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Society for – California Archaeology Society for California Archaeology Newsletter Founded 1966 Volume 35, Number 4 December 2001 BLM California BLM-SHPO 106 Protocol - Kaldenberg Redding FO -Ritter Ukiah FO - Burcell, White, and DeGeorgey Bishop FO - Halford Ridgecrest FO - Reed Clockwise from top left: a fluted biface from Lak-1580 (Ukiah), station tender’s cabin (Bishop), burned beads from Tebti (Ukiah), Yreka Trail (Redding). ○○○○○○○○○ Substrate Inside Newsletter 9(2):11 (April 1975): ♦ President’s Message: 3, 20-21. ♦ New Publications: 15. Publicark ♦ Committee Reports: 4-11. ♦ BLM California: 21-34. “In the writing of archeological impact ○○○○○○○○○○ ♦ Candidate Statements: 7-9. ♦ Calendar of Events: 34. evaluations, significance is often inadequately defined, impact is sometimes ♦ Annual Meeting Update: 11-12. ♦ Field Tips: 35. only superficially dealt with, and mitigation frequently fails to provide adequate ♦ SFr-6 Rediscovered: 12, 14. ♦ Advertisements: 36-39. protection for the resource.” ♦ Workshops: 13. ♦ Membership Form: 40. Gary Berg SCA Newsletter 35(4) 2 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Society for California Archaeology Newsletter Volume 35, Number 4, December 2001 Regular Features From the President Sannie K. Osborn . 3 A quarterly newsletter of articles and information essential to California archaeology. Contributions are welcome. Lead articles should be 1,500-2,000 words. Longer articles SCA Business and Activities may appear in installments. Send submissions as hard California Indian Heritage Award . 4 copy or on diskette to: SCA Newsletter, Department of Avocational Committee . 5 Anthropology, CSU Chico, Chico CA 95929-0400 or as email or attachments to: Site Stewardship Committee . 5 Education Committee . 6 <[email protected]> Executive Board Minutes . 6 The SCA Executive Board encourages publication of a Candidate Statements . 7 wide range of opinions on issues pertinent to California 2002 Annual Meeting . 11 archaeology. Opinions, commentary, and editorials appearing in the Newsletter represent the views of the authors, and not necessarily those of the Board or Editor. Reports and Announcements Lead article authors should be aware that their articles Reports . 12 may appear on the SCA web site, unless they request otherwise. Rediscovery of SFr-6 . 12 New Publications . 15 Editorial Staff Managing Editor . Greg White (530) 898-4360 Articles Editorial Assistance . Rose White (530) 898-5554 Advertising . (530) 898-5554 Contributing Editors As It Was: Part I Avocational News . Myra Herrmann (916) 653-1655 Francis A. Riddell . 16 Federal Agency News Russ Kaldenberg (916) 978-4635 USFS News . open The Bureau, the SHPO, the Council Historical Archaeology . open Russell L. Kaldenberg . 21 New Publications . Newsletter Staff (530) 898-5554 State Agency News . Thad Van Buren (916) 653-1427 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Historical Archaeology of the Yreka Trail Newsletter Deadlines Eric W. Ritter . 25 For Issue . Deadline March . February 20 June . May 20 Recent Investigations in the Cache Creek Natural Area September . August 20 Julie Burcell, Greg White, December . November 20 and Alex DeGeorgey . 27 Calendar Submissions position open: . temporarily send submissions to [email protected] The Saline Salt Tram Summit Station Tender’s Cabin Kirk Halford . 31 Advertising Rates 1/4 page . $70 1/2 page . $100 Ridgecrest Field Office Cultural Resource Activity Full page . $175 Judyth Reed . 33 Ads that run three or more consecutive issues receive a 15% discount. Membership Information Advertisements . 36 SCA Newsletter 35(4) 3 From the President With the SCA’s growth has come a to the staff at CSU Chico, Greg greater public awareness of our Greenway (Northern VP), Greg White, organization. The SCA is frequently and countless volunteers for the terrific invited to participate in statewide or venue, along with special recognition national initiatives. These include to Elena Nilsson and URS Corporation preservation forums, invitations to for furnishing the morning review and comment on proposed refreshments. Two weeks later we legislation, and partnerships with other were in San Luis Obispo at Cuesta organizations committed to the College for the southern meeting. One preservation of prehistoric and historic of the highlights of that meeting was archaeological sites. This September I the field visit to the Cross Creek site attended a California State led by Rick Fitzgerald and Terry Coordination Committee meeting in Jones. Thanks to Tom and Elise Sacramento. Some of the topics Wheeler, the Bertrando family, and included the state Heritage Fund, an many local volunteers for a terrific overview of legislative activity and event. Thanks also to our northern and ow! I hope that will be your legal interventions, the Chinese southern vice presidents for hosting reaction as well when your American Initiative, and Heritage evening receptions in their homes WDecember Newsletter arrives Corridors in the West. Each after the meetings. Both meeting in the mail. The SCA Executive Board organization provided an update on its programs (continued page 20) approved Managing Editor Greg activities. This was a great opportunity White’s proposal for better quality and to share perspectives and increase faster delivery at the recent November awareness of archaeological issues SCA Executive Board 2000-2001 board meeting. The improved quality among organizations that traditionally should augment the already superb focus on the built environment. In President: Sannie K. Osborn, Presidio Trust Building, 230 Gorgas Avenue, P.O. Box 29052, San Francisco, CA content which seems to improve October, the California Governor’s 94129-0052; W: (415) 561-5090. exponentially with every issue. The Office, the BLM (thanks Russ), and the email: [email protected] Newsletter remains one of SCA’s most Institute of Archaeology and History important means of communication (INAH) of Baja California invited SCA Immediate Past President: Ken Wilson, Six Rivers and the upcoming issues promise to to attend a cultural preservation National Forest 1330 Bayshore Way, Eureka, CA 95501; equal any archaeological society workshop in Tijuana. I represented W: (707) 441-3529; H: (707) 442-9152; Fax: (707) 442- publication in the country. The spring SCA and “Alta” California 9242. email: kwilson/[email protected] issue will celebrate archaeology archaeology at what will hopefully be President-Elect: Dana McGowan, Jones and Stokes month and is expected to be the first of many more exchanges of Associates, 2600 V Street, Sacramento, CA 95818; spectacular. ideas and issues. As we all know, there W: (916) 457-1890. email: [email protected] was no international border south of The SCA continues to grow as we San Diego for the indigenous cultures Southern Vice-President: Thomas L. Wheeler, Caltrans near 1,000 members. The Executive of the Californias, and the Spanish- SLO, 50 Higuera Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401; Board is trying to respond to input Mexican colonial influence extended W (805) 549-3777; H (805) 547-0763; Fax: (805) 549-3233; email: [email protected] from the membership including north of San Francisco in the 19th numerous requests for increased century. Greater communication with Northern Vice-President: Greg Greenway, services and more expeditious our counterparts in Baja California will Mendocino National Forest, 825 North Humboldt communications. In order to improve benefit all of our understandings of Avenue, Willows, CA 95988; W (530) 934-3316; the Newsletter, enhance the web page, these past cultures. You deserve the email: [email protected] provide liability insurance for our credit: it’s your field work, your Secretary: A. Kim Tanksley meetings and carry out several other students or staff, your reports, your initiatives, a modest increase in 1672 Sussex Avenue, Clovis, CA 93611 presence at meetings, your site H (559) 294-8766 Message/Fax: (559) 291-0412; membership dues will occur with the stewardship efforts, your relationships email: [email protected] next renewal. Past president, Ken with Native Americans and other Wilson, is chairing a search effort for a descendant communities that has Treasurer: Trish Fernandez, Jones and Stokes Associates, new business office manager (unless brought increased recognition of SCA. 2600 V Street, Sacramento, CA 95818; W (916) 737-3000; we can persuade Kristina Roper to stay Cell (916) 801-5695 email: [email protected] on!) and possibly a new office location The November Data Sharing SCA Business Office: C. Kristina Roper, Department of as well. Kristina has “walked on water” meetings were a huge success. Both Anthropology, CSU Fresno 5245 N. Backer Ave., MS for several years now providing the were among the best attended in PB16, Fresno, CA 93740-8001; tel (559) 561-6011 or SCA with much needed professional recent memory. First we went to Chico (559) 278-2380 Fax: (559) 561-6041 or (559) 278-5004 management and stability and will where the November 3rd meeting email: [email protected]/[email protected] assist Ken with the transition. took place at the CSU campus. Thanks SCA Newsletter 35(4) 4 SCA Business and Activities * Participating in legal contexts to Committee Reports safeguard the respect of their SCA Committees 2000-2001 ancestors, achieve federal recognition of their tribes, or Archaeology Week Representative otherwise take part at state and Nancy Fox (909) 860-6278; [email protected] California Indian national levels for the well-being of their communities. 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