Sacramento
News Release
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www.sacarcheology.org. April
8, 2008
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Mark Your
Calendars
**April 8 … KVIE is
running "Cracking the Maya Code" this week, for details see http://www.kvie.org/schedule/results.htm?keywordPBS=maya+code&channel=-1&sort=1&skip=0
**April 12 - Valley of the
April 13, 2008, Sunday – 10:00 a.m. to 12:00,
Ohlone Village Site Tour,
April 17, 2008, Thursday - 6:30 pm, Board Meeting at Roger and Lydia Peake’s
home, 916/371-6391
April 17, 2008, Thursday – 7:30 pm, “Maya Meeting Update”, Roger and Lydia
Peake, at the Peak’s home, 916/371-6391
April
17- 20 2008 - SCA,
**April
19 - Grimes Point Rock Art Tour, contact info@nevadarockart.org
**April
26 - Rock Art Documentation Training, contact info@nevadarockart.org
April
27, 2008, Sunday - 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sutter Buttes Hike: Native Ways Hike,
call Middle Mountain Foundation at (530) 671-6116 or http://www.middlemountain.org/body/hikes/schedule.html
**May
3, 2008, Saturday - Archeological excavation at
916/966-4861 or susanferguson@comcast.net
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New events |
Archaeological Excavation at Ft. Reading, near Anderson
Saturday, May 3,
2008
7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Join Professor Ritter, SAS member Susan
Ferguson, and other archaeology students of
Established on May 26,1852, this adobe
built, two-company post was located on the west side of Cow Creek, about two
and a half miles from its confluence with the Sacramento River at the present
town of
It will take at least 3 hours and more one
way to get to the site. It is east of
There is a lunch break so those coming
should prepare a lunch. The time there usually runs from approximately 9
a.m. until 4 p.m. It is a long day so you must be prepared to put in the
time and sweat, and definitely wear old clothes. If anyone has metal detectors,
please bring them. For more details contact Susan Ferguson at
916/966-4861 or susanferguson@comcast.net.
April 12 - A FREE guided tour of
several beautiful rock art localities within the spectacular landscapes of the
Valley of the
April 19 - Grimes Point - FREE
guided educational tour to one of the oldest and most interesting rock art
sites in
April 26 - Rock Art Documentation
Training,
One-day documentation training workshop -
This training is required for everyone
who wants to work on a documentation project.
This is the class component of the documentation training and
participants will learn the technical aspects of rock art research, laws and
recording techniques (9am-3pm). Bring a
sack lunch. To complete the
certification, participants must complete a fieldwork training session where
participants will practice the techniques learned in class. The fieldwork training must be completed
within 12 months of taking the class - - just volunteer for the next NRAF
project! Limited to 15. Training is free
to NRAF members and new members can join on the first day. Call (775) 323-6723 or Email info@nevadarockart.org to reserve a place.