Statewide News
Newsletter
March 15 2008
UPAC/USAS Convention
Utah Statewide Archaeological Society
2008 State Convention
5-8 June
Price Utah - Castle Valley Chapter
5 June – Thursday
Early Bird Tours
Range Creek Tour – Registration/Meet at CEU Museum -Full
Historic Tour – Registration/Meet at Western Mining & Railroad Museum
6 June – Friday
Tours – Registration/Meet at CEU Museum
Range Creek -Full
Nine Mile Canyon
San Rafael Swell
Warrior Ridge - Full
7 June – Saturday
Registration – Carbon County Event Center
Workshops
Speaker(s)
USAS Meeting
Dinner
8 June – Sunday
USAS Meeting – CEU MUSEUM
A more detailed agenda will be forthcoming in the registration packet. For more information contact Margene Hackney at 435-637-0482 or hack2ney@emerytelcomSAS.net
***We urge convention participants to reserve a motel room as soon as possible and not wait for the registration packet.
Click here do download the registration packet
Training
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF UTAH
FREE ONE-DAY COURSE
How long have humans lived in Utah? When did people start farming and growing corn? Why did the Anasazi abandon their homes in southern Utah? What is archaeology? What can be learned from the study of ancient skeletons or pottery or broken stone tools? Why are archaeological resources important?
These are just some of the questions we’ll explore in a free one-day class on the archaeology of Utah. Sponsored by the Utah State History, the Antiquities Section and the Utah Statewide Archaeological Society, this class will introduce the concept of archaeology, the prehistoric cultures of Utah and we’ll discuss some ongoing projects in the Salt Lake area and around the state of Utah. The class will be held on Saturday, April 12 from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
For example, we’ll discuss the Fremont Indian village discovered during the early phases of Trax construction in downtown Salt Lake City. This site was occupied by people over 1000 years ago. We’ll discuss Danger Cave and why this important archaeological site excavated by Jesse Jennings in the 1950s is still providing scientist with important information about the past.
The class is free and open to the public. Kids, 4th grade and up, and up are invited if accompanied by an adult. However, space is limited so you must pre-register by sending an email to rrood@utah.gov with “April Class” in the subject line of the email. If you want, you may call Assistant State Archaeologist Ron Rood at 801-533-3564 to pre-register. This class would be great for all new USAS members who want to get some basic information about the archaeology of Utah
UTAH PREHISTORY WEEK 2008
Poster Contest and Public Art Show
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Utah Prehistory Week is scheduled for May 3rd through May 10th 2008.
Significantly, this will be the 20th anniversary for Utah's
celebration of archaeology and paleontology so we want everyone
involved. Through a special arrangement with the Utah Arts Council, we
will host an exhibit at the Rio Gallery of your prehistory-inspired
artwork. The public's photographs, sculptures and replicas all inspired by
Utah's archaeological and paleontological heritage will be on display
at the Rio Gallery in Salt Lake City from April 18th through May 10th.
This exhibit is free and open to the public.
Board Meeting Minutes
April 8 2006
June 11 2006
Local Archaeology in the News
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