Southwestern Archaeology, Inc. (SWA) " Got CALICHE ? " Newsletter Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of the Greater Southwest! Saturday October 30, 2004 ***************************************** TEXAS http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2004-10-29/pols_naked.html The overhaul of the historic preservation ordinance has been postponed. All parties are also now on board with some form of anti-gentrification measures for low-income property owners in future historic districts. NEW MEXICO http://kobtv.com/index.cfm?viewer=storyviewer&id=14568&cat=HOME It’s possible to extend the busy road without going through Petroglyph National Monument. The National Trust for Historic Preservation says a tunnel could be designed just north of the Petroglyphs. Toni Toombs wrote: Dear Sirs, I need information about the Indian mounds in Lindrith NM. I have searched and searched and can not find info on the net. Perhaps you know and will share that info with me. Toni Toombs Editor's Reply: How was the September reunion at the newly restored Pine Grove 1935 log school house in Lindrith? Regarding mounds and kivas near Lindrith, much of the detailed info of this sort is not published on the net because of site vandalism problems. One sometimes must visit a library (or a research library) to read old archaeology manuscripts of archaeological survey and excavation. As far as finding out if your sites are recorded, you might contact the New Mexico Historic Preservation Division. Contact Glenna Dean, PhD, RPA New Mexico State Archaeologist Historic Preservation Division Department of Cultural Affairs 228 E. Palace Avenue, Room 320 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501; 505.827.3989, 505.827.6338 fax; gdean@oca.state.nm.us; http://museums.state.nm.us/hpd ARIZONA http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/1028phxbriefs28.html The Phoenix Historic Preservation Office is holding a workshop Nov. 6 to provide information on the city's exterior rehabilitation assistance program. UTAH http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_2434472 The LDS Church will pay $16,000 a year to lease public land surrounding the Martin's Cove Historical Site in Wyoming under a 25-year agreement signed Tuesday with the Bureau of Land Management. Critics of the lease say they still may file suit. http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,595101336,00.html Graveyard Flat cemetery has at least 16 people. Most succumbed to diptheria during an epidemic during the winter of 1872. CYBERIA http://entertainment.news-leader.com/outdoors/thisweek/1028-Educatingp-212931. html Archaeologist Jack Ray: "When I was in sixth grade, I always told people I wanted to do one of three things, either astronomer, oceanographer or an archaeologist," he says. "Growing up in Ohio and Kentucky, oceanography was out — you're landlocked. Astronomy had way too much physics for me. That left archaeology." http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?cg=BreakingNews-InternationalNews&ao=124518 The United Nations on Wednesday announced the creation of a new kind of rapid reaction force to step in wherever art treasures are threatened by war or natural disaster. The "cultural blue berets", as they are already being called, will initially be formed entirely of Italians and could include members of Italy's paramilitary police, the carabinieri. The agreement provided for the involvement of engineers, architects, archaeologists, art historians, restorers, geologists, seismologists, book conservation specialists and experts in the illegal trafficking of art works. Editor's Note: There's a SHPO staff archaeologist in Phoenix who wears a green cap, but if we all start wearing berets it would be almost like having RPA after your name... ;> http://www.thejournalnews.com/newsroom/102804/d0128crashtour.html Wall Street walking tour commemorates 1929 "Black Thursday" www.financialhistory.org. It's the 75th anniversary of the crash, and the museum is exhibiting a variety of artifacts, including newspapers, letters and the original ticker tape from the first hours of trading on Oct. 29, 1929. ***************************************** Post letter mail and other media to: Southwestern Archaeology, Inc. P.O. Box 61203 Phoenix AZ, USA 85082-1203 602.697.5754 (cellular) Go ahead! 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