June 2, 2013
Fort Lewis College Archaeological Field Shool (application due April 1)
What: The goals of this archaeological field school are to introduce students to archaeological field methods and provide them with an understanding of, and experience in, cultural resource management (CRM). The field program will include limited archaeological survey, excavation, and extensive site documentation at three Basketmaker III/Pueblo I sites in Ridges Basin, situated on the north shore of Lake Nighthorse. Students will also have the opportunity to learn other valuable skills, including digital and manual mapping, surface and subsurface sampling, and field-to-laboratory procedures. Finally, a series of evening lectures will inform students about the project’s research agenda and provide a necessary background in archaeological research design, cultural resource management law, and ethics. Courses: There are two course offerings: ANTH 369: Field Training in Archaeology and ANTH 403: Advanced Archaeological Field Techniques. The former is open to students who have completed ANTH 201: Introduction to Archaeology (or the equivalent at another institution), while the latter is available to students who have previously attended a field school and are looking to gain supervisory experience. Each class counts for 6 credits. Both courses count towards an anthropology major, archaeology minor, and/or the completion of a certificate in cultural resources management at Fort Lewis College. The field school will be followed in summer session III (July 7–August 9, 2013) by ANTH 430: Advanced Topics in Southwestern Archaeology, wherein students who have completed the field school will have the opportunity to gain invaluable experience (and possible author credit) by analyzing and reporting on data collected during fieldwork. This 4-credit class, which will meet on campus in the archaeology lab, also counts toward an anthropology major, archaeology minor, and/or the completion of a CRM certificate. Cost: The tuition rates for summer 2013 are $200/credit for Colorado residents and $670/credit for non-residents, thus the total tuition cost for residents will be $1,200 and for non-residents will be $4,020. Enrolled tribal members are eligible for the tuition waiver (visit http://www.fortlewis.edu/financialaid/NativeAmericans.aspx for more information). Students must also pay $55.40/credit ($332.40 for 6 credits) in mandatory student fees. While tuition covers the cost of the class it does not cover transportation, housing, or food. The archaeology program will provide transportation to and from the field site; however, students should provide their own transportation if they wish to be able to travel elsewhere during evenings/weekends, and should expect to cover expenses associated with housing and meals. On-campus housing is available to non-residents and costs between $665 and $850.
Location: CSWS 280; mailing address: 1000 Rim Drive, Durango, CO 81301
Contact: Dr. Charles Riggs (e-mail: riggs_c@fortlewis.edu;
June 10, 2013
Sourthwest Summer Institute
http://saap.unm.edu/academic-programs/historic-preservation-regionalism/southwest-summer-institute.html 2013 Courses Contemporary Design in Historic and Regional Contexts ARCH 462-001 / ARCH 562-001 June 10-14 This course explores deep context in architectural design and one of the great regional traditions in the world--the Southwestern US--where the forms and materials of buildings have been adapted to the high desert climate, indigenous cultures, and singular landscapes over many centuries. Class lectures and discussions will lead to visits to such ancient and historic sites as Chaco Canyon, Acoma, Chimayo, and Santa Fe, and to contemporary works by Antoine Predock, Lake Flato, Richard Gluckman and others. Students will develop their own response to historic and regional issues through a modern design project or critical essay. Instructor: Tony Atkin, FAIA, award-winning architect and preservationist; principal, Atkin Olshin Schade Architects, Philadelphia and Santa Fe; co-editor of Structure and Meaning in Human Settlements. View recent work by Atkin Olshin Schade at Ohkey Owengee Pueblo. Guest speakers: architect Devendra Contractor, preservation architect Shawn Evans, landscape architect Baker Morrow, and historian Chris Wilson. Heritage Corridors: Learning from El Camino Real and Route 66 CRP 470-002 / LA 512 001 June 17-21 Focuses on the preservation, interpretation and redevelopment of the buildings, structures, landscapes, and historical memory of El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, and Route 66 as case studies for preserving and revitalizing communities along cultural corridors in the U.S. and around the world. Field-trip discussions supplement in-class lectures on the history and evolution of historic roads, and the National Park Services' pioneering efforts to document and preserve heritage corridors. Instructors: Chester Liebs, landscape historian, author of Main Street to Miracle Mile: American Roadside Architecture; with Kaisa Barthuli, Program Manager, Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program, NPS, and Michael Romero Taylor, Cultural Resources Specialist, National Trails Intermountain Region, NPS. Course offered in cooperation with the National Trails Intermountain Region, National Park Service Planning for Sustainability CRP 470-004 / CRP 570-004 June 24-28 A comprehensive overview of sustainability strategies for buildings, neighborhoods, communities, and regions. Hands-on exercises and field trips give participants experience with the LEED green development rating system, green street design, ecological site design, environmental restoration, and larger-scale planning strategies, which address social equity, economic development, and political considerations. Instructor: Stephen M. Wheeler, Ph.D., AICP, author of Planning for Sustainability: Creating Livable, Equitable, and Ecological Communities. A recipient of the Dale Prize for Excellence in Urban and Regional Planning, he is Associate Professor in Landscape Architecture at the University of California, Davis. Guest speaker: Erin Murphy, LEED accreditation trainer with Everblue, a leading national company training green professionals.
Location: Six-course graduate school session at UNM School of Architecture & Planning begins
Contact: Ellen Steeves, esteeves@unm.edu
August 8, 2013
2013 Pecos Conference
Each August, archaeologists gather under open skies somewhere in the southwestern United States or northwestern Mexico. They set up a large tent for shade, and then spend three or more days together discussing recent research and the problems of the field and challenges of the profession. In recent years, Native Americans, avocational archaeologists, the general public and media organizations have come to speak with the archaeologists. These individuals and groups play an increasingly important role, as participants and as audience, helping professional archaeologists celebrate archaeological research and to mark cultural continuity. First inspired and organized by A.V. Kidder in 1927, the Pecos Conference has no formal organization or permanent leadership. Somehow, professional archaeologists find ways to organize themselves to meet at a new conference location each summer, mostly because they understand the problems of working in isolation in the field and the importance of direct face time with colleagues. To make progress with objective science and with other cultural matters, books and journal articles are important, but one still must look colleagues in the eye and work out the details of one's research in cooperative and contentious forums. Open to all, the Pecos Conference remains an important and superlative opportunity for students and students of prehistory to meet with professional archaeologists on a one-on-one informal basis to learn about the profession, gain access to resources and to new research opportunities, and to test new methods and theories related to archaeology.
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Contact: www.swanet.org/2013_pecos_conference/contact.html; Kimberly Spurr, Principal Organizer Supervisory Archaeologist/Bioarchaeologist, Museum of Northern Arizona, 3101 North Fort Valley Road, Flagstaff, Arizona 86001
September 26, 2013
Rocky Mountain Anthropoligical Conference Sept. 26-29, 2013
Conference rooms are available at the Sagebrush Inn ($74 and $92) or the Comfort Suites ($92) located next door. You must call and reserve your room early since there are other events in Taos during the same weekend and a limited number of rooms are reserved with the conference rate (motel information is on the association's web site: https://sites.google.com/site/rmac2013taos/ Please post the attached flyer and/or forward this message on to any interested parties. Bradley J. Vierra, Ph.D., RPA Principal Investigator Director, Material Studies Program Statistical Research Inc. 4425 Juan Tabo Blvd. NE, Suite 112 Albuquerque, NM 87111 (505) 323-8300 (voice) (505) 323-8314 (fax) (505) 449-8336 (cell)
Location: symposium & abstract deadline Aug. 18, 2013
Contact: Marcel Kornfeld, 307-766-3548; anpro1@uwyo.edu
September 26, 2013
11th Annual Rocky Mountain Anthropoligical Conference, Sept 26-29
Professor Thomas Leatherman, Chair, Department of Anthropology, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, is the banquet speaker. Professor Leatherman's research interests include biocultural theory at intersections of political economy and human adaptability; medical and nutritional anthropology; political ecology of health and nutrition; social inequality and human biology; armed conflict, violence, and health; Andes. FOR REGISTRATION AND CONFERENCE INFORMATION: https://www.rockymtnanthro.org/ or directly at https://sites.google.com/site/rmac2013taos/
Location: Taos, Sagebrush Inn and Conference Center
Contact: Marcel Kornfeld Department 3431 1000 East University Avenue Laramie, WY 82071 U.S.A. Phone: 307-766-3548; Email: anpro1@uwyo.edu