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PETROGLYPHNewsletter of the Arizona Archaeological Society

Volume 45, Number 1 www.AzArchSoc.org September 2008

In remembrance: Mary Etta Spall 1925-2008On July 30, Yavapai Chapter and the AAS lost a very keymember. Mary Spall grew up near Greeley, Colorado, in anarea rich with prehistoric artifacts. Perhaps that led to her life-long interest in archaeology, which she carried with her whenshe moved to Prescott in 1987. She became active in theYavapai Chapter of AAS, took classes, participated in excava-tions, and passed on what she had learned to other members.Commented Dr. Andrew Christenson, “She had an incessanturge to learn as much as she could about everything she wasinvolved in. Like all archaeologists, she was continually frus-trated by her inability to answer many of the questions aboutthe past that she thought were important.”

Mary led the crews and wrote the reports on the recording ofthe Inscription Canyon petroglyph site (NA 5352) with 1220petroglyphs on 123 boulders (1995) and the Cooley Sitepetroglyphs (NA13518 (MNA)) with 1226 glyphs on 225boulders (1996-97). She also served as the field director in1997 on the excavation of the Hillebrand Site (AZ N:6:23(ASM)) and in 2003 on the Evans Site( NA 26289 (MNA)), aone room pueblo located near Inscription Canyon. Mary hadbegun the report for the Evans Site and it will be completed bymembers of the Chapter.

Her greatest contribution was as field director on the

excavation of Coyote Ruin, a site sitting on a ridge above

Coyote Wash. Work

began in 1997 and

continued for six years,

with Mary working

tirelessly through the

heat of summer and the

cold of winter. Some forty rooms in an upper and lower pueblo, pit houses, basin

mortars, water control devices, agricultural terraces -- as work advanced, Coyote Ruin

was recognized as one of the large important Prescott Culture sites. Once analysis of

the artifacts was completed, Mary began work on the written report. Chapter

members are continuing the work where Mary left off, so that the report can soon be

published by the Arizona Archaeological Society, a fitting memorial to this talented

woman.

IN THIS ISSUE…

2 — Chapter Meeting Calendar3 — Fielder Fund Update4 — Upcoming Events5— Fall State Meeting7 — Chapter News

Next deadline is at noon onThursday, September 18th, forthe October issue.

T H E P E T R O G L Y P H / September 2008

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CHAPTER MEETINGS

Chapter Location Date & TimeAgave House Black Mesa Ranger Station Conf. Rm. 4th Wednesday of each month

2748 Hwy. 260, Overgaard 6:30 pm

Agua Fria Glendale Public Library Auditorium 2nd Tuesday of each month59th Avenue & Brown, Glendale Meeting: 7:00-9:00 pmOne light so. of Peoria on 59th September thru May

Ajo/Why Ajo Salazar Library 1st Wednesday of each month,December thru AprilBusiness Meeting: 6:30 pmSpeaker: 7:00 pm

Desert Foothills Church of Good Shepherd of the Hills 2nd Wednesday of each monthEpiscopal Church Hall 7:00 pm6502 E Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek September thru May

Homolovi Homolovi Ruins State Park 3rd Thursday of each monthVisitors Center 7:00 pm

Little Colorado River Casa Malpais Museum 3rd Monday of each monthSpringerville 7:00 pm

Mohave The Grace Lutheran Church 2nd Tuesday of each month2101 Harrison Ave., Kingman. 7:00-9:00 pm

Northern AZ The Peaks (Senior Living Community) 3rd Tuesday of each month"Alpine Room", 3150 N. Winding Brook Sept. to Nov., Jan. to JuneRoad, Flagstaff (Hwy 180 north of 7:00 pmFlagstaff, just before MNA)

Phoenix Pueblo Grande Museum 2nd Thursday of each month4619 E. Washington Sept. thru JunePhoenix 7:30 pm

Tubac/Santa Cruz The Historic Lowe House 2nd Thursday of each monthCounty

Rim Country Church of the Holy Nativity, The Cottage 3rd Saturday of each month1414 North Easy Street 10:00 am

Verde Valley Sedona Public Library 4th Thursday, Sept. thru May3250 White Bear Road, Sedona except 3rd Thursday, Nov &

Dec. 7:00 pm

Yavapai Pueblo of the Smoki Museum 3rd Thursday of each month147 North Arizona St., Prescott 7:30 pm

September 2008 / Newsletter of the Arizona Archaeological Society

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Fielder Fund: Your Chance to Endow AAS Publications

Established by the Society in 1996, the Fielder Fund was created to help inform the public about archaeology,anthropology, and the history of the American Southwest through the support of publications and other media. The goal is tobuild a fund large enough that its annual interest alone can pay for publication of The Arizona Archaeologist andpossibly other publications. Contributions to the fund are welcome from chapters and individuals. The name honors the So-ciety’s first publications team, Marje and Herb Fielder.

$36, 070.71

For more information, or to contribute, contact Alan Ferg, Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson85721-0026; phone 520-621-2970 or email [email protected], or you can send contributions directly to our AAS treas-urer, Judy Rounds, P.O. Box 1401, Carefree 85377. Please include your chapter affiliation.

The Petroglyph is published 10 times a year as a service to the membership of the Arizona Archaeological Society. Addresscorrespondence for the newsletter to Editors at [email protected] or mail to Elinor Large, 945 N. Pasadena #5, Mesa, AZ 85201.Call Ellie at 480.461.0563. Send address changes to the membership chair, Sylvia Lesko, at [email protected]. Submissions aresubject to approval by the editors, advisory committee, or members, and may be edited to best represent the scientific, educational, andorganizational objectives of the AAS. Deadline: 18th of each month, at noon.

INVITATION FROM YOUR GAAC REPRESENTATIVE

The Governor’s Archaeology Advisory Commission (GAAC) advises the State Historic Preservation Officer on a varietyof important archaeological issues in the state of Arizona. For many terms, the position of avocational representative hasbeen filled by members of the Arizona Archaeological Society. As your representative for the last two years, I haveattempted to open the lines of communication between the AAS as well as other avocational archaeology groups byemailing chapter presidents and key persons in each group. The response has been minimal.

Therefore, I invite any members who wish to be notified by email concerning upcoming GAAC meetings and agendas tocontact me at the email address and phone number listed below. This commission meets quarterly and is required by law topost their agenda at least 24 hours before each meeting. Commission members and guests must adhere to all agenda itemsduring these meetings. This is also required for the various GAAC subcommittee and conference call meetings. However,the agendas are not posted online but on a public announcement board located in the SHPO lobby.

These meetings are often held at the SHPO office at 1300 W. Washington Street. Ample parking is located on the northside of the building. Since GAAC members work all over Arizona, meetings are occasionally held at other locationsthroughout the state. If you are not able to attend meetings at any time, I will be happy to pass on any concerns or ideasyou might have regarding general archaeological issues as well as those particular to your area.

To be added to my email list for upcoming meetings and agenda, contact me at [email protected]. If you would like to shareideas or discuss issues of archaeological interest in Arizona, call me at 623-465-7350. It is my sincere wish to open up anactive and positive dialogue between the avocational community and the GAAC.

For more information on the GAAC, see http://www.pr.state.az.us/partnerships/shpo/shpo_gaac.html.

Thank you,Donna Ruiz y Costello(Term expires: 9-1-09)


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Upcoming EventsSept. 6, 9 am-4:45 pm, PGM,Phoenix: Pueblo Grande Museumcelebrates Hispanic and NativeAmerican Heritage. PGM will offerfree admission on Saturday tocelebrate Hispanic heritage and theconnections between two ancientcultures. A ceremonial dance will bepresented by the Huehuecoyotl AztecCommunity followed by organizedtours of the Pueblo Grande site. Afew arts and crafts activities will beavailable to children of all ages.Please visit our website for moreinformation atwww.pueblogrande.com or call us at602-495-0901.

Sept 12-13, 10 am-4 pm, ASM,Tucson: Very Nearly Annual DiscountBenefit Booksale. Save 40-70% onremainders and first-quality NEWbooks: visual arts, humanities, poetry,ethnology, Southwest studies, worldarchaeology, anthropology, cooking,lifestyle, architecture, and children’sbooks. ASM members admitted onehour early on Friday for bestselection! Free admission.

Sept 15, 7:30 pm, AAHS, Tucson:Challenges of Historic PreservationAlong the U.S.-Mexico Boundary:Examples from Southeastern Arizona's

Sky Islands, by David Mehalic,Coronado National Forest &University of Arizona. DuvalAuditorium, University MedicalCenter, 1501 North Campbell Avenue(north of Speedway). For moreinformation see their website atwww.statemuseum.arizona.edu/aahs/lectures.shtml.

Sept 15-Oct 27, ASM, Tucson:ANATOMY OF SORROW: A SoloExhibition by Daniel Martin Diaz. Incelebration of National HispanicHeritage Month, Arizona StateMuseum is proud to feature paintingsby renowned Tucson artist DanielMartin Diaz. Nationally recognizedfor an archaic style redolent ofcenturies past, Diaz’s work is basedupon his deep interest in earlydevotional art. His works are noted forrich visual complexity punctuatedwith mystical arcane iconography. InAnatomy of Sorrow, Tucson has thefirst opportunity to see Diaz’s newestbody of work. A larger version of thisexhibition is set to premier in LosAngeles at the end of the year.

Sept. 18, 7:30-9 pm, OPAC, Tucson:Archaeological Excavations at LasCapas with archaeologist StephanieWhittlesey, Ph.D., at Old Pueblo

Archaeology Center, 5100 W. InaRoad Bldg. 8 (northwestern Tucsonmetro area). Free. No reservationsneeded. 520-798-1201 [email protected].

Sept 19, 6:30-8:00 pm, ASM, Tucson:Opening Celebration for Anatomy ofSorrow. Exclusive members-onlyreception for Daniel Martin Diaz’ soloexhibition, Anatomy of Sorrow.Sweets and soft drinks served.

Sept 20, 1-4 pm, ASM, Tucson:CULTURE CRAFT SATURDAY: SuchSweet Sorrow. In celebration ofDaniel Martin Diaz’ solo exhibition,Anatomy of Sorrow, and in honor ofNational Hispanic Heritage Month,ASM presents this free familyprogram. Create a matchbox shrine orsecret treasure box for someone orsomething that has special meaning toyou. Go on a fun Discovery Hunt tounravel the enchanting mysteries ofdesign motifs throughout the Anatomyof Sorrow and Paths of Lifeexhibitions. A completed DiscoveryHunt is your entry to win a signedposter or CD! Talk with the artist,Daniel Martin Diaz, and have himsign your book, poster and/or CD. Hismerchandise will be on sale in the

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ASM Director Hartman H. Lomawaima succeeded by Beth Grindell in July.

Arizona State Museum Director Hartman H. Lomawaima passed away on Tuesday, July 8 in Tucson following an 11-month battle with colon cancer, which he fought with great determination. He was 58. Lomawaima was only the sixthdirector, and the first American Indian, in the 115-year history of the museum on The University of Arizona campus,the oldest and largest anthropology museum in the southwestern U.S. He also was the first American Indian to hold aposition as director of a state agency in Arizona, and was on the board of trustees for the Smithsonian’s NationalMuseum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. See the full news article at http://uanews.org/node/20487.

Beth Grindell, who has worked for the Arizona State Museum since 1988, was named the museum's new director inmid-July, succeeding Hartman Lomawaima, who died last month following a year-long battle with cancer. She alsobecomes the first woman to head the 115-year-old institution. Grindell started at ASM in 1988, when she was agraduate student in the UA anthropology department, and joined the staff full-time in 1993. She earned her doctoratein 1998. Starting out in what is now the archaeological records office, Grindell managed and computerized themuseum’s decades-old collection of records of archaeological sites across the state. She said those records are nowonline and the project pays for itself because archaeological contractors need to do searches and rely on the data beforethey start excavating. After earning her doctorate in 1998, she became an assistant curator of archaeology, then laterthe acting associate director and associate director before becoming director. For the full text of the announcement,see http://uanews.org/node/20867.


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Fall State Meeting in Cave CreekOctober 3-5, 2008

Good Shepherd of the HillsCommunity Building

6502 E Cave Creek RoadCave Creek, Arizona

(in the center of town, just east of School House Road, on the north side of the road)

Friday October 3

7.00 pm Wine Reception at Cave Creek Museum (complimentary Museum admission)6140 E Skyline Drive, Cave Creek, Arizona

Saturday, October 4

7:45 am Registration begins; Continental Breakfast8:30 am Presidents/Officers Meeting9:15 am General Business Meeting

10:45 am Phoenix Herpetological presents Live Exhibits:Get to Know What Is Out In the Field

12:30 am Lunch

Afternoon Choose an Activity: Various Field Trips, Heard Museum North, local shopping

5:00 pm Happy Hour at Good Shepherd/ Silent Auction (Wine and refreshments)6:15 pm Buffet Dinner7:30 pm Speaker: John Gunn - Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area

Sunday, October 5FIELD TRIPS:

• Brazaletes Pueblo – Sinagua ruins of a multi-roomed and possibly multi-storied pueblo not unlike Tuzigoot (see AZArchaeologist #6).

• Blue Wash Site – Preserved Hohokom site on land of a Desert Foothills member.• Old Mines in Cave Creek-with John Gunn• Local Rock Art Sites

ACCOMMODATIONS:

We recommend that you make reservations as soon as possible.

HOTELS (closest distance to venue and field trips):Cave Creek Tumbleweed Hotel - 6333 E Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek (480) 488-3668Carefree Inn and Resorts 37220 N Mule Train Rd, Carefree (480) 488-5300

Bed & BreakfastsSpur Cross Ranch Bed & Breakfast - 38555 N School House Rd, Cave Creek (480) 473-1038Happy Hidden Ranch - 6914 E Continental Mountain Rd, Cave Creek (480) 575-7191

R.V. PARKS & CAMPGROUNDS:

Cave Creek Recreation Area - 1-1/2 miles north of Carefree Highway on 32nd Street, 623-465-0431.

The 38 campsites are set up for either tent or RV camping, with a large parking area to accommodate up to a 45' RV. Eachsite is 'Developed', water and electrical hook-ups, a picnic table and a barbecue fire ring. First come, first served.


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Fall 2008 State Meeting Registration

Names ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Address ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

City _____________________________________________________________________ State ________ Zip_______________

Phone _____________________________________________Email ____________________________________________________

Will you be attending the Wine Reception Friday Night? Yes____ No____

Lunch: On your own in Cave Creek. We have many restaurants in town, some within walking distance.Listing of local area restaurants is available upon request.

Dinner Buffet: $20 each

Regular Meal ____________________

Vegetarian Meal _________________

Total Enclosed ___________________

Please make your checks payable to Desert Foothills Chapter, AAS,

Mail along with your meal selections to: Trudy Mertens, PO Box 819, Wickenburg, AZ 85358

For further information, please contact: Paddi Mozilo 480-595-9255

We look forward to seeing you!


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CHAPTER NEWSAgave HouseChapter

June Meeting: The Agave Housechapter met June 25, 2008. Thespeaker for the evening was StephenNash, Curator of Archeology at theDenver Museum of Nature andScience. He talked about Paul SidneyMartin's work in Arizona, from 1956-1972. Mr. Martin worked in manyplaces in the state and amassedcountless artifacts, many of which arein the Field Museum in Chicago.Unfortunately, Mr. Martin did notcatalog 95% of his finds. Mr. Nashhas spent his career retracing Martin'ssteps, re-finding the sites, andcataloging as many of the artifacts ashe can. Martin worked at Broken KRanch, Tularosa Cave, Table RockPueblo, Carter Ranch, Hay HollowSite, the Vernon Site, Joint Site,Rhoton Site, Reidhead Site, GurleySite, and many others. There is a greatdeal of history in this part of theworld. Mr. Nash told us that when itcomes to the future of the past,artifacts are one thing, and sites areanother. These many valuable sites inArizona must be preserved. After theentertaining talk, the meeting wasadjourned.

July Meeting: The Agave HouseChapter held its July meeting on the23rd. Volunteers from the club helpedthe Chamber of Commerce at the 4thof July celebration, for which the clubwill receive financial payment. Thefield trip to the Petrified Forest hasbeen postponed until the weather iscooler.

The evening's speaker was PeterPilles, Chief Archaeologist for thePetrified Forest. His topic was"Prehistoric Trails in the Southwest."These trails were trade routes, linkinggroups and allowing for thespecialization of crafts. Pecos Puebloand Oraibi, Hopi Mesa were two ofthe important trade centers. Some of

the famous routes were the TucsonBasin Shell Route, the Verde Trail,the Havasupai Trail, the MohaveTrail, La Paz Trail, and Phoenix BasinShell Route. Items for trade includedcopper bells, cherts, ironwood, food,cotton, textiles, quartz crystals,turquoise, salt, pottery, and shells. Formany years, the presence of theseitems, found where they appear to beout of place, was explained away bythe theory of migration. Newertheories support trade routes. Alongwith materials, new ideas were sharedthrough trading. There is much to belearned about the history of this area,and the trade routes are a veryinteresting part of that story.

— Diane Collins

Agua FriaChapter

Roy and Ella Pierpoint were awardedthe GAAC award for the AvocationalArchaeologist category and receivedtheir award at the luncheon ceremonyon June 13, 2008 in Rio Rico, AZ.Congratulations Roy and Ella!

The Calderwood Ceramic and LithicLabs will resume on August 23rd.Tentative dates have been scheduledfor Sept. 27th, Oct. 11th, Nov. 1st andDec.6th. Contact Linda Dorsey [email protected] for time andlocations.

We have a full schedule of speakersfor the fall season, beginning withDavid Doyel, cultural resourcemanager for Luke Air Force Base,speaking on “The EscalanteCommunity and Hohokam Prehistory”on Sept. 9th. In October, Will Russellof Archaeological Research Instituteat ASU will lecture on “PrehistoricRacing in the Perry Mesa Region, ca.A.D. 1274-1475”. In November,Brian Culpepper, archaeologist for theAgua Fria National Monument, willbring a lot of photographs to

accompany his lecture of “Kiet Seel”.In January 2009, Todd Bostwick,archaeologist for the City of Phoenix,will present “Beneath the Runways:Archaeology of Sky Harbor Airport”.

In December, the Chapter will have itsSecond Annual Christmas Party.There will not be a Chapter meeting inDecember.

The Agua Fria Chapter will host theWinter State Meeting, January 24 &25, 2009 in Gila Bend.

Our first meeting is Sept. 9th. Pleasejoin us for dinner with the speaker atApplebee’s, NE corner of 59th Ave. &Peoria at 5:00 PM. The meeting startsat 7:00 pm at the Glendale PublicLibrary.

— Sandy Gauthier

Desert FoothillsChapter

We hope everyone has been havingan outstanding summer. This promisesto be a remarkable year for the DesertFoothills Chapter with many specialevents this season. Besides anoutstanding speaker’s series, a greatgroup of field trips, and the Prehistoryof the Southwest Course, the Chapterwill be hosting the fall State Meeting.Make sure you put that on yourcalendars. Chapter members are alsoplanning a once in a lifetime trip tomajor Maya sites in Mexico andCentral America from March 8-16,2009. Stay tuned for a fascinatingyear.

Sept. Chapter Meeting: Our Sept. 10speaker is David Abbott, AssociateProfessor of Anthropology at theSchool of Human Evolution andSocial Change, Arizona State Univer-sity. The Chapter supported Dr.Abbott’s researching on ceramics atCave Creek sites. His talk is: New



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Developments in the Analysis ofPottery from the Cave Creek Area.From a mineralogical andtechnological perspective, virtually allof the pottery found at prehistoric sitesin the Cave Creek area is identical,precluding standard archaeologicalanalyses to determine where pots weremade and the social and economicnetworks through which the pots wereexchanged. But with the help of theDesert Foothills Chapter of AAS, achemical approach, using an electronmicroprobe, has been developed todistinguish ceramics from differentproduction sources with somesurprising results about communityorganization along Cave Creek. TheChapter meeting will be at The GoodShepherd of the Hills (CommunityBuilding), 6502 E Cave Creek Rd,Cave Creek, AZ 8533.

Sept. Field Trip: The chapter hasscheduled a field trip on Saturday,Sept. 20th to the Sharlot HallMuseum, Prescott, followed by lunch.Look for complete details atSeptember's chapter meeting.

Fall State Meeting: Desert Foothillswill host the fall State Meeting theweekend of October3-5, 2008, at theGood Shepherd of the Hills(Community Building), Cave Creek.Reservation forms and details will beposted shortly on the website and arein this issue of The Petroglyph.

The Chapter is requesting qualityitems for the silent auction and raffle.In addition the Chapter will hold abook sale that will be a fund raiser forour Chapter. Silent Auction and raffleitems can either be brought to theChapter Meeting on Sept. 10 or otherarrangements can be made bycontacting Paddi Mozilo,480-595-9255. Book Sale items mayalso be brought to the Septembermeeting, or again contact Paddi foralternate arrangements.

Prehistory of the Southwest Course:The Chapter is offering the Prehistoryof the Southwest course, on Thursdaynights and beginning October 2nd.The course will be lead by GraceSchoonover. Anyone who has takenthis class will tell you that it is worthnot just taking once, but at leastseveral times. The class will be heldat the Good Shepherd of the Hills(Community Building), Cave Creek.This class is eligible for certificationcredits.

Friends of Agua Fria NationalMonument: Desert Foothills is apartner of this association. TheFriends of Agua Fria NM will holdtheir annual meeting on Saturday,Sept. 13th, 2008, at the Rock SpringsCafe Patio area, (Black Canyon City)from 9am - noon. Further details willbe available at the Chapter Meeting onSept. 10.

Best of the Maya Tour: Members ofthe Chapter are organizing a once in alifetime tour on March 8-16, 2009 ofmajor Maya and Olmec sites inMexico (La Venta Park, Palenque,Bonampak, Yaxchilan), Guatemala(Tikal, Yaxhal, Quirigua) andHonduras (Copan), including somevery special features such as a boattrip through the wildlife rich RioDulce jungle area. The tour is open tomembers of all AAS chapters andfriends but is limited to 24 people.For more information, please contactJay Chatzkel at: [email protected] call 623-826-7194.

— Jay Chatzkel

Little Colorado RiverChapter

The July meeting of the LCRC wasenlivened by an excellent presentationby Ken Parker from the PetrifiedForest Park, detailing with slides andexplanations the paleontology of the

park. The next meeting, Aug. 18 at7:00 pm, will be held in theSpringerville Town Councilchambers; enter through the sameentrance as the Casa Malpais museum.This will be our summer meetingplace until further notice.

— Dave Rohlader

Phoenix Chapter

We have a full schedule of speakersfor the fall, starting on Sept. 11th withJoanne Taktikos, archaeologist withArchaeological Consulting Services,on her work in Olduvai Gorge. OnOct. 9th, Aaron Wright, from theSMRAP, promises to be ready topresent preliminary results on thedistribution of rock art in the SouthMountains. Nov. 13th, Sarah Herr,Center for Desert Archaeology, willpresent results from the Payson toHeber project, and on Dec.11th, AndySeagal, Mesa Community College,will bring lots of photographs toaccompany his talk on the discoveryof Tim’s Cave and the recovery of itslooted artifacts..

In June the Phoenix Chapter missedhaving its usual field trip due to abusy summer schedule. Fortunatelywe have remedied that issue with awonderful two-day trip scheduled forSept 13th & 14th to Sedona area sites.On Saturday an AAS Verdi Valleymember will lead us to and discusstwo different sites: Palatki, andHonanki . Then on Sunday JimGraceffa will lead our group to theVbarV and Secret Mountainpetroglyph sites.

Saturday we will meeting between 9to 9:30 am at the corner of State Rt89A and Forest Road FR525; it’s a 30-40 min drive to Palatki Ruins afterthat. Sunday we'll meet at 8:30 am;there will a handout on Saturday with

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directions on where to meet forSunday trips (the Junction of I 17 andHWY 179 (Sedona Exit)). You willneed to get Red Rock passes, whenyou turn off 89A on FR 525 going toPalatki. You will need them for bothdays. Bring hat, lots of water, hikingshoes and lunch on both days.

The chapter meets on the secondThursday of each month in theCommunity Room at the PuebloGrande Museum, 4619 E. WashingtonSt. in Phoenix, starting at 7:30 pm.We usually take the speaker to dinnerat 5:30 pm at Monti’s La Casa Viejaon Mill and Rio Salado in Tempe. Ifyou are interested in having dinnerwith the speaker, please call or emailMarie (480-827-8070 [email protected]) so that she canreserve a large enough table.

— Ellie Large

Rim Country Chapter

The Rim Country Chapter will behaving a Potluck/Membership Driveon September 20th in lieu of a regularprogram at the Church of the HolyNativity. The Potluck will be heldfrom 11 – 3 pm at Pavilion 3 ofRumsey Park. The park is located at400 North McClane Road in Payson.

On October 18th, Jim Britton willpresent a video of his work at RisserRuin and Dr. Penny Minturn willrecall memories of Risser andSharesse von Strauss, who wasinstrumental in acquiring Risserthrough the Northern Gila CountyHistorical Museum. Following theprogram we will go directly to theMuseum and dedicate thecommemorative bench to Sharessevon Strauss as a joint sign of mutualcooperation between our twosocieties. This presentation will takeplace at the Fellowship Hall of the

Church of the Holy Nativity. Thechurch is located at 1414 Easy Streetin Payson.

For those interested in joining anyRCC-sponsored field trips, there arestill openings for the Mata Ortiz fieldtrip Nov. 12-18 but it will be filledsoon. Additional visits are planned toKartchner Caverns, Ft Huachuca,Tombstone, Chiricahua NationalMonument and historic Ft Bowie.

Contact Ed Spicer for further details,928-978-2232 [email protected].

— Monte McCord

Tubac/Santa CruzCounty Chapter

August Meeting: Thank You ArthurVokes, Repository Curator at theArizona State Museum! Asanticipated, Arthur’s presentation wasan excellent overview of gems andmineral use by Southwestern people2000 years ago to today. He covereda lot of ground in his hour-longpresentation to the 30 or so folks inattendance. Some highlights were theetched shells found in the Santa CruzRiver Basin dating long before thetechnique was prevalent in China anddated to only a 75-100 period! Alsovery intriguing was a large pendantfound in Sahuarita that has indicationsof being worn by an elite andprestigious leader and is, according toVokes, a one-of-a-kind. Thesignificance of turquoise and its use inmasks and decorative items has a newrich meaning for me now. These itemsand many, many more are a part of theSet-in-Stone exhibit at the museum.Arthur invited the group to a behindthe scenes look at the exhibit as wellas the Pot Room. Sign up if you wantto take the tour too. We’ll set a datesometime soon.

Vokes’ program attracted about 10

non-members! Their interests rangedfrom jewelry to just wanting to knowmore about our Valley’s pre-historicand historic heritage, and one was asite steward eager to take care of sitescloser to home. They hailed from RioRico and Tubac. Some joined us forboth the potluck and program, somejust for the program. They were adelight and I know they’ll be joiningus at more programs as well asbecoming official members of ourgroup.

Thank You Set-up and BreakdownTeam! Our first meeting/program atthe Tubac Presidio State Historic Parkwent off without a hitch thanks toAhnuit, Lyle, Jim, Randy, Mary,Barbara, and Hugh. We only had anhour to set up chairs, tables, projector,potluck supplies, put up signs andwork out the kinks. They were anawesome team and we couldn’t havedone it without them! Breakdown wasreally fast, and folks got together atthe Historic Lowe House for moreintriguing discussion with Vokes anda bit of good cheer. Special thanks toJoe Martinez, Park Ranger at TubacPresidio State Historic Park, for all hishelp and support, and to thoseanonymous folks who contributed$35.00 to the donations basket tocover expenses! And for the YummyPotluck Contributions! Just to name afew--Ahnuit’s hot dish of organicvegetables grown on the farm wasmouthwatering, as was Larry’s cherrycrunch desert that got us buzzin’.Betsy’s coffee, regardless of what shesaid, did not taste like tar and was amuch appreciated addition to ourbeverage selection.

Look for an upcoming story about ourchapter and Vokes’ program in theAug. 28 issue of the Santa CruzValley Sun by Kathleen Vandervoltwho appreciates personally whatwe’re doing and offering. ThanksKathy.





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Next Meeting, Sept. 11: Talk on theSanta Cruz Valley Heritage Area—What it’s all about, the status of thelegislation, how our chapter and theregion can benefit from its passage,and what role we might be able toplay in its support andimplementation. Speakers from USRep. Gabriel Gifford’s office and theSanta Cruz Valley Heritage Alliancewill fill us in. Place to be Announced.

Beginning This Fall: Opportunities toExcavate Santa Cruz ValleyArchaeological Sites—Working withand under the supervision ofArchaeologist Deni Seymour, theTubac/SCC AAS Chapter Advisor,volunteers will have the opportunityto participate in an excavation, learnhands-on techniques, and assist withthe data gathering and identifying. Toget on Deni’s call for volunteers list,e-mail her at denijseymour @aol.com.

October 18-19:Anza Day’s Booth—Volunteers wanted! Talk with Nancy.

Program & Event Dates to beAnnounced (We could use the help ofsomeone to coordinator making thesehappen. Any takers?)• Behind the scenes guided tour by

Arthur Vokes, Repository Curatorof Arizona State Museum of theSet-In-Stone Exhibit and the PotRoom.

• Archaeologist Deni SeymourShares Findings of Excavations inSanta Cruz River Valley

• Folkorist Big Jim Griffith• Allen Dart, Old Pueblo Archae-

ology: Pre-History of SouthernArizona and Education Programstoward AAS Certification

And, with your help, much more!

For more information and how to jointhe Tubac/SCC AAS Chapter contactNancy Valentine,[email protected], 520-245-9222

or 520-398-9571

I’m also looking forward to getting allcaught up with our members about “What I Did During My SummerVacation” since they’ve been away onall sorts of exciting and interestingtreks. Allan took an ancient pinch potmaking class, Deni in Ireland, Sharonrelaxing by a large, COOL body ofwater - we’ve missed you! And, we’llcover some business as usual thenduring the potluck/meeting. Hope tosee you then! Abrazos,

— Nancy Valentine

Verde ValleyChapter

The Verde Valley Chapter of theArizona Archaeological Society heldits May meeting at the Sedona PublicLibrary on the 22nd. Our speaker wasNeil Weintraub, Archaeologist for theKaibab National Forest. Neil isresponsible for the protection,management, and interpretation ofmore than 6500 archaeological sites inthe Kaibab National Forest.

Neil spoke about the Boynton CanyonSurvey that he and John Whittaker(Archaeology Professor, GrinnellCollege, Iowa) conducted throughout1989. What had been intended as aweekend campout to search out ruinsfor Peter Pilles, turned out to be a 34person-day survey and conditiondocumentation of Boynton Canyon.Neil and John fully documented 72mostly Honanki Phase (AD 1100-1300) sites, including Sheba Canyon,Peephole Ruin, and Tim's Cave,where spectacular pottery was found.Neil's recent revisitation of theCanyon left him much encouraged bythe conditions of many of the sites.

Our September meeting will be held atthe Sedona Public Library on the 25th.The speaker will be Dr. Penny

Minturn, Bioarchaeologist for andadvisor to the Rim Country Chapter.Her tentative topic is "Cannibalism inthe Southwest."

President Ken Zoll gave warm thanksto a long list of Chapter members forall the help they have given through-out the year, including but not limitedto officers, board members, andcommittee members, to site stewards,volunteers at the Museum, workers atV--V Days, site surveyors, and to ouradvisors, Peter Pilles and DavidWilcox.

We had two excellent field tripsduring the summer. In June we wentto Partridge Creek, where Ron andKaren Peters led us through theirspectacular petroglyph site. In July wewent to Picture Canyon in Flagstaff,where we were able to spot a largenumber of petroglyphs, after strollingthrough fields upon fields of thistles.

Contact is Ken Zoll (928) 284 -- 1228,or [email protected].

— Louise Fitzgerald

Yavapai Chapter

Chapter members were busy withvarious activities throughout thesummer. Several represented thechapter at Sharlot Hall Museum'sannual Folk Arts Festival, June 7and8, helping children make yuccabrushes and pictographs on fragmentsof sandstone. Fourteen AAS membersattended the rock art recording classestaught by Barbara Gronemann in June,and several have since begunrecording the petroglyphs on a graniteoutcrop known as the Indian Rock site(AZ N:7:417 (ASM)), within the newEnchanted Canyon housingdevelopment.





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Chapter president Fred Kraps spoke atthe June 19th meeting on TheMoundbuilders of the Mid-OhioValley: the Adena and Ohio HopewellCultures (1000BC-500 AD). It was afascinating and informativeintroduction to a topic most of usknow little about. The people of thesecultures built large variously shapedburial mounds, as well as rectilinear,circular and even more complexenclosures and ceremonial avenues,especially in Ohio. The Adena andHopewell are also notable for theirpottery, artistic works, and extensivetrading network that provided a widerange of raw materials such as copperfrom the Great Lakes, obsidian fromWyoming, and shells from the Gulf

Coast.

On the June field trip, elevenmembers first visited a series ofpetroglyph panels in Tonto washnorthwest of Prescott. This wasfollowed by a short drive and hike to alarge hilltop site behind GraniteMountain, with lines of sight toseveral other hilltop features, allthought to be part of a prehistoriccommunication system in the PrescottCulture.

Then in early August, twelve Yavapaichapter members attended the PecosConference in Flagstaff, many for thefirst time. The summer activitiesconcluded with the annual summerpotluck Aug. 21 at Thumb Buttepicnic area.

Ever wonder what you could learn ifyou looked at that flake or sherd reallyclosely? At our next regular meetingon Sept. 18, Yavapai Chapter AdvisorDr. Andrew Christenson will speak onMicroscopic Archaeology. Before themeetings, all are invited to joinspeakers and fellow chapter membersat the Prescott Brewing Company at5:30 for dinner.

Contacts: President Fred Kraps(928)778-0653 [email protected]: Vice-president GloriaGrimditch (928) [email protected] trips: Tom [email protected]

— Susan Jones



museum store.

Sept. 20, 1-2 pm, DVRAC, Phoenix:Set in Stone But Not In Meaning:Southwestern Indian Rock Art by AllenDart. Cosponsored by the ArizonaHumanities Council. Old PuebloArchaeology Center’s director,archaeologist Allen Dart, illustratespictographs (rock paintings) andpetroglyphs (symbols carved or peckedon rocks), and discusses how even thesame rock art symbol may beinterpreted differently from popular,scientific, and modern NativeAmerican perspectives. Noreservations needed. For meetingdetails contact Ms. Kim Arth, Formore details, please call(623) 582-8007 or visitwww.asu.edu/clas/shesc/dvrac. DeerValley Rock Art Center is located at3711 W. Deer Valley Road, approx.two miles north of Highway 101 andtwo miles west of I-17. Free.

Sept. 21, Noon - 3 pm, OPAC, Tucson:Arrowhead-making and flintknappingworkshop at Old Pueblo ArchaeologyCenter, 5100 W. Ina Road Bldg. 8(northwestern Tucson metro area).$35; $28 for OPAC and PGM

Auxiliary members. Flintknapper SamGreenleaf teaches hands-on workshopon making arrowheads and spearpointsout of stone to better understand howancient people made and used stoneartifacts. Class is designed to helpmodern people understand howprehistoric Native Americans madeand used artifacts, and is not intendedto train students how to make artworkfor sale. Class limited to 8 registrantsage 16 and older. Advance reservationsrequired: 520-798-1201 [email protected].

Oct. 1, 7:30-9pm, PGM, Phoenix:PGM Auxiliary Lecture, PuebloGrande Museum ArchaeologicalExcavations by Mr. Banks LeonardFor more information see theirwebpage at www.ci.phoenix.az.us/PUEBLO/edsummry.html#AUXOCT

Oct.2, 7-9 pm, AMNH, Mesa: SWATMeeting, .The discovery of Tim's cavenear Sedona by Andy Seagle. AMNHTheater, 53 N. Macdonald, Mesa, AZ85201. For more information, see theirwebsite atwww.southwestarchaeologyteam.org/sched1.html.

Oct. 3-5, Fall State AAS Meeting, Cave

Creek, Az. See details in this issue.

Oct. 8, 3:30-4:30 pm, ASU SHESC,Tempe: New Approaches in theArchaeology of South of Puebla,Mexico: Sites, Polities and Saltworksby Blas Castellon. AnthropologyBuilding, Room 340. For moreinformation, please contact TrishYasolsky ([email protected]) orAbigail York ([email protected]).For more information, see theirwebsite at www.asu.edu/clas/shesc/news/events.htm.

Oct. 24- 25, PGM, Phoenix: The Fall2008 AAC Conference, Advances inHohokam Archaeology.The conference is co-sponsored by theAAC and Pueblo Grande Museum andwill be organized by Drs. DouglasCraig and Todd Bostwick. The aim ofthe conference is to highlight the re-sults of recent research in Hohokamarchaeology and reflect on how far ourunderstanding of the Hohokam hascome in the past 25 years. A center-piece of the conference will be a paneldiscussion with participants from thelast major Hohokam conference held25 years ago.



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