Tohono O’odham Nation Protests Pipeline That Would Impact Cultural Sites

Tohono O’odham Nation Protests Pipeline That Would Impact Cultural Sites
The Tohono O’odham Nation is taking action to officially oppose a proposed pipeline project in the Altar Valley. The Sierrita Pipeline, a Kinder Morgan project, calls for 59 miles of 36-inch pipe to deliver natural gas from existing pipes in Tucson, south through the Altar Valley next to the Tohono O’odham Nation and to the Mexico border. The project could harm up to 60 “sacred and significant” cultural resource sites, including Baboquivari Peak, village sites, trash mounds and quarries, according to a resolution approved by the Tohono O’odham Legislative Council and signed by Chairman Ned Norris Jr. earlier this month. http://bit.ly/10slvNr – Arizona Daily Star

Curation Challenges and the Future of the Arizona State Museum
The museum is, by law, the repository for all archaeological material gathered on state, federal and municipal land in Arizona, and it must curate that material “in perpetuity.” State and federal laws requiring construction sites to be surveyed before building produced a flood of material in the latter part of the 20th Century, leading to a bigger curation burden for the museum and a reduced role in archaeology itself. At one point, the museum rented warehouse space downtown to shelve its treasures, but had to give that up during the recent construction slowdown. Fewer projects meant less income for the museum, which charges firms for storing and curating. http://bit.ly/11uzPAL – Arizona Daily Star

Archaeology Café (Tucson): Connecting the American Southwest and Mesoamerica—A Ritual Economy
Ben Nelson (Arizona State University) will provide a big-picture view of relationships between the two regions in the past. He will also discuss his investigations at the site of La Quemada. We gather after 5:00 p.m., and presentations begin by 6:15 p.m. Outdoor seating is open and unreserved, but limited. Share tables and make new friends! The event is free. Please support our hosts at Casa Vicente by ordering refreshments from the menu. http://bit.ly/13puGv4 – Archaeology Southwest

Nonprofits and Property Owners Dispute Claims over Ancestral Puebloan Lands in Southern Utah
A dispute over the ownership of private property containing Native American antiquities received its first hearing in 5th District Court on Friday amid concerns potential development on the property could destroy graves and other artifacts. The property is located near the Anasazi Valley Trailhead southwest of Ivins. http://bit.ly/YEfJBZ – The Spectrum

Respecting Ancient Traditions, Replicating Mesa Verde Black-on-white 
For a potter fascinated with ancient cultures of the Southwest, replicating Mesa Verde clay vessels using age-old techniques from the Four Corners area is heaven — or at least as close as one might hope to come to a hands-on experience of the ancestral Puebloan culture, 700 to 900 years ago. http://bit.ly/11B28fc – Santa Fe New Mexican

Lecture Opportunity – Cave Creek, AZ
Steve Hayden, the son of famous Keet Seel archaeologist, Julian Hayden, will be speaking at the May 8th meeting of the Desert Foothills Chapter (DFC) of the Arizona Archaeological Society (AAS) at 7:00 P.M. at the Good Shepherd of the Hills Episcopal Church, 6502 E. Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek, AZ.  The title of Steve’s presentations is, “The 1934 Civil Works Administration (CWA) Excavation and Stabilization of Keet Seel – Julian Hayden’s Diary.”   Steve will talk what he discovered in his father’s personal, handwritten diary of events that occured during the 1934 winter excavation of Keet Seel, including the reason that no official report was ever filed.  Character sketches of the 32 men present for this excavation include Julian’s father, Irwin, a Harvard trained archaeologist, members of the Wetherill family and fiddler Kenner Karchner.   A dessert potluck will precede this talk and the public is invited to attend.  Please check the AAS website at http://www.azarchsoc.org/ for more information or call DFC President Glenda Simmons at 928-684-3251.

Lecture Opportunity – Santa Fe
Southwest Seminars Presents Dr. Steve Lekson, Curator of Anthropology, Museum of Natural History and Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Colorado and Author, A History of the Ancient Southwest, who will give a lecture on Chaco in the North on April 22 at 6pm at Hotel Santa Fe as part of the annual Ancient Sites Ancient Stories II Lecture Series held annually to honor and acknowledge the work of the Archaeological Conservancy. Admission is by subscription or $12 at the door. No reservations are necessary and refreshments are served. Contact Connie Eichstaedt, tel: 505 466-2775, email: southwestseminar@aol.com, website: http://bit.ly/YhJddr  – Southwest Seminars

Lecture Opportunity – Santa Fe
Southwest Seminars Presents Dr. Pat Gilman, Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Oklahoma and Co-Editor, Mimbres Society who will give a lecture on Art of the Mimbres: What is its Meaning? on April 29 at 6pm at Hotel Santa Fe as part of the annual Ancient Sites Ancient Stories II Lecture Series held annually to honor and acknowledge the work of the Archaeological Conservancy. Admission is by subscription or $12 at the door. No reservations are necessary and refreshments are served. Contact Connie Eichstaedt, tel: 505 466-2775, email: southwestseminar@aol.com, http://bit.ly/YhJddr  – Southwest Seminars