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Any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility operated by a recipient of Federal assistance should write to: Director, Equal Opportunity Program U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service P.O. Box 37127 Washington, D.C. 20013?7127 1 | Society for California Archaeology Annual Meeting 2014 Society for California Archaeology 48th Annual Meeting Program March 20-23, 2014 Visalia, California 2013-2014 Executive Board President - Richard Fitzgerald Immediate Past President - Michael Newland President–Elect - Jennifer Darcangelo Southern Vice-President - Noelle Shaver Northern Vice-President - Greg Collins Secretary - Maggie Trumbly Treasurer - John Burge Executive Director - Denise Wills Conference Planning Committee Local Arrangements - C. Kristina Roper Program Chair - Linn Gassaway Local Committee - Mary Gorden Banquet Coordinator – Michelle Cross Public Archaeology Coordinators – C. Kristina Roper, Linn Gassaway, and Mary Gorden Silent Auction Donations – Mary Baloian Silent Auction Beverage Donations - Jennifer Farquhar Underwriter Coordinator – Rich V. Olson Book Room Coordinators - Doug McIntosh and Kathleen Ungvarsky Volunteer Coordinator - Virginia Ton Registration Coordinator - Elizabeth Scott- Jones Photographer – Trudy Haversat Society for California Archaeology Annual Meeting 2014 | 2 Volunteers Arik Bord Arlyne Boyer Clare Burns Deanna Burns Catherine Ciofalo Brittany Cochran Joanna Collier Shelly Davis-King Tricia Dodds Hayley Elsken Angela Evoy Arleen Garcia-Herbst Mary Gerbic Renee Gonzalez-Aguilar Brett Jones Alexandra Kowalski Amanda Lanier Melanie Lerman Susan Loucks Bill & Laura Manser Matoula Martin Freddie Martinez Doug McIntosh Kirstie McPeek Carie Montero Montserrat Osterlye Patricia Paramoure Yessica Parra Christina Powell Susan Scott Kathryn Smith Kathleen Ungvarsky Dimitra Zalarvis-Chase 3 | Society for California Archaeology Annual Meeting 2014 Table of Contents In the Shadow of Giants ...................................................................................................................................... 5 Events ........................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Awards ...................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Book Room Vendors ............................................................................................................................................ 9 2014 Underwritters ............................................................................................................................................. 9 Let’s Do Lunch ........................................................................................................................................................ 9 Tuesday to Thursday Schedule at a Glance ...............................................................................................10 Friday Schedule at a Glance ............................................................................................................................12 Friday Detailed Program ..................................................................................................................................14 Saturday Schedule at a Glance .......................................................................................................................22 Saturday Detailed Program .............................................................................................................................26 Sunday Schedule at a Glance...........................................................................................................................43 Sunday Detailed Program ................................................................................................................................45 Abstracts .................................................................................................................................................................53 Society for California Archaeology Annual Meeting 2014 | 4 In the Shadow of Giants Visalia, the location of the 2014 SCA Annual Meeting, lies in the shadow of the majestic Giant Sequoias, and soaring mountains of the southern Sierra Nevada. The “In the Shadow of Giants,” theme for this year’s meeting celebrates these “giants” and the tribes that lived among them, the Yokuts, Western Mono, Tubatulabal, Kawaiisu, and Monache. It also acknowledges the “giants” who worked in the area, ethnographers Kroeber, Gayton, Harrington, and Steward as well as archaeologists Bennyhoff, Fenenga, Meighan, Riddell and Wallace. The 2014 Plenary will examine how we all move through the shadows of the archaeologists, ethnographers, preservationists, and Native Californians who came before us, and how this struggle from the first discovery to assessment and action leads to greater perception and insight and ultimately of a greater understanding of the past. By critically examining the work that came before us we expand and enrich our perception of the cultural ecological resources that we study today. With this expanded perception, we also pause a moment to say thank you to those who preserved the resources that we study. 5 | Society for California Archaeology Annual Meeting 2014 Events Workshops Workshop #1: Intro Comparative Osteology Instructor: Melanie M. Beasley — UCSD Thursday, March 20, 9-12 am, Mineral King A & B Encountering human or non-human bone in the field is something many of us experience. This hands-on workshop is designed to help archaeologists and monitors get acquainted with basic osteological identification methods. The workshop will use comparative materials to focus on identifying human versus non-human bone. This course is a basic introduction to the skeleton and features that can be useful for differentiating human from other mammal bone. Workshop #2: Advanced Human Osteology Instructor: Melanie M. Beasley — UCSD Thursday, March 20, 1:30-4:30 pm, Mineral King A & B Often we encounter human bone in the field and it is the only opportunity to capture information to contribute to the analysis and interpretation of human remains. This hands-on workshop is designed to help archaeologists and monitors recognize the key features to distinguish sex, age, ancestry, and distinguishing life history features. This workshop is not intended as a substitute for consulting with a biological anthropologist for the analysis of remains, but rather to equip archaeologists to recover and recognize information that is important for skeletal analysis that is sometimes lost after remains are removed from the field context. Emphasis will be placed on what information can be gained from highly fragmented human remains. Public Archaeology Thursday, March 20, 7:00-10:00 pm Charter Oak Ballroom This year’s public archaeology event is an archaeology fair consisting of archaeology films, living history, flint knapping and basketry demonstrations, information tables from a variety of groups. Reception/Silent Auction Friday, March 21, 6:30-10:00 pm International Agriculture-Center in Tulare The 2014 Silent Auction and Wine/Beer Tasting Event will be held at the Antique Farm Equipment Museum and AgVentures! Learning Center at the International Agriculture-Center in Tulare. The museum and Learning Center are rich with knowledge and history of farming and ranching. Fully restored antique tractors, implements and other farm equipment are showcased in the museum. A trip to the museum is like a step back in time. This will be a fun (and even educational) venue for the Silent Auction! Again this year, there will be plenty of food and space to move around. Let’s Do Lunch Saturday, March 22nd at 12pm – Meet at registration. This event pairs students with more senior members for lunch, providing students an opportunity to meet an archaeological professional and ask them questions about getting a job, building a resume, or getting into graduate school. Pairing people up at random gives students a chance to Society for California Archaeology Annual Meeting 2014 | 6 meet professionals that they might not otherwise meet at the meeting. This also gives the senior members of our society a chance to mentor the next generation of California archaeologists and pass along knowledge about how to be successful in the field. The regular member is asked to “treat” the student member by buying them lunch. While regular members will be paired with a single student,