Fun and exciting news about Archaeology Month on Kaibab National Forest!
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Jackie
Jacqueline C. Banks
Public Affairs Officer
Kaibab National Forest
928-635-8314
cell 928-606-7490
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Archaeology Comes Alive On Kaibab National Forest
WILLIAMS, Ariz. – March is Archaeology & Heritage Awareness Month in Arizona, and the Kaibab National Forest is celebrating by providing free programs to the public every Thursday evening and Saturday afternoon throughout the month.
Scheduled events include a Thursday evening lecture series and Saturday afternoon hikes. Details are as follows:
• Thursday, March 3 – The History of Rock Art Vandalism on the Williams Ranger District: Documentation, Restoration and the Media. Presented by Neil Weintraub, archaeologist, Williams and Tusayan districts. This presentation will discuss the efforts that Kaibab archaeologists and partners have taken in restoring, repairing and removing evidence of vandalism at a variety of sites across the Williams Ranger District with an emphasis on the recent incident at Keyhole Sink.
• Thursday, March 10 – Snake Gulch: Collaborative Resource Management on the Kaibab National Forest. Presented by Mike Lyndon, assistant forest archaeologist. The lecture will include a screening of the film “Snake Gulch” by renowned Hopi filmmaker Victor Masayesva, Jr. and discussion of how the Kaibab National Forest works with tribes to protect, interpret, and manage cultural and natural resources. Film footage was shot at the Snake Gulch National Register Historic District, which contains roughly 100 prehistoric rock art sites.
• Thursday, March 17 – The Kaibab National Forest Heritage Program Accomplishment Report. Presented by Margaret Hangan, forest heritage program manager. The lecture will include a slide show highlighting program accomplishments over the last several years.
• Thursday, March 24 – Brush, Sweat and Tears: September 2010 Passport in Time Volunteer Project. Presented by Neil Weintraub, archaeologist, Williams and Tusayan districts. During September 2010, Kaibab National Forest and Grand Canyon National Park archaeologists worked with volunteers to record dozens of historic Native American brush shelters and sweat lodges. The talk will focus on how archaeologists, volunteers and firefighters are working to help preserve these fragile traces of the past.
• Thursday, March 31 – Looking Out Across the Kaibab: The Life and Times of Historic Lookout Trees. Presented by Erin Woodard, assistant archaeologist, Williams and Tusayan districts. Woodard will reach back across the ages and discuss the earliest methods of Forest Service fire detection.
Each of the lectures in the Thursday evening series is free to the public and will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Williams Ranger District office, 742 S. Clover Rd., Williams. Due to limited seating, please call ahead for reservations at (928) 635-5600.
Kaibab archaeologists will also be offering free exploratory hikes to Keyhole Sink on the Williams Ranger District every Saturday in March at 2 p.m. To participate in one of these educational excursions, please meet at the Oak Hill Snow Play area, 4 miles west of Parks, Ariz., on the south side of old Route 66. Bring boots and warm clothing, as this three-quarter-mile hike (one way) will take place despite any inclement weather conditions. Be prepared to get wet as a waterfall often cascades off the lava flow, requiring walking through ankle-deep water to access the rock art. Please call ahead for reservations at (928) 635-5600.
“Kaibab National Forest archaeologists are passionate about the work we do, and we want to share that passion with the public,” Weintraub said. “Arizona Archaeology Month is a perfect time to visit the Kaibab and learn about our fragile and non-renewable cultural resources.”
For additional information, please contact the Williams Ranger District at (928) 635-5600.
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