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Society’s Social Potluck and Fundraiser
“Gifts from the Animals”
by
Chuck Kritzon, Primitive Tool Technologist
Saturday,
June 21, 2008
1:00 to 4:00
pm
CA State Indian Museum
Come to a special gathering at the State Indian Museum and get to know new and veteran Society members, while helping us raise funds for 2008 Society’s scholarships and events! We'll have a potluck lunch in the yard behind the museum from 1:00 –2:00 pm followed by a special presentation entitled "Gifts from the Animals" by Chuck Kritzon, primitive tool technologist and interpretive specialist with the Maidu Interpretive Center.
Chuck will present and discuss the material culture that California's Native peoples have traditionally fabricated from animal skin, hide, antler, bone, hooves, and other animal resources. In addition, he'll discuss some of the latest archaeological discoveries related to prehistoric hunting tools such as the atlatl and dart. Time and circumstances allowing, we'll also view a brief film on a topic of archaeological/cultural interest - come and be surprised!
The event will be held at the California State Indian Museum at 2618 K Street Sacramento, CA 95816. This event is FREE and open to members and friends of the Society as well as staff, docents, and volunteers of the California State Indian Museum. Bring a friend or two and food to share!
“CA Indian Basketry” Lecture
By
Ralph Shanks, President of MAPOM
Saturday,
July 12, 2008
7:00 to 9:00 pm
Maidu Interpretive Center
Attend
a special evening presentation and book signing featuring Ralph
Shanks and Lisa Woo Shanks, author and editor of the recently
published book, Indian Baskets of Central California: Art, Culture,
and History. This unique book provides a complete study of the
exquisite Native American basketry from the San Francisco Bay Area and the
Monterey Bay region north to Sonoma, Napa, and Mendocino and eastward across
the Sacramento Valley to the crest of the Sierras. Baskets of the Pomo, Ohlone
(Costanoan), Coast Miwok, Esselen, Huchnom, Lake Miwok, Maidu,
Wappo, and Yuki people are lavishly illustrated and knowledgably and
sensitively described.
Ralph Shanks is President of the Miwok Archaeological Preserve of
Marin. Lisa Woo Shanks is editor of the Basketry of California and Oregon
Series. Their slide show on California's Native basketry will begin at
7:00 pm, followed by a reception with the copies of the book available for sale
and signing.
The event will be held at the Maidu Interpretive Center (Indian
museum and nature center), located at 1960 Johnson Ranch Dr., Roseville,
CA 95661. Call (916) 774-5934 for directions to the museum. This
event is FREE and open to the general public.
“Sutter Buttes Archaeology” Lecture
By
Kathleen Lindahl
California State Parks Archaeologist
Saturday,
August 23, 2008
7:00 to 9:00 pm
Davis Branch Library
Come
hear Kathie Lindahl, Senior State Archaeologist with California State Parks,
discuss her work and findings in the archaeological survey of Peace Valley
State Park in the Sutter Buttes. During this survey, Kathie with a
team of other state archaeologists recorded many new archaeological resources
and a ranching landscape from the late 19th century settlement of the
Sacramento Valley.
She
has worked at the Archaeology, History & Museums (AHM) Division since 1998
under the direction and mentoring of John Foster, Cultural Resource Programs
Supervisor. While with AHM Division, she has
completed several noteworthy archaeological projects throughout the
state and has most recently been involved with the revitalization
of Sumeg Village at Patrick’s Point State Park. She is also an
instructor on cultural resources for State Parks interpreters,
archaeologists, and historians.
Kathie's
presentation on Peace Valley will be held in the Blanchard Community Room at
the Mary L. Stephens branch library in Davis, located at 315 E 14th Street
Davis, CA 95616. This presentation is FREE and open to the general
public.
Scholarship
The
Society places the highest priority on awarding scholarships to deserving
students in the field of archaeology on an annual basis. This year the
Society was pleased to receive three scholarship applications from
students at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz. Two of these applicants,
Samantha Emmanuel and Kalie Sacco are being awarded a scholarship of $700 each
to apply towards participation in a summer field school at the Bronze
Age site of Mycenae in Greece. Stay
tuned. When they return, we will be
anxious to hear about their experiences.
Samantha Emmanuel is a senior at UC Berkeley majoring in Classical
Civilizations. She is interested in
pursuing a career as a museum curator with emphasis in ancient artifacts. She will be attending the Archaeological
Field School in Mycenae, Greece for the month of July 2008. Through the field school directed by Dr. Kim
Shelton, professor in the Classics Department at UC Berkeley and Director for
the Nemea Center for Classical Archaeology she will participate in excavations
and museum study at the Bronze Age site of Mycenae.
Katie Sacco is junior at UC Berkeley majoring in Anthropology and
Classics. She also will be participating
in the Archaeological Field School in Mycenae, Greece for the month of July
2008. Katie is interested in pursuing a
PhD focused on Classical archaeology.
She is particularly interested in paleoethnobotany, comparing the
ancient plant “landscape” in archaeobotanical remains to modern-day landscape
in order to understand environmental change and identify possible trade and
cross-cultural contact. She has worked
in paleoethnobotany lab assisting a graduate student in his research on a site
on California’s central coast. Given
this experience she has creating her own paleoethnobotanical-based project to
perform a flotation study of the material found in several pithoi jars
first uncovered last season in Greece.
She is excited to be participating in the field school in Mycenae to get
first hand experience.
Membership
As of the end of May the society has 50 members. Welcome our newest member, Teresa Williams williams2478@osu.edu. Even though our membership year starts on January 1, we are always welcome new members.
General Announcements
The current West Sac Arthur F. Turner/Merkeley Library meeting room will be closed as of May 26th. Library staff informed us that even though the current facility will be open as a "temporary" building during construction of the new library, the meeting and conference rooms will be closed after their annual book sale (May 17th-24th). The new library, with available meeting rooms, is scheduled for completion sometime in 2009. That means the Society will need to continue looking at the Davis branch library, Maidu Center, and Sacramento County facility offered by Debra Muro for our events (other than the Fagan talk).
Future
Special Events
On October 11, 2008 Sacramento Archeological Society is planning a fund raising event for scholarships. We are very pleased to receive sponsorship from Far Western Anthropological Research, Inc. and SCU Sacramento. Additional funding from supporters is highly desired.
by
Brian FaganProfessor Emeritus of Anthropology
University of California, Santa Barbara
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Sign-in 5:30 to 6:00 pm
Presentation 6:00 to 7:00 pm
Reception / Book Signing 7:00 to 7:30 pm
Cal
State University Sacramento
University Union –
Orchard Suite, 2nd Floor
Brian Fagan takes us on an illustrated journey through the exciting world of the past and poses a question:
“What is the great fascination of ruins?”
Why is cultural and archaeological tourism the fastest growing segment of the adventure travel business? He examines some of the controversies and issues surrounding archaeological tourism—the damage wrought by ever-growing crowds, the rights of stakeholders, and the cultural and social implications of archaeological travel. He also takes us behind the façade of archaeological tourism to look at the critical importance of archaeology for understanding climate change, global warming—and ourselves.
Brian Fagan is one of the world's leading archaeological writers. His over 50 books include widely used college texts, Before California, The Adventure of Archaeology, The Rape of the Nile, The Little Ice Age and The Long Summer, and, most recently, The Great Warming. Books will be available for sale at the presentation, courtesy of Time Tested Books.
This presentation will be free to members of the Sacramento Archeological Society. The non-member entrance fee will be $10 for adults and $5 for students. For more information, call (916-371-6806) or visit the Society’s website at http://www.cacarchwology.org/ .
Co-sponsor: SCU Sacramento
Annual Meeting
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Each year on
the first Saturday in December the Society meets for an annual meeting. This year on December 6 we are pleased to
announce that Dr. Hildebrandt with Far Western Anthropological Group will be
our guest lecturer. Dr. Hildebrandt will do a slideshow presentation
and answer questions about the village excavation on which the book, Life on the River: The
Archaeology of an Ancient Native American Culture is
focused. Dr. Hildebrandt will sign books that have been purchased in
advance of the Annual Meeting presentation.
Please join us as local author William Hildebrandt discusses his new book. Copies are available for sale at the Avid Reader (both in Sacramento and Davis) and through www.heydaybooks.com.
Here are the details about the book and author from the Avid Reader website:
In this
detailed account of an archaeological dig along the banks of the Upper
Sacramento River in Northern California, we gain unforgettable glimpses into
the village life of a Wintu tribe 175 years ago, including signs of their often
contentious interactions with other groups and evidence of the epidemic that
nearly destroyed the tribe in 1883. With the assistance of several Wintu tribal
members and volunteers from throughout the area, archaeologists conducted
careful excavations of the site, preserving portions of it from the threat of
land development. The investigations of this team yielded a firsthand look at
how the Wintu lived prior to the arrival of Europeans in the region – their
food, clothing, tools, social structure, burial techniques, and more – as well
as their experiences during and following contact. Not only did the site yield
rich information on day-to-day village life, but the investigations also led to
the dramatic discovery that a malaria epidemic had swept through the area along
with some of the earliest European fur traders. Informative and accessible to
the layperson interested in archaeology, Life
on the River is a testament to the importance of archaeology in the
understanding of our history and cultural heritage. William R. Hildebrandt
is a principal owner of Far Western Anthropological Research Group, Inc.
located in Davis, California, and is adjunct professor of anthropology at the
University of California, Santa Cruz.
Sacramento Archaeological Society, Inc.
Officers and Directors
President April Farnham 916/371-6806 april_farnham@sbcglobal.net
Vice President Diane Rosales 916/371-4596 drosales@adp.state.ca..us
Treasurer Roger Peake 916/371-6391 rapeake@att.net
Secretary Lydia Peake 916/371-6391 rapeake@att.net
Past President Jan Johansen 530/756-6970 janjohansen@sbcglobal.net
Member/Large Yolanda Chavez 916/612-4714 ychavez@analyticalcorps.com
Member/Large Dennis T. Fenwick 916/373-1465 Fenwick_lewis@msn.com
Member/Large Susan W. Ferguson 916/966-4861 susanferguson@comcast.net
Member/Large Thomas Johansen, MD 530/756-6970 trjohansen@thegrid.net
Member/Large Ruth McElhinney 916/923-3848 no
email
June 19, 2008, Thursday Board Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
at April Farnham’s home
June 21, 2008, Saturday, 1:00 – 4:00 pm, Society
Social Potluck and Fundraiser, at CA State Indian Museum
July 12, 2008, Saturday, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, CA
Indian Basketry Lecture by Ralph Shanks, President of MAPOM, at
Maidu Interpretive Center
July 17, 2008, Thursday Board Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
location TBD
August 21, 2008, Thursday, Board Meeting at 7:00 p.m.
location TBD
August 23, Saturday, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, Sutter
Buttes Archaeology Lecture by Kathie Lindahl, California State
Parks’ Archaeologist, at Davis Branch Library
October 11, Saturday, 6:00 – 8:30 pm, The
Pleasure of Ruins by Brian Fagan, University
of California, Santa Barbara Professor Emeritus and
Author at Cal State University
Sacramento, University Union
December
6, Saturday, 11:00 – 2:00
pm, Life on the River: The Archaeology of an Ancient Native American
Culture by Dr. Hildebrandt, Far Western Anthropological Group, location TBD
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Sacramento, CA 95816-9287