Field Trip Committee Members Sought

AAHS is looking for a few good people who would be willing to serve on our 2020–2021 Field Trip Committee. Membership involves working with the Committee, which reports to the Vice President for Activities and the Field Trip Coordinator. The Field Trip Committee convenes each spring to brainstorm ideas and compose a schedule. These trips are extremely popular and can be weekend, day or 1⁄2 day trips.

Once the schedule is determined Committee members are responsible for identifying the appropriate expert and planning and coordinating two field trips each year for our members. You do not need to live in Tucson to be part of the Committee, as trips occur all over the state. We would particularly welcome members from Phoenix, Flagstaff, the Verde Valley, or the Yuma area. If you have questions or are willing to serve, please contact Katherine Cerino, the present Field Trip Coordinator. Being on the Committee is an opportunity to actively participate in AAHS, to get to know field trip leaders and AAHS members in a small group, and to have fun visiting sites that are often off the radar of all but a few archaeologists.

Annual Research and Travel Grants Made

One of the missions of AAHS is to support research and we are pleased to fund six Research grants to members of five institutions and one independent researcher. Work includes analysis of metates at Pueblo Bonito, analysis of Cibola white ware from late period Tewa Basin sites, radiocarbon dates from Pottery Mound, AMS dating from three sites in Southeastern Arizona, further study of Chacoan Roads and reanalysis of Southwestern dogs housed at the Museum of Northern Arizona.

We also awarded six travel grants of $500 each to students to attend the now-cancelled SAA’s in Austin. These awards will be held for next year.

Details of awards can be found here.