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January 2009 Meeting
Tuesday, January 6, 7:00 p.m.    Cortez Cultural Center

Linda Farnsworth, Archaeologist for the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, will present a talk on Tuesday, January 6th at 7:00 pm. Linda will speak on "dendroglyphs", or aspen tree graffiti, based on her experiences in the Coconino National Forest, northern Arizona. The San Francisco Peaks area has yielded numerous examples of intricate artwork, some over a century old, mainly created by Basque and Navajo sheepherders. Linda is currently on the staff of the Anasazi Heritage Center. Prior to that, she was an archaeologist with the San Juan National Forest District. The talk will be held at the Cortez Cultural Center, and is free and open to the public.

February Meeting

On February 3rd Fred Blackburn will give a presentation entitled, "Inscription House: The Spanish Myth: 1661 or 1861?" Two years of research and documentation of historic inscriptions at Inscription House in northeastern Arizona has culminated in a research paper describing the expeditionary history of visitation within Inscription House and surrounding canyons. A three year project in cooperation with Jefferson County Open School along with photographers John Cappis and Robert Heyl was conducted under dual permits from the Navajo Cultural Preservation Office and the National Park Service. Miners, Mormon migration, traders, and archaeologists along with Paiute and Navajo settlement make the story intriguing.
Recapture Wash
Since the beginning of 2008, the Hisatsinom chapter has been concerned about the damage to archeological sites in Recapture Wash. For more information click here.
Greenlee Site
Members of Hisatsinom are currently excavating the Greenlee site. For more information, click on Reports.
Field Trips past and future for 2008- Members Only

March
There will be a one day field trip to Cross Canyon. It will involve about two miles of walking and some climbing.

April
The April trip to Recapture Wash will be led by Ronni Egan. She will take us on a tour there on April 19th. 

May

Colorado Archaeology Month.

May 5 and beyond

The restoration project in the Ute Tribal Park under the direction of Chris Zeller resumes. This project provides volunteer opportunities to learn hands-on stabilization skills.

May 24-26

There will be an overnight field trip to Beef Basin in South Eastern Utah. Camp will be set up above Beef Basin and we will drive into the basin each day to visit archaeological sites. Site visits will involve walking up to half a mile.

June

Site survey at Galen Larsen’s property. This project will take several days.

August 30 – September 1

There will be an overnight field trip to Cedar Mesa together with the New Mexico Archaeological Society from Taos. We will visit sites in Point Lookout and Road Canyons. Site visits will involve walking up to three miles and climbing in and out of canyons.

October

There will be a one day field trip to Pancho House, the largest cliff dwelling in Utah. The trip will involve a short walk and some climbing, and a permit from the Navaho Tribe.

November 18-25

There will be an eight day trip to Copper Canyon, in Chihuahua, Mexico with Caravan Tours. For details call Dale Davison at 565-3862.

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