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PETROGLYPHNewsletter of the Arizona Archaeological Society

Volume 45, Number 5 www.AzArchSoc.org January 2009

Winter State Meeting in Gila Bend

Remember to mail your registration and checks to the Agua Fria Chapter no later than Jan. 5, 2009. Use the form onpage 7-8 of the December 2008 Petroglyph.

Membership Dues are Due!

Memberships for the current year will expire on Dec. 31, 2008. As a reminder,those who have not renewed by Feb. 18, 2009, will be removed from the mailinglist and will not receive the March Petroglyph.

Chapter Treasurers Reminder

Please create and submit your chapter’s IRS Form 990 no later than Jan. 15,2009. These should be sent to AAS Financial Advisor, Mike Magnan at hisaddress on the back of the Petroglyph. Thank you for addressing this in a timelymanner. For more information contact the AAS State Treasurer, Judy Rounds.

Annual Chapter Reports are Due

Please send your 2008 Annual Chapter Report to Ron Robinson, 2nd Vice Chair,at his address on the back of the Petroglyph, as soon as possible.

END OF YEAR REMINDERS

September 2009 Verde Valley Chapter Trip To EcuadorOpen to limited number of AAS members

12 Days – We will be expanding our knowledge of Inca and Pre-Incan cultures, and learn about some of the survivingNative cultures. We will have an Archaeologist accompanying us to some of the sites.

Highlights:• Visits to many archaeological sites.• Staying at Haciendas or Estates when possible. These are like B&B’s; many are working ranches and have

archaeological sites on them.• Visit to the Cloud Forest (a biodiversity hot spot of the world).• Ride the infamous “Devil’s Nose” Train and see many volcanoes.• Visit many museums, cultural sites and local market places.• Most meals included.

Price for the trip will be about $1900.00, double occupancy, plus International Airfare.

If interested, contact: Jim Graceffa 928 639-0604, or [email protected]. Space is limited and we will go on afirst-come, first-served basis.

IN THIS ISSUE…

2 — Chapter Meeting Calendar3 — Fielder Fund Update4 — Upcoming Events5 — Chapter News

Next deadline is at noon onSunday, January 18th, for theFebruary issue.

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CHAPTER MEETINGS

Chapter Location Date & Time

Agave House Black Mesa Ranger Station Conf. Rm. 4th Wednesday of each month2748 Hwy. 260, Overgaard 6:30 pm

Agua Fria Glendale Public Library Auditorium 2nd Tuesday of each month59th Avenue & Brown, Glendale Meeting: 7:00-9:00 pmOne light so. of Peoria on 59th September thru May

Ajo/Why Ajo Salazar Library 1st Wednesday of each month,Dec. thru April; Bus. Meetingat 6:30 pm, Talk at 7:00 pm

Desert Foothills Church of Good Shepherd of the Hills 2nd Wednesday of each monthEpiscopal Church Hall 7:00 pm6502 E Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek September thru May

Homolovi Homolovi Ruins State Park 3rd Thursday of each monthVisitors Center 7:00 pm

Little Colorado River Casa Malpais Museum 3rd Monday of each monthSpringerville 7:00 pm

Mohave The Grace Lutheran Church 2nd Wednesday of each month2101 Harrison Ave., Kingman. 7:00-9:00 pm

Northern AZ The Peaks (Senior Living Community) 3rd Tuesday of each month"Alpine Room", 3150 N. Winding Brook Sept. to Nov., Jan. to JuneRoad, Flagstaff (Hwy 180 north of 7:00 pmFlagstaff, just before MNA)

Phoenix Pueblo Grande Museum 2nd Thursday of each month4619 E. Washington, Phoenix Sept. thru June; 7:30 pm

Tubac/Santa Cruz The Historic Lowe House 2nd Thursday of each monthCounty

San Tan San Tan Historical Society Museum 2nd Wednesday of the monthSE corner of Ellsworth & Queen Creek Rds 7:00 pm

Rim Country Church of the Holy Nativity, The Cottage 3rd Saturday of each month1414 North Easy Street 10:00 am

Verde Valley Sedona Public Library 4th Thursday, Sept. thru May3250 White Bear Road, Sedona except 3rd Thursday, Nov &

Dec. 7:00 pm

Yavapai Pueblo of the Smoki Museum 3rd Thursday of each month147 North Arizona St., Prescott 7:30 pm

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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 other media. Thegoal is to build a fund large enough that its annual interest alone can pay for publication of The ArizonaArchaeologist and possibly other publications. Contributions to the fund are welcome from chapters andindividuals. The name honors the Society’s first publications team, Marje and Herb Fielder.

$36, 330.39

For more information, or to contribute, contact Alan Ferg, Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson85721-0026; phone 520-621-2970 or email [email protected], or you can send contributions directly to ourAAS treasurer, Judy Rounds, P.O. Box 1401, Carefree 85377. Please include your chapter affiliation.

The Petroglyph is published 10 times a year as a service to the membership of the Arizona Archaeological Society. Addresscorrespondence for the newsletter to Editors at [email protected] or mail to Elinor Large, 945 N. Pasadena #5, Mesa, AZ 85201.Call Ellie at 480.461.0563. Send address changes to the membership chair, Sylvia Lesko, at [email protected]. Submissions are

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In late Fall 2008, an environmental consulting firm completed an ethnographic study of Native American workers andfamilies who lived and worked at Camp Navajo (formerly the Navajo Ordinance Depot) from World War II (1942)through the post Vietnam war period of Arizona history. The environmental consulting firm also digitized thousandsof Navajo Ordinance Depot photos curated at the Cline Library, Northern Arizona University. This digitizing workpreceded the transfer of the original archival materials from Cline Library to the National Archives in Laguna Niguel,California. The newly created digital database, sponsored by the Arizona Department of Emergency & MilitaryAffairs (AZDEMA) on behalf of the Arizona Army National Guard, contains thousands of candid photos of work andlife at the Navajo Ordinance Depot. Thanks to the work of Dr. Suzanne Griset, Dr. Adrienne Tremblay and the staffof SWCA Environmental Consultants, Inc., AZDEMA and the Arizona Army National Guard will soon more widelyshare these unique research materials with Native American communities of interest, anthropology, history andcommunity research specialists, military training & readiness planners, and, the public-at-large. For information onthe ethnograhic research study and the digital photo database, please contact the AZDEMA Statewide Natural &Cultural Resources Supervisor, 602-267- 2716.

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Upcoming EventsGUIDE TO LOCATIONS

AAHS Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society. Meets in Duval Auditorium, Univ. Medical Center,1501 N. Campbell Avenue, north of Speedway (www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/aahs/lectures.shtml)

AIA Archaeological Institute of America. Meets in ASU’s Life Sciences Bldg, Room A191(www.centralazaia.ning.com)ASP Arizona State Parks (azstateparks.com/find/calendar.html)CCA Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 N Fort Valley Rd, Flagstaff, AZ (www.culturalpartners.org)CDAAC Center for Desert Archaeology’s Archaeology Café, the patio at Casa Vicente, 375 S. Stone Avenue, TucsonDVRAC Deer Valley Rock Art Center, 3711 W. Deer Valley Road, Phoenix (shesc.asu.edu/dvrac)OPAC Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 2201 W. 44th Street, Tucson . (www.oldpueblo.org/index.html)PGM Pueblo Grande Museum, 4619 E. Washington St., Phoenix (www.ci.phoenix.az.us/PARKS/pueblo.html).PGMA Pueblo Grande Museum AuxiliaryPCC Pima Community College, 401 N. Bonita Ave., TucsonPCPL Pima County Public Library, 101 N. Stone Ave., TucsonSHESC ASU School of Human Evolution and Social Change (shesc.asu.edu/events)SCSNA Sonoita Creek State Natural Area Visitor Center, PatagoniaSWAT Southwest Archaeology Team, Arizona Museum of Natural History, 53 N. Macdonald St., Mesa

(www.southwestarchaeologyteam.org)UAAD UA Anthropology Department, Haury Bldg, Room 216 (anthropology.arizona.edu)

Jan. 1 – May 26, MNA, Flagstaff: Display - PaintedJourneys on the Colorado Plateau. From their homes inthe Catskill Mountains, Judy Abbott, K.L. McKenna, andEva van Rijn came to the Southwest seeking artisticchallenge and outdoor adventures, en plein aire. Duringtheir three-week visit they got both, as they traveledthroughout the region in search of subjects from OakCreek Canyon to Canyonlands National Park and manyplaces in between. They arrived with vision andanticipation, three Woodstock, New York painters,bringing new eyes and fresh perspectivesto the Museum of Northern Arizona’s 2007Artist-in-Residence Program in Flagstaff.Painted Journeys on the Colorado Plateau,showcases 36 of their exciting works.

Jan. 6, 8 am - 5 pm, PCC, Tucson – StudyTour: Casa Grande Ruins and Middle GilaValley Archaeology and History (ST147)with archaeologist Allen Dart. Viapassenger van departing PCC. Cost is $79.Bring your own picnic lunch and water. Advancereservations required: 520-206-6468.

Jan. 7, 7:30 pm, PGMA, Lecture: Tim's Cave, by AndySeagle. The discovery of three large, intact Sinaguan claypots in a cave near Sedona.

Jan. 10, 8 -11 am, PGM, Phoenix – Hike: PetroglyphDiscovery Hike #52596. An experienced PGM guide willlead participants on a three-mile long, three-hourinterpretive hike. Hieroglyphic Springs at SuperstitionMountains; moderate to difficult. Advance registration is

required. Cost is $5 for non-museum members, free formuseum members.

Jan.11, 2-3 pm, Casa Grande Ruins NM, Coolidge –Presentation: Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona byarchaeologist Allen Dart. Free. Old Pueblo ArchaeologyCenter’s director illustrates and discusses Arizona’searliest Paleoindians and Archaic period hunters andforagers, the development of archaeological villages, thePuebloan, Mogollon, Sinagua, Hohokam, Salado, and

Patayan archaeological cultures, and theconnections between those ancient peoplesand Arizona’s historical cultures. Fundingfor program provided by the ArizonaHumanities Council. No reservationsneeded. For meeting details contact RangerAlan Stanz at 520-723-3172 [email protected] in Coolidge; for in-formation about the presentation contactAllen Dart at Tucson 520-798-1201 [email protected].

Jan.12, 7 pm, Church of the Red Rocks, Sedona – MNA’sSedona Lecture Series: Visual Voices: Telling the Story byMichael Kabotie, Hopi Artist. The rich graphics of murals,pottery, baskets, and carvings in MNA’s collections reachacross time, space and cultural boundaries. Hear world-renowned artist Michael Kabotie tell how his people haveresponded with creativity to the challenges of living withconflicts between man and nature. Each lecture is $6members/$7 nonmembers. Entire series is $20 members/$25 nonmembers. Tickets are available at the door or inadvance from MNA 928-774-5213 or Muses

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Agua Fria Chapter

Our Christmas Party was a lot of funwith good food and great gifts. Thisyear the members were a bit nicer toeach other – there was not too muchgift stealing.

Ten members participated in theKAET Pledge Drive on December7th. This was a five-hour pledge drivethat was very enlightening andseemed to be over in no time.

On Jan. 13th, Dr. Todd Bostwick, Cityof Phoenix archaeologist, will present“Beneath the Runways: Archaeologyof Sky Harbor Airport.” Please join usfor dinner with the speaker atApplebee’s, NE corner of 59th Ave. &Peoria at 5 pm.

Please send in your registration for theWinter State Meeting in Gila Bend onJanuary 24, 2009 if you have notalready done so.

— Sandy Gauthier

Ajo Chapter

The Jan. 4th business meeting will beat 6:30 pm at the Ajo Library. At 7pm, the speaker will be JeffreyAltschul of Statistical Research, acontract archaeology firm in Tucsonwhich has done considerable work onthe Barry M. Goldwater Air Force andBombing Range for archaeologistAdrianne Rankin, who works for LukeAFB and the BMGR. Adrianne andJeffrey have worked for six years toproduce a book containing acollection of papers by variousarchaeologists who have worked onthe western Papagueria, including ourown Rick and Sandy Martynec.Information from some of thesepapers will be included in Mr.Altschul’s talk. He will also havecopies of the book, “Fragile Patterns,

The Archaeology of the WesternPapagueria,” for sale. The public isinvited to join the chapter membersfor this presentation.

Surveying:Rick and Sandy Martynec and themembers of the Ajo Chapter aresurveying and recording, and havefound several sites near Ajo that are ofinterest. Surveying involves holding aGPS in one hand, walking a coordi-nate line, staying 20 meters apart fromthe other people in the line, and walk-ing five miles in the desert watchingfor artifacts or nonconformities whilewatching the GPS and trying not toget impaled on a cactus. Recordingfollows surveying in thearchaeological scheme of things, andinvolves slowly walking over a sitethat the surveyors have identified,using a GPS and identifying andrecording details about the artifactsand their positions so that conclusionsmay be drawn from this informationonce the locations are mapped. Anypotential members who would like tojoin in this activity are welcome tobecome members and get involved inthis and other activities of the chapter.If you are interested in this type ofactivity, please contact Shelby Ballardat 387-8225 for information aboutjoining the Ajo Chapter.

Intaglios, Geoglyphs and Petroglyphs:What the heck is an intaglio?Somewhere back in my gray matter Ivaguely recalled seeing giganticfigures that were formed by removingstones from the desert pavement. Dr.John Fountain, our guest speaker atthe first meeting of the season on Dec.3rd, has been discovering new intagliosites in the Sonoran Desert for the pastseveral years. As he progressedthrough his slide presentation, it allbegan to come back to me. Most ofthe intaglios are better viewed fromairplanes or aerial photos simplybecause they are so huge. Images of

humans, animals, reptiles, andgeometric designs, some hundreds offeet in length, were created byremoving the dark desert pavement toexpose the lighter sand underneath orby lining up stones to form the image,or both. The next day, as we arrivedat a site northwest of Gila Bend, Johntold us that currently there is no wayto accurately date the intaglios, but hebelieves they are at least 1000 yearsold and possibly many are thousandsof years older than that. As wewandered past these enormous ancientrepresentations, questions arose. Whywere they here? Spiritual? Clans?Rites of passage? To make a state-ment? Their purpose is currentlybeing debated and may be one ofthose mysteries that will remainforever unsolved.

John has also been exploring what hecalls “summit paths” in relation to theintaglios. It seems that linear paths,created long ago, ascend to the mesatops where the intaglios are present.This was no easy feat and my backaches just thinking about it. It meantmoving tons of rock and debris so thata straight path or access could begained to the mesa tops. As my eyesadjusted to the haze and focused onseveral mesas miles away which hepointed out, I could make out thesestraight ancient trails climbing to theapex of certain mountains. They suremoved a lot of rock! Finally wefollowed John down through a narrowcleft in the mesa rim to a rock facehundreds of feet above the Gila River.Ancient humans had left their signshere also, albeit not horizontal butvertically etched out of the cliff facein the form of petroglyphs. Differentstyles of images looked back at usthrough the ages. Once again, clarityreturned to my gray matter and as Iimagined an ancient artist, shaman,etc., chipping away with his prized


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stone tools, I was reminded that thenas now humans wanted futuregenerations to know “I was here!”

— Bob Dundus and Shelby Ballard

Desert FoothillsChapter

We are looking forward to anothergreat year in 2009. The Chapter had anumber of wonderful things take placein 2008. We had excellentinvolvement from our board membersand our general membership through-out the year. Everyone contributed tocarrying out an excellent speakerseries, field trips, an outstanding statemeeting and capped it all withprobably the best Holiday Pot LuckParty in recent years. The Chapterwarmly welcomes our new boardmembers and extends heartfelt thanksour departing board members for a jobwell done.

Everything came together beautifullyat the Holiday Party that was so verysuccessful and highly enjoyable inevery way. Thanks to the spiritedorganizing skills of Paddi Mozilo andGlenda Simmons, and so many otherchapter members, the chapter had agreat selection of delicious dishes,silent auction and raffle drawing.Special thanks to Joan Young fordesigning and making such aremarkable set of table and roomdecorations – What talent!! Thedelightful holiday party was a perfectway to close out the year.

January Chapter Meeting: We startoff 2009 with a much anticipatedpresentation given by BrianCulpepper, BLM Archaeologist at theAgua Fria National Monument inArizona, on Jan. 14th. He will give atalk on his 4-½ years as archaeologistat the Keet Seel site on the NavajoNational Monument. The Keet Seel

site is particularly special since it isconsidered to be the most intactpueblo in the Southwest. Culpepperearned a masters degree fromNorthern Arizona University in 1998.He worked as an archaeologist for theU.S. Forest Service and the NationalPark Service in several western statesbefore transferring to BLM Arizonaearlier this year. The Chaptermeeting will be at The Good Shepherdof the Hills (Community Building),6502 E Cave Creek Rd, Cave Creek,AZ 85331.

The Rock Art Recording Class beginsJan. 8th. It is an 8 week class. If youhave not signed up yet, contact MaryKearney at [email protected] Gronemann will be theinstructor and this class promises to benot only educational but also a lot offun. The class will be held in theCommunity Building at GoodShepherd of the Hills Church.

2009 Membership Renewals: Renewalforms have been mailed to all 2008members. If you have not alreadyreturned your form together with your2009 dues, you may bring yourrenewal to the January meeting.Membership Directory authorizationforms will also be available at themembership table. We are amembership organization and ourmembers are the ones that make all ofthe wonderful things in the Chapterhappen. Please make sure you takecare of your membership renewal assoon as possible.

— Jay Chatzkel

Mohave Chapter

At our December meeting, thefollowing 2009 Mohave Chapterofficers were elected: President –Bruce Schneider; Vice President -John Ainlay; Secretary – Gale Dom;Treasurer – Joni Alama; 1st YearDirector – Connie Ainlay; 2nd Year

Director – Greg Edmondson. LorenWilson will serve as our CertificationRepresentative, and Edith (“Edie”)Dignan will continue her term as 3rd

Year Director. Congratulations to all!And a big thank you to all who servedas officers and directors in 2008, aswell as to all those who helped withour chapter’s various endeavors andprojects last year.

Although there is interest in resumingour Signal survey, increased firearmactivity in the area has raised safetyconcerns and has caused us to put theproject on hold until further notice.

A field trip to the Northern Avenueand Indian Point Petroglyph Sites hasbeen scheduled for Jan. 31st. Our nextchapter meeting is scheduled for Jan.14th. Regular chapter meetings areheld at 7 pm on the secondWednesday of each month at GraceLutheran Church, 2101 Harrison Ave.,in Kingman. For more information,please contact John Ainlay at928-753-2600 or [email protected].

— Gale Dom

Phoenix Chapter

On Dec.11th, Andy Seagal, from MesaCommunity College, brought lots ofphotographs to accompany his talk onthe discovery of Tim’s Cave nearSedona in 1991 and the recovery of itsartifacts. Tim’s Cave was discoveredaccidentally during a helicopter ridenear Honanki and had both pots andbaskets that had been left in placewhen the cave was abandoned by theSinagua. Subsequently several of theartifacts disappeared but they wererecovered. Details and photographscan be found in the February 1992issue of Arizona Highways.

It was also our Annual HolidayPotluck, which was enjoyed by all,and election of the Board members for

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2009. They are: President - AlArpad; Treasurer - Bob Unferth;Recording Secretary/Programs - EllieLarge; Director/Membership - AlCrossman; Director - Sharon Dubose;Director - Barry A. Bertani; Archivist- Sylvia Lesko; Certification Rep -Marie Britton; 1st ArchaeologyAdvisor - K.J. Schroeder; 2ndArchaeology Advisor -Todd Bostwick; SMRAPRepresentative - Aaron Wright.

Many of our chapter members, as wellas members from other AAS chapters,participated in the AAS Chili Booth atthe Pueblo Grande Museum IndianMarket at South Mountain Park onDec. 13th and 14th. On Saturday theweather was perfect for shopping –and eating chili, while on Sunday itwas colder – even better for eatingchili - and it didn’t rain on either day.Marie Britton and Sylvia Lesko spentuntold hours organizing the ChiliBooth and deserve kudos for itssmooth operation. Paula Sandera de-serves thanks for organizing thestaffing of the booth, and thanks goout to all the members who helpedsetup, breakdown, cook, serve,cleanup or otherwise contribute toanother successful chili booth.

On Jan. 8th, we will have a wine andcheese reception starting at 7 pm. BillDoelle, from the non-profit Center forDesert Archaeology, will give a shorttalk about the work the CDA is doing,and then Jeffery Clark, from the Cen-ter for Desert Archaeology, will give atalk on “What Became of theHohokam,” in which he will presentthe results of an extensive researchproject into the demise of theHohokam. The project used informa-tion from 4000 major sites in theCoalescent Communities Database, 29test excavations in the San PedroRiver Valley and analysis of extensivecollections from Arizona museums.

On Feb. 12th, Stephanie Whittlesey,from SWCA, will discuss “Hohokamand Mesoamerican Connections,” andon March 12th, Gene Rogge, fromURS, will talk about “The LastDitch.” On April 9th, Michael Smith,from ASU, will bring us up to date onhis excavations at Calixtlahuaca,Mexico, and on May 14th, AllanSchilz, from ACS, will report on thearchaeological results from the Light-Rail Project.

We are working on arranging bothnew classes and additional hikes andfield trips. If anyone has suggestionson either classes they would like totake or places they would like to visitas either a hike or a weekend fieldtrip, please contact Marie Britton [email protected] or any member of theboard (see the AAS website for thephone numbers and email addresses ofthe rest of the Phoenix ChapterBoard).

The Phoenix Chapter meets on thesecond Thursday of each month in theCommunity Room at the PuebloGrande Museum, 4619 E. WashingtonSt. in Phoenix, starting at 7:30 pm.Remember that you will be able to usethe Light Rail to reach the museumafter Dec. 27th! We usually take theevening’s speaker to dinner at 5:30pm. If you are interested in havingdinner with the speaker, please call oremail Marie (480-827-8070 [email protected]) to find out thelocation and let her know that you willbe attending.

— Ellie Large

Rim CountryChapter

The chapter held its an-nual holiday potluck on Saturday,Dec. 20th. The potluck was held atThe Church of the Holy Nativity at 10am. ChuckHowell shared his experiment

concerning brewing corn beer. Theidea came to him in the Prehistory ofthe Southwest course conducted bythe chapter. He included aPowerPoint presentation and Hopimusic in the background whileproviding samples of the brew.

Dr. Penny Minturn, advisor to thechapter, will conduct a class onAdvanced Southwest Archaeology:The Paleo-Indian & Archaic Periods.The class is being offered for 8 weeksfrom 5:30 – 8:30 pm, beginning Jan.9, 2009. The class is also open tomembers of other AAS Chapters andperhaps to the public, if there is room.If you are interested, or know ofsomeone else who may be interestedplease contact Sandy Carson forfurther details [email protected].

At our Jan. 19th meeting EddieColyott, Tonto National MonumentRanger, will be speaking on"Indigenous Plants and Plant Uses."We will have the Election of Officersfor 2009 and continue ourMembership Drive. Sandy Lynch,Curator of Sharlot Hall Museum,Prescott will be speaking on Feb. 21st.Her topic will be announced later. OnMarch 21st, Shelly Rasmussen will bespeaking about a Baja Burro Trek.

— Monte McCord

San Tan Chapter

Our December meeting featured Dr.Jerry Howard’s lecture on “HohokamIrrigation Systems.” The presentationwas so enlightening that the membersrequested Dr. Howard return in aspring meeting of his choosing formore information. Mr. AldenRosbrook presented information onthe Site Steward Program, its goals,procedures and certificationrequirements, and Ms. Leslie Lerouxinformed us of her proposed “Save





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Higley” program, an effort to preservethe history of the town of Higley.

Our Archaeological Site Survey ofSan Tan Mountain Regional Park hasentered the phase of obtaining therequired permits and licenses. TheChapter will schedule the CertificationTraining and the actual Survey whenthis process is complete.

At our Jan.14th meeting, David DoyelPhD, Cultural Resource Manager forthe Barry M. Goldwater Range forLuke Air Force Base, will present alecture on “The EscalanteArchaeological Community on theGila River.”

On Jan.17th we will tour PuebloGrande, guided by Jim Britton.Members interested in “MudSlinging” will arrive early that dayequipped to get dirty.

Our February meeting will feature thereturn of Dr. Jerry Howard who willpresent “The Hohokam Collapse:Environmental stress and theHohokam-Pima Continuum.” OurMarch meeting will be held onThursday, March 14, and will featureAndy Seagle’s 90-minute presentationof “Tim’s Cave,” the discovery of anundisturbed cave which containedSinagua artifacts.

The San Tan Chapter meets at 7 pmon the second Wednesday of eachmonth at the Queen Creek Museum,located on the southwest corner of theintersection of Ellsworth and QueenCreek Roads.

— Mel Marshall

Tubac Chapter

Dec. 11, 2008, Historic Lowe House,5 p.m. Holiday Potluck/Party &

Meeting

Year in Review: Thank You All forcontributing to a remarkable first fullyear! A long, wonderful story madevery short - our success reflects acollective effort by our members whocontributed to helping attain our goalsand helped our organization grow.Kudos all around! We have a lot tocelebrate, and that we did, but notwithout taking care of business, too.

As we approach a New Year with astrong foundation in place, we haveunanimous support for and acontinuing commitment from our new(old) officers: President - NancyValentine; Vice-President - HughHolub; Secretary- Treasurer - SharonSevara; Archivist - Alan Sorkowitz;Director-At-Large - Peter VanCleve.And members have volunteered toshare more of the load: Lyle Stone isassisting with keeping our Tubac postoffice display case up to date; DeniSeymour is helping plan programswell into next year and beyond; MaryDahl is working directly withpresenters to make certain they havewhat they need for a great program;and Meisen Nelson is helping withmeeting/program set-up andbreakdown.

A Very Special Thank You to JoeMartinez, Manager Tubac PresidioState Historic Park and his staff! Thegroup expressed its sincereappreciation for Park staff going thatextra mile to accommodate thechapter’s meetings and programs. Weall recognized that our goals and thoseof the Park are very similar andappreciate the ways we’ve been ableto support each other. To let Joe andhis staff know of our members’appreciation, I personally delivered aholiday card with a “Thank You!”from our membership as well as a$100 dollar donation (contributed byBetsy Stone) to the Park.

Thank you to Jim Farley, along withAlan Sorkowitz, and Allen Dart, forcontinuing to explore ways ofbringing certification classes to ourmembers and others by partneringwith other educational organizations!We’re eager to hear more!

Arizona State Museum Tour - by JimFarley: -On Friday, Dec. 12th, sevenmembers met with Art Vokes,Repository Collections Curator, for aguided tour of two of the Museum’sexhibits. Personable andknowledgeable, Art thoroughlyentertained us with an informativediscussion of the Arnold and DorisRoland wall of pots. Explaining thatthe pots represented both prehistoricand contemporary cultures, Art gaveus a glimpse of the regions and timeframes represented by the variousceramics. He noted that the highlystylized Anasazi ceramics likelyinfluenced the design of pottery foundat Paquimé in Chihuahua, Mexico.We then were further treated to the Setin Stone exhibit’s display of bothmodern and prehistoric jewelry, whereArt explained how copper, shell andother exotic goods were evidence oftrade with Mesoamerica and thePacific coast. Both prehistoric andmodern jewelry were beautiful, theprehistoric being remarkable as wellfor the ingenuity and skill evidencedin the methods of manufacture usedprior to modern tools and machinery.If you haven’t yet seen the Museum’sexhibits, you are encouraged to do sowhen Art conducts another tour for usin January. (Date to be announced).Thank you Arthur and Jim!

Reminder to Renew Memberships!2009 dues are due--$30 for AAS statemembership (check made out to theArizona Archaeological Society) and$10 (cash) to our chapter for ourexpenses. Check with Sharon Sevara,





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our treasurer [email protected] about how todo this. And of course, we’ll acceptyour renewals and dues at any of theupcoming programs and events.Thanks to those who alreadyre-upped!

Upcoming Programs/Activities/Opportunities:Help Excavate Santa Cruz ValleyArchaeological Sites: Let DeniSeymour, the Tubac/SCC AASChapter Advisor, know of yourinterest by e-mailing her [email protected]. Volunteerswill have the opportunity toparticipate in an excavation under hersupervision, learn hands-ontechniques, and assist with the datagathering and identifying. Folks ofall skill and interest levels arewelcome!

Jan. 8th: Maren Hopkins, US/MexicoBorder Fence Excavation.Archaeologist Maren Hopkins willtalk about working in the politicalborderlands environment and theresults of the archaeologicalexcavation she conducted on the U.S.-Mexico border in southeast Arizonanear the San Pedro River last year.Meeting/potluck 5 pm, presentation at6 pm. Call 520-245-9222, or [email protected] for moreinformation.

On Feb. 12th, Jane Kolber will talkabout “Rock Art of SouthernArizona.” In February we will have aRock Art Field Trip to La ProveEdora, Caborca, Mexico (in planningstages). On March 12th, Doug Craigwill be our speaker (Topic to beannounced). On April 9th, StephanieWhittlesey, from SWCA will talkabout “Rituals and Ideology of theHohokam.”

AND A Happy Holidays to you andyours! That's it for now. See you nextyear!

—Nancy Valentine

Verde ValleyChapter

The Verde Valley Chapter held itsNovember meeting at the SedonaPublic Library. Our speaker wasRem Hawes, Manager of the AguaFria National Monument. He spoketo us about the 71,000-acremonument, inhabited by prehistoricPerry Mesa Tradition people for morethan one thousand years. This uniquearea contains 500 archaeologicalsites, as well as petroglyphs, stonemasonry pueblos, agricultural fields,pottery, and stone tools, in addition tohistorical remains of gold mining,Basque sheep camps, and cattleranching.

Our December meeting was held onthe 11th, at the Library. After a shortbusiness meeting, we enjoyed thedelectable culinary treats provided byour members.

Our January meeting will be held onthe 22nd at the Sedona Public Library.Our speaker will be Chris Coder,archaeologist for the Yavapai-ApacheNation. Chris grew up in theMississippi River Valley of NorthernIllinois, and has worked as anarchaeologist in the West since 1980.His career has been focused on theColorado Plateau, with fieldexperience on the High Plains andacross the Intermountain West. Hewas project archaeologist for theColorado River Corridor in GrandCanyon National Park from 1990through 1996, and has worked for theYavapai-Apache Nation as aconsultant since 1997. Chrisspecializes in the evolution oflandforms and their effect on cultural

change and field survey, as well asYavapai and Apache history. Chrishas a degree in Geology fromAugustana College in Rock Island,Illinois, and a Master's Degree inAnthropology from Northern ArizonaUniversity. Chris and his family liveoutside of Flagstaff.

Our field trip coordinator, LindaKrumrie, has planned several trips forus: In January there will be a trip toSpur Cross Ranch, with a stop on theway for a look at the Badger Springspetroglyphs. In March there will be atrip to Mata Ortiz in Mexico, plannedfor March 27-29, 2009; there is spacefor 3-4 more people. The cost for thistrip is $495, and an archaeologist,Sharon Urban, is included. For moredetails, please contact Linda Krumrieat [email protected],or call 928-451-1567.

There is plenty of room for anyoneinterested in the Wild RiverExpeditions rafting trip to Utah onApril 29, 2009. This trip, which willcost $626 per person, will be a3-day/2-night Upper Canyon trip.

Tickets for the April 23rd meeting atthe Sedona Creative Life Center,featuring our first DistinguishedSpeaker Program, Dr. Brian Fagan,will be available at the December andJanuary meetings. The tickets arefree to chapter members. Any ticketsnot claimed by members as of Feb. 1st

will go on sale to the public for $10each.

Contact is Ken Zoll (928) 284-1228,or [email protected].

— Louise Fitzgerald

Yavapai Chapter

Congratulations to Yavapai chapter’snewly elected officers: GloriaGrimditch - President; Mark Millman





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- Vice President; Jim Christopher -Treasurer; Florence Reynolds -Secretary; Nancy Cannon - Archivist;Frank Bott - Director (3-year term);and Fred Kraps - Director (1- yearterm). Ron Robinson begins his secondyear as Director.

On Nov. 20th, Ted Neff, archaeologistwith the Museum of Northern Arizona,spoke about the 5-year project he isco-directing along a 200- mile stretchof the Colorado River corridor inGrand Canyon National Park. The firstmajor excavation there in 40 years isbeing undertaken because of the severeimpact of erosion. Of the nine sites,Ted’s talk focused on two in particular,at Crash Canyon and Furnace Flats,and how this research is providinginsight into the issue of cultural

identity, as the area presented aboundary between the Cohonina,Kayenta Anasazi, and Virgin Anasazi.

Our annual holiday potluck was heldon Dec. 11th. Nearly sixty peoplegathered for good food, livelyconversation, and an impromptupresentation by outgoing chapterpresident Fred Kraps on recent surveysconducted along roads of PrescottNational Forest.

Several excellent speakers have beenlined up for the new year. Rememberthat chapter meetings now begin at 7pm. On Jan. 15th, Leon Lorentzen,adjunct curator at Sharlot HallMuseum, will talk about hisarchaeological work in Guatemala. InFebruary, Prescott College professorTim Crews speaks on paleoagriculture,

and in March, NAU geology professorTed Bunch presents the black mattheory behind the Ice Age extinctions.Before the meetings, all are invited tojoin speakers and fellow chaptermembers at the Prescott BrewingCompany at 5 pm for dinner.

Field trip participants headed to BlackMesa on Nov. 29th for a hike to theHidden Bird petroglyph site, theremnants of the Richinbar mine, and aprehistoric pueblo. The next field tripis scheduled for Jan. 24th, weatherpermitting.

Contacts are: President - GloriaGrimditch (928) [email protected];Programs - Vice-president MarkMillman (928)636-8888



928-204-9546 or at Bashas’ Supermarket in Sedona orWeber’s IGA Food Store in the Village of Oak Creek.

Jan.12, 3:30-5:00 pm, Salome – Lecture: Set in Stone butNot in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art byarchaeologist Allen Dart. Free presentation at Indian HillsPublic Library, 66907 Indian Hills Way, Salome, Arizona.Cosponsored by the Arizona Humanities Council. Noreservations needed. For meeting details contact librarianSharon Hillhouse in Salome at 928-859-4271 [email protected]; for information about thepresentation contact Allen Dart at Tucson telephone520-798-1201 or [email protected].

Jan. 15, 7:30 to 9 pm, OPAC, Lecture - Old PuebloArchaeology Center's “Third Thursdays” free presentation.[Program title, speaker, to be arranged]. No reservationsneeded. Call 520-798-1201 or [email protected].

Jan. 17, 8 am-3 pm, OPAC, Tucson: Field School:Archaeological field school session on cultural resourcessurvey techniques led by archaeologist Allen Dart, RPA,starting at the Picture Rocks Redemptorist Renewal Center,7101 W. Picture Rocks Road, Tucson. Old PuebloArchaeology Center is offering training in archaeologicalsurvey methods as part of a research project to identify and

record archaeological sites that may be present near thePicture Rocks petroglyphs site northwest of Tucson.Training will be provided in archaeological siteidentification, recording, and interpretation; use ofdegree-reading compass and global positioning systemsequipment; interpretation of aerial photographs andtopographic maps; photography; and other archaeologicalmethods. Advance reservations and Old PuebloArchaeology Center membership at Individual or higherlevel required: 520-798-1201 or [email protected].

Jan. 17, 9:30 am-12:30 pm, PGM, Phoenix - Workshop:Flintknapping (Arrowhead-making) Workshop #53058.Flintknapper Michael Robbins teaches hands-on workshopon making arrowheads and spearpoints out of stone tobetter understand how ancient people made and used stoneartifacts. Pre-registration is required: Cost is $35/$30 (non-members/members). Ages 14 to adult, maximum 8.Pre-registration is required.

Jan 19, 7:30 pm, AAHS, Tucson - Lecture: Rock Art of theLower Pecos Region by S Carolyn Boyd, Shumla School,Texas State & Texas A&M.

Jan. 20, 8 am - 6 pm, Pima CC, Tucson – Study Tour:Ventana Cave and Tohono O'odham Nation Archaeology




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and Culture, ST146 with archaeologist Allen Dart via pas-senger van. Departs from PCC. Cost is $79. Bring yourown picnic lunch and water, wear comfortable hikingshoes. Advance reservations required: 520-206-6468.

Jan. 24, 9 am - 3 pm, PGM, Phoenix – Workshop: Fire byFriction Workshop #52600 with instructor Vincent Pinto.In this workshop instructor Vincent Pinto carefully guidesparticipants in how to construct fire using materials andtools found only in nature. Participants will cover hearths,fire structures, fire safety, the stone-age uses of fire(including demonstrations of several skills), safelytransporting fire (i.e. slow matches) and creating fire with-out matches. As we learn the art of "rubbing 2 stickstogether", we'll cover the hand-drill, bow-drill, fire-plow,and fire-saw. Each participant will take home a fire-by-friction kit as well as several stone-age tools.Pre-registration is required. Cost is $65/$60 (non members/members).

Jan. 24, 7 pm, ASP, Riordan Mansion, Flagstaff – Lecture& Slide Presentation: The Last Wagon Train: The Hole-in-the-Rock Expedition by Stewart Aitchison, author, willdiscuss how in 1879, 230 settlers in southwestern Utahheeded the call from the leaders of the Church of JesusChrist of Latter-day Saints to pull up stakes and move tothe distant San Juan River country of southeastern Utah. Hehas been exploring, photographing, teaching and writingabout the natural world for forty years. RSVP Free! (928)779-4395

Jan. 24, 9 am - Noon, OPAC, Tucson - Workshop: Arrow-head-making and Flintknapping Workshop. FlintknapperAllen Denoyer teaches hands-on workshop on makingarrowheads and spearpoints out of stone to betterunderstand how ancient people made and used stoneartifacts. Advance reservations required: 520-798-1201 [email protected]. Cost is $35/$28 (non-members/OPAC&PGM members).

Jan. 29, 7 pm, AIA, Tempe – Lecture: Honoring theEmperor in Northern Israel: The Omrit Temple

Excavations and the Imperial Temple at Caesarea Philippiby Dr. Dan Schowalter, Professor in the Depts. Of Religionand Classics at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin.The Jewish historian Josephus mentions three temples builtby Herod the Great and dedicated to Roma and Augustus.The remains of the temples at Caesarea Maritima andSamaria Sebaste have long been known, but the discoveryof a three-phase temple site at Omrit in northern Israel hascreated a debate about the location of the third temple. Thisdiscussion is a case-study for the difficulty of integratingmaterial remains with textual evidence (both Josephus andthe New Testament). It also raises questions about thepolitical significance of holy places in both the ancient andmodern world.

Jan. 31, 10-11 am, PGM, Phoenix – Tour: Park of FourWaters Tour #52603. The Hohokam people lived in theSalt River Area from approximately 450AD to 1450AD.They were an agricultural society, growing corn, beans,squash and cotton. In order to support their extensiveagricultural system, the Hohokam people constructed milesof canals in order to direct water from the Salt River totheir fields. The Park of Four Waters tour will take you ona tour through undeveloped, natural desert to the ruins ofsome of these canal systems. General Admission pricesapply

Jan. 31, OPAC Guided Tour - White Tank MountainsPetroglyphs of Waterfall Canyon & Mesquite Canyon.Guided fundraising “flex-tour” with Allen Dart and ShelleyRasmussen, with choice of 7 am van transport from OPACin Tucson or meeting the van tour group at 9 am at WhiteTank Mountain Regional Park Visitor Center, 13025 N.White Tank Mountain Rd in Waddell. Van transport groupreturns to Tucson at 6:30 pm. Fee including van transport is$89/$71.20 (non-members/OPAC&PGM members); feewithout van transport is $25/$20 (non-members/OPAC&PGM members) plus $6 per vehicle White TankMountain Regional Park entrance fee payable separately atpark Bring your own picnic lunch and water, wearcomfortable hiking shoes. Advance reservations required:520-798-1201 or [email protected].


Deer Valley & Spur Cross Ranch Rescheduled

Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's “Deer Valley & Spur CrossRanch Petroglyphs” guided fundraising “flex-tour” that wasoriginally scheduled for Saturday December 6, 2008, hasbeen rescheduled to Saturday February 28, 2009.


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