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Annual Scholar Symposium (2) – Cancelled due to COVID 19

Annual Scholar Symposium (2) – To be rescheduled at a later date
By
2019 Scholarship Recipients
Saturday March 28, 2020
1:00 – 4:30 p.m.
at
Sylvan Oaks Library
6700 Auburn Boulevard
Citrus Heights, CA 95621

Three scholarship recipients from 2019 will present on their research.
Program

1:00 – Set up
1:15 – “Field excavation at Scladina, Belgium” by Sarah Foley
2:15 – “Ethnographic/ethno historical analysis of social identities of women in Sonoma County between 1900 and 1945” by Bee Thao
3:15 – “Historic Native American village excavation in Northern Sierras” by Jonathan Garcia
4:00 – 4:30 – Clean up
Sarah Foley
Sarah graduated from University of California, Davis in 2020. She is preparing for graduate school by attending a field school at Scladina, Belgium and volunteering with excavations at Régismont-le-Haute, France. The scholarship offset expenses for the field school.

Jonathan Garcia
Jonathan graduated from Sonoma State University in 2019. He used the scholarship to attend a Chico Archaeological Field School. This field school involved the excavation of a historic Native American village in the Northern Sierras in California.

Bee Thao
Bee is a master’s student at Sonoma State University. She has had several years of professional experience in cultural resource management with exposure to Asian American archaeological cultural materials and sites. In 2019 she conducted an ethnographic/ethno historical research project on how Chinese, Japanese and Filipina women in Sonoma County created and maintained multiple social and cultural identities between 1900 and 1945. She used the scholarship to offset expenses associated with oral history interviews of Asian American woman.

Scholar Symposium 3

Sacramento Archeological Society’s
Annual Scholar Symposium (3)
By
2019 Scholarship Recipients
Saturday April 11, 2020
1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
at
Walnut Grove Library
14177 Market St.
Walnut Grove, CA
Three scholarship recipients from 2019 will present on their research.
Program
1:00 – Setup
1:15 – “Analysis of residence during the early period (ca. 5000-2500 BP) in lower Sacramento Valley and San Joaquin Delta” by Candice Ralson
2:15 – “Aidonia excavation in Nemea, Greece and artifact scanning” by David Cook
3:15 – “Glass bead analysis to ascertain interaction between settlers, mission inhabitants and native groups during 18th century” by Danielle Dadiego
4:30 – 5:00 – Clean up

Scholar Symposium 1

Annual Scholar Symposium (1)
By
2019 Scholarship Recipients
Saturday, January 25, 2020
1:00 – 4:30 p.m.
at
North Highlands – Antelope Library
4235 Antelope Road
Antelope, CA 95843

We are pleased to feature three recipients of our 2019 scholarship.
Program
1:00 Introduction
1:15 – “Neanderthal subsistence and settlement strategies” by Susan E. Lagle
2:15 – “The spread of blade technology to the Tibetan Plateau” by Peiqi Zhang
3:15 – “Analysis of deer hunting in Central California during pre-contact period” by Jill Eubanks,

SAS Annual Meeting

Sacramento Archeological Society, Inc.’s
Annual Meeting
Featuring
“Is there evidence for human occupation in the Tule Lake/Kettleman City, California area as much as 30,000 years ago. Could it be 130,000 years ago?”
By Dennis Fenwick

“Are you Aryan? What we now know about the Proto-Indo-Europeans and why they still matter.”
By Martie Lewis
Saturday, December 7, 2019
12:00 – 6:00 p.m. at
Carolyn and Gordon McGregor’s home
For Carolyn to manage her catering PLEASE provide your RSVP by Monday, December 2 to Carolyn McGregor at sabrina53@earthlink.net.

Now We’re Cooking: The Role of Fire and cooked Food in Neanderthal Extinction

Now We’re Cooking:The Role of Fire and Cooked Food in Neanderthal Extinction

By Anna Goldfield, PhD Archaeologist

Saturday, October 19, 2019

1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

at Maidu Museum & Historical Site

1970 Johnson Ranch Drive, Roseville, California 95661
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Join us to celebrate International Archaeology Day. We have teamed with Maidu Museum & Historical Site to increase the public’s awareness of archaeology. Sacramento Archeological Society will feature a presentation on Neanderthal by Anna Goldfield, PhD, Archaeologist and host of The Dirt Podcast.  She will explore some of the physiological differences between Neanderthals and Anatomically Modern Humans, and will discuss what role the use of fire and a cooked versus a raw diet might have had on the rate of extinction of Neanderthal populations.  Maidu Museum & Historical Site will offer hands on archaeological experience for children and family tours of their historical site.

Entrance Fee Charged $5

Questions? Please contact Jan Johansen at janjohansen@sbcglobal.net or Maidu Museum and Historical Site at 916.774.5934.

Dr. Goldfield is a zooarchaeologist and science writer whose research focuses on Neanderthal physiology and nutrition. Currently, she is also an anthropology instructor at Cosumnes River College in Sacramento and a writer for the online anthropology journal Sapiens.org (https://www.sapiens.org/column/field-trips/neanderthal-body/). In addition Anna is the co-host of The Dirt, a podcast about archaeology, anthropology, and our shared human past (www.thedirtpod.com).

Sierra Rock Art Field Trip

Sierra Rock Art Field Trip
Led by FSRA
Thursday, September 26, 2019
10:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Friends of Sierra Rock Art (FRSA) (www.sierrarockart.com) are leading a one-day field trip to two Sierra rock art sites for SAS members on Thursday, Sept. 26. Participants will meet near the Boreal/Castle Peak I-80 exit at 10:30 a.m. and depart from Donner Summit at about 5:00 p.m.

Nolan Smith, FSRA board member and Bill Drake, FSRA president will lead the outing.

We will visit two sites: Sky Castle and Donner Summit

The outing is limited to SAS members. Registration will be first come first served basis. Membership in Sacramento Archeological Society is required. All participants are required to sign two Agreements prior to the tour, one for confidentiality and the other for hold harmless.
To register for this outing, contact Jan Johansen at janjohansen@sbcglobal.net.

SAS Potluck Social

SAS Potluck Social
Saturday, September 7, 2019
3:00 – 7:00 p.m. at
Dan & Victoria Foster’s
The social will start at 3:00 p.m. with a potluck dinner around 5:00 p.m.
Please bring a dish to share and any beverages you might wish. There is a barbecue and swimming pool – bring your swim suit.
For additional information and/or directions please call Dan at 279-444-2099.

Oregon Archaeological Tour

Oregon Archaeological Tour
July 15 – 20, 2019
Guided tour of paleo excavation sites in Oregon
Archaeological Sites
Rimrock Draw Shelter
Sage Hen Gap
Sheep Mountain35HA3667
Dietz Site 35LK1529
Fort Rock Cave
Greaser Canyon
and rock art sites

SAS Eclectic Symposium

SAS Eclectic Symposium

Saturday, July 6, 2019

12:00 – 5:00 p.m.

at

Gordon & Carolyn McGregor’s

We are pleased to feature three varied topics at the symposium: “Olmec Encounters”, “Puebloean Culture and Rock Art of Colorado and Utah”, and “Peopling of Americas”.  These will be presented by SAS members who have visited related archaeological sites in Mexico and the U.S.

Program

12::00  Lunch provided by Carolyn McGregor

1:15 – “Olmec Encounters” by John and Dan Foster

2:15 – Puebloean Culture and Rock Art of Colorado and Utahby Paul K Davis and Knuti VanHoven

3:15 – “Peopling of Americas” by Jan Johansen

Please make your reservation (lunch) by contacting Carolyn McGregor at sabrina53@earthlink.net.

California Archives Tour

SAS California Archives Tour

Friday, April 5, 2019

10:00 – 12:00

at

4940 Lang Avenue, McClellan, CA 95652

Rick Fizgerald, Senior State Archaeologist, Director of the State Archaeological Collections Research Facility hosts a tour of the California Archives.

The majority of the collections are historic materials from Old Town Sacramento, Old Town San Diego and other important historic state parks.  There also are many interesting prehistoric collections including one from the Witt site. Although this collection is small, it includes crescents. Interesting artifacts from the shipwreck Pomona are also housed in this facility.