The Story of Florence Lister: Heroine of Southwestern Archaeology

The Story of Florence Lister: Heroine of Southwestern Archaeology
A woman who has inspired several generations of archaeologists apparently is not content to rest on her laurels. At the seemingly advanced age of 93, she’s hard at work on a paper to help settle a controversy surrounding a kiva at Aztec National Monument in New Mexico. And Florence Lister’s previous work lives on as well. http://bit.ly/1ec9dvH – Durango Herald

Statues Made of Native Soil to Appear near Los Angeles Landmarks in Support of the Southwest Museum
The design and initial sculpting of these mud-and-straw statues of a proud Native American chieftain was done by Navajo artist Erma Yazzie. In coming weeks and months these statues will appear unexpectedly throughout the Los Angeles landscape as part of the Native Soil Project. Friends of the Southwest Museum is helping sponsor the Native Soil Project because  it believes the Southwest Museum and Casa de Adobe museums are also at risk of disappearing before our eyes, just like these ephemeral statues. http://bit.ly/181x3em – Friends of the Southwest Museum

Phoenix Archaeology Café to Focus upon Historic Cemetery Research
On Tuesday, November 19, 2013, Mark Hackbarth shares “The First Phoenix Cemetery—and More!” Archaeology Café begins at 6 p.m. in the Aztec Room of Macayo’s Central, 4001 N. Central Ave. Seating is open and unreserved, but limited. It is best to arrive half an hour before the presentation begins. We encourage guests to share tables and make new friends at this free event.

Editorial Calls for Gutting of Antiquities Act
Originally spurred by looting of Southwest Indian ruins for artifacts – dubbed “antiquities” by anthropologists – in such places as Colorado’s Mesa Verde, Congress empowered the president to protect by proclamation, “historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest,” on federal lands, and to “reserve” (read “take”) private property for the purpose. http://bit.ly/1dJuOL6 – Washington Examiner

Elk Populations Moving into Chaco Canyon
A trip to Chaco Canyon in northwest New Mexico is a pilgrimage to see one of the greatest archaeological areas in the Southwest. While most visitors explore famed sites like Pueblo Bonito, lately they’ve been treated to an exciting – and unexpected – wildlife sighting. http://bit.ly/1hQdiL0 – KNAU.org

Tour Opportunity – Crow Canyon
The Crow Canyon Archaeological Center announced today an archaeology and culture travel opportunity that offers a glimpse into the fascinating culture known as Mimbres. The exploration, Classic Mimbres, focuses on the distinctive culture that developed more than 700 years ago in remote southwestern New Mexico. The Mimbres Classic period (A.D. 1000-1130) is associated with a dynamic history of cultural development, with notable achievements in architecture and pottery. http://bit.ly/HU6ZFM– PR Web

Lecture Opportunity – El Paso
On November 23, 2013 from 2:00 to 3:30 pm Vernon G. Lujan presents a free public lecture, Camino Real de Tierra Adentro: Six Centuries of Trade on a Route in Use from the 15th to 21st Centuries at the El Paso Museum of Archaeology. The lecture describes a recently completed National Trails Intermountain Region project establishing wayside exhibits and a website presence to recognize the cultural interactions and influences of the Camino Real de Tierra Adentro as it passed near the Pueblo of Pojoaque.  http://bit.ly/11ofVK5 – El Paso Museum of Archaeology

Lecture Opportunity – Santa Fe
Southwest Seminars Presents Dr. Richard I. Ford and Dr. Glenna Dean, who will present Aboriginal Cotton Production in Northern New Mexico: Archaeological and Ethnographic Perspective on November 18 at 6pm at Hotel Santa Fe as part of the Mother Earth Father Sky: Perspectives on Natural Science and the Environment of the American West Lecture Series held annually to honor and acknowledge the work of The New Mexico Environmental Law Center. Admission is $12 at the door. No reservations are necessary and refreshments are served. Contact Connie Eichstaedt at tel: 505 466-2775 email: southwest seminar@aol.com website: http://bit.ly/YhJddr

Publication Announcement
Arizona State Museum Archaeology Series presents New Perspectives on the Rock Art and Prehistoric Settlement Organization of Tumamoc Hill, edited by Gayle Hartmann and Peter C. Boyle.  Tumamoc Hill is a prominent landmark west of downtown Tucson, and has a rich diversity of archaeological remains associated with a long-term use of the hill. It is a cerro de trincheras with numerous large stone walls that define prehistoric public spaces and houses, farm plots, and trails. Much of the work reported here was done by University of Arizona archaeological field schools and volunteers, and was part of the ultimately successful process of preparing a National Register nomination for Tumamoc Hill. http://amzn.to/17DMetJ – Amazon.Com

New from the Archaeology Channel
The Chinle Valley Singers are a Navajo family group who have shared their rich cultural tradition since 1981 in story-telling and in songs and dances adapted from ceremonial contexts. In 2012 they performed for audiences at the University of Shanghai in China. You can see this story in the November 2013 edition of this monthly half-hour show, available now on our nonprofit streaming-media Web site, The Archaeology Channel (http://www.archaeologychannel.org) as well as on cable TV in cities across the US.