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www.sacarcheology.org. March 2006
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"Prehistoric Wetland Settlement and Mobility Patterns in the Mono Basin, eastern California"
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Ryan T. Brady
Masters Degree candidate, Anthropology CSU, Sacramento
Saturday, March 18, 2006, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Yolo County Library
The public is invited to hear Ryan T. Brady, 2005 recipient of Sacramento Archeological Society’s scholarship discuss his research on prehistoric wetland settlement and mobility patterns in the Mono Basin, eastern California. The society promoted this thesis topic by funding geochemical sourcing of obsidian artifacts collected during Ryan’s theses fieldwork.
Starting at 7:00 p.m. before the presentation enjoy a potluck. Bring your favorite dish to share. Bring friends and prospective members. The presentation will be held in the Community Room of the Yolo County Library: Arthur F. Turner Branch, located at 1212 Merkley Avenue, West Sacramento, CA 95691 (916/375-6465). Direction from U.S. 50 and Business I 80: exit north on Jefferson Avenue. Go one block and turn right, east on Merkley Avenue. Go about 150 yards, and turn left into the Library parking lot.
Old Sacramento Archeological Tour
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Roberta Deering
Tentatively if there is room on the tour, Society members may be joining a scheduled archeological tour of Old Sacramento on Saturday, April 22 at 9:00 a.m. Keep this day open. More information will be available. There will be a fee for the event.
2006 Scholarships
The society is again seeking applicants for Scholarships. Attached is the Scholarship information sheet and application form. Please give it to any one who might be interested. Scholarship applications are due on May 15, 2006.
Garage Sale Fundraiser
Save those items from your spring purge for the Society’s Garage Sale Fundraiser. In order to continue to offer Scholarships to worthy Archaeology/Anthropology Students the society is planning a garage sale to raise funds. The date is tentatively scheduled for the fundraiser is Saturday, June 24.
Sacramento Archeological Society Book Club
The next meeting of the society’s book club will be held on Thursday, May 11 at Jan Johansen’s home. We will be discussing Gun, Germs and Steel, The Fates of Human Societies. Put the date on your calendar. Happy reading. All members are welcome.
The first two books that have been selected for the quarterly book club are:
Gun, Germs and Steel, The Fates of Human Societies, Jared Diamond, W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 1999 and
1491, New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus, Charles C. Mann, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2005
Memberships
Sacramento Archeological Society currently has 23 paid memberships, numbering 33 members for 2006. If you have a friend who is interested in archeology, encourage him or her to join our society.
If you need brochures to promote our organization, please contact Jan Johansen at 530-756-6970. We want your support and participation.
The annual dues are:
Student/Limited Member $15
Individual Membership $25
Family Membership $35
Sponsor $100 - 499 (individual)
$500 - 999 (business)
Patron $1000
Please remit your payment. Please make out your check to "Sacramento Archeological Society, Inc." and mail it to
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Sacramento Archeological Society, Inc. |
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P.O. Box 163287 |
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Sacramento, CA 95816-9287 |
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Mark Your Calendars
March 18, 2006, Saturday, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Potluck and Presentation - "Prehistoric Life in the Mono Basin", Ryan Brady, 2005 Scholarship winner, Yolo County Library, West Sacramento
March 29, 2006 – April 1, 2006, SCA Annual Meeting, Marriott Ventura Beach, Ventura
April 13, 2006,Thursday, 7:00 p.m., Board Meeting, location to be announced.
April 22, 2006, Saturday, 9:00 a.m., Tentative Old Sacramento Archeological Tour, details to be announced.
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P.O. Box 163287
Sacramento, CA 95816-9287