NEWSLETTERCOLORADO COUNCIL OF PROFESSIONAL

ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Volume 21, Number 3

President - Carol Gleichman303-494-5267, cgleichman@achp.govSecretary - Mark Mitchell917-384-2181, mmitch@ria.netTreasurerlMembership Chair - Mary Sullivan303-866-4673, mary.sullivan@chs.state.co.usBoard Mem bersMinette Church - mchurch@brain.uccs.eduRichard Carrillo - cuarholejo@hotmai!.comJon Hom - alparch@rmi.netLeigh KuwanwisiwmaTodd McMahon - thcm@ao!.comPresident-Elect - Gordon C. Tucker, Jr.pecarcheo@aoI.comNewsletter Editor - Carole Graham970-328-6244, carolegraham@compuserve.comWeb Master - The Oh-So-Talented Mary Sullivan(see above)

PRESIDENT'S CORNER

What I like best about belonging to CCPA is the annualmeeting and the opportunity it provides to meet with andhear about the research of old friends, as well as newprofessionals working in the state of Colorado. Becauseof the long-time ties many of us have to Coloradoarchaeology, membership in this organization has been animportant way to maintain these friendships through theyears. This is an important function of the CCPA, butwe're not just a social club. The CCPA is a professionalorganization established for the purpose of "maintainingand promoting the goals ofprofessional archaeology inthe State ofColorado. " The stated goals ofCCPAinclude (among other things) "establishing andpromotinghigh standards ofarchaeological research, reporting, andmanagement, " and "establishing andpromoting opencommunication and cooperation between archaeologistsand the living descendants ofgroups subject toarchaeological research in Colorado. "

Recently, our president-elect has been accused of failingto carry through with requirements for Native Americanconsultation during the excavation and removal of humanremains from a construction site in the state of

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Washington. I've known Gordy Tucker since 1977, whenwe were at the University of Colorado Mesa Verde FieldSchool together, and I can't recall any situation whereGordy has acted less than professionally. Still, as aprofessional organization, CCPA has a responsibility toinvestigate possible ethics violations when the issue israised. As such, the Executive Committee will meet withGordy to discuss the situation, and will determine whetherto establish an ethics review committee. We will reportback to you on the results of this investigation. In themeantime, as he is a long-time member ofCCPA, acolleague, and a friend to many of us, I hope you will alljoin me in offering Gordy your continuing friendship andsupport.

I also hope you will join me at the annual meeting March16-19, during which we will all have an opportunity tolearn more about working with Native Americans inarchaeology. For preliminary info on the annual meetingsee Rosemary's article below.

Carol Gleichman, President

WWW.COLORADOARCHAEOLOGISTS.ORG

The Web Site Committee, Carole Graham, Mary Sullivan,Todd McMahon, and Ken Bedingfield, is pleased toannounce the posting of the new CCPA web site. Theaddress is:

www.coloradoarchaeologists.org

President Carol Gleichman has appointed Mary Sullivanto be our organization's first Web Master. At present, theweb site (hand-crafted by Mary) provides basicinformation about CCPA, downloadable copies of the By­Laws, membership forms, and some links to other websites of interest. There is also a fun page (send in thosecartoons, beer recipes, and tattoo photos!). There aredefinite plans to add other features to the site.

Mary plans to update the site about once a month, usuallytowards the end and welcomes submissions of a non­dubious nature. She would especially like to get graphics

and narrative about field projects our members have beeninvolved in - to produce a sort of virtual poster session.Please send your material in a digital fonnat to Mary,along with infonnation on how to get a hold of you ifthere are questions.

MEETING OF THE MILLENNIUM!Submitted by Rosemary Sucec

LOCATION: Called the "Hub of the Hinterlands" and"Where the Plains Meet the Mountains," Denver is thesight of our next annual CCPA meeting. Our generous­and welcoming! - host this year will be the Department ofAnthropology of the University of Colorado.

DATE: The meeting is scheduled for March 16(Thursday) through March 19 (Sunday). This weekendmarks a special occasion for the City of Denver. Inaddition to our landmark event, two others are scheduled.Thursday: The "Early Bird" Reception will occur onThursday evening, an integral part of the annual event.

Friday: In addition to our regular business meeting, wewill have a general session of papers presented bymembers and students. The CCPA banquet will occurFriday evening.

Saturday: This year's symposium will continue our focuson strengthening working relationships with AmericanIndians. For the past several years in Colorado,archaeologists have routinely consulted AmericanIndians. However, the state's archeologists also vary intheir experience, knowledge, and ability. A recent phonesurvey with members identified three areas of the greatestneed for more infonnation:(1) How to do consultation that is legal, successful,provides more tools, and continues to build strongrelationships;(2) Continued dialogue with affiliated American Indiansto learn their needs, perspectives, increase cooperation,and reduce mistrust; and(3) Means for insuring that infonnation fromconsultations gets recorded somewhere, used to interpretdata, and used to direct future research. The symposiumwill focus on addressing the needs and suggestionsidentified by CCPA members.

Sunday: After you've enjoyed the festivities Denver hasto offer Saturday night, Carol Gleichman of the AdvisoryCouncil on Historic Preservation will be greeting you thenext morning at the relatively decent hour of9:00 a.m..Until 1:00 p.m., she'll conduct an interactive workshop onthe new regulations implementing Section 106 of theNational Historic Preservation Act. As you know, thesenew regulations include significant new provisions for

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The Denver March Powwow, considered to be the largestgathering ofIndian nations in the country, falls on thisweekend. The main event is Saturday night and does notconflict with CCPA activities. That same weekend, thelargest contingent of Irish-Americans in the Inter­mountain West will celebrate St. Patrick's Day.Traditionally, the City is graced with musicians from theFair Isle through Sunday.

ACCOMMODATIONS: The Denver ConventionBureau is helping us find reasonably priced, yetcomfortable accommodations "close-in" to UniversityCampus and Lower Downtown (LoDo). Likely both willbe within walking distance or located nearby (CherryCreek), within a 10-15 minute drive. The room rates willbe comparable to those of the Hotel Colorado inGlenwood Springs.

SPECIAL MEETING EVENTS:

consultation with Indian tribes and alter the proceduresfor compliance on data recovery projects.

"Consultation is interesting, dynamic, contradictory.Most ofus are terrified ofit, afraid ofdoing the wrongthing or getting in trouble. Yet excited, too, at thepossibilities!" (Denver archaeological consultant).

WARD F. WEAKLY SCHOLARSHIP NEWSSubmitted by Adrienne Anderson

One application for a Ward F. Weakly MemorialScholarship was received for this fall's application duedate. Unfortunately, the request was for general tuitionand fees, so could not be awarded. While the applicanthas an exciting and very relevant course of study, a clearprecedent has been set for providing scholarships only forprojects that will benefit Colorado archeology and not forgeneral monetary support.

In other news, the memorial scholarship fund hasbenefitted through the generosity of Betty LeFree'sfamily and friends. Her family desired that contributionsin her memory be sent to the Denver Zoo and theColorado Council of Professional Archeologists' Ward F.Weakly scholarship fund.

FROM THE EDITOR

I've taken the liberty of sending the newsletter bye-mailto all members with e-mail addresses in our database. Ifyou received the newsletter bye-mail and prefer to getthe next one via snail mail, let me know. If you receivedthis by post and would like to receive the next one by e-

mail. let Mary Sullivan know so she can get your e-mailaddress into the database. Submissions for the nextnewsletter are due by January 30, 2000 (it's so thrilling towrite '2000'!) and can be sent to me at the address below.All the contributions for this issue are much appreciated!

Carole GrahamMetcalf Archaeological ConsultantsP.O. Box 899Eagle, CO 81631carolegraham@compuserve.com(please send your submissions on diskette or by fileattachment on e-mail)

P.S. I see that one of our members, E. James Dixon, has anew book published. Bones, Boats, & Bison:Archaeology and the First Colonization o/Western NorthAmerica is discussed in the November/December 1999issue of Archaeology Magazine. Congratulations, Jim!

MINUTES -- CCPA ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPMEETINGMarch 5,1999Glenwood Springs, Colorado

Treasurer's Report: (Mary Sullivan) See statement inJune newsletter. Mary reported on a request from the IRSfor back taxes. The snafu was resolved with no charges toCCPA

Election Results: (Bob Brunswig) With approximately 50percent of the membership voting, Bob announced theresults of the 1999-2000 elections. Gordy Tucker waselected President-Elect, Mark Mitchell was re-electedSecretary, and Minette Church and Todd McMahon wereelected Board Members.

Membership Committee: (Mary Sullivan) Membershipremained stable for 1999. Current membership consistsof approximately 100 individuals.

Ward Weakly Fund: (Adrienne Anderson) Adrienneindicated that the committee has changed the maximumgrant award from $400.00 to $500.00. The committeewill be working on ways to increase the number ofscholarship applicants.

Newsletter Report: (Carole Graham) The newsletter willbe distributed in electronic form in the coming issue.Paper copies will still be available for those who preferthem.

Agency News and Reports: The new Section 106regulations will be published in the Federal Register inMay, and will probably take effect early in the summer.

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The National Park Service is undertaking a major effort toimplement the Vanishing Treasures program. The Officeof Archaeology and Historic Preservation is in the processof negotiating changes in Colorado's unmarked graveslaw.

NEW BUSINESS

CCPA Web Page~ The membership approved theexpenditure of up to $600 for the development andmaintenance ofa permanent web site for CCPA.

Historical Archaeology Contex( The CCPA Boardreiterated the need to discuss a historical archaeologycontext for Colorado, and possible approaches toorganizing and funding such an effort. Discussion onspecific topics was deferred until after the historicalarchaeology symposium held on Saturday, March 6,1999.

Archaeological Impacts to SHF Sites: (Steve Baker)Steve offered a draft resolution to the CCPA membershipexpressing the organization's concerns about the lack ofhistorical archaeological evaluation prior to theimplementation of historic architectural restoration andconservation projects. After some discussion the issuewas referred to the CCPA Executive Board.

BLM Grazing Permit Renewal Policy: (Mike Metcalf)Mike discussed problems with the Colorado BLM'simplementation of the Section 106 process for termgrazing permit reissuance. Several members agreed thatthe BLM has failed to adequately take into account theeffects of grazing on historic properties. The issue wasreferred to the CCPA Executive Board for further action.

Submitted by Mark Mitchell, Secretary

[Editor'S Note: The minutes of the March ExecutiveBoard Meeting were printed in the last newsletter]

MINUTES -- CCPA EXECUTIVE BOARDMEETINGJuly 17, 1999Denver, Colorado

Board Members Present: Jon Hom, Carol Gleichman,Richard Carrillo, Mark Mitchell, Todd McMahon, CaroleGraham, Mike Metcalf, Minette Church. RosemarySucec was also in attendance.

2000 Annual Meeting: Rosemary Sucec summarized herannual meeting proposal for the Board. As submitted theproposal called for the annual meeting to be held inDenver from March 17-20, 2000. The session wouldentail two days of presentations and discussion titled

Humanistic Archaeology in the New Millennium, andwould focus on:1) "the historical factors that have acted to keep apartarchaeologists and American Indians,2) [an understanding of] the benefits to be gained byarchaeologists in research, interpretation, and educationby consulting with American Indians,3) [adding] to archaeologists' tool kit in conducting theirwork, and4) [providing] useful suggestions for conductingconsultation." A portion of the session would also bedevoted to a discussion of the new CFR Part 800regulations.

The proposal generated a number of questions from theboard. Mark Mitchell questioned whether there would beadequate Native American representation, given thehistorical levels of American Indian participation in theorganization. Mike Metcalf suggested that the session asconceived did not adequately account for the current stateof American Indian consultation. Both Mike Metcalf andJon Hom expressed a preference for a focus on "nuts andbolts" issues, indicating that considerable change hastaken place since this issue was last addressed at a CCPAannual meeting. Carol Gleichman noted that portions ofthe session may be too academically oriented. She andCarole Graham suggested that, because each consultationinvolved different people and different circumstances,generalized discussion might be difficult to sustain. BothMark Mitchell and Richard Carrillo suggested that a two­day focus on American Indian consultation would preventother topics of general interest from being discussed.Minette Church noted the importance of establishing apositive, cooperative atmosphere at the meeting. ToddMcMahon noted that the effects of the new regulationswill be emergent and difficult to discuss, given that lessthan a year will have passed between theirimplementation and the next meeting. Mark Mitchell andCarole Graham suggested that the focus should be onwhat the original proposal terms "The Outcome ofHumanistic Archaeology." That portion of the sessioncovers specific instances of collaboration and consultationbetween practicing archaeologists and American Indians.

The Board agreed in principal that the 2000 AnnualMeeting should be held in Denver and should includesome discussion of issues related to American Indianconsultation. Rosemary Sucec will develop a revisedproposal for the meeting which will include no more thanone full day ofdiscussion on consultation, will focus on"case studies," and will incorporate a keynote address.The meeting will be held March 17 and 18, unless thereare specific conflicts with the Denver Powwow which isalso scheduled for that weekend. Other unresolved issuesinclude ways to generate additional Native Americanparticipation in the meeting, whether it is possible to pay

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travel expenses for symposium participants, and who willassist Rosemary with planning and implementation. Theassociated social events have yet to be determined as well.Rosemary also asked whether the Prehistoric Contextauthors might be interested in providing brief synopses onthe state of consultation in their respective context areas.

Web Site: Carole Graham and Todd McMahon reportedon a web site development proposal. The proposal calledfor an appointed webmaster, hosting on a commercialserver, and the use ofFront Page software. The sitewould be built in-house. The new web site would use thedomain name "coloradoarchaeologists.org," and would bebuilt by about October 1, 1999. The final version wouldbe available by about November 1, 1999. Total cost forthe project would be approximately $240-300 fordevelopment and hosting, with a $100 annualmaintenance cost. The membership had previouslyallocated $600 for the project. The Board agreed that thecost was well within expectations, and that the proposalwould accomplish the goals of the organization.Additional suggestions for links and topics includedresources for teachers, research reports, a listserve, aresearch topic forum, and student resources. The Boardalso agreed that a listserve should be a secondary priority,given past experience with other such lists. The Boardapproved the existing web development committee (MarySullivan, Todd McMahon, Carole Graham) to continuedevelopment, and spend up to $600. The President willappoint a web master, based on the recommendation ofthe committee. The web master position may eventuallybe shared between two people.

Publication Series: Mark Mitchell summarized theinformation developed by Gordy Tucker on a CCPApublication series. Under the current proposal the serieswould be published annually, and would be a benefit ofCCPA, and perhaps CAS, membership. The journalwould be peer reviewed and would focus on researchconducted in, or relevant to, Colorado. There would beseveral submission categories, including longer, more in­depth articles; shorter descriptive reports; notes; andcomments on previous papers or current topics. Based onthe experience of the Utah Professional ArchaeologicalCouncil a similar effort in Utah costs approximately $4.50to $6.00 per copy for a 500-copy run. The journal wouldbe funded through memberships dues and perhapssubscriptions. The journal would require an editor, andperhaps an editorial committee, along with a stable ofreviewers.

The Board was split on whether the membership would bewilling to pay additional dues, as necessary, to cover thecost of the publication. Jon Hom noted that the idea ofanadditional outlet for professional scholarship was anappealing idea. Mike Metcalf noted that such a

publication might raise the visibility ofCCPA, andtherefore its membership. Carole Graham noted that itmay be difficult for the organization to sustain both ajournal and the upcoming historical archaeology context.Todd McMahon suggested that student papers should beincorporated. Mike Metcalf volunteered to work on theproject, along with Mark Mitchell and Gordy Tucker andother interested members. The Board asked that thecommittee develop a detailed proposal prior to the annualmeeting, which includes cost estimates, a timetable forimplementation, an editorial board structure, an authorpolicy, a name proposal, and a marketing proposal.

Historical Archaeology Context: Richard Carrilloreported on the Historical Archaeology Committeemeetings held during the spring and summer. Twomeetings have taken place. The committee has developeda list of resources (potential contributors or reviewers), ascope of work statement, a scheduling and cost estimate,and a grant administration proposal. Some of thesedecisions may be presented in a workshop to be held atthe 2000 annual meeting. Specific issues raised in thesemeetings included the extent to which the historicalarchaeology context would cover the Protohistoric period,the relationship between a proposed historicalarchaeology context and a concurrent effort by the CHSto develop thematic contexts, and the professionalstandards for historical archaeology. Upcoming meetingswill review existing historic themes to develop a directionfor the new publication. The committee has agreed thatthe initial volume will summarize historical themes, andwill explore how they are interrelated. The initial volumewill therefore not be organized on a strictly geographicalor thematic basis. The initial volume will also include adiscussion of the resources available for historicalarchaeology, a set of standards for recording historicalarchaeological sites, and a discussion of theoreticalproblems and issues. Future volumes would be morethematic, perhaps incorporating or mirroring volumesproduced by the CHS.

Mike Metcalf asked whether the committee neededadditional direction from the Board. Richard indicatedthat was not necessary at this time, and that the nextmeeting was scheduled for August 2 in Salida. CarolGleichman asked who will write the volume. Jon Homreplied that the contract-based approach used in theprehistoric contexts might not work, owing to the smallnumber of historical archaeologists in the state. However,Susan Chandler may agree to administer the project; inany case it will be important for CCPA to be involved, inorder to lend credence to the effort. Carol Gleichmanstressed the importance of an editor and peer review.Mike Metcalf suggested that the organization may not beable to handle the money, and that a non-competitiveprocess would be acceptable if an oversight committee is

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in place.

CCPA Assistance to the State Historical Fund: CarolGleichman reported that Georgiana Contigugliaresponded to the CCPA letter offering assistance withhistorical archaeology review of State Historical Fundgrant applications. The letter indicated that theapplications had a "check-off' for historical archaeologyinput, but that feature has been eliminated in theapplication streamlining process mandated by thelegislature. The SHF would, however, like CCPA toassist when historical archaeology input is required.Carol Gleichman suggested that CCPA could provide theOAHP or the SHF staff with information on evaluatingthe archaeological potential of projects. It may also bepossible to have OAHP staff assist SHF staff inevaluating and developing proposals, or have OAHP staffreview proposals. The latter possibilities may be difficultto sustain, given the current workload at OAHP. CCPAwill develop a training sheet or checklist to be used bySHF staff in evaluating projects. Jon Hom will beginwork on this training sheet with help from MinetteChurch and Anne McKibbin. This effort will becoordinated with Mark Wolfe, SHF project manager.

Blue River Contract: Mike Metcalf reported that theWhite River National Forest has let a survey contract for a7000 acre timber sale. This contract was awarded to afirm bidding less than half of the amount of other firmsbid. Several contractors may protest the award. MikeMetcalf suggested that CCPA may be concerned, giventhe important archaeological resources in the timber salearea, and the need to establish and maintain professionalstandards for such work. The Advisory Council onHistoric Preservation may be a suitable forum for suchissues, particularly given the new CFR 800 regulationswhich make it possible for the Council to provideadditional comment where they perceive potentialproblems. Comment by CCPA may carry less weight, butcould be used to indicate the organization's concern aboutthe quality of archaeological research conducted in thestate. No action by the Board was taken.

BLM Grazing Permit Reissuance: The BLM has notresponded to CCPA's request for information on NAPAcompliance for term grazing permit reissuance. The BLMdid however send a letter asking for comment on newgrazing agreements, to which CCPA will respond.

Ceramic Volume Sales: Carol Gleichman reported onplans to improve sales ofCCPA's archaeological potteryvolume. Planned activities include an advertisement inSouthwestern Lore, a flier distributed to universities, anda table at the Rocky Mountain AnthropologicalConference. Additional suggestions included anadvertisement in Plains Anthropologist and consignment

to a university press.

Strategic Plan Goals: The Board reviewed progress onfour key strategic goals developed during the CCPA"visioning" process. These included an information andpublication program, student involvement, interactionwith other organizations, and an increase in membershipnumbers and diversity. The Board agreed that substantialprogress has been made on the first goal, with thecompletion of the prehistoric context, the development ofa web site, and the current proposal for an annual journal.Progress on the remaining three goals has been limited.Student involvement might be improved by increasedparticipation of academic archaeologists. The annualmeeting should also be well publicized among students.On interaction with other organizations, several initiativeshave been made, including cooperation with ColoradoPreservation, Inc. (Richard Carrillo), SAA's Council ofCouncils (Mike Metcalf, Bob Brunswig, Mark Mitchell,Minette Church), and CAS (Gordy Tucker). The CPIannual meeting in January will have a session onarchaeology. Finally, membership may be increased andbroadened as a result of other activities, including apublication. Todd McMahon will redo the CCPAmembership flier to include information about whatarchaeologists working in the state have learned duringthe past 20 years. Carole Graham will help with thiseffort.

Other Business: Many people attended a memorialservice for Betty LeFree. Mike Metcalf will prepare amemorial for the next annual meeting, and CaroleGraham will ask Adrienne Anderson to write an articlefor the next newsletter. Mike Metcalf suggested that nextyear's early bird party be held in Betty's honor. TheWard Weakly fund is also taking donations.

The CCPA Bylaws (6.6.2.9) require a financial reviewcommittee to be appointed at the end of each fiscal year.Carol Gleichman will appoint a committee. MarySullivan's report on the context income indicated that theorganization will make money from the prehistoriccontext documents, and that half will be placed in theWard Weakly fund, while the other half will be placed inthe general fund and earmarked for education projects.

The meeting adjourned at 4: 15 pm.

Submitted by Mark Mitchell, Secretary

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EL MORO COKE OVENS (5LA7589): REPORT OF1998 ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS, LASANIMAS COUNTY, COLORADOby Kae McDonald, Ph.D., Metcalf ArchaeologicalConsultants, Inc.

The El Moro Coke Ovens (5LA7589) are a single batteryof beehive ovens located approximately two miles north­northeast of Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado.The ovens were built along the base of a hill system,overlooking Gray Creek. Originally owned by theColorado Coal and Iron Company, a battery of200 ovenswas completed by 1880, reaching a full complement of250 by 1891. El Moro was the first of a number of cokingoperations established throughout the coal country ofsouth-central Colorado. The principal source of coal forthe El Moro ovens was the Engle (El Moro) mine. In1892, the Colorado Coal and Iron Company merged withthe Colorado Fuel Company, creating Colorado Fuel andIron Company (CF&I). The El Moro coke ovens weretransferred to CF&I by the Colorado Coal and IronCompany on October 21, 1892. The decline of thesmelting industry heavily impacted CF&I, and the ElMoro coke ovens were abandoned in 1908.

The El Moro Coke Ovens were crossed by the ColoradoInterstate Gas (CIG) Campo Lateral pipeline.Recommended eligible for inclusion on the NationalRegister of Historic Places, Section 106 compliancerequired mitigation of negative impacts to this resource.Since avoidance was not a feasible alternative, atreatment plan was accepted which includedarchaeological excavation. Objectives of the treatmentplan included detailed site documentation, testexcavations, photography, and engineered drawings.

Testing verified the construction methods for the"standard" coke oven as presented in a 1904 publicationofCF&I's Camp and Plant. The ovens are aligned in asingle battery, and the remains of a rock facing wall infront of, and behind, the ovens were revealed duringexcavations. The rear wall also served as the foundationfor lorry car tracks that are visible on the top of the ovens.No artifacts were unearthed during excavations, althoughsamples of the bricks and paving stones that comprisedthe ovens were collected. Construction monitoringoccurred at the time that CIG crossed through the ovenbattery; no new features or artifacts were discovered atthat time.

PROFILE OF A COLORADO ARCHAEOLOGIST

Name: Joanne M. Sanfilippo

Current Position: Glenwood Springs Resource AreaArchaeologist, Bureau of Land Management

Hometown: Massapequa, New York

Degrees/Institutions:A.A. Business - College of Boca Raton, FloridaB.A. Anthropology - San Diego State University,CaliforniaM.A. Anthropology - Northern Arizona University,Arizona

How I Became an Archaeologist: While working as aninternational crew scheduler for the airline industry, Itook introductory cultural anthropology for fun. I enjoyedit so much that I completed a B.A. in generalanthropology. The summer before finishing, I wasworking as a wilderness trip leader in Durango, Coloradoand a cultural resource contracting company offered mean archaeology job in California. There was a shortage ofarchaeologists that summer, so the company was hiringstudents who had taken archaeology classes and fieldschool. I haveworked continuously in archaeology ever since thatsummer in 1984.

Current Projects of Interest: Automating theGlenwood Springs Resource Area cultural records using ageographical information system.

Favorite Hobbies: Hiking, horseback-riding, canoeing,traveling, reading.

Most Recent Good Book I Have Read: Ride the Windby Lucia St. Clair Robson - a historical novel about theComanche.

Most Challenging Archaeological Experience: Lyingon my belly under the low back ceiling of a smallHawaiian lava tube cave trying to map the site within it,while a mongoose stood over my face blocking the exit.

Most Dangerous Archaeological Moment: Sitting inthe back of a field vehicle that was rolling backwardtoward a cliff edge several thousand feet above theStanislaus River, while the driver and froht seat passengertried to stop the truck by standing behind it.

Most Rewarding Archaeological Experience: Livingfor months at a time so far back in the wilderness ofNorthern California that helicopters had to periodicallyfly in supplies, food, and alcohol.

The Most Exciting Thing in Archaeology Right Now:DNA studies.

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What Colorado Archaeology Needs Most at Present:More discussion on the criteria for determining thesignificance of cultural resources.

Things I'd Really Like to Do Before I Die: Live inEurope and get a Ph.D.

Next Victim: Steve Baker

MOVED? CHANGED YOUR NAME? FOUND ANERROR? Please send changes in your membershipinformation to the CCPA Treasurer/Membership Chair:

Mary SullivanOffice of Archaeology & Historic Preservation1300 BroadwayDenver, CO 80203mary.sullivan@chs.state.co.us

NATIONAL PARK SERVICEOFFERS PERMANENT POSITIONSSubmitted by Adrienne Anderson

The National Park Service has 3 vacant archeologicalpositions that will be advertised this fall for Navajo (2positions) and El Malpais National Monuments. Thesepositions will be open to All Sources, meaning thatanybody who meets the basic academic and experiencecriteria for archeologists can apply, not just thoseindividuals already working for the federal government.The El Morro position may be advertised as late as theDecember holidays. Please check www.usajobs.opm.govfor the listings. They will also appear on the Society forAmerican Archeology's web site, www.saa.org

These positions are funded through the NPS's VanishingTreasures Initiative and will focus on documentation andpreservation of the prehistoric .structures in addition toother routine duties of park archeologists. InscriptionHouse, Betatakin, and Keet Seel ruins which are amongthe most spectacular sites in the four comers area, are partof Navajo NM. The El Malpais position will also providearcheological support for EI Morro National Monument.Selection factors include experience within the generalAnasazi/Puebloan Culture Area, exposure/experiencewith prehistoric architectural documentation,exposure/experience with generalconservation/stabilization practices, and some exposure toNative American cultures.

The Office of Personnel Management's web site,usajobs.opm.gov, features all permanent and manytemporary positions offered by the Federal government.

It is an ever-changing site that can be searched by agency,by position category, by geographic area, and the like.One can search for archeologicaIjobs either by selectingarcheology or selecting the position series GS-193.

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