Center for Desert Archaeology Annual Report 2010

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1 Ceer for Deser Archaeology Aual Repor A u a l R e p o r

2 Dear Frieds, As I cosider he Ceer s progress i 2010, i is clear o me ha he pas year was oe of rasiio, of becomig eve sroger. Wha does he Ceer for Deser Archaeology do? We preserve he places of our shared pas. How? We ask big quesios abou he pas. These quesios drive our research ad help us prioriize our proecio effors. We proec edagered sies, ladscapes, ad arifacs. These oreewable resources mus be coserved for fuure geeraios. We share wha we re learig wih you. Experiece a richer udersadig of hese special places. ENTER FOR ESERT RCHAEOLOGY a oprofi corporaio We bega he year by esablishig our permae headquarers a a hisoric buildig complex i dowow Tucso. This move reifies our commime o ogoig revializaio here ad uderscores our ieio o be a rue Ceer: a place where sakeholders ca come ogeher o discuss how preservaio of our shared pas is bes achieved, ad a home base for producig he ousadig programs, publicaios, ad digial media resources we are kow for. As he year ufolded, he ever-igher iegraio of our proecio, research, ad oureach iiiaives was maifes. Our work i ad aroud he Mule Creek commuiy of wes-ceral New Mexico exemplifies his: we re pursuig he ex chaper i our log-erm ivesigaio of he close of prehisory i he souher Souhwes, raiig a ew geeraio i miimally ivasive field mehods, sharig our fidigs olie ad i Archaeology Souhwes, ad workig wih commuiy members o ideify preservaio prioriies ad opporuiies. The ed of 2010 marked he begiig of our fial year of fudig from he Naioal Trus for Hisoric Preservaio s Parers i he Field Program. As such, his repor pays special aeio o he may achievemes of his program uder Ady Laurezi s direcio. Wih ha iiial fudig ad subseque suppor, we have bee able o expad our sie proecio iiiaives i ways ha will coiue o bear frui as we move he program forward. Our sese of purpose ad ideiy has ever bee clearer. Your geerous suppor o oly makes possible all of he accomplishmes we highligh i his repor, bu also validaes he imporace of preservaio archaeology wha he Ceer does ad he meas by which we do i. You are our mos impora parers i preservig he places of our shared pas. The pursui of our missio is a collecive legacy; i akes all of us o grow respec for ad resposibiliy oward hese special places. We ll coiue o ask big quesios abou he pas, ake par i discussios abou big-picure issues i regioal preservaio, fid creaive meas o solve proecio challeges, ad share all of wha we re learig wih you i meaigful ad iovaive ways. I ca assure you ha 2011 is already off o a roarig sar say ued o Wih graiude, William H. Doelle Preside ad CEO fro cover phoo: Hery D. Wallace

3 2010 Key Accomplishmes Key Accomplishmes We proec edagered sies, ladscapes, ad arifacs Workig i collaboraio wih he Pial Couy Deparme of Developme Services, Ady Laurezi orgaized a fall 2010 workshop aimed a ideifyig prioriy prehisoric resources i his souher Arizoa couy. Paricipas icluded ribal represeaives ad archaeologiss. The group ideified more ha hiry areas for he Couy o cosider as i implemes he culural resources eleme of is recely adoped Pial Couy Comprehesive Pla. The Ceer coiued is paricipaio i a grassroos campaig o expad Casa Grade Ruis Naioal Moume. I he summer of 2010, former Cogresswoma A Kirkparick sposored legislaio o expad he moume o iclude he Grewe ad Adamsville sies alog he prehisoric souh caal. Alhough he bill was arrowly defeaed i he House, we pla o revisi he proposal wih Arizoa Seaors McCai ad Kyl ad icomig Cogressma Paul Gosar. I parership wih he Naioal Trus for Hisoric Preservaio, The Wilderess Sociey, ad he Ceer for Biological Diversiy, we coduced a sie codiio assessme of early oe-hudred pre-classic ad Classic period sies o he Too Naioal Fores i Arizoa. Our work carried ou by archaeologiss Saul Hedquis ad Leigh Ae Elliso furher illumiaed he relaioship bewee he proximiy of a sie o a road ope o moorized vehicles ad sie damage. Togeher wih relaed sudies, hese daa provide a solid base of iformaio ha will assis lad maagers as hey make difficul decisios abou which roads should remai ope o moorized use. Mos of Arizoa ad New Mexico s Naioal Foress are developig Travel Maageme Rules i 2011 ad Asbesos removal a Camp Naco eabled isallaio of a ew roof o he former recreaio buildig. The roof came jus i ime for he summer mosoos ad ably proeced he buildig, which is oe of

4 he bes preserved a his hisoric miliary camp i he Arizoa borderlad. The Ceer was isrumeal i obaiig gra fudig for he projec. New sigs highlighig preservaio effors were also posed a he sie. Uforuaely, aoher, privaely owed par of he camp was damaged by fire his pas fall. Doug Ga ad a eam of volueers spe a day his pas fall repairig kiva walls a Casa Malpais i Sprigerville, Arizoa. The Casa Malpais Museum is due o move io is ew quarers i a reovaed hisoric schoolhouse i O ha same rip, Doug me a LIDAR scaig crew ad our colleagues a El Morro Naioal Moume ouside of Ramah, New Mexico. The eam has ow compiled five years of daa o deerioraio raes for he irreplaceable iscripios here. Skip Howe of Saisical Research, Ic., operaed he laser scaer. We ask big quesios abou he pas Paul Reed s ogoig ivesigaio of he huma experiece of he rise, rasformaio, ad afermah of he Chacoa regioal sysem was feaured i our Ocober 2010 Archaeology Café ad i he summer 2010 issue of Archaeology Souhwes, Social Ideiy i he Norher Sa Jua. Addiioally, Paul uderook fieldwork a he Las Veaas grea house commuiy souh of Gras, New Mexico. His survey ad mappig work i his exesive lava ladscape ideified cairs, rails, bridges, ad oher feaures relaed o riual ad o-riual aciviies. I he fall of 2010, Ceer Preservaio Fellow Aaro Wrigh submied his disseraio o wha he exesive rock ar of Phoeix s Souh Mouais reveals abou Hohokam riual pracices. This pas summer, Aaro was feaured o PBS s Hisory Deecives: he asked he eam o ivesigae he auheiciy of a iscripio i Souh Mouai Park ha icludes he ame of Fray Marcos de Niza ad is daed Deb Huley, Rob Joes, Kaherie Duga, ad a eam of volueer colleagues reured for a hird field seaso i Mule Creek, New Mexico. Effors i 2010 focused o survey i he valley ad ideifyig ad mappig walls a he Forhol sie, a 13h-ceury seleme. The Ceer s work i he regio helps us beer udersad paers of social ieracio immediaely before ad durig he ime of Salado florescece. Jeff Clark ad Deb Huley coiued as key members of a ierdiscipliary eam workig o he iovaive Souhwes Social Neworks Projec. This NSFfuded projec coduced i parership wih Dr. Barbara Mills of he Uiversiy of Arizoa collaes iformaio from hudreds of souhweser sies daig bewee 1200 ad 1500 ad expads he Coalesce Commuiies Daabase

5 maiaied by he Ceer. Whe daa collecio is compleed, specialiss i quaiaive sociology will apply heir sae-of-he-ar aalyical echiques o explore social ieracios durig his ime of grea chage. We share wha we re learig wih you Ceer frieds Alex ad Susa Jerome hosed a commuiy ge-ogeher for heir eighbors i he Mule Creek area i Augus. Rob Joes ad Kaherie Duga discussed he resuls of our summer field seaso a he earby Forhol sie wih a ehusiasic crowd. We were hoored o hos Mr. Ia George of Eglish Heriage i July. Mr. George (picured o he righ i he phoo) is Ispecor of Acie Moumes i he Wes Midlads. Local preservaio professioals gahered a our headquarers for a luchime iformaio-sharig sessio a which approaches i he Uied Kigdom ad Uied Saes were compared. I he eveig, Ceer members ejoyed a whirlwid our of Eglad s ladscape hrough ime. Mr. George is reurig o Tucso as a keyoe speaker for he 2011 Arizoa Hisoric Preservaio Coferece. The Arizoa Humaiies Coucil awarded a gra o our Archaeology Café program for he seaso. Fudig eabled he Ceer o beer publicize his iformal preseaio series, brig i hree ou-of-ow scholars, ad hire a professioal videographer which i ur eables us o share hese lively eves wih Ceer frieds who cao aed i perso. Check ou Souhwes Archaeology Today celebraed is fifh year a he Ceer wih a bi of a makeover! This weekly e-ews diges focused o regioal preservaio ad archaeology reaches more ha 2,000 subscribers worldwide. May readers have shared heir ehusiasm for he ehaced readabiliy of he ew desig. Sig up o receive he diges a Pieces of he Puzzle: New Perspecives o he Hohokam raveled o he Huhugam Ki Museum of he Sal River Pima-Maricopa Idia Commuiy i Jeff Clark ad Parick Lyos (Arizoa Sae Museum) gave a preseaio i suppor of his mulimedia exhibi i Jue, followed by Bill Doelle i November. Is ex sop will be he Aasazi Heriage Ceer i Dolores, Colorado, begiig i he fall of A powerhouse double issue of Souhwes Archaeology devoed o Tucso s remarkable hisory came ou jus i ime for Tucso s 235h Birhday. The magazie appeared a several of he celebraory eves held hroughou he moh of Augus. Tha issue also poied o addiioal olie coe, which our Digial Media Laboraory bega producig i We wished a fod Happy Trails o logime Coe Edior Tobi Taylor a he ed of he year. We are hakful for our ousadig 2010 volueers Volueer projecs icluded laboraory work, field work, eve saffig, ad our firs-ever beefi book sale. Mike Barle Sarah Herr Georgiaa Boyer Elizabeh May Peer Boyle Kay Pusavage Elizabeh Bur Bill Robiso Jae Carmack Lidsay Kaherie Cerio Romaiello Demio Clico Lida Schuser Madely Cook Sephe Slusher Valerie Daviso Rober Small Suzae Ecker Kim Soderegger Carol Farsworh Doa Tag Sam Fisher Kellam Peggy Flemig Throgmoro Amy Fred Lukas Trou Cherie Freema Meagha Thak Daa Hawkis You! Trowbridge

6 Special Ways o Give To preserve he places of our shared pas 2010 Legacy Circle The Ceer s Legacy Circle recogizes hose special doors who have made a decisio o suppor he Ceer pas heir ow lifeimes hrough a plaed gif. We appreciae his show of cofidece i he log-erm success of he Ceer for Deser Archaeology. Do Burgess Jea Clark Jeff Clark William H. Doelle Bruce Hilper Rady Jumper Lely-Taylor Livig Trus Doug Lidsay Dwigh Riggs* R. Gwi ad Paricia Vivia Dale Breema ad Arhur Vokes Arhur H. Wolf *Deceased member as of December 31, We received our firs plaed gif i 2010 from he esae of Dwigh Riggs, a log-ime fried ad Ceer member. Dwigh made a beques ha icluded several vehicles ad his exesive, lovigly colleced library. The Ceer sold books we did o eed for our ow research library a a special sale i December of Proceeds beefied publicaio of our Archaeology Souhwes magazie. For more iformaio o ways o joi he Legacy Circle or esablish a amed edowme, please coac Lida Pierce a , ex. 23, or lpierce@ cdarc.org. David A. Gregory Research Fud We were saddeed o lose our fried ad colleague David A. Gregory i Dave (picured below o he lef of Emil Doc Haury) will always be remembered by may for his sigular iellec ad wi. His coribuios o souhweser archaeology are umerous ad sigifica. The Ceer is hoored o have esablished a special fud, he David A. Gregory Research Fud, i his memory. This fud, wih a prese balace of $21,765, is currely beig used o suppor he research effors of our Preservaio Fellows. Our appreciaio goes o he followig doors who have made gifs o he David A. Gregory Research Fud: Lida Pierce ad Michael Barle Susa ad Lidsay Brew Chupadero Archeological Research Sarah Herr ad Jeff Clark Chip Colwell-Chahaphoh Paricia Cook Judih Abbe Corse W.H. Wills ad Paricia Crow Deser Archaeology, Ic. Michael Diehl Lida L. Mayro ad William H. Doelle Bruce Masse Barbara Murphy Ae Worhigo ad Peer J. Pilles, Jr. Homer Thiel Tieke Va Zad ad James Vi Dale Breema ad Ar Vokes Joh Welch David R. Wilcox Image of Dave wih Emil Doc Haury couresy of Paricia Crow The Ceer s beefi book sale Oher Edowmes ad Resriced Fuds a he Ceer for Deser Archaeology Geeral Edowme Fud The Jue H. Doelle Fud for Archaeology Souhwes Fud for Commuiy-based Archaeology Preservaio Fellowship Fud Sie Proecio Fud Paleo Research Fud Publicaio Fud

7 2010 Saff Board of Direcors William H. Doelle, Preside ad CEO Al Arpad, Vice Preside Berard Siquieros, Secreary Peer Boyle, Treasurer Demio Clico, Member a Large Jeffrey S. Dea, Member a Large Diaa L. Hadley, Member a Large Bejami Smih, Member a Large Doa Tag, Member a Large 2010 Fiacial Saemes Saeme of Fiacial Posiio as of 12/31/10 Asses Cash/shor erm accous $187,084 Accous receivable $49,874 Propery ad equipme, e $202,653 Savigs & shor-erm ivesmes $551,366 Log-erm ivesmes $5,222,164 Toal Asses $6,213, Saeme of Aciviies Liabiliies & Ne Asses Liabiliies Accous payable $39,064 Vehicle loa $9,844 Toal Liabiliies $48,908 Ne Asses Uresriced $2,281,395 Temporarily resriced $2,051,094 Permaely resriced $1,831,744 Toal Ne Asses $6,164,233 Toal Liabiliies & Ne Asses $6,213,141 Icome Coracs 112,367 7% Gras 521,410 35% Idividuals 384,994 26% Bequess 23,500 2% Ieres & Divideds 145,898 10% Sales 12,546 1% Realized & Urealized Gais/Losses 300,029 20% Toal 1,500, % Expeses Maageme & Geeral 79,015 7% Research 585,640 47% Educaio & Oureach 312,907 25% Preservaio Fellowship 65,371 5% Fudraisig 73,559 6% Sie Proecio 126,683 10% Toal 1,243, % Advisory Board Heser A. Davis, Arkasas Archaeological Survey (reired) Do D. Fowler, Uiversiy of Nevada, Reo (reired) William D. Lipe, Washigo Sae Uiversiy (reired) Margare Nelso, Arizoa Sae Uiversiy William J. Robiso, Uiversiy of Arizoa Tree Rig Lab (reired) James E. Sead, George Maso Uiversiy Elisa Villalpado, Cero INAH Soora Saff Jeffery J. Clark, Preservaio Archaeologis Jacquie M. Dale, Preservaio Archaeologis Mahew Devi, Preservaio Archaeologis ad Digial Media Specialis Kaherie Duga, Research Assisa Douglas W. Ga, Preservaio Archaeologis ad Digial Media Specialis Kae Sarher Ga, Membership Coordiaor David A. Gregory,* Preservaio Archaeologis Deborah L. Huley, Preservaio Archaeologis Rob Joes, Preservaio Fellow Ady Laurezi, Field Represeaive Debra L. Lee, Office Maager Lida J. Pierce, Depuy Direcor Paul F. Reed, Preservaio Archaeologis ad Chaco Scholar a Salmo Ruis Tobi Taylor, Coe Edior, Archaeology Souhwes James M. Vi, Preservaio Fellow Aaro Wrigh, Preservaio Fellow Research Associaes Richard Fli, Idepede Coroado Scholar Shirley Cushig Fli, Idepede Coroado Scholar J. Bre Hill, Assisa Professor of Ahropology, Hedrix College Parick D. Lyos, Head of Collecios ad Acig Associae Direcor, Arizoa Sae Museum Preservaio Advocae Pa H. Sei, Arizoa Preservaio Cosulas *Deceased Ceer for Deser Archaeology 300 N. Ash Alley, Tucso, AZ (520)