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www.sacarcheology.org. December 2007 January
2008
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"Trading Spaces:
The Economic Landscape of Precontact Central
California"
by
Charlotte Sunseri
Saturday, January 19, 2008
from 7:00 to 9:00 pm
at
Yolo County
Library, Davis Branch Davis, 315 E 13th St. CA 95616
The 2007 scholarship winner, Charlotte Sunseri will present her research on social, political and economic reorganization in Monterey Bay to Santa Clara Valley in the Middle Period (600 B.C. - AD 1000) through Middle Late Transition (AD 1000 - 1250) on January 19th. Funds from Sacramento Archeological Society assisted her in the dating of artifacts from one of the 52 sites in the area, SA-SCR-44. Three sites in the area have been interpreted as main residential bases spanning both periods and two have been interpreted as short-term village sites. Charlotte's research proposes the economic system in which these sites participated. The project is part of a broader dissertation, in which spatial and agent-based modeling is being used to explore when and under what circumstances hunter-gathers shifted from one exchange pattern to another at these sites. . Don't miss this very interesting presentation.
The event will be held at the Yolo County Library, Davis Branch in Davis, CA at 315 E. 13th Street from 7:00 to 9:00 PM on Saturday, January 19th. Light refreshments will be service. The public is welcome. Invite your friends.
“Art of Decipherment/Women
and Glyphs”
by
Lydia Peake
Thursday, February 21, 2008
from 7:30 – 9:00 pm
at
2957 Redwood Avenue
West Sacramento, CA
95691
If you were intrigued Dr. Karl
Taube’s presentation on the murals of Bartolo, don’t miss this presentation on
the Maya by Society member, Lydia Peake.
Lydia has been a constant attendee at the annual Maya Meetings. Through
this extensive exposure to the Maya research she has gathered information of
decipherment of the Mayan writing and has developed a perspective on Mayan
women as portrayed in the glyphs. Don’t miss this very interesting
presentation.
The presentation will be held at the
Peake home at 2957 Redwood Avenue, West Sacramento from 7:30 to 9:00 pm.
The 32nd Maya Meetings
February 25 - March 2, 2008
Copan Archaeology and History: New Finds and New Research
The focus of these annual Maya Meetings in 2008 will be the spectacular Maya
ruins at Copan, Honduras, perhaps the most thoroughly studied and
excavated of all Maya sites. Key discoveries and advances continue to be made
in recent years, even after a century of intensive research by numerous
international scholars and institutions. One highlight of the 2008 Maya
Meetings will be a detailed presentation of the very latest progress in
reconstructing and deciphering the great Hieroglyphic Stairway and its
associated sculptures. The Keynote Speaker will be distinguished Mayanist,
Michael Coe, Prof. Emeritus, Yale University. Prof. Coe is a pioneering
archaeologist and author of Breaking the Maya Code. The keynote is on
Friday evening, 29 February 2008, in the Art Auditorium. . For
more information see http://www.utmaya.org/index.html. Society members will be attending
these meetings.
Since January 1 is the beginning of the Society's new year all memberships are renewed at this time, please support the society by paying your 2008 dues.
The annual dues are:
Student/Limited Member $15
Individual Membership $25
Family Membership $35
Sponsor $100 - 499 (individual)
$500 - 999 (business)
Patron $1000
Individual and Student Limited: One-year subscription to SAS Newsletter
Members-only meetings
Members-only fieldwork
Field trips
Special Lectures
Classes and events sponsored by SAS
Family: All of the above for each Family Member
One SAS Newsletter per Family Membership
Sponsor: All of the above plus prominent mention in the SAS Newsletter and event programs for one year
Patron: All of the above plus autographed book from keynote speaker, as applicable
To minimize administrative costs additional invoices will not be sent to each member. Please remit the payment with this page.
Please make out your check to “Sacramento Archeological Society, Inc.” and mail it to:
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Sacramento
Archeological Society, Inc. |
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P.O. Box 163287 |
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Sacramento, CA
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Thank you in advance for your prompt payment. We really appreciate your support.
2008
Board of Directors
During the Annual
Meeting the 2008 Board of Directors were elected.
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Candidate |
Office |
Candidate |
Office |
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April
Farnham |
President |
Ulanda
Chavez |
Member at Large |
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Diane
Rosales |
Vice-President |
Dennis
Fenwick |
Member at Large |
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Lydia
Peake |
Secretary |
Tom
Johansen, MD |
Member at Large |
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Roger
Peake |
Treasurer |
Susan
W. Ferguson |
Member at Large |
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Jan
Johansen |
Past President |
Ruth
McElhinney |
Member at Large |
Welcome new members
Welcome new member, Diane Kelly-Abrams. In addition to a degree Anthropology she was married to the founder of the Society. Please welcome Diane. She is a great addition to the Society.
Past Events
Sacramento
Archeological Society, Inc.’s
Annual Meeting
Featured
“The Taino Underworld: Caribbean Explorations into the Rock Art and
Supernatural Beliefs of a Vanished Culture”
by
John Foster
John Foster was the honored guest and speaker at the Sacramento Archeological Society Annual Meeting on Saturday, December 2, 2006. After a banquet luncheon and annual meeting he presented his latest findings from the underworld of the Dominican Republic. In this talk he outlined the history of Dominican Republic by discussing the four periods of migration. Then he presented findings from several sinkholes and caves on the island. The "La Aleta" sinkhole where objects have been preserved in water without oxygen has been the site of major artifacts through 384 dives. Another sinkhole, Two Sisters, was recently discovered and will be the site of further explorations. Jose Maria Cave, Maravillas Cave, Anamuyeta Cave, and Panchito Cave were the settings for rock art that gives us a glimpse into the Naino world. It was a great presentation.
Sacramento Archaeological Society, Inc.
Officers and Directors
President April Farnham 916/371-6806 april_farnham@sbcglobal.net
Vice President Diane Rosales 916/371-4596 drosales@adp.state.ca..us
Treasurer Roger Peake 916/371-6391 npeake@lanset.com
Secretary Lydia Peake 916/371-6391 npeake@lanset.com
Past President Jan Johansen 530/756-6970 janjohansen@sbcglobal.net
Member/Large Yolanda Chavez 916/612-4714 ychavez@analyticalcorps.com
Member/Large Dennis T. Fenwick 916/373-1465 Fenwick_lewis@msn.com
Member/Large Susan W. Ferguson 916/966-4861 susanferguson@comcast.net
Member/Large Thomas Johansen, MD 530/756-6970 trjohansen@thegrid.net
Member/Large Ruth McElhinney 916/923-3848 no email
January 17, 2008 Board Meeting, at 7:00 p.m. at April Farnham’s home
January 19, 2008 “Trading Spaces: The Economic Landscape of Precontact
Central California” by 2007 scholarship
winner, Charlotte Sunseri
February
21, 2008
“Art of Decipherment/Women and Glyphs”, Lydia Peake
February
25, 2008 to
March 2, 2008 The 32nd Maya Meetings, Austin TX
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