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Next SJBAS
Meeting
- May 8th
Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 8th,
at 7:00 p.m. in the Lyceum at the Center of
Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College. After a
short business meeting,
Laurie Webster and Chuck LaRue will present:
“Ancient Woodworking, Animal Use, and Hunting
Practices in Southeastern Utah: New Research from
the
Cedar Mesa Perishables Project.” There
will be a social at 6:30 p.m. in the CSWS foyer.
Dr. Laurie Webster is a
specialist in the perishable material culture of the
Southwest. She received her Ph.D. in anthropology
from the University of Arizona and is a Research
Associate at the American Museum of Natural History
and the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center. Her
publications include
Beyond Cloth
and Cordage: Archaeological Textile Research in the
Americas and numerous articles about
Southwestern weaving and other perishable
technologies. She has worked with perishable
assemblages from Canyon de Chelly, Salmon Ruins,
Chaco Canyon, Aztec Ruins, and many other
archaeological sites, as well as historic
collections of Navajo and Pueblo textiles. In 2011,
she founded the Cedar Mesa Perishables Project. She
lives in Mancos, Colorado, where she works as a
textile consultant.
Chuck LaRue is a wildlife biologist who specializes in the natural history of
the Colorado Plateau. He has conducted bird and
vegetation surveys for the National Park Service,
Peabody Coal, and the Navajo tribe. He conducts the
feather, fur, wood, and hide analysis for the
Perishables Project.
Upcoming PAAC
Class in Durango – Geophysics and Remote Sensing -
May 31 – June 3
Geophysics and Remote Sensing will
be the next PAAC class offered in Durango from May
31st – June 3rd. The class
will take place at the Center of Southwest Studies
at Fort Lewis College. For more information, contact
SJBAS PAAC Coordinator, Tish Varney, at
tishvarney@att.net or 970-259-4099.
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last edited on April 18, 2019.
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