San Juan Basin Archaeological Society SJBAS Archaeology Durango Colorado Archaeological Society CAS

Next General Meeting - Thursday, September 9^th

After a brief business meeting, Fort Lewis College archaeology professor Mona Charles will present "The Unique Cultural Landscape of Historic Fort Lewis." The meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Lyceum in the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College.

Ms. Charles is the director of the FLC archaeological field school and a visiting faculty member of the Department of Anthropology. She has over 35 years of professional experience in archaeology. Most recently, she has become involved with the Old Fort Lewis Task Force. This task force is dedicated to the preservation of the cultural and natural recourses at the Old Fort Lewis Campus near Hesperus, CO.

Trip Cancellations

The September 6^th - 8^th Jemez Mountains field trip and September 23^rd - 26^th Disappointment Valley field trip have been cancelled.

Crow Canyon Field Trip - “Tewa Origins: Migration from the Mesa Verde region to the Northern Rio Grande.”

If anyone in the SJBAS wants to learn more about Dr. Scott Ortman’s work, he will be leading a trip the week of September 19^th with Santa Clara tribal members visiting sites that play an important role in his theory. The trip is called “Tewa Origins: Migration from the Mesa Verde region to the Northern Rio Grande.” It is being offered through Crow Canyon and begins and ends in Cortez. There are still a few spots available for the trip, so if anyone is interested they should email or call Clay Patton at Crow Canyon cpatton@crowcanyon.org or 970-564-4360.

Writer's Workshop

Early and discounted registration for a writer’s workshop, “Writing the Cultural Landscape: Giving Voice to People and Place”, at the Cortez Cultural Center ends Friday, August 27. The workshop will feature award-winning authors Kathleen and Michael Gear, Beth and Bill Sagstetter, Ray Williamson, and Fred Blackburn, Friday Sept. 17 through Sunday, Sept. 19. The focus is on both fiction and nonfiction skills in “penning prehistory,” giving voice to the people who occupied landscapes of the past. Cost for the all-day workshop on Saturday, Sept. 18, is $100. Cost will be $150 after Aug. 27. Cost for a one-on-one session with an author of your choice on Sunday morning, Sept. 19, is $25. A site tour and on-site writing experience on Sunday afternoon, including transportation and lunch is $50. For more information or to pre-register, call 565-7272, 565-1151, or visit www.cortezculturalcenter.org/writers_workshop.shtml.

PAAC Class Schedule

Follow this link for information on Program for Avocational Archaeological Certification (PAAC) classes in Colorado: PAAC classes.

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September 2010