DOCSLIB.ORG

AA Win 09-10 Front End.Indd 1 11/17/09 10:27:37 AM 2965 Am.Arch Winter 2009-2010 V1:2965 Amarch Winter 2010 10/29/09 1:34 PM Page 1

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
AA Win 09-10 Front End.Indd 1 11/17/09 10:27:37 AM 2965 Am.Arch Winter 2009-2010 V1:2965 Amarch Winter 2010 10/29/09 1:34 PM Page 1 THE CONSERVANCY TURNS 30 • PROOF OF PRE-CLOVIS PEOPLE? • RECONSTRUCTING AN ANCIENT MOUND WINTER 2009-10 americana quarterly publication of The Archaeological Conservancyarchaeology Vol. 13 No. 4 Prehistoric Life ON THE $3.95 Mountaintops AA Win 09-10 front end.indd 1 11/17/09 10:27:37 AM 2965_Am.Arch_Winter 2009-2010_V1:2965_AmArch Winter 2010 10/29/09 1:34 PM Page 1 Archaeological Tours led by noted scholars Invites You to Journey Back in Time Guatemala (15 days) China’s Sacred Landscapes Travel in the land of quetzal birds and rain forests, of (21 days) exceptional museums and wondrous Maya sites with Join Prof. Robert Thorp, Washington Prof. William Saturno, Boston U. Our tour includes U. as we discover the China of “past Quiriguá, two days each at Tikal and Copán... plus the ages,” its walled cities, vibrant rarely visited ruins along the jungle rivers of the Petén, temples and mountain scenery. Aguateca and Uaxactún, colonial Antigua and Highlights include the ancient Chichicastenango’s colorful market. temples of Wutaishan and Datong, the grottos at Tianlongshan and Yungang , China’s sacred peaks Splendors of Ancient at Mount Tai, time to wander in traditional small towns and Egypt (20 days) Hangzhou’s rolling hills, waterways Our in-depth tour with and peaceful temples and pagodas with Prof. Lanny Bell, ending with Shanghai’s exceptional Brown U., includes museum. the rock-cut tombs at Beni Hassan, Saudi Arabia (18 days) Tuna el-Gebel and Akhenaten’s capital Starting in Riyadh and ending in Jeddah, we at el-Amarna. will explore the Kingdom’s ancient sites with Beginning in Cairo, Professors David Graf, Miami U. or Steven we visit Sakkara, the Sidebotham, Delaware U. Home to some Giza Plateau, Egyptian of the earliest civilizations on the Arabian Museum, Tanis in the Peninsula, tour highlights include the famous Delta, the Fayyum Oasis Nabataean cities of Medain Saleh and Tayma, and collapsed pyramid ancient rock-art sites and the fabulous of Meydum. We will Syria, Jordan & Baalbek (19 days) traditional architecture of the Asir region. spend five days in Luxor Explore five millennia of archaeology from exploring the temples the Neolithic artifacts in the Damascus and and tombs of Thebes, Aleppo museums to the pre-Sargonid city Dendera and Abydos of Mari with Dr. Joseph Greene, Harvard followed by a five-day Semitic Museum or Prof. Clemens Reichel, Nile cruise on the Oberoi Philae. U. of Toronto. Touring includes Baalbek, The tour ends with three days in Bronze Age Ugarit, Ebla, Bosra and the Aswan and Abu Simbel. caravan cities Dura-Europos, Palmyra and We also offer a 14-day version Mari and ends with Roman Jerash and Petra, of this tour. the spectacular capital of the Nabataeans. 2010 tours: Spain: Pilgrim’s Road • China Silk Road • Indonesia • Morocco • Turkey • Malta, Sardinia & Corsica • Egypt & Sudan Japan • Central Asia • Peru • Crete In-Depth • Bhutan & Ladakh • Bulgaria • Classical Greece • Scotland...and more Journey back in time with us. We’ve been taking curious travelers on fascinating historical study tours for the past 35 years. Each tour is led by a noted scholar whose knowledge and enthusiasm brings history to life and adds a memorable perspective to your journey. Every one of our 37 tours features superb itineraries, unsurpassed service and our time-tested commitment to excellence. No wonder so many of our clients choose to travel with us again and again. For more information, please visit www.archaeologicaltrs.com, e-mail [email protected], call 212-986-3054, toll-free 866-740-5130. Or write to Archaeological Tours, 271 Madison Avenue, Suite 904, New York, NY 10016. And see history our way. archaeological tours LED BY NOTED SCHOLARS superb itineraries, unsurpassed service AA Win 09-10 front end.indd 2 11/17/09 10:28:16 AM american archaeologywinter 2009-10 a quarterly publication of The Archaeological Conservancy Vol. 13 No. 4 COVER FEATURE 12 HIGH LIFE IN THE HIGH MOUNTAINS BY LOIS WINGERSON Did prehistoric people like living at 10,000 feet? 19 UNDERSTANDING EL PILAR BY MICHAEL BAWAYA An archaeologist takes an unconventional approach to her investigation of a Maya city. 26 RECONSTRUCTING THE GREAT MOUND BY STANLEY NELSON RICHARD ADAMS RICHARD Troyville’s Great Mound was leveled years ago. Now local people are working to reconstruct it with the original dirt. 32 THIRTY YEARS OF PRESERVATION BY TAMARA STEWART The Archaeological Conservancy turns 30. 38 PROOF OF A PRE-CLOVIS PEOPLE BY JULIAN SMITH Could the 14,000-year-old coprolites found at Paisley Caves settle one of American archaeology’s great debates? 45 new acquisition PILAR PROJECT BRASS EL SAVING A MISSISSIPPIAN VILLAGE The Lyon’s Bluff site has tremendous research potential. 2 Lay of the Land 46 new acquisition 3 Letters THE CONSERVANCY EXPANDS THE ROYAL BLOCKHOUSE PRESERVE 5 Events The site was part of one of the largest British 7 In the News military complexes in North America. Clovis Site Discovered in Mexico • Extraterrestrial Impact Theory Questioned • Utah Looters Get 47 point acquisition Probation CHANGING OLD ASSUMPTIONS Archaeologists have learned that the Lower 50 Field Notes Jackson Mound is older than its well known 52 Reviews neighbor, Poverty Point. Lower Jackson could offer new insights into Archaic period mound building. 54 Expeditions 48 point acquisition PRESERVING A PIECE OF CAHOKIA COVER: A researcher screens excavated dirt in The Conservancy obtains another of the noted site’s mounds. search of tiny artifacts at High Mountain Village. Photograph by Richard Adams american archaeology 1 AA Win 09-10 front end.indd 1 11/18/09 4:59:26 PM Lay of the Land Privatizing Preservation hirty years ago, The Archaeologi- the property of the landowners, and cal Conservancy began operations that includes all of the artifacts, burials, T(see “Thirty Years of Preservation,” and structures. p. 32) with high expectations to pre- Our idea in starting the Conser- serve the nation’s most endangered vancy was to use the private property archaeological sites on private land. traditions to protect our archaeologi- Mark Michel, President Most countries—Italy, Mexico, Israel, cal legacy. We simply buy the sites. As DARREN POORE for example—have laws that protect the owners, we have almost complete acquire more and more of the nation’s their ancient cultural resources. A control over them. That means we can premier sites. There is still much to do, site may be on private property, but, protect the sites from most any threat, but we have already made a signifi cant because it’s part of the national heri- except possibly the building of a new dent in the problem. Several hundred tage, it’s controlled by the government highway—and even then we’ve man- of the largest and most important for the benefi t of the public. That’s not aged to get offi cials to move highways sites are now permanent Conservancy the case in the United States. Due to to keep from disturbing our preserves. preserves. our strong private property traditions, Our program has worked well over archaeological sites on private land are the past 30 years, and we continue to ARCHAEOLOGY Chaco Canyon Zuni Communities &TRAVEL & the Keresan Through Time: ADVENTURES Pueblo World: The Archaeology and IN THE Ancient Connections, Culture of the Zuni People Contemporary Culture August 8–14 AMERICAN May 16–22 Scholars: Dr. Andrew Du , SOUTHWEST Scholars: Dr. R. Gwinn Vivian Dan Simplicio, and native Adult Research Week and Dr. Joseph Suina artists and spokespersons Excavate alongside archaeologists EXCEPTIONAL Sessions in May, June, July, August, SCHOLARS Traders, Trading Posts, Backcountry and October and the Development of Archaeology: Southwest Indian Art Ancient World of the Family Archaeology Week June 13–19 Grand Gulch Region Bring the entire family— Scholars: Joe and Cindy Tanner September 26–October 2 grandparents, parents, and kids Scholars: Jonathan Till Sessions in July and August Hopi Silver and Ben Bellorado For more information on scholars Workshop with & reservations: 800.422.8975 Michael Kabotie: www.crowcanyon.org The Artist’s Journey AA/Fall • CST 2059347-50 • The Crow Canyon ROW ANYON Archaeological Center’s programs and July 25–31 C C admission practices are open to applicants ARCHAEOLOGICAL CENTER of any race, color, nationality, ethnic origin, Scholar: Michael Kabotie gender, or sexual orientation. Near Mesa Verde in Southwest CO 2 winter • 2009-10 AA Win 09-10 front end.indd 2 11/17/09 10:33:55 AM Letters ANCIENT CAVERS • EARLY COLONIAL LIFE Coming To America • EXCAVATING CUBA Imagine my surprise when I read your FALL 2009 Editor’s Corner americana quarterly publication of archaeology article “Uncovering Early Colonial Life.” The Archaeological Conservancy Vol. 13 No. 3 It mentions the expedition in 1634 of ho were the fi rst Americans? two ships, the Ark and the Dove, that For some time the answers to settled Maryland’s’ fi rst capital, St. Mary’s Wthat question served as fodder city. A relative on my mother’s side was for one of American archaeology’s on that expedition. His name was John Understanding livelier debates. It used to be that Briscoe and he was born in 1590. I MesaMesa VerdeVerde almost everyone thought it was suppose he did very well because there the Clovis people, who arrived in are still Briscoes in America. TowersTowers the New World roughly 13,500 Dixie T. Barber years ago. But over the last several Bountiful, Utah decades a number of allegedly pre- $3.95 $3.95 Clovis sites have been discovered, AA fall 2009 front end.indd 1 Spiritual Water and consequently a settled issue 8/20/09 8:18:11 PM It was interesting, but not surprising, became very unsettled.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • A Many-Storied Place
    A Many-storied Place Historic Resource Study Arkansas Post National Memorial, Arkansas Theodore Catton Principal Investigator Midwest Region National Park Service Omaha, Nebraska 2017 A Many-Storied Place Historic Resource Study Arkansas Post National Memorial, Arkansas Theodore Catton Principal Investigator 2017 Recommended: {){ Superintendent, Arkansas Post AihV'j Concurred: Associate Regional Director, Cultural Resources, Midwest Region Date Approved: Date Remove not the ancient landmark which thy fathers have set. Proverbs 22:28 Words spoken by Regional Director Elbert Cox Arkansas Post National Memorial dedication June 23, 1964 Table of Contents List of Figures vii Introduction 1 1 – Geography and the River 4 2 – The Site in Antiquity and Quapaw Ethnogenesis 38 3 – A French and Spanish Outpost in Colonial America 72 4 – Osotouy and the Changing Native World 115 5 – Arkansas Post from the Louisiana Purchase to the Trail of Tears 141 6 – The River Port from Arkansas Statehood to the Civil War 179 7 – The Village and Environs from Reconstruction to Recent Times 209 Conclusion 237 Appendices 241 1 – Cultural Resource Base Map: Eight exhibits from the Memorial Unit CLR (a) Pre-1673 / Pre-Contact Period Contributing Features (b) 1673-1803 / Colonial and Revolutionary Period Contributing Features (c) 1804-1855 / Settlement and Early Statehood Period Contributing Features (d) 1856-1865 / Civil War Period Contributing Features (e) 1866-1928 / Late 19th and Early 20th Century Period Contributing Features (f) 1929-1963 / Early 20th Century Period
    [Show full text]
  • Further Investigations Into the King George
    Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Master's Theses Graduate School 2010 Further investigations into the King George Island Mounds site (16LV22) Harry Gene Brignac Jr Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses Part of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons Recommended Citation Brignac Jr, Harry Gene, "Further investigations into the King George Island Mounds site (16LV22)" (2010). LSU Master's Theses. 2720. https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/2720 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at LSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in LSU Master's Theses by an authorized graduate school editor of LSU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE KING GEORGE ISLAND MOUNDS SITE (16LV22) A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in The Department of Geography and Anthropology By Harry Gene Brignac Jr. B.A. Louisiana State University, 2003 May, 2010 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS First and foremost, I would like to give thanks to God for surrounding me with the people in my life who have guided and supported me in this and all of my endeavors. I have to express my greatest appreciation to Dr. Rebecca Saunders for her professional guidance during this entire process, and for her inspiration and constant motivation for me to become the best archaeologist I can be.
    [Show full text]
  • Continuation Sheet Historic District Branford, Connecticut
    NPS Form 10-900 OUB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NOV 1 4 1988 National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NATIONAL REGISTER This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations of eligibility for individual properties or districts. See instructions in Guidelines for Completing National Register Forms (National Register Bulletin 16). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the requested information. If an item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, styles, materials, and areas of significance, enter only the categories and subcategories listed in the instructions. For additional space use continuation sheets (Form 10-900a). Type all entries. 1. Name of Property_________________________________________________ historic name other names/site number Stony Creek/Thimble Islands Historic District 2. Location street & number See continuation sheets I I not for publication city, town Branford T I vicinity" stateConnecticut code 09 county New Haven code 009 zip code 06405 3. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property |X2l private I I building(s) Contributing Noncontributing lot public-local |X}| district 14.1 buildings I I public-State Flsite 1 sites I I public-Federal I I structure structures I I object . objects 355 142 Total Name of related multiple property listing: Number of contributing resources previously N/A _____________________ listed in the National Register 1____ 4. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, I hereby certify that this [x~l nomination EH request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60.
    [Show full text]
  • Management Plan / Environmental Assessment, Atchafalaya National
    Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Heritage National Atchafalaya COMMISSION REVIEW- October 1, 2010 Vol. II SEPTEMBER 2011 Environmental Assessment Environmental Management Plan Note: This is a low resolution file of the painting, “Hope” to show artwork and placement. Artwork will be credited to Melissa Bonin, on inside front cover. AtchafalayaAtchafalaya NationalNational HeritageHeritage AreaArea MANAGEMENT PLAN / ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT SEPT DRAFT MANAGEMENT PLAN / ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 2011 As the nation’s principal conservation agency, the Department of the Interior has responsibility for most of our nationally owned public lands and natural resources. This includes fostering sound use of our land and water resources; protecting our fish, wildlife, and biological diversity; preserving the environmental and cultural values of our national parks and historical places; and providing for the enjoyment of life through outdoor recreation. The department assesses our energy and mineral resources and works to ensure that their development is in the best interests of all our people by encouraging stewardship and citizen participation in their care. The department also has a major responsibility for American Indian reservation communities and for people who live in island territories under U.S. administration. Front cover photo credit: Louisiana Office of Tourism NPS ABF/P77/107232 SEPTEMBER 2011 Printed on recycled paper Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Management Plan/ Environmental Assessment Volume Two 1 2 CONTENTS OF VOLUME TWO CHAPTER
    [Show full text]
  • 2016 Athens, Georgia
    SOUTHEASTERN ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS & ABSTRACTS OF THE 73RD ANNUAL MEETING OCTOBER 26-29, 2016 ATHENS, GEORGIA BULLETIN 59 2016 BULLETIN 59 2016 PROCEEDINGS & ABSTRACTS OF THE 73RD ANNUAL MEETING OCTOBER 26-29, 2016 THE CLASSIC CENTER ATHENS, GEORGIA Meeting Organizer: Edited by: Hosted by: Cover: © Southeastern Archaeological Conference 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS THE CLASSIC CENTER FLOOR PLAN……………………………………………………...……………………..…... PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS…………………………………………………………………….…..……. LIST OF DONORS……………………………………………………………………………………………….…..……. SPECIAL THANKS………………………………………………………………………………………….….....……….. SEAC AT A GLANCE……………………………………………………………………………………….……….....…. GENERAL INFORMATION & SPECIAL EVENTS SCHEDULE…………………….……………………..…………... PROGRAM WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26…………………………………………………………………………..……. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27……………………………………………………………………………...…...13 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28TH……………………………………………………………….……………....…..21 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29TH…………………………………………………………….…………....…...28 STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION ENTRIES…………………………………………………………………..………. ABSTRACTS OF SYMPOSIA AND PANELS……………………………………………………………..…………….. ABSTRACTS OF WORKSHOPS…………………………………………………………………………...…………….. ABSTRACTS OF SEAC STUDENT AFFAIRS LUNCHEON……………………………………………..…..……….. SEAC LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS FOR 2016…………………….……………….…….…………………. Southeastern Archaeological Conference Bulletin 59, 2016 ConferenceRooms CLASSIC CENTERFLOOR PLAN 6 73rd Annual Meeting, Athens, Georgia EVENT LOCATIONS Baldwin Hall Baldwin Hall 7 Southeastern Archaeological Conference Bulletin
    [Show full text]
  • Rogers Island Bicycle Loop South Shore Rd
    327 Terrebonne SStt.. 158 Bois-des-Filion LLaawwrreennccee RRiivveerr 132 Pointe-aux-Trembles Varennes Saint-Amable 116 125 224 Sainte-Thérèse 50 148 Rosemère Montréal-Est 40 15 Saint-Hyacinthe 640 138 440 25 223 Sainte-Julie 20 344 Saint-Léonard Boucherville 229 40 Beloeil LLaaccddeess 148 OOuuttaarrddeess Laval-Ouest Mont-Saint-Hilaire 417 117 Ferry St-Valérien 344 13 116 Longueuil 137 La Montréal Route Ve Ottawa rte Ottawa Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac Aéroport Saint-Basile-le-Grand RRiivveerr Mont-Royal Aéroport SSaaiinntt--HHuubbeerrtt Outremont Landmark Bridge Saint-Laurent ddee LLoonngguueeuuiill L'Île-Bizard Dollard-des-Ormeaux Greenfield 231 342 Aéroport International Westmount Park 133 Aéroport International Saint-Hubert PPiieerrrree--EElllliiootttt--TTrruuddeeaauu Saint-Lambert Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu RRiivveeiirree Côte YYaammaasskkaa ddee MM 30 Saint-Luc La Pierrefonds Pointe-Claire Route Verte Kirkland 20 Montréal-Ouest Verdun Brossard 235 233 Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Lachine 134 Chambly 40 Beaconsfield Canton-de-Granby Lasalle 201 Terrasse-Vaudreuil La Prairie Vaudreuil-Dorion 10 112 L'Île-Perrot Candiac Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot 227 La Route Verte Route La 104 Pincourt 139 Maple 35 Saint-Constant Granby Grove Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu 132 338 Melocheville 340 Grande-Île Saint-Timothée 207 20 Farnham 30 104 325 Cartiers Jacques Rue 241 221 Montee de la Cannerie 15 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield 217 Rue Principale 223 236 Saint-Jean-Baptiste rand 401 Ch. G Bernier Eglise l’ 219 e 235 Rue d Cowansville 132 209 205 Mtee Blais 223 Rg. St. Jo se ph 133 203 202 201 138 Mont Guay 225 St.
    [Show full text]
  • UTOPÍAS INDIAS Movimientos Sociorreligiosos En México ALICIA M
    UTOPÍAS INDIAS Movimientos sociorreligiosos en México Alicia M. Barabas UTOPÍAS INDIAS Movimientos sociorreligiosos en México Abya-Yala 2000 UTOPÍAS INDIAS Movimientos sociorreligiosos en México ALICIA M. BARABAS Primera edición 1989 Editorial Grijalbo,S.A. México Segunda edición Ediciones ABYA-YALA corregida y aumentada 12 de Octubre 14-30 y Wilson Casilla: 17-12-719 Teléfono: 562-633 / 506-247 Fax: (593-2) 506-255 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]. Quito-Ecuador Impresión Docutech Quito-Ecuador Diseño de la Portada: ISBN: 9978-04-606-2 Impreso en Quito-Ecuador, 2000 Para Eduarda, Balby e Irene ÍNDICE PRÓLOGO A LA SEGUNDA EDICIÓN... 11 MOVIMIENTOS SOCIORRELIGIOSOS Y UTOPÍA ................................................. 83 RECONOCIMIENTOS ............................. 37 CONSIDERACIONES GENERALES ........ 39 Utopías ...................................................... 83 APROXIMACIONES TEÓRICAS A LOS Las Utopías en Occidente ........................ 88 MOVIMIENTOS SOCIORRELIGIOSOS.. 47 Utopías sociales y utopías milenaristas 88 Desarrollos conceptuales de la utopía.... 101 Aproximaciones teóricas ......................... 47 Principales estudios sobre los Las Utopías indias .................................... 105 movimientos sociorreligiosos ................. 48 MOVIMIENTOS SOCIORRELIGIOSOS Discusión conceptual ............................... 58 DURANTE LOS SIGLOS XVI Y XVII ...... 113 Movimientos sociales y movimientos de protesta............................................ 58 Contexto colonial durante Movimientos
    [Show full text]
  • Swsymposium2020 Program.Pdf
    Sponsors and Exhibitors The Southwest Symposium is a non-profit organization that exists solely to organize, host, and publish the proceedings of the biennial archaeological conference. Sponsorship helps us fund the conference venue and events, subvent book publications resulting from the conference, and allows us to pay the travel and lodging expenses for tribal participants in the organized program as well as a number of student participants. We are extremely grateful to our generous sponsors and hosts for the 2020 conference. Conference Hosts: Platinum Sponsors: Gold Sponsors: Silver Sponsor: Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society Bronze Sponsors: Northern Arizona University, Department of Anthropology University of Notre Dame, Department of Anthropology Program of the 17th Biennial Conference of The Southwest Symposium January 30th-February 1st, 2020 Arizona State University Tempe, AZ The Southwest Symposium Organization 2020 1 2020 Southwest Symposium Thinking Big: New Approaches to Synthesis and Partnership in the Southwest/Northwest Paper/poster sessions and forums at the 2020 conference showcase research and perspectives focused broadly on debates that go beyond individual regions, study areas, and typical research partnerships. This includes work focused on large-scale data compilation and analyses designed to provide new answers to old questions and to generate new questions from old data, research that spans the international border and grapples with the complexities of integrating research traditions and languages, comparative perspectives on research in the Southwest/Northwest helping to place locality-based research in a broader context, and frank discussion of the need and prospects for partnerships among tribal, resource management, and academic partners that go beyond typical collaborative research.
    [Show full text]
  • Runggaldier Curriculum Vitae August 2019
    ASTRID M. RUNGGALDIER Department of Art and Art History, University of Texas at Austin 2301 San Jacinto Blvd., STOP D1300, ART 1.412C, Austin, TX 78712 Tel: 617-780-7826, [email protected] EDUCATION AND DEGREES Boston University, Department of Archaeology Boston MA • Ph.D. in Mesoamerican Archaeology, May 2009. Dissertation: Memory and Materiality in Monumental Architecture: Construction and Reuse of a Late Preclassic Maya Palace at San Bartolo, Guatemala (published by ProQuest/UMI, Ann Arbor, 2009. Publication No. AAT 3363637) • M.A. in Archaeology, Sept. 2002. Thesis: The Louisville Stuccoes: Recontextualizing Maya Architectural Sculptures from Northern Belize (published by BAR, Oxford, 2004) • B.A. in Archaeological Studies, Department of Archaeology; Minor in Geology, Department of Earth and Environment, January 1997 PROFESSIONAL RECORD HIGHER EDUCATION APPOINTMENTS: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, AUSTIN, TX 2012–PRESENT • Assistant Director of The Mesoamerica Center, Department of Art and Art History http://www.utmesoamerica.org/. Oversee current initiatives and develop new Center programming and special projects (including organizing yearly conferences and speaker series; updating website, social media and publications; collaborating with non-profit organizations; designing public outreach programs; and creating and implementing new digital initiatives for both campus Center and Casa Herrera in Guatemala); oversee budgets and financial procedures; manage all aspects of Casa Herrera including contracts, personnel, maintenance,
    [Show full text]
  • Archaeological Jackpot: Paleoindian Research at the End of the World
    56 Archaeological Jackpot: Paleoindian Research at the End of the World Ismael Sánchez-Morales School of Anthropology, University of Arizona The search for the oldest inhabitants of North America, the frst setlers of this continent, is like playing the lotery: you may think it is your lucky day but at the end of the day - Surprise! - You haven’t won the grand prize. Nevertheless, after years of studying the numbers in detail with the hope of fnding paterns that might help you win, and especially with a lot of luck, you might actually win something. And that something could be a once in a life-time prize. That is what it is like to work on Paleoindian sites. It is all or nothing, and even though 99% of the time you come up with nothing, literally not even the smallest chip of stone or bone, when you fnally fnd that litle speck of ancient human culture intact and buried, left behind 13,000 years ago during a time when mammoths and saber toothed cats still roamed these lands, you feel like you fnally have won the jackpot. I mean, it does not get any beter than that. I have worked on Paleoindian archaeology in northwestern Mexico for the last 9 years, trying to understand how some of the frst inhabitants of Sonora lived at the end of the Pleistocene era about 13,000 years ago, how they moved around the Sonoran landscape, and how they used the diferent resources that they encountered in a totally new and unknown territory. This is not an easy task.
    [Show full text]
  • 4Th February, 2015 MEMBERS NOTICE Is Hereby Given That The
    Reference: AF11/861 MJT 4th February, 2015 MEMBERS NOTICE is hereby given that the Corporate and Community Services Committee will meet in the following Meeting Room on the day, date and time as follows: Corporate and Community Services Committee (Committee Room - Level 4): Monday, 9th February, 2015 at 5.30 p.m. An agenda for the meeting is enclosed herewith. Mark McSHANE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE Meeting to be held on Monday, 9th February, 2015 at 5.30 p.m. CONTENTS 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENT – as at 31st January, 2015 2. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT – Budgeting – Annual Business Plan and Budget Consultation 2015/2016 Financial Year 3. CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES REPORT NO. 08/2015 – Council Fees and Charges Review 2015/2016 4. CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES REPORT NO. 09/2015 – Strategic Plan/Corporate Plan, Achievement of Key Performance Indicators Quarterly Report, December, 2014 5. CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES REPORT NO. 10/2015 – Economic Development – China Engagement Strategy 6. CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES REPORT NO. 11/2015 – Budget Update as at 31st December, 2014 7. CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES REPORT NO. 12/2015 – Housing and Local Government in the 21st Century 8. CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES REPORT NO. 13/2015 – Limestone Coast Regional Trials Master Plan 9. CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES REPORT NO. 14/2015 – Records Management – Elected Member Records/Emails MOTIONS WITH NOTICE MOTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE Meeting to be held at the Committee Room, Level 4, Civic Centre, 10 Watson Terrace, Mount Gambier on Monday 9th February, 2015 at 5.30 p.m.
    [Show full text]
  • Undergraduate Survey Project
    PROYECTO ARQUEOLÓGICO REGIONAL SAN BARTOLO Proposal Acceptance Letter The undersigned, appointed by the Guatemalan Department of Archaeology, have examined a project proposal entitled “Xultun Tree, Mapping, and Excavation Project” presented by Alex Kara and hereby certify that it is worthy of acceptance. Signature______________________ Co-director William Saturno Signature______________________ Co-director Patricia Castillo Xultun Tree, Mapping, and Excavation Project an archaeological survey proposal by Alex Kara Boston University Boston, Massachusetts December 17th, 2012 Introduction The ancient Maya emerged from a dense tropical forest to establish a civilization that has long captivated the modern imagination. The Maya lowlands featured a population that numbed in the millions during its Classic Period fluorescence, which is impressive considering the seasonal droughts and lack of permanent, natural water sources that characterize the region. Prolific excavations of their urban centers have revealed much about ancient Maya culture, including their cosmological, artistic, political, and scientific institutions. On the other hand, comparatively little is known about larger Maya population dynamics or land use. The dense vegetation that characterizes this region prevents the kind of intensive archaeological survey that has revolutionized landscape archaeology in more arid regions during the late twentieth century. To further complicate studies of ancient demography, the soil in the Peten is usually very acidic; most organic matter, such as human and plant remains, does not appear the archaeological record. Despite these obstacles to studying the material remains of past societies at a large spatial scale, these broader questions cannot be ignored. Archaeology needs to dissect evidence of human behavior as completely as possible in any given environmental context, and local emphases on geographically convenient data types will skew holistic analyses of how things work.
    [Show full text]