BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:David Yetman –\; “\;The Ópatas. Who they were and what became of them”\; URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/2011/08/david-yetman-the-opat as-who-they-were-and-what-became-of-them/ SEQUENCE:5 UID:137-http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/2011/08/david-yetman-the-opatas-who -they-were-and-what-became-of-them/ DESCRIPTION:In 1600 they were the largest\, most technologically advanced i ndigenous group in northwest Mexico\, but today\, though their descendants presumably live on in Sonora\, almost no one claims descent from the Ópata s. The Ópatas seem to have “\;disappeared”\; as an ethnic group \, their languages forgotten except for the names of the towns\, plants\, a nd geography [...] [by: Katherine Cerino] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120116T193000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120116T210000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Fort Huachuca Archaeology URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/2011/10/fort-huachuca-archaeo logy-2/ SEQUENCE:3 UID:147-http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/2011/10/fort-huachuca-archaeology-2 / DESCRIPTION:The third Saturday of the New Year will find us visiting archae ological sites in the vicinity of Ft. Huachuca\, led by archaeologist Marty n Tagg. We will leave at 8:30 a.m. from the northwest corner of the Houghto n Road exit and I-10 East in order to carpool as parking is an issue at the base. We’ll [...] [by: Katherine Cerino] TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120122 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Sears Point Weekend URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/2011/06/sears-point-weekend/ SEQUENCE:3 UID:125-http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/2011/06/sears-point-weekend/ DESCRIPTION:Evelyn Billo and Robert Mark have been leading a multi-year eff ort to document the extensive rock art along the Gila River between Gila Be nd and Yuma. President’s Weekend they will lead a trip for AAHS to see so me of sites. We will meet in Gila Bend at 10:00 am on Saturday\, February 1 8th and proceed [...] [by: Katherine Cerino] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120218T110000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120219T160000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Evelyn Billo\, Robert Mark and Donald E. Weaver\, Jr. –\; R 20\;Sears Point Rock Art and Beyond\, Synopsis of the 2008-2012 Recording P roject”\; URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/2011/09/evelyn-billo-robert-m ark-and-donald-e-weaver-jr-sears-point-rock-art-and-beyond-synopsis-of-the- 2008-2012-recording-project/ SEQUENCE:6 UID:139-http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/2011/09/evelyn-billo-robert-mark-an d-donald-e-weaver-jr-sears-point-rock-art-and-beyond-synopsis-of-the-2008-2 012-recording-project/ DESCRIPTION:Utilized for centuries by many cultures\, the National Register Sears Point Archaeological District (SPAD) is located along the rich ripar ian habitat of the Gila River. Currently managed by the Yuma District of th e Bureau of Land Management\, a large portion of the District is designated an Area of Critical Environmental Concern and is still utilized [...] [by: Katherine Cerino] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120220T193000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120220T210000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:William Lipe –\; Before Lake Powell: Memories of Glen Canyon A rchaeology URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/2011/10/william-lipe-before-l ake-powell-memories-of-glen-canyon-archaeologo/ SEQUENCE:4 UID:149-http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/2011/10/william-lipe-before-lake-po well-memories-of-glen-canyon-archaeologo/ DESCRIPTION:When the Glen Canyon Dam was completed in 1963\, Lake Powell st arted to fill\, eventually extending more than 180 miles up the Colorado Ri ver in Arizona and Utah.  Named by John Wesley Powell in 1869\, Glen Canyo n lay at the heart of the most remote\, rugged\, and least-populated area i n the American Southwest. The region’\;s [...] [by: Katherine Cerino] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120319T193000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120319T210000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Tumamoc Hill URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/2011/06/tumamoc-hill-with-the -fishes/ SEQUENCE:4 UID:127-http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/2011/06/tumamoc-hill-with-the-fishe s/ DESCRIPTION:Tumamoc Hill just west of the Santa Cruz river in downtown Tucs on is a trincheras site with occupations going back to 500 BC. There are al so a large number of Hohokam petroglyphs. Our leaders will be Paul and Suza nne Fish and Gayle Hartmann. To register email David McLean. The trip is li mited to 20 people. [...] [by: Katherine Cerino] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120324T083000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120324T113000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Ben A. Nelson –\; “\;Power\, Distance\, and Mesoamerican- US Southwestern Interaction”\; URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/2012/01/ben-a-nelson-power-di stance-and-mesoamerican-us-southwestern-interaction/ SEQUENCE:5 UID:153-http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/2012/01/ben-a-nelson-power-distance -and-mesoamerican-us-southwestern-interaction/ DESCRIPTION:“Trade goods” found at impressive distances from their sour ces in today’s American Southwest and Mexico have inspired archaeologists to think of imperial reach\, commercial exploitation\, mercantilism\, and explosive growth of power centers.  Turquoise\, copper\, macaws\, and pseu do-cloisonné ceramics\, along with symbols such as butterflies and the hor ned serpent\, have long been seen as evidence of [...] [by: Katherine Cerin o] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120416T193000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120416T210000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Early People of the Colorado Plateau URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/2012/01/early-people-of-the-c olorado-plateau/ SEQUENCE:4 UID:157-http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/2012/01/early-people-of-the-colorad o-plateau/ DESCRIPTION:Join us as we journey to northern Arizona to learn about the ea rly populations who inhabited portions of the Colorado Plateau country. We begin our journey on Friday afternoon\, April 27\, 2011\, meeting at the Mu seum of Northern Arizona (MNA) at 1:00 p.m.\, where we will join one of the curators for a “behind the [...] [by: Katherine Cerino] TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120428 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120430 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:University of Arizona’\;s Tree Ring Lab URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/2012/01/university-of-arizona s-tree-ring-lab/ SEQUENCE:4 UID:161-http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/2012/01/university-of-arizonas-tree -ring-lab/ DESCRIPTION:Established in 1937\, the UA Laboratory of Tree Ring Research i s the world’s premier and largest center devoted to dendrochronology – the study of environments and cultures using tree rings. Beyond the use of dendrochronology in archaeology with which AAHS members are most familiar\, the lab pursues multi-disciplinary applications of dendrochronology in cli matology\, ecology\, geology\, [...] [by: Katherine Cerino] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120505T090000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120505T120000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Identity and Social Transformation in the Prehispanic Cibola World –\; Matthew Peeples URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/2012/01/identity-and-social-t ransformation-in-the-prehispanic-cibola-world-matthew-peeples/ SEQUENCE:4 UID:159-http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/2012/01/identity-and-social-transfo rmation-in-the-prehispanic-cibola-world-matthew-peeples/ DESCRIPTION: [by: Katherine Cerino] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T193000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T204000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Patricia A. Gilman –\; “\;What is the Meaning of Mimbres Art”\; URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/2012/01/patricia-a-gilman-wha t-is-the-meaning-of-mimbres-art/ SEQUENCE:1 UID:155-http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/2012/01/patricia-a-gilman-what-is-t he-meaning-of-mimbres-art/ DESCRIPTION: [by: Katherine Cerino] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120917T195000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120917T210000Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Joshua D Reuther &\; Ben Potter –\; “\;Upward Sun Riv er site: Climate change\, geoarchaeology and human land use in Ice Age Alas ka”\; URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/2011/03/joshua-d-reuther-the- upward-sun-river-site-and-the-late-pleistocene-and-early-holocene-archaeolo gy-of-the-middle-tanana-valley-interior-alaska/ SEQUENCE:9 UID:113-http://www.az-arch-and-hist.org/2011/03/joshua-d-reuther-the-upward -sun-river-site-and-the-late-pleistocene-and-early-holocene-archaeology-of- the-middle-tanana-valley-interior-alaska/ DESCRIPTION:The Tanana River Valley region in interior Alaska has one of th e longest archaeological records in North America dating back to 14\,000 ca lendar years ago\, at the end of the Ice Age. Several multi-component sites including Upward Sun River\, Gerstle River\, Mead\, Broken Mammoth\, Swan Point\, and the Bachner Site\, have provided well-preserved fauna\, organic [...] [by: Katherine Cerino] TRANSP:OPAQUE DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20121119T193000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20121119T210000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR