trust? Can the National Park Service be trusted to provide access for hunters, ranchers and outdoor enthusiasts while protecting the monument's unique ruins, cultural artifacts and wildlife from encroaching development? http://www.arizonarepublic.com/opinions/articles/0916mon1-16.html The AZ Lottery has a 22-year track record of pumping money into projects that make Arizona a better place to live. Wildlife conservation, parks, historic preservation, transit, street improvements and other programs have gotten a $1.4 billion financial boost. No wonder the League of Arizona Cities and Towns is squarely behind Proposition 301. We urge a "yes" vote on Proposition 301. NEVADA http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artikkel?Avis=TD&Dato=20020916&Kategori=NEWS&Lopenr=209160102&Ref=AR Archaeologist Susan Lindstrom examined a map marking almost 150 charcoal ovens in one portion of the Truckee basin. She believes that this site may hold the highest density of charcoal ovens in the United States. Archaeologist and historian Ron Reno, who has extensively researched charcoal ovens all over the world, particularly in the United States, said these ovens closely resemble European ovens. "If the Chinese were doing the burning in Truckee, they were clearly under orders from someone else and not using techniques from China," Reno said. CALIFORNIA http://www.usnewswire.com/topnews/prime/0923-131.html Real estate professionals in the Pasadena area will have opportunity to learn about historic properties, enabling them to position themselves in the marketplace as historic property specialists. The training covers the history of architectural styles, from early colonial to contemporary, background on historic preservation and conservation easements, and historic preservation regulations and tax incentives. http://www.vvdailypress.com/cgi-bin/newspro/viewnews.cgi?newsid1032797275,91599, Route 66 museums across the country are having financial difficulties, but thanks to local support and a steady flow of automobile tourism, the Victorville and Barstow museums are flourishing. The Barstow museum is housed in the historic Harvey House, which is also a draw for people who are interested in the railroads. The house, which was completed in 1911, was built by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, and in its day it provided an unparalleled standard of food service to travelers. http://www.mendocinobeacon.com/Stories/0,1413,94%257E3593%257E869126,00.html An exhibit of artifacts from Mendocino's famous shipwreck, the Frolic, will open at the Point Cabrillo Lighthouse on Saturday, Sept. 28. Layton, who is a professor in the anthropology department at San Jose State University, became interested in the shipwreck in the early 1980s when his students unearthed bottle glass and Chinese pottery shards in a Pomo village site west of Willits. http://www.sbsun.com/Stories/0,1413,208%257E12588%257E878615,00.html Af ter developing teaching materials about California American Indians and introducing them into local classrooms, the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians is hoping to take the trend statewide. The program consists of a slim textbook aimed at third- through fifth-graders which gives a history of the Serrano Indians and includes quizzes and classroom exercises. It also includes a CD-ROM with history lessons and audio and video clips about the Serrano Indians. http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Date=20020924&Category=APN&ArtNo=209240988&Ref=AR For centuries, the Quechan have run "The Trail of Dreams" up the Colorado River through Indian Pass as part of spiritual cleansing and prayer. Now, about 30 American Indians - including several from the Quechan Nation - are running to protect the site itself, which has been targeted for a gold mine. http://www.sacredland.org/indian-pass.html ROCK ART Lecture, Slide Presentation, Book Signing: "Landscape of the Spirits: Hohokam Rock Art at South Mountain Park"; October 5 2002, 12-2pm, Pueblo Grande Museum, Phoenix AZ; 602.495.0901 http://www.newhousenews.com/archive/story1a090202.html Rock art has been studied for decades in the search for a better understanding of ancient cultures. But translating the images' meanings and purposes is a challenge. The western United States "is fortunate to have tribal members who have traditional beliefs and traditional connections to these (rock-art) places," Keyser said. "It's a treasure to the researcher when they are willing to help us better understand that culture." Numerous reports from tribal members gathered by anthropologists from about 1890 to 1940 contain massive amounts of critical information about rock-art interpretations that no one has examined, said Keyser, an expert in western U.S. rock art. REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE From: Robert Coon SW archaeology education opportunities: I am a retired forester from the state of Washington and currently working seasonal as an interpretative ranger at Mount Rushmore National Memorial. I spent last fall and winter at the El Morro National Monument in New Mexico and fell in love with the country and the cultural history of the area. I am trying to find a location where I can take some classes on the anthropological and archaeological history of the Southwest. I would very much like to work for some of the archaeological parks in the Southwest and I will have better opportunity if I can earn educational credits in anthropology and archaeology of the area. Are you aware of any Southwest on line programs? I have a bachelors of science in forest management and a Masters of Public administration. Appreciate any help that you can give me. Editor's Reply: Dig in arcsoc newsletters, for example http://www.swanet.org/zarchives/aahs/; write to archaeologists at http://www.swanet.org/contacts.html; join volunteer programs like passport in time; visit http://www.crowcanyon.org; read the GC newsletter. I will ask my newsletter readers to respond with specific suggestions about on-line classes and training. ANTHROPOLOGISTS & ARCHAEOLOGISTS http://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/Stories/0,1413,209%257E22484%257E872937,00.html In the year 2000, humans have finally been accepted as inhabitants of North America earlier than 12,000 B.P., named the Clovis barrier by the scientists that discovered the earliest Americans. There are still a number of anthropologists who refuse to give up the more recent age for mankind in America, and recognize them only at the closing of the Ice Age 10,000 12,000 years ago. http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=5486118&BRD=2212&PAG=461&dept_id=465812&rfi=6 The List of 2002 MacArthur Foundation fellows includes: Erik Mueggler, 40, Ann Arbor, Mich.; associate professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan who explores Chinese communities and examines how repercussions of the cultural revolution can be seen in the lives of residents of southwestern China; and, Lee Ann Newsom, 45, State College, Pa.; associate professor of anthropology at Pennsylvania State University who analyzes fossilized plant remains to study prehistoric societies. http://www.bostonmagazine.com/ArticleDisplay.php?id=29 At MIT, Lori Berenson began a course in social justice that landed her in a Peruvian terrorist prison. Six years and two trials later, she still claims she's innocent. It's a long way from the polished marble halls of MIT, where Berenson arrived in 1987 from an upper middle-class upbringing in Manhattan. TOOLS & TECHNOLOGY http://www.insightmag.com/news/279597.html The National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) declassified 50,000 satellite images from 1960 to 1972. The release could prompt the rewriting of history books. The spy photos will help ecologists understand landscape changes and drought cycles. The spy photos soon will be available at www.nima.mil. http://www.nima.mil/ocrn/nima/antietam/index.html NIMA has released the Antietam Battlefield Professional Military Education CD. NIMA created the CD with the assistance of the Antietam Battlefield Historian and their Geographic Information Systems Lab, U.S. Geological Survey, Park Geospatial Information Science Manager and the US Marine Corps Intelligence Activity. Educators, historians, and researchers will find this CD an excellent tool. To obtain a copy of the PC-compatible CD, contact the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) or call 888.275.8747. http://www.worldtechtribune.com/worldtechtribune/asparticles/buzz/bz09192002.asp Create a powerful handheld device that is inexpensive and easy enough for even illiterate tribesmen in developing nations to use? Most of the good press for the Simputer is totally misguided. The well-meaning academics and activists that have showered the Simputer with accolades apparently don't realize that they are not helping to bridge that digital divide. ***************************************** Contact the Newsletter Editor: archaeologist@rocketmail.com dogyears@dogyears.com www.swanet.org (url) 602.882.8025 (cell phone) 603.457.7957 (digital fax) Post letter mail and other media to: Southwestern Archaeology, Inc., P.O. Box 61203 Phoenix AZ, USA 85082-1203. SWA invites you to redistribute SWA's "Got CALICHE?" Newsletter. 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