Southwestern Archaeology, Inc. (SWA) " Got CALICHE ? " Newsletter Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of the Greater Southwest! Monday May 5, 2003 ***************************************** MEXICO http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-missions4may04152419.story The Sierra Gorda, a remote chain of mountains in northern Querétaro state, has frightening two-lane roads full of hairpin curves. And, five Baroque churches, 18th century Franciscan missions that Father Junípero Serra founded in the Sierra Gorda before building missions in California. TEXAS http://news.mysanantonio.com/story.cfm?xla=saen&xlb=180&xlc=990740 La Villita was built on the San Antonio River's east bank after the Alamo, then Mission San Antonio de Valero, was founded in 1718. It began as a cluster of huts inhabited mostly by squatters and farm workers. http://www.news8austin.com/content/headlines/?ArID=70237&SecID=2 Paleontology helps you to learn about prehistoric animals and what they ate, what their surroundings here were like and why they died out. And that helps us to understand our environment now. http://www.tmm.utexas.edu:8007/ NEW MEXICO http://www.abqtrib.com/archives/news03/050303_news_casa.shtml Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez says he is willing to try to keep the Casa San Ysidro museum in Corrales open as long as the money needed to do it can be found. Chavez said Albuquerque can't afford to operate and maintain Casa San Ysidro and that more people would see the collection at the Botanic Garden than see it in Corrales, a village north of Albuquerque. And Mayor Chavez said he will meet with Gov. Bill Richardson next week to see what the state can do. http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2003/05/03/news/wyoming/53879bfae0e468e58dd58c8ea647e270.txt Zuni Pueblo waffle gardens -- carefully planted corn, cilantro and other vegetables in sunken square beds. Photos and tribal elders' memories are all that remain of Zuni's impressive waffle gardens, endless corn fields and renowned peach orchards. But Zuni and other Indian pueblos have begun efforts to reconnect with their past through community gardens and other teaching projects. NEW JOB OPPORTUNITY (NM) http://www.swanet.org/zarchives/jobs/jobs2003/sac050503.pdf http://www.swanet.org/jobs.html Current Opportunities Editor's Note: For-profit firms and not-for-profit organizations may post paid and volunteer position announcements at http://www.swanet.org/jobs.html COLORADO http://www.summitdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Site=SD&Date=20030503&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=305030107&Ref=AR State Treasurer Mike Coffman is urging support for a state legislative action that would advance his idea of using gaming revenues to market state tourism. The bill would reallocate gaming revenues directed to the state historical fund to tourism promotion and the arts. A minimum of $20 million would remain guaranteed for historic preservation. http://www.greeleytrib.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Site=GR&Date=20030503&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=305030009&Ref=AR The Greeley Historic Preservation Commission is sponsoring Rock Around the Block, open to the public, May 18. The event is Greeley’s way of participating in Colorado Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month celebrations. www.greeleygov.com/hp. UTAH http://www.sltrib.com/2003/May/05042003/sunday/53086.asp The Dan O'Laurie Museum offers a taste of Moab's colorful history. It opened in 1988. One current exhibit traces the history of transportation in Moab Canyon, a corridor in use for at least 6,000 years. From: Layne Miller & Dorothy Lynn URARA site recording training: We have arranged training for URARA members wanting to participate in Range Creek recording project this summer from June 23 to August 2. All URARA members can volunteer, but leadership positions will be given to those who are trained. It is important to attend the training, but not attending will not eliminate you from participating. We will hold classroom training in the Price Community Building, which is adjacent to the College of Eastern Utah Prehistoric Museum. The room is upstairs. The building houses Carbon County Recreation, Castle Country Travel Council and Carbon County Chamber of Commerce. The classroom work begins at 6 p.m. May 23 and will end about 9 p.m. We will leave for field work at 8 a.m. from the museum north parking lot and head to Sunnyside (about 30 minutes drive) to re-record a very nice pictograph panel. Please notify Layne Miller if you plan to attend. Also, those wishing to participate in Range Creek should begin notifying Layne on the dates you wish to attend. Further information will be available as we get closer to the dates. Layne’s contact information is: email layne@afnetinc.com, 435-820-4326 cell phone, 435-637-8954 home. ARIZONA From: Debra Krol Hi all, here's the latest on the 23rd Arizona Indian Town Hall. Please don't forget that the deadline to register at the special Indian Town Hall rate for our host hotel, the Embassy Suites Phoenix, North is Friday, May 16. Please see our Indian Town Hall registration page, http://www.indianaffairs.state.az.us/townhall/regist.html for more information on: Reservation/Rural Economic and Community Development Issues; Reservation/Rural Health and Welfare Issues; and Reservation/Rural Jurisdictional Issues. From: Janet Cantley http://www.swanet.org/zarchives/zmisc/swstrategy.pdf Training Announcement, preliminary agenda, and registration for the second annual training course entitled Bi-National Cultural Resource Law Enforcement Along the US/Mexico Border. There is no tuition for the class, which will be held in Rio Rico, Arizona on August 19-21, 2003. NEVADA http://nthp.org/preservationweek/calendar.html Comstock Historic Preservation Weekend: Step Back in Time to the Roaring Twenties with music, a dancing revue, "bathtub" gin martinis, dinner, and prohibition tales. Attend a printing workshop, the Preservation Ball at Piper's Opera House, a performance by the Comstock Children's Chorus, the Nevada preservation awards, the Carol Morgan Page Tea, and a historic costume fashion show. CALIFORNIA http://www.swanet.org/zarchives/cvas/cvasmay03.pdf http://www.swanet.org/zarchives/cvas/cvassymposium2003.pdf CVAS Newsletter: Coachella Valley Archaeological Society - Highlights of Information and Activities Relating to the Archaeology, Anthropology and Native American History of The Coachella Valley. http://www.chicoer.com/Stories/0,1413,135~25088~1368860,00.html Greg White is director of the archeological research program at Chico State University and supervises professionals and students working to find out what history lies beneath the surface in Antelope Valley. PRESERVATION http://nthp.org/preservationweek/index.asp?cat=4 http://nthp.org/preservationweek/poster.html http://nthp.org/preservationweek/images/2003_Poster_large.jpg http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-234001A1.pdf Statement by FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell: In recognition of the importance of deploying communications services consistent with the mandates of National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA), I have asked Commission staff to develop the agency’s first comprehensive strategic plan to improve our ability to protect valuable historic and environmental resources, while at the same time accelerating the process of deploying necessary communications infrastructure. HUMANISTS http://chronicle.com/free/v49/i34/34b00501.htm The peer-review system in the humanities and social sciences inspires no confidence. Humanist peer review is so riddled with bias that "anyone committed to such democratic values as fundamental fairness, equal opportunity, and equal respect should have ethical concerns about the process." It's no coincidence that "softer" fields are notable for their social hierarchies. This is more than impoliteness. Almost every humanist I've spoken to can easily summon up recollections of mean-spirited treatment at the hands of our own scholarly community. http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/index.html Humanists and Scientists: a humanist arrives at understanding subjectively, through introspection and empathy. A scientist arrives at understanding objectively, through the scientific method. Arnold Kling writes about the continuing triumph of technologists over humanists. http://www.techcentralstation.com/1051/techwrapper.jsp?PID=1051-250&CID=1051-050203A If we look at long-term historical trends, the humanists have steadily given up ground. The ability of scientists to sift through ideas has led to great breakthroughs, including Newtonian physics, Darwinian evolution, and the many discoveries of the past century. The Kling thesis is that the project of the humanists is degenerating into an exercise in archaeology. It is a way to study where we have been. But it does not tell us where we are going. ***************************************** Contact the Newsletter Editor: archaeologist@rocketmail.com dogyears@dogyears.com www.swanet.org (url) 602.697.5754 (cellular) 602.372.8539 (digital fax) 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. We also request your timely news articles, organizational activities and events, technical and scientific writings, and opinion pieces, to be shared with our digital community. 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