the arizona archaeological society and the site steward ... · t h e p e t r o g l y p h / june...

It has been brought to my attention by the coordinator of the Arizona Site Steward Program that there are somepeople who are not aware of the differences between the AAS and the Site Steward Program, and actually thinkthey are one and the same. This misunderstanding may stem from the fact that many AAS members are alsomembers of the Site Steward Program. Although this dual membership is encouraged by both organizations, itis also important for us to be aware of the differences in their objectives and affiliations.

The AAS is a non-profit organization whose objectives are:To foster interest and research in the archaeology of Arizona.To encourage public understanding and concern for archaeological and cultural resources.To protect antiquities by discouraging exploitation of archaeological resources.To aid in the conservation and preservation of scientific archaeological data and associated sites.To serve as a bond between the professional and the avocational archaeologist.To increase knowledge and improve the skills of the members in the discipline of archaeology.To participate in investigations in the field of archaeology and to put the information so obtained into

published form.To publish a journal and such monographs as the Publication Committee deems appropriate.

In order to fulfill these objectives, our members may participate in various activities such as classes, field trips,hikes, lectures and workshops. We also utilize the skills acquired in oureducational programs to assist professional archaeologists in theresearch, protection and preservation of archaeological material. Inaddition, the AAS publishes numerous archaeological journals andmonographs, both at the state and the chapter level. Membership duespaid by AAS members support the research, preservation, curation andpublication efforts of the society. The AAS does not have a program inplace for monitoring sites on public lands, and strongly encourages itsmembers to join the Site Steward Program for this purpose.

The Site Steward Program is a part of the Arizona State ParksDepartment, with technical advice provided by a member of the StateHistoric Preservation Office archaeological staff. The primary purposeof the program is to monitor archaeological sites for vandalism andlooting. Site Steward volunteers are required to take classroom and

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Volume 42, Number 10 www.AzArchSoc.org June 2006

IN THIS ISSUE…

2 — Certification Department News2 — Fielder Fund Updates3 — Archaeoastronomy Course5 — New AAS Award6 — News from the chapters11 — Upcoming events

Next deadline is at noon Friday,August 18th, for the Septemberissue.

The Arizona Archaeological Society and the Site Steward Program:Two Different Organizations Share a Concern for Arizona’s Archaeological Resources

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Fielder Fund: Your Chance to Endow AAS Publications

Established by the Society in 1996, the Fielder Fund was created to help inform the public about archaeology,anthropology, and the history of the American Southwest through the support of publications and othermedia. The goal is to build a fund large enough that its annual interest alone can pay for publication of TheArizona Archaeologist and possibly other publications. Contributions to the fund are welcome from chaptersand individuals. The name honors the Society’s first publications team, Marje and Herb Fielder.

The current balance in the fund is $32,455.59

For more information, or to contribute, contact Alan Ferg, Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona,Tucson 85721-0026; phone 520-621-2970 or email [email protected], or you can send contributionsdirectly to our AAS treasurer, Judy Rounds, P.O. Box 1401, Carefree 85377. Please include your chapteraffiliation.

This is my first submission to ThePetroglyph as Chair of theCertification Department. I wasselected to succeed Ann Gorton bya unanimous voice vote at the May12th meeting. No one objected,probably from fear of beingnominated and elected.

Thanks to Ann for her leadershipas Chair over the past six years.She will be a hard act to follow.Our thanks also go out to GaryStumpf for his 20 years of serviceto the Department. He has passed

the torch of Chair of the ReviewCommittee to StephanieWhittlesey.

There are still openings for thesummer at Q Ranch (BrendaPoulos, 480-471-2454,[email protected]); EldenPueblo (Lisa Edmonson,928-522-0776,[email protected]);Rock Art Recording (MarieBritton, 480-827-8070,[email protected]); and WalnutCreek (Susan Jones,

928-776-9085,[email protected]).

The next meeting of theDepartment will be September15th, 7:00 pm in Room 203A inthe ASU’s Community ServicesBuilding on Curry Road betweenWashington and Rural Roads inTempe. All are welcome to joinus. If you have questions, I can bereached at 602-550-3829 or byemail at [email protected].

— Mike Magnan

The Agua Fria and Desert Foothills Chapters aresponsoring a Zooarchaeology & Faunal AnalysisCertification Course this summer, open to all AASmembers. This is a rare opportunity to learn how toidentify the different animal bones encountered duringarchaeological surveys and excavations, to recognizebone breakage patterns and cut marks, and to interpretpast human behavior based on this evidence.

The course will be taught by ASU PhD Candidate TerryRitzman at the Faunal Collection Lab in theAnthropology Building, Arizona State University,

Tempe. It will consist of 12 sessions: two weeknightlectures per week plus Saturday lab work for four con-secutive weeks, beginning the week of July 10 andending on Saturday, August 5. Because of spaceconstraints in the laboratory, enrollment will be limitedto ten students. Course tuition is $156.00.

To enroll or for further information, please contact BobLindsay at 602-866-3649, email: [email protected] orAlan Troxel at 623-434-1029, email:[email protected]. Deadline to register is June 12.

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The Town of Buckeye is planning thedevelopment of a regional park thatencompasses approximately 9,200acres of land currently administeredby the Bureau of Land Management(BLM). The area is located east andapproximately eight miles north ofdowntown Buckeye in thesoutheastern portion of the WhiteTank Mountains. The Town ofBuckeye has applied to lease the9,200 acres from the BLM in order toaccommodate the regional park. Thelands would be leased with the intentto eventually recieve patent to the landunder the Recreation and PublicPurposes Act.

The National Environmental PolicyAct (NEPA) requires Federal agenciesto take into consideration the

environmental consequences ofproposed actions as well as input fromthe public and agencies. To complywith the NEPA law, an EnvironmentalAssessment (EA) will be completedfor this project. As part of the NEPAprocess, two public scoping meetingsare being held to inform the public ofthis potential undertaking and tosolicit public comments, questions,and concerns related to the project.

The Town of Buckeye will be holdingtwo open house style public meetingsto present information related to theapplication and project description:

June 6, 2006: 5:30-8:30 pm, VerradoMiddle School, 20880 West MainStreet, Buckeye, AZ 85326June 7, 2006: 5:30-8:30 pm, Town of

Buckeye Community Center, 201 EastCentre Avenue, Buckeye, AZ 85326

During the scoping period, the Townof Buckeye will be acceptingcomments related to the Town ofBuckeye's application for the landacquisistion and development of aregional park. Comment forms willbe available at the meeting for thoseinterested in porviding input.Comments will also be accepted bymail, email, and phone untile June 23,2006. If you have any questionsregarding the comment period, publicmeeting or project, please contactJeanine Guy at the Town ofBuckeye, 201 East Centre Avenue,Buckeye, Arizona 85326, phone:623-386-2588, fax: 623-386-1925,email: [email protected].

The Agua Fria, Desert Foothills, and Phoenix chaptersof the AAS plan to co-sponsor an AAS Certificationcourse in Archaeoastronomy this Fall/Winter 2006. Theclass is open to all AAS members. The course has beencreated by and will be taught by Todd Bostwick, Ph.D.,City of Phoenix Archaeologist, Pueblo Grande Museum.

This class will review the current literature onarchaeoastronomy in the American Southwest, discussimportant issues relating to the naked eye observation ofcelestial objects in the night sky, and cover basicrecording techniques and methods. There is now a largebody of literature on Southwestern archaeoastronomy,much of it unknown to professional and avocationalarchaeologists, and this class will sample a portion ofthat literature. Mesoamerican archaeoastronomy will beincluded because of the influence of Mesoamericancultures on the Southwest and because of the advancedstate of archaeoastronomy studies in Middle America.The following topics will be covered:

I. Introduction to Archaeoastronomy IssuesII. Ethnographic Studies in Southwest Astronomy

III. Recordation Techniques and IssuesIV. Mesoamerican ArchaeoastronomyV. Archaeoastronomy of the Pueblos

VI. Hohokam ArchaeoastronomyVII Navajo Archaeoastronomy

The course dates have not been set because of potentialoverlap with other courses being given at the same time.The most likely start date will be mid-November 2006.The venue has not been picked as yet, but will becentralized to try to accommodate students from allthree chapters.

Please let your chapter certification representativesknow if you are interested so that they can continue toplan and provide what promises to be a very interestingand informative course this fall:

Bob LindsayAgua Fria Certification [email protected]

Alan TroxelDesert Foothills Certification [email protected]

Marie BrittonPhoenix Chapter Certification [email protected]

Archaeoastronomy Course

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field training provided by the Program, much of it focused on learning about historic preservation laws andcrime scene management, in addition to learning how to interact with law enforcement entities. SiteStewards must sign special volunteer agreements that include a code of ethics for the Program. They mustalso abide by a rigorous set of “rules of conduct,” such as not carrying firearms when monitoring for theProgram. In addition, Stewards are not supposed to share the locations of archaeological and/or historicalsites that they are monitoring with non-Stewards. They also are not allowed to bring non-Stewards out tosites on tribal or state trust lands without a permit, and they must seek the permission of federal landmanagers in order to bring non-Stewards out to sites on federal lands.

While many AAS members are also Site stewards, and while we share a concern for the protection andpreservation of Arizona’s cultural heritage, it is important to understand that these are two completelyseparate organizations, each with its own history, activities and goals. As both organizations strive to fulfilltheir objectives, as the sites are protected, and the public is educated towards the value of our culturalheritage, I feel more hopeful that there will be a future for the past in our state.

— Brenda Poulos, with input from Ann Howard

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Larry and Judy Oyen invite youto join them on their nextGuatemalan adventure inFebruary 2007. The tour willfeature visits to 3 majorarcheological sites including thefamed Tikal. They will spend aweek at Lake Atitlan in theWestern Highlands where theywill visit many of the Mayanvillages that ring the lake. Theywill see Mayan ceremonies, visitweavers, painters, and potters,visit Chichicastenango, the largestmarket in Central America,Antigua, Rio Dulce, and Tikal.Optional Spanish language studystarts Feburary 16. There are 11-day and 17-day options whichbegin Feb. 21. They are limitinggroup size to 14, so space islimited. Please [email protected] or call520 624-9776.


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The AAS will present an award to a Professional Archaeologist who has provided continued and valued assistanceover a period of years to the AAS. A policy regarding this award was given to the Presidents of the Chapters at theState Meeting. A copy of the policy will be posted soon on the AAS Website. Each Chapter and the Certificationdepartment may make one nomination. The following guidelines are given to help Chapters submit nominations.

Send your nomination by e-mail to: [email protected] by U.S. Mail to: Award Committee

Arizona Archaeological Society3008 E. Calaveros Dr.Phoenix, AZ 85029

Deadline for 2006: September 1, 2006

Instructions:

Detail the reasons that qualify the person nominated for the award. These details should include such informationas:

Biographical sketchEducation - institutions attended, degrees awardedEmployment - anthropology/archaeology historyPublishing - Topics/themes of major writings

Assistance to AAS (state level)Field Schools established/directed

How longHow many graduates certified

Certification DepartmentAdvisorReview CommitteeProject Principal Investigator

PublicationsTechnical ReviewSupervisionAdvisor

Technical assistance/speechesOther

Assistance to local chaptersAs professional AdvisorTechnical assistanceSpeaking engagementsSupervisor of projects (e.g. excavation, rock art recording, surveyand mapping, etc.)Advisor to authors of journals/publicationsCourse instructionOther

Other assistance

Add any other pertinent information that you feel may be of use by the committee in determining qualification.

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Agave HouseChapter

Our group was enriched with aninformative and lively talk on "RockArt in the Southwest" by Peter Pilles,head archaeologist of the CoconinoForest. The Southwest is home to thehighest density of rock art sites in theUS and many sites are located onpublic lands such as our nationalforests. The Coconino Forest has over500 recorded sites. One of the biggestreasons there are so many sites isbecause most of the field work isconducted by scores of volunteers,such as members of localarchaeological chapters and groups.Rock Art is now considered anexpression in the concept of culturaldifferences. We can no longer put ameaning to rock art as we have in thepast. Now we can only infer the wayit was used. Additionally, NativeAmerican tribes are called upon tohelp interpret rock art from theirperspective, and because of culturaldifferences some symbols may haveseveral different interpretations ofexpressions.

There are two types of rock art:petroplyphs and pictographs.Petroglyphs are created by pecking orscratching the oxidized patina off arock or wall. Pictographs are made bypainting figures on rocks or walls.Dating rock art has no precise methodas yet, but several methods are usednow and new methods are still beingdeveloped. One method used is thedegree of repatination of the desertvarnish that covers or patinates rocksand cliffs. As soon as the petroglyphis made, cutting through the darkerpatina exposing the lighter rockunderneath, the desert varnish beginsto form again in the lines of thepetroglyph and over time becomesrepatinated with the new varnish untilthey approach the color of the original

desert varnish. Since patination seemsto vary substantially depending uponmany factors such as type of rock,direction of exposure, rainfall,temperature, and location, this methodprovides only a gross estimate of theage of a petroglyph. Association withruins is another way of dating rock artfound in or adjacent to a ruin. Theruin gets dated by other conventionalmethods and if the rock art is closelyassociated with the ruin, it is assumedthat the rock art was created by thepeople who lived in the ruin.

Rock Art Style refers to the overallimpression that the panel of rock artmakes on the viewer. It begins withthe inventory of elements used, suchas abstract designs or human-like oranimal-like symbols and how thesymbols are expressed or drawn.How do these symbols relate to eachother in the general pattern? Based onsuch factors as the geographic locationof the rock art and other indicators ofthe culture, i.e. ruins, pottery, etc., it isgenerally agreed that the culture of thepeople determines the meaning oftheir symbols.

What is most interesting is how eachgroup looks at the same rock art site:Anglos want to know how old, howcreated and the meaning; Yavapai seestories about the whole panel, noteach individual symbol; Hopis seeclan symbols; and Apache are verycautious of the figures as they mayhave been created supernaturally or bya powerful medicine man.

Rock art is a fascinating subject, butwith so much information to beshared, we ran out of time. HopefullyPeter will be able to come back andfinish this great talk. Peter Pilles willbe conducting a field trip for us. Thesite is to be determined soon and ourPresident, Norm Viether, will becontacting members with the exactlocation and time.

The annual Yard sale will be May 26& 27 at 2110 Fisherman Road,Overgaard, AZ., from 7:30 AM to 2PM. Please contact Norm Viether at928-535-9059 if you have anyquestions. "Ya all come!"

— Era Harris

Agua Fria Chapter

We want to thank Dr. Arleyn Simon,Director of ASU's ArchaeologicalResearch Institute, for giving theAgua Fria Chapter a short lesson onthe Pima toolkit for paddle and anvilpottery production at our last generalmeeting for the 2005-2006 season onMay 9, 2006. Dr. Simon also sharedinformation about Salado (1150 -1450 AD) ceramics gained fromASU's Roosevelt Project excavationsfrom 1989-1994 during which timeshe was the laboratory directory. Ofthe 1,200 sites found during theproject, over 1/2 of the artifacts wererecovered from the Schoolhouse site.Dr. Simon made special mention ofthe 600,000 sherds recovered plus 30-50 gallon storage jars. Included wereCibola White wares and Katsina facemotifs denoting the movement ofpeople into the area from the FourCorners during times of stress. Notedwere Salado red wares which have araspberry red slip with obliteratedcorrugation and black smudging.Before repatriation with the Salt andGila tribes, 1,200 pots were digitallyscanned using the PRISM (Partnershipin Research for Stereo Modeling)digital scanner, which creates arealistic mesh of XYZ points forfuture researchers.

Our opening meeting for the 2006-2007 season will be held on Tuesday,September 12, 2006. At that time wewill review our four chapter projectsand recognize those AAS and chapter



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members who gave of their time inboth the field and lab for the 2005-2006 season ending in May, 2006. Wehope to also recognize those who haveparticipated in outreach programs overthe years.

At this time we have the cumulativefield report on the White TankMountain rock art recording projectthat began with a five-year contract inthe fall of 2002 with the White TankMaricopa County Regional Park. Ourone purpose was to provide aninventory of petroglyphs found in thepark. Dr. Todd Bostwick also gave thechapter direction as well as neededforms and field training inarchaeoastronomy in 2003 to beincorporated into the project.Participants of the White Tank rock artrecording team have been workingwithin the 75-acre AZ:T:6:1 siterecorded by Alfred E. Johnson in 1963.To date recorders have produced 6binders which include 15 loci in theBlack Rock Loop Trail area(completed) and 14 loci recorded alongthe Waterfall Canyon Trail (inprogress). Break down totals recordedfor each area are: Black Rock LoopTrail - 111 boulders, 160 panels, 470elements, 4 related archaeologicalfeatures, and one case of vandalism;Waterfall Canyon Trail - 229 boulders,322 panels, 927 elements, 42 relatedarchaeological features, and 13 casesof vandalism.

With enough participants in the 2006-2007 final contract season, theWaterfall Canyon section of AZ:T:6:1should be completed. The project ismeant to provide a baseline fromwhich park rangers and site stewardscan monitor the condition and locationof the rock art and from whichprofessional archaeologists canconduct research in the future. Thechapter felt that this project was anecessary and critical response to thehigh rate of residential development

surrounding the White TankMountains. For further information onthis project, contact ShelleyRasmussen at 928-684-1670.

The May State Meeting field trips werewell attended: White Tank/Verradoled by archaeologist Cory Breternitz -23 participants; White Tank publiccanyons trails led by Lori Greenstein -8 participants; and, Fitzmaurice andLynx Creek Ruins in Prescott Valleyled by archaeologist Andy Christenson- 10 participants. Thanks to all theleaders for making this last month andthe state meeting a success.

A warm welcome to all our new 2006members: Deborah Danowski & PaulGoultz, Lisa Gallegos, Anthony &Maryann Garone, Wilma Hill, KarenKarn, Richard Kelley, Mark & MyronKiah, Martha Rocco, Rita Shepherd,Peter Stanley, and Lyle Taresh. Wehope that you have enjoyed chapteractivities thus far and that you willcontinue to be active members of thechapter in the coming years. Chairpositions needed to be filled arespeaker coordinator, field tripcoordinator, and publications sales andinventory. Contact Donna Ruiz yCostello at 623-465-7350 [email protected].

NEW SUMMER CLASS: FaunalIdentification and Analysis to betaught by PhD candidate TerryRitzman at the ASU Faunal Lab (July10—August 5).NEW FALL CLASS:Archaeoastronomy to be taught by Dr.Todd Bostwick, City of PhoenixArchaeologist, at a central valleylocation (Mid-November). For furtherinformation, contact Bob Lindsay at602-866-3649 or [email protected] .

SUMMER CALDERWOOD LABS:Alternate Wednesday nights LITHIClab: contact Linda Dorsey at623-974-3683 or email

[email protected]. SaturdaysCERAMIC lab: contact Donna Ruiz yCostello at 623-465-7350 [email protected].

A special thanks from all of AAS (andfrom myself as outgoing chapterpresident) to the chapter board andplanning committee members whomade all AAS state meetingparticipants feel welcome. Commentsincluded "classy", "well-organized"and "professional". A big THANKYOU also to our speakers, Art Vokes,Maurice Shoger, Sharon Urban, andAnn Howard, for sharing their expertknowledge to instruct AAS membersin the various aspects of archaeologicalshell materials and to Cory Breternitzfor SSI's update on the archaeology ofthe unofficial "Calderwood ButteArchaeological District." You allmade a warm day in the cool indoorshighly enjoyable and educational.Special recognition is also extended tothe West Valley Art Museum for itswonderful ambience and set up and toClassic Catering for the great mealsand service. The chapter also wishesto thank the approximately 100 AASmembers who supported ourfundraising efforts by purchasingraffle tickets, publications andpetroglyph creations, and byparticipating in the "frenzy" oversilent auction articles created/donatedby so many of our generous andartistic chapter members.

EVERYONE HAVE A GREAT SUM-MER!!! See you ALL inSeptember.

— Donna Ruiz yCostello

Desert Foothills Chapter

There was a full house at our May 10thmeeting and dessert pot luck to hearDr. J. Andrew Darling. Andy’s




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presentation focused on why hebelieves that prehistoric southwesternpeoples did not practice cannibalism,but rather, were trying to rituallyeliminate witches from their midst bythoroughly and systematicallydestroying their bones. Andydiscussed ethnological evidence andshowed graphic slides to make hisargument that those human bonesthought to have been cannibalizedwere actually so cut, burned andsmashed that the destruction went farbeyond the normal processing of fleshfor food.

The October 6-8 field trip to southernArizona has already reached itsmaximum number of twentyparticipants. Please contact BrendaPoulos at 480-471-2454 if you are notalready on her signup list and wouldlike to go. Cancellations do occur andin that event she will contact the nextperson on the list. Alan Troxel isworking with the Aqua Fria Chapterto offer a Zooarchaeology and FaunalAnalysis Course for this summer.Please see his article in this issue formore information. A certificationcourse on Osteology is also beingplanned to start in early September. Ifyou did not get your name on the sign-up sheet for this course and areinterested, please contact Alan at623-434-1029 [email protected] to be placedon the contact list. Exact times anddetails along with information aboutother possible certification courseswill be in the September Petroglyph.

Our holiday festivities this year willfeature our own DFC chaptermembers entertaining us witharchaeological or rock art adventures.President Judy Rounds would like toinvite all members to participate in aCall for Presentations. Presentationsshould be pictorial and no more thanseventeen minutes in length. Please

send an abstract or description of yourpresentation idea as soon as possibleto Judy at P.O. Box 1401, Carefree,AZ, 85377 or email her [email protected]. Our holidayparty is scheduled to be held onDecember 13 so mark your calendarsnow for a fun evening of camaraderieand great stories.

Our fall speaker line up begins with aspecialist in archaeoastronomy. JohnWilliam Fountain is an astronomer,author and researcher. His September13th talk, “Geoglyphs: The Orphansof Rock Art” will discuss the purposeand use of the hundreds of figures andsymbols scraped on the ground alongthe lower Colorado and Gila Rivers.John is currently with the CrowCanyon Archaeological Center. Hisbackground in astronomy, includingparticipation in Mariner and Voyagermissions as well as his many years ofresearch on astronomical references inrock art promises to provide ourchapter with a fascinating openingdiscussion. The DFC would like towish its members a wonderfulsummer! We look forward to seeingyou again on September 13th, 7:30PM at the Cave Creek Town Hall.Contact Judy Rounds at 602-363-6973for more information on any chapterevents.

— Holly Bode

Homolovi Chapter

Our March meeting was "standingroom only"- and there was little ofthat! After a minor struggle withPowerPoint equipment we had anexcellent presentation on petroglyphsand their significance to the Hopipeople. Hopi Archaeologist LanellePoseyesva and Archaeology ProgramManager for the Hopi Tribe LyleBalenquah explained the Hopi view ofthis ancient land, including the "first

people" and the "last people", andtheir associated petroglyphs.

Also during the month of MarchDarlene completed a week long ForestService Archaeology class, along witha 3 day field session. If anyone isinterested in assisting Darlene in thePetroglyph recording projects, keep aneye on the AAS website; since therewill only be a 2-3 week advancenotice. She will be working on fieldcompletion work on the ASNF, theHomolovi (Kitty Kat and Ogre Butte),and the Jeffer’s Ranch projects.

Our meetings start at 7:00 pm at theHomolovi SP visitor center, withdinner at 5:00 at La Posada if youwish to join us for dinner.Additionally we have 2 open slots forspeakers for Sept 21 and Nov. 16;should anyone wish to give us apresentation.

Our April speaker was Jeremy Haines,archaeologist from the ApacheSitgreaves National Forest. Hepresented historical slides of thedevastation and magnitude of theRodeo/Chedeski fire on the Heber andBlack Mesa District. This naturallycreated an increased work load on allthe forest employees. Additionally thearchaeologists had to survey manynew sites as well as do damageassessments to the Prehistoric as wellas Historical Archaeological content.His slides were excellent in indicatingto us what damage a tremendous firecan do and all the participation inman-power it takes to get the fire putout.

May 18- Susan Secacaku, ProjectCoordinator for Hopi Tribe, will bespeaking on Hopi and the HomoloviCooperative Plan.

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July 20- Michael Lyndon,Archaeologist of the Kaibab NF,Changes in Projectile Point Styles andPreceramic Settlement Patterns.

Aug. 17, Neil Weintraub,Archaeologist of the Kaibab NF,History of Johnson Canyon Tunnel,similar to Canyon Diablo nearWinslow.

Oct. 19, Ferrel Knight,Petrified Forest NP, Solar CalendarMarker in NE AZ.

— Darlene Brinkerhoff and— Karen Berggren

Little ColoradoChapter

On Monday May 15th, the membersof the Little Colorado River Chaptermet at the Presbyterian Church inSpringerville. The chapter voted tochange the beginning meeting time to6:30 to allow for business to beconducted before the 7:00 p.m.program.

Elizabeth Planteen gave a wonderfultalk and slideshow on her hikes in theGrand Gulch and surrounding areas ofUtah. This area is incredibly wellpreserved due to access being sorestricted through permitting by theBLM. The pictures of the Anasazigranaries and the artifacts lying on thesurface, as well as the amazingpictographs, give testament to howeffective conservation managementcan be.

As always, if you are interested inhelping with the cataloging of theCasa Malpais Collection, we meetmost Fridays at noon at the museum.

All are welcome. Also, restorationand re-pointing has started up againout at Casa Malpais. If you have anyquestions or inquiries, please contactme at [email protected] or928.333.3594.

— Mindy Wallace St. Clair

Mohave Chapter

Eight of our members participated ina field trip to Wupatki NationalMonument on a windy April Saturday.The tour was led by Craig Johnson,Kingman BLM Archaeologist andMohave Chapter Advisor, who hasintimate knowledge of thearchaeology in Wupatki, havingpreviously worked at the monument.On one of his projects he helped todetermine the sequence of wallconstruction in the main pueblo bythoroughly photo-documenting wallstructure and abutments. He has alsoassessed damage and documenteddeterioration at numerous backcountrysites there.

Craig also gave a most interestingpresentation at our May meetingentitled “Challenges in ProtectingArchaeological Sites: Wupatki to GlenCanyon”. He briefly outlined ahistory of archaeological studies andpreservation efforts involvingWupatki. The main pueblo was firstdescribed by Captain LorenzoSitgreaves in 1851, and was sketched,documented and possibly “excavated”by Jesse W. Fewkes in 1900. Visitedfrequently in the early 1900’s by theColtons, who advocated preservation,the main pueblo was granted NationalMonument status in 1929. WupatkiNational Monument was laterconsiderably enlarged to encompassmany sites within an area of over 55square miles. An unfortunate incidentof major vandalism led to the closureof the backcountry to public visitation

in 1996. Craig has also worked atNavajo National Monument and GlenCanyon National Recreation Area.His presentation at our May meetinggraphically demonstrated that, when itcomes to remote Glen Canyon sites,just “getting there” is half the fun,requiring some truly adventurousapproaches by land, by sea, and byair!

We would like to commend OliviaKrok, Stan Krok and Larry Castillofor recently completing the“Prehistory of the Southwest” coursefor certification.

Our chapter is looking forward to apresentation by renowned rock artrecording and documentation experts,Evelyn Billo and Robert Marks at ourJune 9th meeting. Their program willfeature some of their spectaculardigital rock art photography. Thelocation of the meeting will beannounced. Our chapter is stillsearching for a permanent “home” forour meetings, which are held on thesecond Friday of each month at 7:00p.m. We will not hold meetings inJuly and August, but will resume ourmonthly meetings in September.Please contact Ron Smith [email protected] for furtherinformation.

— Gale Dom

Phoenix Chapter

Richard J. Lundin, Cultural ResourcesManager and Remote SensingSpecialist for CarothersEnvironmental, LLC, was themuch-anticipated speaker at our Maymeeting. He gave an excellenttechnical and interactive presentation,aimed to include both theprofessionals and those of us who arenew to the diverse remote sensing




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technologies. Rich illustrated his talkwith explanatory slides and addressedquestions throughout as well asafterwards.

On Saturday, May 13th, Richconducted his scheduled workshop atPGM. Using a ten-meter squaresection at the NE corner of the mound,attendees set up a transit; readingswere taken on all flags and a map wasproduced showing the flaggedlocations. Resistivity, magnetics, andmetal analyses were conducted;chemical readings and plant sampleswere taken. Rich will tabulate all theinformation obtained and send out areport with the findings.

Thanks to Todd Bostwick who, inanticipation of the heat, set up acanopy which was happily used bythose who were waiting a turn withthe equipment.

Unfortunately, due to problems withthe GPR unit, it was not available forthe weekend so the Sunday workshopwas cancelled.

In June, we are going to escape theheat in the Valley and go to Paysonfor a joint meeting with Rim CountryChapter. The meeting is scheduled onSaturday, June 10th, at 9:00 a.m. atthe Archaeological Museum on MainSt. in Payson.

Jim Britton, whose main interest is inthe preservation and stabilization ofprehistoric and historic sites, will bethe speaker. Jim will present a talkand slide show about "The Excavationand Stabilization of Risser RanchRuin" with which he has beeninvolved since 1989. He will lead atour of the site after lunch. A tour ofGoat Camp is also planned. Membersrequiring information can email Jim [email protected] orTel: (480) 390-3491.

For members who are interested in theAzatlan field trip, it will berescheduled - probably during Januaryor February. Also, the hike to the cliffdwellings in Rogers Canyon is nowscheduled for November 11th.Contact Tom Harvey for moreinformation on both hikes at(480) 998-0035 or [email protected] has a website where you can findfurther information on his trips:http://home.att.net/~tbharvey.Remember: Only current AASmembers may attend field trips.

You still have time to sign up for theRock Art Certification Class and FieldProject scheduled for fall 2006. Youcan attend both sections of the class inthe fall or, if that is not convenient,attend the classes and wait until theField Project is scheduled at a laterdate. The classes will be held atCommunity of Christ Church, 4223 N.44th St., Phoenix, from 6:30 - 9 pm onTuesdays from Sept. 26th - Nov. 21st.Contact Marie Britton at(480) 827-8070 or [email protected] (note emailaddress correction).

— Evelyn F. Partridge

Rim CountryChapter

Our May meeting featured AnnHoward, Public ArchaeologyPrograms Manager at SHPO andcurrent Chair of GAAC. Ann sharedwith us the many levels of SHPOinvolvement: Steward for the NationalRegister of Historic Places, sponsor ofhistorical preservation programs, anarm for Review and Compliance ofSection 106, and an advisor to theState of Arizona, State Parks, and theArizona Archaeology Society onstandards for conductingarchaeological investigations onPrivate and State Park land. Ourgroup, of course, was primarily

interested in the latter issue.

In the past couple years, the RimCountry Chapter, has seen a changingof the guard with regard to ourChapter members due to the movingtarget of correct archaeologicalinvestigations. Besides presenting acomplete view of the State HistoricPreservation Office (SHPO), Annhanded out the latest (Feb 06)Standards for ArchaeologicalInvestigation of Private Land. Andshe encouraged us to work with SHPOtoward the development of GoatCamp. All in all, it was a veryinteresting presentation and we werepleased that Ann took the time to goover SHPO's responsibilities with us.

Ed Spicer, our archeologist, will leada KEET SEEL backpacking tour fromMay 28th through the 31st. Call Ed at928 978 2232 if interested.

The next Rim Country Meeting willbe at MRCA, 9 AM, in conjunctionwith the Phoenix Chapter. Jim Brittonwill talk about reinforcing and stabili-zation of walls. Examples of workdone with Jim's advice will be shownat the Risser site. We look forward toseeing everyone at this great get to-gether.

— Bob Breen

Yavapai Chapter

About a dozen members of the chaptertraveled to New Mexico to visit the ElMalpais National Monument. KarenAvis, a native Acoma member and anemployee of the BLM led the groupon a tour of the area. On Saturdaythey visited the Dittert site as part ofan “exhausting”six-mile hike which took them to see agreat kiva with rooms on three sidesof it. The Dittert site had beendamaged by badgers digging under




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the walls. At theentrance to a badger hole, they found burnt corn and oldpottery, including a piece of “tear drop” pottery whichcontained painting on the interior rather than the exterior.According to Avis, the canyon contains some 20 to 25other sites, including 20 room-block great houses withgreat kivas. A petroglyph area which they visited had alarge kachina-like figure, a duck, a turtle and many otherglyphs. The canyon also held a historic area: the Armijofamily homestead of the 1930s. The Armijos came toNew Mexico during the dust bowl days and built a houseand barn of log and stone. Further up the canyon was aspring house to which the group hiked. On Sunday Avisled them to the other side of the mesa to yet anotherpetroglyph site whose petroglyphs showed much variationin time and techniques. In all, Fred Kraps reported theyhiked some 10-1/2 miles.

The April meeting of the chapter featured a 1992 film,“The Yavapai Tribe,” which the tribe itself had made. Itwas a series of clips of Yavapai and archaeologists of thehistory of the tribe from the beginning of the first world tothe present fourth world which was entered fromMontezuma’s Well and on to the present day. PatriciaMcGee, president of the tribe in 1972, Viola Jamilla,Darlene Ogo, Norm Tessman, Bob Euler, Peter Pilles,Barry Goldwater, John Rice and Mike Burns were amongthose photographed and/or quoted. Following the film,Fred Kraps read an article by Norm Tessman about the

Skeleton Cave Massacre, a site which Tessman helpedplace on the National Register of Historic Places.

There will be NO MEETING of the Yavapai Chapter inJune or July. Meetings will resume on August 17 at 7:30pm in the Pueblo of the Smoki Museum. A dinner isusually held before the meeting with our speaker. Forfurther information, call president Ron Robinson at928-443-9405 or vice-president Fred Kraps at928-778-0653.

--Mary I. S. Moore


June 16—30, Young, AZ: Q Ranch Summer Session

July 10—Aug. 5, Tempe, AZ: Faunal Analysis Course. Seeannouncement on page 2 of this issue.

Aug. 10—13, Bloomfield, N.M.: The 2006 PecosConference. See web page athttp://www.swanet.org/2006_pecos_conference/index.htmlfor more details.

Aug. 14—18, Flagstaff, AZ: Elden Pueblo Field School:Ruins Stabilization & Reconstruction, Mapping Techniques

Aug. 24—27, Young, AZ: Q Ranch Work Weekend.

Sept. 14 – 17, Young, AZ: Q Ranch Work Weekend.

Sept. 18 – 29, 2006, Walnut Creek Field School

Sept. 26th – Nov. 21, Phoenix, AZ: Rock Art RecordingClass. Classes will be held from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm onTuesday at the Community of Christ Church at 4223 N. 44thSt. in Phoenix. The field project is scheduled for the weekof Oct. 14th through the 21st.

Mid-November, Archaeoastronomy Course. SeeAnnouncement on page 3 of this issue.

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