Taking Stock at the 112th Anniversary of the Antiquities Act

Commentary: Taking Stock at the 112^th Anniversary of the Antiquities Act
Today, the nation benefits from roughly 160 national monuments—from Alaska and Hawaii to Maine and Florida—designated through the Antiquities Act. They are places where visitors explore, play, learn, and connect and serve as economic engines for local communities. Since becoming law 112 years ago, the Antiquities Act has been used by 16 presidents of both major parties to protect some of America’s most beloved landscapes, seascapes, and historic and cultural landmarks. http://bit.ly/2t3kGf9 — Pew Charitable Trusts

As with all of New Mexico’s outdoor treasures, these new monuments double as potent economic engines. At Río Grande del Norte, visitation is near 180,000 people annually, up 45 percent since its designation. Visitation to Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks increased by 152 percent from 2014 to 2016. This has translated into millions of dollars in new spending that creates jobs and benefits our state’s economy. http://bit.ly/2t382Nc — Santa Fe New Mexican

A New Era of Big Data in Archaeology
Keith Kintigh has seen the future of archaeology — and it’s not what you might expect. His vision includes projects that examine multiple sites together, rather than separately, and a science that answers questions about our present, instead of focusing only on the past. [I]n recent years, he’s devoted his attention to collecting archaeological data from numerous sites and regions, exploring overarching trends, and making information accessible to other scientists so they can do the same. http://bit.ly/2sXiJAO — Arizona State University

Commentary: Chair of All Pueblo Council of Governors on the Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2018
The area holds thousands of our ancestors’ artifacts and archaeological sites, ranging from great roads, multi-story buildings, astronomical observation sites, ceremonial kivas, and other daily tools that help our story live on today. http://bit.ly/2ycxhCG — Farmington Daily Times

Announcing Ranger-Guided Tours of Gila Cliff Dwellings
On June 8, Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument announced that Interpretive Park Rangers will offer 45-minute guided tours of the cliff dwellings at 1:00 pm on weekends. Each Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, visitors can meet a ranger at the dwellings to explore and discover the fascinating history of this special place that was home to the Mogollon people almost 800 years ago. Tours are available by request on other days and at other times, but are dependent on staff availability. Contact: Rita Garcia, rita_garcia@nps.gov or (575)536-9461 ext. 31. https://www.nps.gov/gicl/index.htm

Congratulations to Filfred Davis and Willie Grayeyes
Conservation Colorado recognized Filfred on behalf of the Bears Inter-Tribal Coalition, and Greyeyes on behalf of Utah Diné Bikeyah. Grayeyes is president of Diné Bikeyah. http://bit.ly/2y4oqCN — Lake Powell Life

Congratulations to Recipients of the 2018 AZ Awards in Historic Preservation
The Governor’s Archaeology Advisory Commission Awards in Public Archaeology and the Governor’s Heritage Preservation Honor Awards were bestowed at a reception in Scottsdale on June 7. Archaeology Southwest would particularly like to congratulate long-time supporter Mike Hoogendyk, who was honored as Avocational Archaeologist of the year; our colleagues at the Cultural Resource Management Program of the Gila River Indian Community; our colleague Jerry Howard, who was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award; and the Montezuma’s Castle and Casa Grande Ruins Preservation Project. http://bit.ly/2t2I3Wg — Arizona Preservation Foundation

Congratulations to Chip Colwell
Colwell’s (Denver Museum of Nature and Science) 2017 book Stolen Skulls and Plundered Spirits: Inside the Fight to Reclaim Native America’s Culture recently won a Colorado Book Award. http://bit.ly/2t0kHjX — Colorado Humanities, and http://bit.ly/2t4sHjO — University of Chicago Press

Job Opportunity — Crow Canyon Archaeological Center (Cortez CO)
The Supervisory Archaeologist plans and directs major archaeological excavations in the context of an ongoing public education program. Post-field work is required to organize, complete, and produce archaeological content related to recent field projects. This includes dissemination of our research results through online databases, print and online publications, and presentations for professional colleagues and the general public. Application deadline is June 25, 2018. Additional information can be found at www.crowcanyon.org/jobs

Volunteer Opportunities — HistoriCorps
HistoriCorps is a nonprofit organization based in Denver that engages volunteers to do preservation work on historic structures across the country, most often on public lands in partnership with public lands agencies. Volunteering on HistoriCorps projects is free; we provide all meals, tools, training, and equipment. Volunteers only provide their transportation to the project site, camping equipment, and work clothes. https://historicorps.org/

Exhibition and Lecture Opportunity — Albuquerque Museum
Dr. Hannah Mattson serves as Guest Curator for a new exhibition at the Albuquerque Museum entitled American Jewelry from New Mexico. The exhibition will be up from June 2–October 14, 2018, and includes many prehispanic ornaments never displayed before (including turquoise beads excavated by UNM faculty and students at Pueblo Bonito in 2013). Dr. Mattson will give a free lecture entitled, Prehispanic Jewelry in New Mexico at the Albuquerque Museum on July 15 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. http://bit.ly/2sZYceY — City of Albuquerque/Albuquerque Museum

Lecture Opportunity — Albuquerque NM
On Tuesday, June 19, at 7:30 p.m., at the Albuquerque Museum, 2000 Mountain Road NW, the Albuquerque Archaeological Society welcomes Erin Hegberg for Junk on the Trunk: Trees and Perishable Wood Features in the Archaeological Record. http://bit.ly/2y4YJCa — Albuquerque Archaeological Society

Lecture and Event Opportunities — Aztec Ruins National Monument (Aztec NM)
June 21 & 22: Summer Solstice Sunrise. This event is free, and is a ranger-guided tour. Meet rangers in the picnic area between 5:30 a.m. and 5:45 a.m. (no latecomers) for a short walk to the Great Kiva, and then an off-trail walk to the viewing area. Sunrise will occur around 6:00 a.m. After the alignment, rangers will walk visitors back to the Visitor Center. http://bit.ly/2y6hZPB

June 22: Beyond Stone & Mortar: A Hopi Perspective. At 7:00 p.m., guest speaker Lyle Balenquah (Hopi) will share the opportunity to understand ancestral sites from the cultural insight of one of the park’s affiliated Pueblos. http://bit.ly/2sXml5Q

July 6: Place-Based Education and Sovereignty. At 7:00 p.m., guest speaker Porter Swentzell (Santa Clara) will speak about a recent qualitative study among participants in and staff of Traditional Arts programs at the Institute of American Indian Arts. This study calls on Indigenous people, and especially those who are Pueblo people, to actively reestablish relationships with their places so that inherent sovereignty can be preserved for future generations. http://bit.ly/2t1QWza

Hands-On Archaeology Demonstration: Flintknapping
Archaeology Southwest’s Preservation Archaeology Field School welcomes the public for Allen Denoyer’s demonstration, How to Make Arrowheads, on Thursday, June 21, at 7:00 p.m. All lectures begin at 7:00 p.m. Lectures are held in Cliff, New Mexico, in the cream building with blue portable toilets on the north side of Hwy 180 just east of Shields Canyon Road and the highway yard. (This is 2.2 miles west of the 180–211 junction in central Cliff.) For more on this and other free events with the field school, visit https://www.archaeologysouthwest.org/events/.

Book Announcement: Voices from Bears Ears
Seeking Common Ground on Sacred Land. By Rebecca Robinson with photos by Stephen E. Strom. http://bit.ly/2t3oBZp — University of Arizona Press

Book Announcement: Bears Ears
Views from a Sacred Land. By Stephen E. Strom. http://bit.ly/2sYGLv6 — University of Arizona Press, and http://bit.ly/2t3RXGX —High Country News (review)

Book Announcement: Archaeogaming
An Introduction to Archaeology in and of Video Games. By Andrew Reinhard. http://bit.ly/2sZS8TK — Berghahn Books

Editor’s Note: As we went to press, we learned that renowned Paleolithic archaeologist Harold Dibble (PhD University of Arizona 1980) has passed away. We will share more information as it becomes available. Meanwhile, here is a link to a 2005 profile of Dibble in Expedition, the magazine of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology: http://bit.ly/2t7hn6O