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Reading Flake Scars to Understand Lithic Technologies and Past Human Behavior [Deeper Digs]
When: May 09, 2023 12:00-2:00 PM ET
Duration: 2 hours
Certification: RPA-certified
Pricing
Individual Registration: $99 for SAA members; $149 for non-members
Group Registration: $139 for SAA members; $189 for non-members
Terry Lee Ozbun, AINW Senior Archaeologist, studied lithic technology under Dr. Jeffrey
Flenniken and was awarded the Crabtree Memorial Scholarship in Lithic Technology during graduate studies at Washington State University. Terry has published articles and taught classes in lithic technological studies for over 30 years.
Meghan Johnson, MA, RPA
Meghan Johnson is a flintknapper and lithic analyst at AINW. Meghan has taught classes on lithic technological studies for seven years. Meghan’s research aims to identify lithic reduction strategies employed in the Pacific Northwest through technological analysis and experimental replication. Her current research interest focuses on cobble chopper production and use.
Kelley Prince Martinez, MS, RPA
Kelley Prince Martinez is a lithic specialist in technological ground stone analyses in the
Pacific Northwest. Martinez is experienced in conducting macroscopic and microscopic ground stone analyses, combined with experimental replication and use wear studies, to understand raw material selection, ground stone tool manufacture, use, and recycling strategies.
Nick Hlatky, MA, RPA
Nicholas Hlatky has studied lithic technology in the U.S. Southwest, Micronesia, and the
U.S. Pacific Northwest. Nicholas has examined a diverse range of lithic assemblages across these regions, including Clovis, Folsom, and early Archaic period assemblages. He focuses on understanding technological organization through debitage assemblages.
Key attributes such as remnant ventral surfaces and the characteristics of platforms, compression rings, and radial striations are qualitative more than quantitative and therefore better “read” than measured. Diagnostic attributes vary by technology and their identification allows for reconstruction or modeling of reduction sequences. Reduction sequences (aka chaîne opératoire) represent patterns of learned human behavior and can be evaluated for accuracy through experimental replication. Reading ancient artifacts allows us to discover technologies from the clues left by ancient practitioners of those technologies.
This course is designed for professional archaeologists, students of archaeology, and non-professionals interested in lithic technological analysis.
2. Enhance ability to differentiate between natural and human-created flakes
3. Connect attributes to specific reduction technologies and the relationships between individual artifacts and the larger technological systems of which they are a part.
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Reflexiones sobre arqueología y descolonización en Latinoamericana [Foundational Skills]
When: April 24, 2023 1:00-2:00 PM ET
Duration: 1 hour
Certification: Ninguna/None
Pricing
Individual Registration: Gratis para miembros de la SAA; $69 para no miembros/Free to SAA members; $69 for non-members
Group Registration: Gratis para miembros de la SAA; $89 para no miembros/Free to SAA members; $89 for non-members
Patricia Ayala, PhD, University of Chile
La Dra. Ayala es profesora del Departamento de Antropología de la Universidad de Chile (Santiago, Chile). Se especializa en arqueologías colaborativa, indígena y decolonial, así como en el estudio crítico de la patrimonialización. En la actualidad sus investigaciones se centran en procesos de repatriación y reentierro en el norte de Chile y en el desarrollo de metodologías colaborativas en la Amazonia boliviana. La Dra. Ayala también está interesada en las biografías antropológicas y las historias de vida.
Dr. Ayala is a professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Chile (Santiago, Chile). She specializes in collaborative, indigenous and decolonial archaeology, as well as in the critical study of patrimonialization. Currently, her research focuses on repatriation and reburial processes in northern Chile and on the development of collaborative methodologies in the Bolivian Amazon. Dr. Ayala is also interested in anthropological biographies and life histories.
Este seminario online se imparte solo en español.
In this seminar, the instructor will present the main discussion points generated in Latin America on the colonial origins of archeology and proposals for its decolonization. For this, three lines of discussion will be addressed: the development of collaborative and indigenous archaeologies; the processes of repatriation, restitution and reburial; and patrimonialization. This course is aimed at archaeologists and archeology students, as well as professionals from museums and heritage institutions.
This online seminar is taught only in Spanish.
Familiarize participants with the most relevant discussion points on the decolonization of archeology in Latin America.
![Obsidian Hydration Dating [Deeper Digs]](/images/default-source/opengraph/onlineseminars/obsidian_overlay.tmb-seminar.png?Culture=en&sfvrsn=5e463e6d_1)
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Obsidian Hydration Dating [Deeper Digs]
When: April 18, 2023 1:00-3:00 PM ET
Duration: 2 hours
Certification: RPA-certified
Pricing
Individual Registration: $99 for SAA members; $149 for non-members
Group Registration: $139 for SAA members; $189 for non-members
Alexander (Sandy) is Archaeology Curator Emeritus of the Maturango Museum of Ridgecrest, California. He holds advanced degrees in both physics and archaeological anthropology. Over the past 15 years he has published over twenty papers and two book chapters developing and applying the science and mathematics of obsidian hydration dating (OHD). He regularly conducts such analyses in support of CRM firms and academic projects, and is currently working with colleagues on further understanding of OHD at the molecular level. He has led OHD workshops at annual meetings of the Society for California Archaeology, the Association of Oregon Archaeologists, and the Northwest Anthropological Conference.
- Describe the science behind obsidian hydration dating (OHD), especially recent advances
- Outline the key methods of determining ages with OHD, and the steps involved
- Highlight the limitations of the method, in terms of both accuracy and the consumptive nature of the lab work
![Technical Writing for Cultural Resource Management: What It Is, Is Not, and How to Do It Efficiently [Foundational Skills]](/images/default-source/opengraph/onlineseminars/books_overlay.tmb-seminar.png?Culture=en&sfvrsn=a0e2600f_1)
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Technical Writing for Cultural Resource Management: What It Is, Is Not, and How to Do It Efficiently [Foundational Skills]
When: March 08, 2023 2:00-3:00 PM ET
Duration: 1 hour
Certification: RPA-certified
Pricing
Individual Registration: Free to SAA members; $69 for non-members
Group Registration: Free to SAA members; $89 for non-members
Ms. Moreno has 30 years of experience in cultural resource management (CRM) in the western United States. 20 were spent in Arizona leading surveys, testing, data recovery, and monitoring projects for a variety of municipal, state, and federal agencies. Her experience includes oversight of technical reports, draft environmental impact statements, land use plans, treatment plans, permitting, and synthesis of archaeological remains and analyses. In addition to her MA in anthropology, she holds a master’s certification in scholarly publishing and has published webinars on technical writing and editing with the American Cultural Resources Association. Ms. Moreno has served as a freelance book editor and production manager for university presses and global publishers in archaeology. Other past publishing positions include serving as the book review editor for the Kiva: The Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History, for which she continues to serve on the publication committee. And she previously served as the managing editor of the Journal of Arizona Archaeology. With her diverse publishing and report-writing background, Ms. Moreno brings new insight to the process of writing for CRM and offers solutions that increase reader accessibility—the hallmark of technical writing—and reduce the production time and cost of deliverables.
2. Describe what plain language is and how to apply it in CRM reports
3. Identify common pitfalls in cultural resources writing so authors can course correct while still in the drafting stage
4. Improve basic Word skills that allow for increased efficiency in the editing and writing process
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Assessing Significance and Integrity to Establish the National Register Eligibility of Archaeological Sites [Deeper Digs]
When: March 02, 2023 2:00-4:00 PM ET
Duration: 2 hours
Certification: RPA-certified
Pricing
Individual Registration: $99 for SAA members; $149 for non-members
Group Registration: $139 for SAA members; $189 for non-members
Dr. Tucker has worked in cultural resource management for over two decades. In 2009, Tucker accepted a position at the Georgia State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). From 2010 to 2012 he served as Georgia Deputy State Archaeologist and Archaeology Section Chief and in 2012 was promoted to State Archaeologist and Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer. In the fall of 2020, Dr. Tucker left the state and returned to the private sector as a Senior Technical Advisor at New South Associates. He holds a B.A. from Georgia State University, an M.A. from Louisiana State University, and a PhD from the University of Florida, all in Anthropology.
J.W. Joseph, PhD, RPA
Dr. Joseph, one of New South’s co-founders, received his B.A. in Anthropology from the University of South Carolina, and his M.A. in American Civilization, as well as his Ph.D. in Historical Archaeology from the University of Pennsylvania has experience in historical archeology, urban archaeology, industrial archaeology, historic preservation planning, HABS/HAER documentation, Native American consultation, Traditional Cultural Property studies, historic context studies, cemetery research, and public outreach, and specializes in African-American studies. Dr. Joseph has directed projects and research for many clients including the National Park Service; the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; various State Historic Preservation Offices; several Departments of Transportation; the Historic Charleston Foundation; the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation; city governments; and private clients.
- Outline how to apply the National Register Criteria to Archaeological Sites
- Explain the relationship between the historic context, significance, and integrity
- Demonstrate the importance of following the sequence of evaluation laid out in the National Register bulletins