Thank you to the Hisatsinom chapter of the Colorado Archaeological Society for hosting 2018’s Colorado Archaeological Society Annual Meeting!
The 83rd Colorado Archaeological Society Annual Meeting
Cortez, Colorado
September 21-23, 2018
The 83rd Annual Meeting of the Colorado Archaeological Society will be held in Cortez, hosted by the Hisatsinom Chapter. Scheduled speakers include:
- Dr. Mark Stiger, (Western State Colorado University), on the Mountaineer Site
- Dr. Lynda McNeil, Arizona State University, on evidence of historical relationships among
Western Basketmaker, Fremont, and Hopi Peoples - Dr. Mark Varien, Shanna Diederichs, Dr. Susan Ryan, Grant Coffey, and Kristen Kuckelman
on selected current research through time in Montezuma County - William Tsosie Jr., Tribal Archaeologist, Navajo Nation Heritage and Historic Preservation
Office - Alice Hamilton Scholarship student Andrew Bair
- Keynote speech by Regina Lopez-Whiteskunk (Ute Mountain Ute Tribe) on Indigenous Living Knowledge
There will be field trips to the Ute Mountain Tribal Park (lead by Virginia Wolf), Square Tower House (Mesa Verde National Park, lead by Kay Barnett), the Haynie Site (lead by Susan Ryan), and Mitchell Springs (lead by Dave Dove). To sign up for a fieldtrip, review the fieldtrip information and email casannualmeeting2018@gmail.com to reserve your spot. They’re quickly filling up!
Sign up for the conference online through Member365:
Sign up for Colorado Archaeological Society and Colorado Council of Professional Archaeologists members
Sign up for non-members/general public
A preliminary schedule has been posted:
| Event | Day | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ute Mountain Tribal Park Field Trip | September 21 | 4:30- 7:30 pm | Visit field trip descriptions page for details and to sign up |
| CAS Quarterly Board Meeting | September 21 | 6:00- 9:00 pm | Shiloh Steakhouse, 5 South Veach Street, Cortez, CO |
| Conference | September 22 | 9:00 am- 4:00 pm | Cortez Elks Lodge, 2100 N. Dolores Road, Cortez, CO |
| CAS Annual Membership Meeting | September 22 | 4:00- 5:00 pm | Cortez Elks Lodge, 2100 N. Dolores Road, Cortez, CO |
| Happy hour | September 22 | 5:30 pm | Cortez Elks Lodge, 2100 N. Dolores Road, Cortez, CO |
| Banquet | September 22 | 6:30 pm | Cortez Elks Lodge, 2100 N. Dolores Road, Cortez, CO |
| Keynote speech | September 22 | 7:30 pm | Cortez Elks Lodge, 2100 N. Dolores Road, Cortez, CO |
| Field trips | September 23 | Variable | Visit field trip descriptions page for details and to sign up |
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