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For information on Classes and the Class Schedule, Call Terri Woodrow at 970 560-1318, or email her at Twoodrow@ptsr.com.
 
P.A.A.C. Schedule: January-June 2009

January
*9-28 .........................Denver......................................      PAAC Laboratory Project
24    ............................Fort Collins...............................      PAAC Board meeting
30-31..........................Pueblo.......................................      Historical Archaeology (sessions 1-2)

February
1     ............................Pueblo.......................................      Historical Archaeology (end, session 3)
6-9..........................   Cortez........................................      Colorado Archaeology
13-16......................   Gunnison....................................      Perishable Materials
18, 25...................      Boulder.......................................    Perishable Materials (sessions 1-2)
 
March
4    ...........................  Boulder.....................................      Perishable Materials (continued, session 3)
7-8.......................      Glenwood Springs .....................     Archaeological Dating Methods
11, 18...................      Boulder.....................................      Perishable Materials (continued, sessions 4-5)
20-22...................      Durango ....................................     Prehistoric Lithics Description & Analysis
24  ........................    Loveland ....................................     Principles of Archaeological Excavation (session 1 of 7)
25 ........................     Boulder ......................................     Perishable Materials (continued, session 6)
31........................      Loveland ...................................     Archaeological Excavation (continued, session 2)

April
4    .........................  Alamosa .....................................    PAAC Board meeting
7   .........................   Loveland ...................................     Archaeological Excavation (continued, session 3)
8   .........................   Boulder .....................................     Perishable Materials (end, session 7)
14  .......................    Loveland ..................................     Archaeological Excavation (continued, session 4)
16 .........................   Denver .....................................     Basic Site Surveying Techniques (session 1 of 8)
17-20 .................     Montrose ....................................   Basic Site Surveying Techniques
21  .......................    Loveland ..................................     Archaeological Excavation (continued, session 5)
23 .........................   Denver .....................................     Basic Site Surveying Techniques (continued, session 2)
25-26.................      Alamosa ....................................    Field and Laboratory Photography
28 .......................     Loveland ..................................     Archaeological Excavation (continued, session 6)
30 .........................   Denver .....................................     Basic Site Surveying Techniques (continued, session 3)

May
5 ........................     Loveland ..................................     Archaeological Excavation (end, session 7)
7 ..........................   Denver .....................................     Basic Site Surveying Techniques (continued, session 4)
8-10..................      Colorado Springs ......................     Prehistoric Lithics Description & Analysis
14 ........................   Denver .....................................     Basic Site Surveying Techniques (continued, session 5)
15-17..................... Grand Junction ..........................     Perishable Materials
21, 30................      Denver .....................................     Basic Site Surveying Techniques (contd., sessions 6-7)

June
4  ........................   Denver ......................................     Basic Site Surveying Techniques (end, session 8)
6-7......................   Craig .........................................     Field and Laboratory Photography
?16-23.............      Antelope Gulch ..........................     Summer Training Survey

*Lab project occurs on intermittent dates at the Museum Support Center in east Denver; call or e-mail for information
? Dates for the Summer Training Survey are tentative

Other Notable Events:
Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) conference, January 6-11 in Toronto, Ontario
Colorado Preservation Inc. (CPI) conference, February 4-6 in Denver
Colorado Council of Professional Archaeologists (CCPA) annual meeting, April 2-5 in Alamosa
Society for American Archaeology (SAA) annual meeting, April 22-26 in Atlanta, Georgia
Colorado Rock Art Association (CRAA) annual symposium, May 15-17 in Cortez

COLLEGE CREDIT FOR P.A.A.C. CLASSES
Adams State College's Extended Studies Program  (http://www2.adams.edu/extended_studies/) will now offer credit for PAAC classes. In particular, K-12 teachers may be interested in this program. It is up to those wanting college credit to register with Adams State College in addition to enrolling through Terri Woodrow, Cortez P.A.A.C. Coordinator.