Rep. Grijalva Calls for Investigation of Monument Downsizings

Rep. Grijalva Calls for Investigation of Monument Downsizings
“I firmly believe that the shrinkage was in response to the coal industry and uranium mining industry — but I stand to be proven wrong,” Grijalva said. “That’s why we have oversight. That’s why we have those investigations.” Grijalva said he also supports legislation to restore the original monument boundaries. The Arizona congressman said the committee will focus on how the Trump administration has managed public lands policies over the past two years. http://bit.ly/2DGjt3Y – KUER

SITLA Withdraws Leases on Rescinded Portions of Bear Ears
Attorneys for SUWA [Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance] argued that since President Trump’s 2017 order to reduce Bears Ears National Monument by 85 percent is being challenged in federal court, SITLA [Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration] should defer all leasing within the monument’s original boundaries. On Monday, SITLA appeared to agree when it announced that it was withdrawing the twelve parcels from auction and would refund the winning bids on the parcels that sold. http://bit.ly/2DJ2EoZ – Canyon Echo

Commentary: Engaging with Indigenous Knowledge
Engaging with Indigenous knowledge about how the world works and why it works in that way is a much harder task. Scientists may justly say that their worldview is responsible for stunning advances in our capabilities to do things and make predictions. Indigenous peoples can, with equal justification, point out that their worldview has sustained them for generations, demonstrating the replicability that is also a hallmark of science. http://bit.ly/2DFozxa – Henry P. Huntington via National Park Service

Call to Applicants: 2019 Preservation Archaeology Field School
Join us for the Preservation Archaeology Field School in southwestern New Mexico, May 27 through July 5, 2019. Offered by Archaeology Southwest and the University of Arizona, this unique six-week program provides students with an opportunity to learn excavation, survey, experimental archaeology, and laboratory methods in a beautiful, remote, and archaeologically exciting part of the U.S. Southwest. Our innovative curriculum highlights the goals, ethics, and practice of Preservation Archaeology, which integrates research, education, and preservation within a community-based framework. We share what we learn throughout the project with the public via local events, blog posts, and other venues. Together, students and staff explore ethically responsible and scientifically rigorous field and research methods while investigating compelling questions about our shared past. http://bit.ly/2EBhvzm – Archaeology Southwest

Pueblo Bread
Back in what my relatives still refer to as “the wagon days,” my great-great-grandmother and her family would pack up their wagon with rugs and mutton to trade with the Laguna Pueblos. It was a three-day journey, but the payoff was fluffy Pueblo bread and stew for days. I’m lucky: I can have a loaf in my grasp with little more than a seven-minute drive to the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. http://bit.ly/2UpC61q – Eater

Mesa Verde National Park to Reopen February 4
“During the shutdown, several large rock falls occurred on the main park road between mile markers 2 and 3, causing damage to the road and guardrail,” Brown said. “Repairing the road damage and replacing the guardrail, along with substantial snow removal, are necessary to ensure visitor and staff safety prior to the park reopening.” The Visitor and Research Center at the entrance of the park also will reopen on Feb. 4. http://bit.ly/2DGG3cy – The Journal

Archaeology Café (Tucson): Precontact Agriculture, Tucson versus Phoenix: It’s Not the Same!
Join us on Tuesday, February 5, with Dr. Gary Huckleberry. Archaeologists have found strong evidence for irrigation agriculture in both the Tucson and Phoenix areas, but the histories of the two areas are very different. Canal irrigation is known from a much earlier date in the Tucson region, while Phoenix ultimately became home to the most massive and complicated irrigation systems later in time. Dr. Huckleberry will compare the two regions and explore how environmental and technological differences resulted in the variations we see in the archaeological record. http://bit.ly/2DHVUry – Archaeology Southwest

Tour Opportunity: The View from San Diego’s Coast
The San Diego Archaeological Center announces The View from San Diego’s Coast, the first tour in the San Diego’s First Peoples series, on Saturday, February 16, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The event will start at the Crest Canyon North Interpretive Kiosk on Racetrack Dr. in Del Mar. https://sandiegoarchaeology.org/san-diegos-first-peoples/

Lecture Opportunity, Cortez CO
The Hisatsinom Chapter of the Colorado Archaeology Society is pleased to present Theresa Pasqual on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 515 Park Street, Cortez, CO, to discuss Movement and Migration: Pueblo Peoples’ Connection to Place. Theresa, former Historic Preservation Director (Pueblo of Acoma), will focus on Pueblo peoples’ connection to place through migration and movement over large landscapes, how this connection shapes Pueblo perspectives and thought processes, and why it is critical to maintain in an ever changing world. https://www.facebook.com/events/2228007727517782/

Lecture Opportunities, Santa Fe NM
Southwest Seminars Presents Lyle Balenquah, M.A. (Hopi, Greasewood Clan, Bacavi Village), Archaeologist, Independent Cultural Consultant for Hopi Tribe, Museum of Northern Arizona, and National Park Service, Hiking and River Guide, Colorado River and San Juan River; Study Leader, Archaeology Southwest, who will present a lecture Seeking My Center Place: Migrations Through Tradition and Science on February 4 at 6:00 p.m. at Hotel Santa Fe as part of the annual Ancient Sites Ancient Stories Lecture Series. Admission is by subscription or $15 at the door. No reservations necessary. Refreshments are served. Seating is limited. Contact Connie Eichstaedt tel: 505 466-2775; email: southwestseminar@aol.com; website: southwestseminars.org

The Santa Fe Archaeological Society (SFAS), Archaeological Institute of America, is pleased to present a joint discussion led by Ann Ramenofsky and Kari Schleher regarding a decade of their research at San Marcos Pueblo. Their subject is San Marcos Pueblo: Archaeology and History. This presentation will start at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at the Pecos Trail Cafe, 2239 Old Pecos Trail.

Lecture Opportunity, Cave Creek AZ
On February 13, from 7:00–9:00 p.m., Dr. Stephen Lekson presents Chaco and the Origins of “Pueblo Style.” Archaeology (and Chaco) were present at the creation of the “Pueblo Style,” a distinctive contemporary architecture of the Southwest. Community Building (Maitland Hall) at The Good Shepherd of the Hills Episcopal Church, 6502 East Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek, AZ 85331 (near the Dairy Queen). http://bit.ly/2DIFxe8 – AAS Desert Foothills Chapter

Lecture Opportunity, Tucson AZ
The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society (AAHS) is pleased to present Jonathan Mabry on Monday, February 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the University Medical Center’s Duval Auditorium (1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson 85724), who will discuss The Archaeology of Coastal Shell Middens Along the Northern Gulf of California. Meetings are free and open to the public. For more information, please visit the AAHS website: http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/, or contact John D. Hall at john.hall@terracon.com or 520-205-2553 with questions about this or any other AAHS program. http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/

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