EPAS Community Newsletter 2008
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2-9-10 - DAAS Speaker - Wayne Lee
The Doña Ana Archaeological Society will meet at 7 PM Tuesday, 9 February 2010, at the Good Samaritan Auditorium, 3011 Buena Vida Circle, Las Cruces.
Wayne Lee, will give an illustrated presentation titled “Tinian: from a prehistoric fishing village to the Atomic Bomb”. His presentation will discuss the prehistoric and historic peoples of Tinian and the role of this island in World War II. Of special interest is the military archaeology of the Japanese and American occupation of the island, including the flight of the Enola Gay to Japan.
Wayne Lee will be graduating from NMSU with a bachelor’s degree in anthropology this summer. This presentation will cover his involvement in the archaeological excavation.
The meeting is free and open to the public. Info 575-524-9497.
2-21-09 - EPAS Lecture - Tabitha (Beth) Griffith
El Paso Archaeological Society Lecture
Seeing Beneath the Soil
By local archaeologist Tabitha (Beth) Griffith
Some of the equipment and technology archaeologists use to “see” what’s below ground will be shown through photographs and illustrations in this presentation by archaeologist Beth Griffith. She trained fellow New Mexico State University student archaeologists in the use of magnetic susceptibility equipment and also employed ground penetrating radar and magnetometer in a recent investigation of the historic period Rough and Ready Stagecoach Station on the Butterfield Trail near Las Cruces. Tabitha (Beth) Griffith has worked and volunteered as a professional archaeologist in New Mexico and Texas since 2005.
Rough and Ready Geophysics: Examining Methodological Approaches to Subsurface Prospection in Historical Archaeological Research
Beth Griffith
Abstract:
During the Fall 2008 semester, New Mexico State University conducted an archaeological field school lead by Dr. Edward Staski. Both graduate and undergraduate students studying archaeology got the opportunity to excavate the Rough and Ready Stagecoach Station on the Butterfield Trail. Included in the research design was a subsurface examination of the site using geophysical investigation technology, including ground penetrating radar, magnetic susceptibility, and magnetometer. This presentation will focus on how this special equipment was used at the Rough and Ready site to address research questions. The lecture will describe the geophysical investigation methods what worked and those that didn't and how those methods can be applied to archaeological research in the future.
Bio:
Tabitha (Beth) Griffith has worked and volunteered as a professional archaeologist in New Mexico, Texas since 2004. She is a recent graduate of New Mexico State University with a M.A. in Anthropology and currently works in the El Paso office of Geo-Marine, Inc., an environmental and cultural resources consulting firm. She is a member of the Society for American Archaeology, the Geological Society of America, Sigma Xi, and several other organizations pertaining to the advancement of archaeological and geological knowledge. Ms. Griffith was recently the recipient of the Richard Hay Student Award for her graduate research focusing on geoarchaeology in the Tularosa Basin, and also received both the Charles Gunn Memorial fellowship and a staff position as Project Geoarchaeologist for the Rough and Ready Butterfield Stage Station 2008 Field School.
3-11,12-2010 - Conference on Archaeoastronomy
The purpose of the Conference on Archaeoastronomy of the American Southwest (CAASW) is to advance the study and practice of archaeoastronomy of the American Southwest. To build upon the success of the 2009 conference, a two-day technical workshop has been schedule.
Date:
March 11-12, 2010
Time: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm each day
Place:
Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
Cost: $75, includes lunches
Among the many topics covered are:
 | Standardization of Archaeoastronomy Terms and Forms |
| Horizon-line Dynamics and Astronomy |
| Choosing Field Survey Techniques |
| Determining Field Azimuth |
| Digital Photography and Presentation Tools |
For the complete agenda and to register online visit their at www.caasw.org
3-26,29-2010 - ARARA Meeting
Rock Art Researchers to Gather in Del Rio, Texas
Where: Del Rio Ramada Inn, Del Rio, Texas
When: March 26 - 29, 2010
Who: American Rock Art Research Association (ARARA)
Contacts:
Conference: Donna Gillette rockart@ix.netcom.com
President: Evelyn Billo ebillo@infomagic.net
ARARA website www.arara.org
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Phoenix, AZ—Del Rio, Texas will be the setting for the 37th annual conference of the American Rock Art Research Association (ARARA), to convene March 26th – 29th, 2010. Del Rio is located on the Texas/Mexico border, and is the portal to the Lower Pecos River style of rock art.
A diverse program is planned, exploring the many facets of rock art – the study of prehistoric Native American markings found on stone in natural landscape settings. Presentations on the rock art of Southern Texas and beyond, plus a special symposium devoted to discussion of the Red Linear pictograph style will form the heart of the conference. SHUMLA , an international center for archeological research and education, will conduct the exciting field trips offered. A workshop on the D-stretch recording technique, committee meetings focused on education, archives, conservation and publication, a fundraising auction and the ever popular vendor room that features rock art-related wares and publications for sale are all planned. The pre-registration deadline is February 25th.
ARARA is a diverse community of members dedicated to the preservation, research and communication of the significance of rock art, which is a non-renewable resource of enduring cultural value, and an important expression of shared human cultural heritage.
For more information about ARARA, please visit: www.arara.org
Contacts:
Evelyn Billo
President, American Rock Art Research Association
(928) 526-3625 phone
Donna Gillette
(408) 223-2243
Conference Coordinator
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