The Uncompahgre Journal
March, 2014 CHIPETA CHAPTER • COLORADO ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Volume 31, Issue 3 Chipeta’s 1911 Delta Trip Chipeta, aged squaw of Chief Ouray, made her first trip through Delta in many years on horse- back Sunday. Chipeta is supposed to be about seventy- five years old, although she does not know just how many snows her life numbers. Her party camped at Delta Sunday consisted of, beside herself, Mountain Sheep and his squaw, Right Arrow and his squaw, and a ten-year old Indian girl named “Mamie.” By invita- tion Sunday, she took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. N.H. Cas- tle, who went to the camp and brought her in, with the little girl, Mamie, to their home by automobile. She en- joyed the fried chicken and vegetable dinner greatly. In company with Mr. Castle she visited the old Ute camping ground along the Gunnison. At the big cottonwood tree in front of J.P. Kernohan’s in North Delta, she commented: “Much old tree,” and then pointing along the street said: “Here was Indian trail now all gone, everywhere much Chipeta white man. Then cheap land, now worth much money -- too much money.” At the time of the Meeker massacre, Chipeta is said to have ridden on horse- back from the Ute agency in forty-eight hours to rescue a white woman friend, whom she feared the Indians would get. On this trip she rode through Delta and up across Surface Creek mesa. She is still vigorous and talks intelligently. Editors Note: This information was supplied by Chipeta Archaeological Society member The Uncompahgre Journal Laurie Labak. A frequent contributor to the Uncompahgre Journal! Thanks Laurie! Published 8 times annually by the Chipeta Chapter of the Colorado Archaeological Society. P.O. Box 593 Montrose, CO 81402 Submissions for publication may be emailed
to: Robert Dundas [email protected]
Wickiup Project Honored
DENVER — History Colorado hon- ored outstanding individuals, projects and communities’ working to preserve and protect Colorado’s diverse past at its 28th Annual Stephen H. Hart Awards for Historic Preservation ceremony on Feb. 5 at the History Colorado Center in Denver. From reconstructing the Hanging Flume (the only intact flume of its kind in the . “The Colorado United States) to transforming an ele- Wickiup Project is a tes- gant 1885 Denver school into an en- tament to the value of ergy efficient nonprofit center, the “Ute Wickiup” partnerships between projects and honorees receiving this the three Ute Tribes, year’s awards are examples of innovative archeology and historic preservation efforts that create and State and Federal Colorado’s future while honoring its past. From the esteemed group of nominations, each year one agencies—all spear- exemplary project or person is selected to receive the Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation. Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia will present the 12th annual Governor’s Award to the Colorado Wickiup Pro- headed by the Domin- ject. The project is a comprehensive archaeological documentation of traditional wooden Ute tribal quez Archaeological Re- dwellings at more than 350 sites throughout the state. “The Colorado Wickiup Project is a testa- search Group,” said Ed ment to the value of partnerships between the three Ute Tribes, and State and Federal agencies—all Nichols, History Colo- spearheaded by the Dominquez Archaeological Research Group,” said Ed Nichols, History Colo- rado President and rado President and CEO. “The project sheds a fascinating light on how ancestors of the Ute people CEO. “The project lived and what their traditional dwellings represented to their community. It also offers an impor- sheds a fascinating light tant resource for researchers and the public that provides a deeper understanding of their culture on how ancestors of the and the significance of the Ute people’s presence in Colorado. ” In addition to the Governor’s Award, other notable projects will be recognized. Three projects will receive Stephen H. Hart Ute people lived and Awards. Named for Colorado’s first State Historic Preservation Officer, the Stephen H. Hart what their traditional Awards began in 1986. The 5th Annual History Colorado President’s Award and Hart Archaeology dwellings represented to Award is given to a person, project or program that enriched and educated others about our state’s their community. It also history and heritage and demonstrated a commitment for historic preservation and archaeology, offers an important re- respectively. The 2014 award recipients are: source for researchers 12th Annual Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation: Dominguez Archaeological Re- and the public that pro- search Group, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Southern Ute Tribe, Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and vides a deeper under- Ouray Reservation, the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service and the National standing of their culture Park Service For the Colorado Wickiup Project and the significance of the Ute people’s pres- 5th Annual History Colorado President’s Award: The National Trust for Historic Preservation, St. Charles Town Company, SLATERPAULL Architects and Spectrum General Contractors For ence in Colorado. ” the rehabilitation and restoration of the Emerson School
2 5th Annual Hart Archaeology Award: Richard Carrillo, Cuartelejo HP Associates For his state- wide archaeological efforts 28th Annual Stephen H. Hart Awards: Logan County Board of County Commissioners For the rehabilitation and restoration of the Logan County Courthouse City of Greeley and Historic Greeley, Inc. For Greeley’s comprehensive outreach and educational preservation initiatives Western Colorado Interpretive Association, Anthony & Associates and the Bureau of Land Man- agement For the preservation and reconstruction of the Hanging Flume. See more at: http://www.historycolorado.org/news-room/history-colorado-honor-state% E2%80%99s-archaeology-and-historic-preservation-achievements-annual-a
Sign-up Now for Upcoming Site Steward Class
Glade Hadden, BLM archaeologist will teach a site stewardship class on April 12, 2014. The class will be from 8:30 am – 4 pm. Meet at the Public Lands Office, 2465 S. Townsend, Montrose, CO. Some of the class will be outdoors, so dress for the weather. Class limited to 15 individuals, so sign up soon! Bring a sack lunch, water etc. The site stewardship program trains interested participants to monitor prehistoric and historic archaeological sites for vandalism and factors of natural deterioration. Volunteers with PAAC class experience preferred, but not required. For more information contact Bill Harris at 249-8055. Register for this class by emailing: [email protected]
Sign up NOW! “Glade Hadden, BLM ar- chaeologist will teach a site stewardship class on April 12, 2014. The class will be from 8:30 am – 4 pm. Meet at the Public Lands Office, 2465 S. Townsend, Montrose, CO.”
3 March Lecture Presentation Archaeological Use of GIS
Topic: “Bringing the Field into the Office / The use of GIS” Speaker: David Batten Date: Wednesday, March 19th. Time: 7:00 PM Place: Montrose United Methodist Church, S. 1st. & Park Avenue Montrose, CO
David Batten, the Pesident of the Chipeta Archaeological Society, will talk about Geographic Infor- mation Systems (GIS) and how they can be useful to archaeolo- gists in a variety of ways. A GIS is essentially a high-tech map that also includes a wide variety of data, making it a combination of map and database. This permits the user to analyze the relation- ships between locations in a vari- ety of ways. I will discuss three. First will be least cost pathways, which use topography and other physical and cultural characteris- tics to find the most efficient route between two places. These can “David Batten in Blacktail Cave” help us find prehistoric paths, but they can also help us figure out what kinds of contacts existed between sites. Second, I explore one of the many uses of viewshed analysis: how much of the land- scape around a point would we be able to see if we were standing on “David Batten, the that point? What high points (i.e. Pesident of the peaks or buttes) can be seen from Chipeta Archaeologi- both of two observation sites that cal Society, will talk can't see each other? This might about Geographic In- allow us to find signaling stations that allow people in two settle- formation Systems ments to communicate with each (GIS) and how they other (in the absence of cell-phone can be useful to ar- towers). Third, I use the hydrol- chaeologists in a vari- ogy tools of a GIS to analyze the ety of ways.” location of artifact scatters. We often define clusters of artifacts as “Salinas View” sites, but do we really know that these clusters were created directly
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by human activity? Finally, though GIS Systems are powerful tools for analyzing physical and cultural landscapes, they are very susceptible to the complaint: “garbage in, garbage out.” We must be certain we understand the limitations of GIS and use them in such a way that they inform rather than misleading us.
“Guadalupe Density”
“Finally, though GIS Dr. David Batten / Associate Professor Emeritus of Anthropology Systems are powerful Eastern New Mexico University tools for analyzing physical and cultural I began my educational career with a degree in forestry from Colorado State University. After an extended period of experiencing-life-as-education in places such as Jackson Hole, Wyoming and landscapes, they are Bozeman, Montana, I returned to college at Montana State University in the field of archaeology, a very susceptible to long-time interest. I chose the University of New Mexico for graduate school, and worked there the complaint: under the tutelage of the late Mesoamericanist Robert Santley, exploring the influence of transpor- tation on the development of complex societies. That was the subject of my dissertation. My re- “garbage in, garbage search interests at ENMU focused on the transport and communication linkages between major out.” We must be sites in the late prehistoric period in New Mexico east of the central mountain chain. What can certain we under- these linkages tell us about the economy and lives of the Puebloan people and their trading part- ners to the east? To what extent can trade and communication routes be identified through Geo- stand the limitations graphic Information Systems (GIS) terrain modeling techniques? Can routes so identified be con- of GIS and use them firmed on the ground through archaeological survey? These are some of the questions that interest in such a way that me. Corollary interests include interaction between Pueblo and Plains peoples, settlement pattern analysis, and 'non-site' approaches to landscape archaeology. I taught at Eastern New Mexico Uni- they inform rather versity from 1997 through 2012, and am now enjoying the outdoor recreation opportunities in and than misleading us.” around Montrose. - David Batten [email protected]
5 Montrose PAAC Class
Archaeological Practice in Colorado (formally called Introduction to Archeology): This is a 2-day class being presented by State Archeologist Kevin Black in Montrose on March 8 & 9, 2014. This class is part of the Program for Avocational Archaeological Certification (PAAC) and is designed to provide persons interested in the archeology of Western Colorado a brief introduction to the pro- fession, common terms and preservation issues of cultural remains. The cost is $12. Sign-up Today! Contact Beverly Kolkman to register at 250-8893 or [email protected]
CHIPETA CHAPTER BOARD MEMBERS
President David Batten 970.417.4416 [email protected] Vice President / Programs Carol Patterson 970.252.8679 [email protected] Secretary Annette Butts 970.318.0128 [email protected] Treasurer Jim Douras 970.252.7363 [email protected] Membership Dennis DeVore 970.256.7887 [email protected] CAS Representative Karen Dundas 970.361.0311 [email protected]
STANDING COMMITTEES Newsletter Bob Dundas 970.216.5299 [email protected] Library Linda Manske 970.209.6232 [email protected] Field Trip Leader Bill Harris 970.249.8055 [email protected] Field Trip Coordinator Karen Dundas 970.361.0311 [email protected]
OTHER COMMITTEES AND POSTS Scholarship Hal Manhart / Jon Horn / Bill Harris [email protected] PAAC Coordinator Beverly Kolkman 970.835.4109 [email protected] Technical Support Steve Gray 970.209.8875 [email protected]
6 Clifford Helm Duncan 1933—2014
Neola, UT- Clifford Helm Duncan, age 80, of Neola, passed away February 20, 2014, at his home. He was born April 10, 1933, in Ft. Duchesne, UT to Ivan and Clara Chegup Duncan. He married Lupe LaRose and they later divorced. He married Char- lene Pawwinnee, and they later divorced. Clifford served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a man of great understanding of humanity, always with a thirst for knowl- edge. He traveled extensively and enjoyed sharing the richness of his culture with many. One of the most memorable trips was to Athens, Greece escorting the Olympic Flame back to Salt Lake City and being a major participant in the Opening Ceremonies. He met the Dali Llama in Salt Lake City and counted two Bish- ops among his good friends, the Rt. Rev. Carolyn Tanner Irish, 10th Bishop of Utah and the Rt. Rev. Scott B.Hayashi, 11th Bishop of Utah. He pronounced a traditional blessing at the “Clifford Helm Duncan” dedication of the new Carolyn Tanner Irish Humanities building at the University of Utah and at the Consecration service of the Rt. Rev. Scott B. Hayashi. He was a faithful Episcopalian and member of St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church in Whiterocks. He was president of the local chapter of the Native American Church for over 40 years and was an activist in getting some of the restrictions lifted for traditional ceremonies. He attended and took part in many Pow Wows, Sundances and sweats. Clifford was a bronco rider and artist in his younger days. In most recent years he was an archeological consultant for the Tribe and several independent companies. He had a passion for preserving the Ute Culture and served on the language preserva- tion committee and was Curator for the old Ute Museum. His knowledge of the history and lan- guage was invaluable. He is survived by his children, Lena Duncan, Odenton, Maryland; Dawn Helm Duncan, Neola; Baldwin (Penny) Duncan, Roosevelt; Rena (Serenus) Kanip, Neola; 10 “In most recent years grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Madeleine Martinez, Neola; Luke Dun- can, Whiterocks; Al- he was an archeologi- dora Duncan, Ft. cal consultant for the Duchesne; Delia Dun- Tribe and several in- can, Whiterocks; Judy Peterson, Salt Lake dependent companies. City; and numerous He had a passion for nieces, nephews, and other relatives. Clif- preserving the Ute ford was preceded in Culture and served on death by his daughter, the language preser- Cliftene Duncan; brothers and sisters, vation committee and Rudolph Nephi, Elvina was Curator for the Duncan, Clinton Dun- old Ute Museum. His can, Lillian Reed, De- lilah Reyos, Jeanette knowledge of the his- Phelps, Nettie Harris, tory and language was and Sally Duncan.. Burial took place at invaluable.” Red Knoll Cemetery.
7 Remembering Clifford Duncan
- by Carol Patterson Clifford Duncan, friend and advisor to URARA, died on Monday, Feb 20, at his home in Neola. Clifford touched many lives. He was a bridge between different worlds, different cultures, different beliefs, different values and life styles. He felt comfortable in many situations that others could not. He could laugh to alleviate the tension in heated debates between government bureaucrats and tribal leaders. His sense of humor always made people join in and find a common ground. Clifford and I spent many years interpreting the glyphs at Shavano that he felt a connection to, because his father was Uncompahgre Ute. Clifford believed that all the sacred religious information for the Utes was placed there “to be safe”. The “Tree” and diagram of the Ute universe is pictured here. In the Bear dance, Cliff says, it is not the Bear that’s important, it is the “Tree”. The bear leads you to the tree. The bear dance dancers go “back and forth” switching from being the tree and the bear. Your life journey is ascending the tree and its important not to get too far out on one branch. But stay centered and moving upwards spiritually. Clifford said that now in his late life, he had as- cended up to the top and was looking down. "There were no more branches to go up." Those were his exact words. This is only a tiny piece of the multitude of experiences everyone who knew him had. Each person was touched by Clifford in their own special way. I hope more people share their experiences and send them along. Sincerely, Carol Patterson
“Your life journey is ascending the tree and its important not to get “Clifford called this the sacred “tree” of the Utes that is found at Shavano Valley Petroglyph site” too far out on one branch. But stay cen- Picture by Dave Manley tered and moving up- wards spiritually. Clif- ford said that now in his late life, he had as- cended up to the top “Clifford all dressed up for the Pow and was looking down. Wow at my house in Montrose.” "There were no more branches to go up."
- Clifford Duncan
“Clifford’s spirit helper is the lizard. One jumped up on his shoulder while he was talking to Polly Schaafsma. He asked me to “take it off and put it down over there”. So I did, and then it ran right up his leg and on to his shoulder again. So I took this picture.”
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- by Ed Horton
The CAS member who was told of the rumored Glenwood Canyon Ute Paint Cave location by a hunter who glimpsed it from across the canyon related the following. After climbing to look across at the substantially hidden entrance, he got across the river in a canoe and up to the invisi- ble portal. He found the many Ute pictographs and low walls of uncertain origin. When con- tacted with the story, Clifford was very excited to visit it, saying that a traditional ochre-bearing cave's location had been lost to the tribe. He insisted on making a trip immediately across the river, despite the Colorado's spring flood, and actually fell out of the canoe into the river. He was eventually aided out and dried off with a fire to many apologies. Clifford then eventually related that from each of the healing ceremonies that he performed for his people, he absorbed part of what was released, with the only way that these remnants were ever cleared was for him to endure a near-death experience, and so for this reason, he was additionally grateful for the experience. Climbing up to the cave, he identified it, saying that members of the tribe would wish to visit there later in the summer. This did take place, with a tiny, very elderly woman being carried by the braves up to the cave entrance. She confirmed this site from her memory as a very young girl, going around within to the sources of the many traditional ochre hues.
“When contacted with the story, Clifford was very excited to visit it, saying that a traditional ochre-bearing cave's lo- cation had been lost to the tribe. He insisted on making a trip immedi- ately across the river, despite the Colorado's spring flood, and actu- ally fell out of the canoe into the river.”
- Ed Horton
- Photos by Ed Horton
9 Clifford and the Dalai Lama
“Clifford Duncan and the Dalai Lama”
Call for Chipeta Field Trip Leaders
Chipeta needs volunteers to lead field trips during the year. Field trips typically last one or two days over a weekend but may be up to five days in length, and involve day hiking or backpacking. If you are interested in leading a Chipeta field trip at any time during the year, please contact Field Trip coordinator Do you have a presen- Karen Dundas at tation to offer? Are you [email protected] or (970) 361-0311 willing to create a pres- entation to share with others? If so the CAS Education Committee is looking for you! please contact:
Karen Kinnear:
10 Talks & Field Trippin’
Lecture Series and Outings! Join CCA and partners for lectures about our NCA's
Cultural History Hike in Dominguez-Escalante NCA Join us for a very special outing with BLM archeologist, Alissa Leavitt-Reynolds on a 4-5 hour hike in Dominguez Canyon. This outing will feature moderate hiking with plenty of stops to hear about the many wonders and rich cultural history in this NCA. This area was designated in part for its vast archeological resources, come find out why! This trip will leave from Bridgeport parking area on March 29th at 8:45AM and is limited to 12 participants. Please contact us to RSVP for this outing at [email protected]
2014 Stephen H. Hart Award - The Hanging Flume
Click Here or on Photo to Launch Video >> Cultural History Hike in Dominguez-Escalante NCA “Join us for a very spe- cial outing with BLM ar- cheologist, Alissa Leavitt- Reynolds on a 4-5 hour hike in Dominguez Can- yon. This outing will fea- ture moderate hiking with plenty of stops to hear about the many wonders and rich cul- tural history in this NCA. This area was des- ignated in part for its vast archeological re- sources, come find out why!”
11 Bill’s BLM Sign-up
The chapter and BLM, Uncompahgre Field Office are busy revving up the site monitor- ing program. A list of chapter members and the sites they monitor is being assembled. When completed we will send it out to the membership for comments and corrections. The BLM will be conducting another site monitoring class – it’s a one day, outdoor class. The date of the class is scheduled for April 12th. The BLM is also looking for chapter members to be involved with a pro- ject over in Paradox Valley. The project in- cludes Yale University and the University of Pretoria, S.A. The volunteers (3-4) will be involved with surveying for sites in Paradox Valley and to serve as local guides for uni-
The versity students. The project will begin in “Uncompahgre Journal” early August, 2014. The project involves Link of the Month some hiking on both rugged terrain and easier valley floor areas. The BLM wants to do a Prehistoric Connec- survey in the Gunnison Gorge to identify Ute tions and the Clovis Ge- trails. The project will be a 3 day trip into Bill Harris—Indian Creek, Utah nome the Gunnison Gorge. Rafting, camping and strenuous hiking will be involved. Dates to be determined. If you are interested in being in- Dr. Shane Doyle, an volved in any of these projects please contact: adjunct professor of Native American Stud- Bill Harris at 249-8055 or at [email protected]. ies at MSU, talks about his connections to a boy buried 12,600 years ago BUSINESS SPONSOR near Wilsall, Montana. He was the liaison be- tween Montana tribes and an international team of researchers whose findings will be “Providing professional archaeological assistance and consulting” published in the Feb. 13 900 South Townsend Avenue issue of Nature. P.O. Box 2075 Montrose, CO 81402 http:// bit.ly/1mmADpU 970.249.6761 • www.alpinearchaeology.com
12 2014 PAAC Schedule
March 5 Boulder Colorado Archaeology (session 3 of 7) 8–9 Montrose Archaeological Practice in Colorado 12, 19, 26 Boulder Colorado Archaeology (sessions 4–6 of 7) 28–30 Pueblo Prehistoric Ceramics Description & Analysis
April 2 Boulder Colorado Archaeology (session 7 of 7) 3 Denver Lithics Description & Analysis (session 1 of 7) 4–6 Glenwood Springs Prehistoric Ceramics Description & Analysis 8 Fort Collins Rock Art Studies (session 1 of 7) 10 Denver Lithics Description & Analysis (session 2 of 7) 12 Boulder or Pueblo PAAC Board meeting at CAS quarterly meeting 15 Fort Collins Rock Art Studies (session 2 of 7) 17 Denver Lithics Description & Analysis (session 3 of 7) 22, 29 Fort Collins Rock Art Studies (sessions 3–4 of 7)
May 1 Denver Lithics Description & Analysis (session 4 of 7) 2–4 Fountain Perishable Materials 6 Fort Collins Rock Art Studies (session 5 of 7) 8 Denver Lithics Description & Analysis (session 5 of 7) 13 Fort Collins Rock Art Studies (session 6 of 7) 15 Denver Lithics Description & Analysis (session 6 of 7) 20 Fort Collins Rock Art Studies (end, session 7) 22 Denver Lithics Description & Analysis (end, session 7) 31 Durango Field & Laboratory Photography
June 1 Durango Field & Laboratory Photography (continued) 10–14 Pawnee Buttes Summer Training Survey 19–22 Pawnee Buttes Summer Training Survey PAAC CONTACTS *Lab project occurs on intermittent dates at the North Warehouse facility in central Denver.
Kevin Black [email protected] Assistant State Archaeologist / PAAC Co-ordinator 303.866.4671
Website Beverly Kolkman [email protected] Program for Avocational Archaeological Certification (PAAC) Chipeta PAAC Coordinator 970.835.4109
13 Wanted...Your Presentation
Do you have a presentation to offer? Are you willing to create a presentation to share with others? If so the CAS Education Committee is looking for you! The Colorado Archaeological Society Education Committee is compiling a list of all CAS members who have put together, or are will- ing to create, presentations and who are interested in presenting at schools, clubs, or other public venues or at other CAS chapter meetings. If you are interested in being included in that list or have questions, please contact:
Karen Kinnear at:
“The Colorado Archaeologi- cal Society Education Com- mittee is compiling a list of all CAS members who have put together, or are willing to create, presentations and who are interested in pre- senting at schools, clubs, or other public venues or at other CAS chapter meet- ings.”
14 Upcoming Events
March 20–23 Glenwood Springs, Colorado Colorado Council of Professional Archaeologists (CCPA) annual meeting. http://coloradoarchaeologists.org/meetings-events/annual-meeting/
April 23–27 Austin, Texas 79th Annual Society for American Archaeology annual meeting. http://www.saa.org/aboutthesociety/annualmeeting/tabid/138/default.aspx
July 22–28 Guiyang City, China International Rock Art Congress. http://www.chinarockart.com/news/20130808/99183.shtml
ATTENTION CHIPETA MEMBERS Are you missing out? One of the perks of belonging to the Colorado Ar- chaeological Society is getting our free newsletter “The Surveyor”. It is chock-full of information, photos, upcoming events, links and articles. It keeps us connected with other chapters throughout the state. Please make sure your email addresses with the state membership director are current so you can enjoy “The Surveyor.” To add or update email addresses please contact: “One of the perks of be- Dennis Devore 970.256.7887 longing to the Colorado Archaeological Society [email protected] is getting our free news- Bev Goering 970.484.3101 letter “The Surveyor”. [email protected] To add or update email addresses please contact: 2014 Colorado Archaeological Society Quarterly Board Meetings Dennis Devore 970.256.7887 [email protected] April 12 - Boulder Bev Goering July 26 -Montrose 970.484.3101 September 26—28 -Colorado Springs—Annual Meeting [email protected]
15 Archaeology Southwest Links Bottle Gourds Floated Their Way to the Americas If you lived in the New World a thousand years ago, you seldom left home without your bottle gourd. This sturdy fruit makes a handy canteen and tote bag, making it the go-to accessory in pre- historic America. But no wild version grows in the Americas. So how did the gourd get there? A new study suggests an answer: It floated. http://usat.ly/1bCI7R1 - USA Today
Travelogue – Cedar Mesa I’d stood in their magnificent Great Houses in Chaco Canyon, N.M., and palatial cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde, Colo. Although these places stoked the fires of imagination, they felt sterile and re- stricted, swept clean of the trappings of life. I wanted a deeper, more natural connection. So I came to Bluff in southeastern Utah, gateway to Cedar Mesa, a 70-mile-long plateau that’s home to one the largest collections of pre-Columbian ruins in the country. http://lat.ms/1mmD4bR - L.A. Times
New Mexico’s Supreme Court Reinstates Traditional Cultural Property Designation for Mount Taylor The New Mexico Supreme Court handed the pueblos of Acoma and Laguna a victory Thursday, upholding a state panel’s designation of Mount Taylor as a traditional cultural property. The rul- ing effectively protects the cultural resources on more than 686 square miles of land that includes Mount Taylor and nearby mesas. Though it isn’t clear what the designation means for existing activities, it does limit uranium mining in the area. Companies and permitting agencies will have to consult with tribes and pueblos before any mining is allowed, according to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. http://bit.ly/1dzBoRX – Santa Fe New Mexican
Was Beringia a Refuge Smithsonian Scientists Exploring Origins of Maize Domestication for Ice Age Peoples? By simulating the environment when corn was first exploited by people and then domesticated, Smithsonian scientists discovered that corn’s ancestor; a wild grass called teosinte, may have looked more like corn then than it does today. The fact that it looked more like corn under past Genetic and environ- conditions may help to explain how teosinte came to be selected by early farmers who turned it mental evidence indi- into one of the most important staple crops in the world. The vegetative and flowering structures cates that after the of modern teosinte are very different from those of corn. These and other differences led to a cen- ancestors of Native tury-long dispute as to whether teosinte could really be the ancestor of corn. http:// bit.ly/1nkC6rP – Eurekalert.org Americans left Asia, they spent 10,000 years in shrubby low- Was Beringia a Refuge for Ice Age Peoples? Genetic and environmental evidence indicates that after the ancestors of Native Americans left lands on a broad land Asia, they spent 10,000 years in shrubby lowlands on a broad land bridge that once linked Siberia bridge that once and Alaska. Archaeological evidence is lacking because it drowned beneath the Bering Sea when linked Siberia and sea levels rose. University of Utah anthropologist Dennis O’Rourke and two colleagues make that Alaska. argument in the Friday, Feb. 28, issue of the journal Science. http://bit.ly/1oi3pDB - Heritage Daily
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Modeling Ancient Economies and Climates in the Northern Southwest The Village Ecodynamics Project aims to solve a longstanding mystery in the prehistory of the American Southwest. Kohler refers to this puzzle as “the elephant in the room.” Ancient Puebloan peoples, also known as the Anasazi, occupied the present-day Four Corners region (where Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico meet) for hundreds of years. They cultivated corn and lived in large settlements, most famously at Mesa Verde, now a U.S. National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site. http://bit.ly/1ddwkXM - Scientific American
News from the North: A Burial from Salmon Pueblo and Some Thoughts on the Great Drought
By Paul F. Reed, Preservation Archaeologist and Chaco Scholar at Salmon Ruins
Host Scott Michlin recently wel- comed me back to his morning ra- dio show on KSJE, the San Juan College radio station in Farming- Modeling Ancient ton, New Mexico. I’m on with Economies and Cli- Scott every month to discuss inter- mates in the Northern Southwest esting topics in local or national archaeology. For November, I spoke about a recent email ex- The Village Ecody- change I had with a curator at Yale namics Project aims University’s Peabody Mu- to solve a longstand- ing mystery in the seum regarding an unknown human “Salmon Pueblo 1874” prehistory of the burial, perhaps from Salmon American Southwest. Pueblo. (Note that the site is named Kohler refers to this for the Salmon family and is pronounced “Saul-mun.”) You can listen to our dis- puzzle as “the ele- cussion here. The email I received from the Yale Peabody curator described a phant in the room.” burial from a site in the San Juan River valley, excavated by a local man in 1878. Ancient Puebloan The man had a local contact who knew someone at the Peabody. Thus, the re- peoples, also known as mains and a few grave goods were sent east. Fast-forward 135 years… the Anasazi, occupied the present-day Four Read the rest of the story here: Corners region (where Utah, Colo- rado, Arizona and http://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/2013/11/21/news-from-the-north-a- New Mexico meet) for burial-from-salmon-pueblo-and-some-thoughts-on-the-great-drought/ hundreds of years.
17 The Biz Chipeta Chapter Board Meeting BLM Conference Room Montrose, CO 3:00 p.m. January 15, 2014 Those attending the meeting were David Batten, Carol Patterson, Annette Butts, Jim Douras, Den- nis DeVore, Bob and Karen Dundas, Beverly Kolkman, Chuck Romaniello, and Bill Harris. Minutes of last month’s meeting: David called the meeting to order at 3:05 p.m. and the min- utes of the meeting on Nov. 20, 2013 were approved as previously distributed by e-mail. Financial Report: The Financial Summary Report for 2013 was distributed by Jim and discussed by Jim and Beverly. (Jim is now signatory on our account at Wells Fargo Bank.) Our ending bal- ance on Dec. 31, 2013 was $2.248.70, which is less than at Dec. 31, 2012. Beverly asked whether or not we should renew our sales tax license. After some discussion, the Board decided it was not necessary. It was noted that our dues had increased on Jan. 1, and the membership forms still have the old rates on them. Dennis explained how he notifies members that their dues are due and how he removes them from the membership list if dues are not paid. He is working on updat- ing the membership forms with the new rates. Bob will publish the new rates in the next newslet- ter. Old Business Active Archaeology: Bill reported on his meeting with Glade Hadden on Jan. 13. He said the site stewardship program was going to be re-activated. There will be a one day site stewardship orientation class in April. Glade has some projects, including surveys that need to be done. David reported that he had been contacted by Leigh Ann Hunt about an historic excavation project to be done by the Forest Service the week of June 16 – June 20 in the South Bend of the Uncom- pahgre Plateau. The Board would like for her to be invited to our next Board and Chapter meet- ings. Carol has several rock art recording projects that she needs to have done, including some new sites at Shavano Valley for the Archaeological Conservancy. She will be the Archaeologist in Residence at Gateway Canyon and would like to have a Field School at Blue Creek.
(b) More newcomer-friendly meetings: All Board members should make an effort to meet visi- Active Archaeology: tors and encourage new members. Bill reported on his (c) Speakers: Carol suggested several speakers, including Steve Baker, Glade Hadden in March, meeting with Glade David Batten in April, and Steve Lekson for May, 2014 if possible. She suggested Marvin Rowe, a rock art dating expert in Oct. and geologist Laurie Brandt in Nov. 2014. Hadden on Jan. 13. He said the site stew- ardship program was New Business: going to be re- The CAS quarterly meeting on Jan. 18. will be attended by Bob and Karen Dundas. Karen dis- activated. There will cussed the “Chapter Activity Summary” report that should be completed by our chapter and sub- be a one day site stew- mitted to CAS. She will e-mail a copy to the Board members so they can record appropriate ac- ardship orientation tivities. class in April. Glade The July CAS quarterly meeting will be held in Montrose on Saturday, July 26, 2014. Bill is do- has some projects, in- ing the organizing for this meeting. Our chapter will need to make plans for lodging and meeting cluding surveys that places and communicate those plans to the State CAS. Karen says that other special events or excursions are appreciated. For instance, we can arrange a tour of Shavano Valley and possibly need to be done. some event on the Friday night before the meeting. Beverly reported that a PAAC class will be held here March 8th and 9th. in this room. The course
18 will be “Archaeological Practice in Colorado.” Dennis will send out a notice to the membership. Bob Dundas would like to create a website and Facebook page for Chipeta. He stressed that only persons with authorization would be allowed to access the sites. There was an extensive discussion of various aspects of the proposal, especially how it would be managed. Most Board members favored a website but not a Facebook page at this time. Dennis moved that Bob be au- thorized to set up a Chipeta chapter website. Beverly seconded the motion and it passed unani- mously. Bob suggests that we develop a master list of archaeologists in the BLM, Forest Service, and other professional and educational organizations and keep them informed of what our chapter is doing via our newsletter. He read some complimentary communications from international archaeolo- gists expressing interest in what we are doing. The Board fully endorsed the suggestion. Dennis asked the Board members to send him some photographs of Chipeta activities. David asked the Board members to send him agenda items. The meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, pending approval, Annette Butts, Secretary.
MAY IS ARCHAEOLOGY & HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH May is Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month! This year's theme is "Heritage at Work," in part to remember the 100th anniversary of the Ludlow Tent Colony Masscre and other early 20th- century labor events. But the theme's applicability is wide—from mining sites to New Deal pro- jects, from the historic steel industry to Colorado's agricultural history, and everywhere in be- tween. Are you planning an event? Submit it to our online calendar! Click for details and to get the latest preservation news.
Are you planning an event for AHPM? “The July CAS quarterly Submit it to our online calendar. meeting will be held in Montrose on Saturday, Want an AHPM poster to display? July 26, 2014. Bill is doing Contact Claire Lanier. the organizing for this meeting. Our chapter will need to make plans for lodging and meeting places and communicate those plans to the State CAS.”
19 Archaeological Calendar
History Colorado Event Calendar And it is FREE!
History Colorado has an on-line calendar that will publicize our chapters Lectures, Exhibits, Tours, Field Trips, Teas, Open houses etc. statewide, including photographs, and best of all it is FREE! Now you can reach people interested in what you are doing all across the state. It’s easy! Just fol- low the links below, fill out the online History Colorado Event Form, and have your event added to the History Colorado Event Calendar. Remember to give them the who, what, where, and when, and they will add your event to the Archaeology & Historic Preservation Calendar website. We have a lot to offer and now have a FREE way to advertise it!
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“History Colorado We look forward to welcoming new members to the Colorado Archaeological Society! Join us in has an on-line calen- the education, scientific exploration and protection of Colorado’s archaeological heritage! dar that will publicize Joint CAS/Chapter Members- Contact Chapter • Student Individual*- $8.00 • Student Family*- our chapters Lectures, $10.00 • Unaffiliated Individual- $20.00 • Unaffiliated Family- $23.00 • Institution- $40.00 • Exhibits, Tours, Field Supporting- $25.00 + • Contributing- $150.00 + • Life Individual- $400.00 • Life Family- Trips, Teas, Open $500.00 houses etc. statewide, including photo- * Current Student ID Require graphs, and best of all Make checks payable to: it is FREE!” Colorado Archaeological Society and mail to: BEV GOERING, CAS Membership PO Box 271735, Fort Collins, CO 80527 [email protected] or 970.484.3101
20 Blast From The Past
“It was a dusty old notebook lying in the bottom of an antique filing cabinet in the Chipeta Chapter ar- chives at Alpine Ar- chaeological Consult- ants. What it holds tells our story! The It was a dusty old notebook lying in the bottom of an antique filing cabinet in the Chipeta Chapter story of our Chapter archives at Alpine Archaeological Consultants. What it holds tells our story! The story of our over half a century Chapter over half a century ago… amazing! A lot has changed in Southwestern Archaeology ago… amazing!” since it’s recorder outlined meetings, membership lists, names, events, artifacts and field trips in the little brown spiral notebook. In this space each month I will share it’s contents. As a reminder - Robert Dundas of our chapters history and a tribute to the early members of the Chipeta Archaeological Society! - Robert Dundas [email protected]
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“The Surveyor”
SHARE YOUR PHOTOS ! “Lots of Links”
Do you have a picture you BLM Uncompahgre Field Office - Cultural & Paleontological Resources took relating to the field of archaeology that others Colorado Archaeological Society would enjoy seeing in the Uncompahgre Journal??? History Colorado Email your pics with your Program for Avocational Archaeological Certification (PAAC) name and picture location to: Colorado Rock Art Association [email protected] Ute Indian Museum Utah Rock Art Association Colorado Archaeology Events Land Use History of the Colorado Plateau Colorado Plateau Archaeological Alliance
22 Membership /Renewal Form Chipeta Chapter of the Colorado Archaeological Society Membership Contact: Dennis DeVore / 970.256.7887 /[email protected] Payment of dues is considered affirmation of consent to abide by the Code of Ethics of CAS. Date:______.
Name(s):______
Address:______City: ______State:______
Zip:______-______Phone:______E-mail ( Used only by Chipeta & CAS)
___Renewal ____New Member Are you a member of another CAS chapter? Yes____ No____
Annual dues include membership in the Colorado Archaeological Society and the “Surveyor” Newsletter via Email.
____Individual* ( $30) ____Family* ( $35) *Receives Southwestern Lore, the CAS journal
____Individual--No SW Lore ( $20) ____Family--No SW Lore ( $25)
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Contact information about our members is never disclosed unless approved in advance by members. I(We) give CAS permission to : Yes____ No____ disclose my/our phone number(s) to other CAS members Yes____ No____ publish my/our name(s)/contact information in a chapter directory Yes____ No____ publish my/our name(s) in a newsletters (which may be sent to other chapters, etc.)
As a member of the Colorado Archaeological Society, I pledge: • To uphold state and federal antiquities laws. • To support policies and educational programs designed to protect our cultural heritage and our state’s antiquities. • To encourage protection and discourage exploitation of archaeological resources. • To encourage the study and recording of Colorado’s archaeology and cultural history. • To take an active part by participating in field and laboratory work for the purpose of developing new and significant information about the past. • To respect the property rights of landowners. • To assist whenever possible in locating, mapping, and recording archaeological sites within Colorado, using State Site Survey Forms. • To respect the dignity of peoples whose cultural histories and spiritual practices are the subject of any investigation. • To support only scientifically conducted activities and never participate in conduct involving dishonesty, deceit, or misrepresentation about archaeological matters. • To report vandalism. • To remember that cultural resources are non-renewable and do not belong to you or me, but are ours to respect, to study, and to enjoy. Signature:______Signature:______
Mail this page, with signature(s) to: Chipeta Chapter of CAS, P.O. Box 593 Montrose, CO 81402
23 Parting Shot . . .
“When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.”
- White Elk
“Clifford Duncan” — “by Staci Dickerson”
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