[Chacmool-l] ASA Upcoming Events

Mon Sep 13 15:09:51 MDT 2010

Greetings,

The Chacmool website has been completely updated and is up and running for
the 2010-2011 year. Information on the website will continue to be updated
as we plan for events and other goodies.

Here is a listing of upcoming events and some info regarding ASA
happenings. Information is also listed online at http://arkyalberta.com/

We hope to see you there!

Glenbow Town and Quarry Project through the Archaeological Society of
Alberta Needs Volunteers!
When: September 18, 2010 and October 2, 2010  9:00AM sharp
Where: The west gate of the park (individuals will be shuttled to the site
from this area). See attached maps
What you need to bring: Lunch, snacks, water, appropriate clothing for
various weather conditions, hat, sunscreen, walking shoes, work gloves.
Contact: Janet McLeod (Glenbow Project 2010 Volunteer Coordinator):
janet.harris at champ-tech.com or (403) 218-4134
RSVP as soon as possible

"Stone Adzes or Antler Wedges? An Experimental Study on Tree-Felling in
Northwestern Boreal Forest"
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
7:30pm, Tom Oliver Theatre, ES 162, University of Calgary
Dr. Ray Le Blanc, Department of Anthropology, University of Alberta
Abstract: "Adze-cut stumps" is the name commonly used by local residents,
ethnographers and archaeologists to designate culturally modified tree
stumps that are found in many areas of the Northwestern boreal forest of
North America. As the name implies, they have been viewed as evidence of
ancient tree-felling activities, presumably using stone adzes, which
resulted in stumps with a characteristic, long tapering form that is quite
distinct from metal axe or adze cut examples. They are thought to be an
indication of pre-Contact period logging activities that preceded the
arrival of metal trade axes during the fur trade period. However, an
examination of available ethnographic data, personal field observations,
and particularly, the first results of an experimental tree-felling study
indicate that such stumps should best be interpreted as having resulted
from a different technique involving the use of antler wedges rather than
stone tools. Furthermore, field observations from the Old Crow—Porcupine
River area of the northern Yukon indicate that many of these stumps,
especially when found in clusters are associated with the construction and
maintenance of caribou fences, semi-subterranean housepits, and various
types of caches. Finally, recently obtained preliminary
dendrochronological results and radiocarbon dates indicate that these
stumps date back to at least the beginning of the second millennium AD.

"Archaeology in the Mediterranean:  Ten Great Sites for Tourists"
Monday, September 20, 2010
6:30 pm in Social Sciences Room 545, University of Calgary
Calgary Society for Mediterranean Studies
Dr. John Humphrey, University of Calgary

"Nike at Olympia:  An Athlete's Ambition"
Friday, October 15, 2010
7:00 pm in Social Sciences Room 545, University of Calgary

Calgary Society for Mediterranean Studies
Dr. Gerald Schaus, Wilfred Laurier University

University of Calgary Greek and Roman Studies Department Seminars
(Room/Time at the University of Calgary TBA)
see http://grst.ucalgary.ca/home/department-seminars for more details.

"Scratched in Stone:  The Isis Temple Graffiti Project"
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Jitse Dijkstra - Ottawa, CACW

"Early Sixth Century BCE Laconian Pottery at Miletus: What of the "Special
Relationship" Between Sparta and Samos?"
Friday, October 15, 2010
Gerald Schaus - Wilfred Laurier University

Egyptian Travelogue
October 1, 2010
Speaker: Dan Bruce
Calgary Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities
7:30 pm in Room 162 of the Earth Sciences Building at the University of
Calgary
Meetings are Free to members, Guests $5, Students with ID $2, Everyone
Welcome
Dan has worked as a cowboy in the US and Canada, and is a bronc rider,
cattle history expert, past manager of tourism at the Nicola and Eight
Mile ranches, artefact restoration expert, past curator of the Kelowna
Museum, and current curator of the historical site of Fintry.

Alberta Palaeontological Society Open House and Fossil Clinic
September 17th, 2010
Room B108, Mount Royal University at 7:30 PM
Alberta Paleontological Society welcomes CSPG members, families and the
general public to their September Open House and Fossil Clinic. APS
members and guests will have specimens on display and resident experts
will be on hand to help identify fossils that are brought in to the
clinic. Fossils found on the summers field trips will also be presented
and discussed.

"The Wally's Beach Site : A Palaeontological- Archaeological Treasure Trove"
October 15, 2010
Room B108, Mount Royal University at 7:30 PM
Alberta Paleontological Society
Speaker : Dr. Len V. Hills, University of Calgary

"New Light on the Frankincense Trail"
Friday, September 24, 2010
7-9:00PM, Room EA 1031 (formerly Moot Court), Mount Royal University
Old World Researchers Society
Dr. W. D. Glanzman, Mount Royal University

"50 Years of Chimps and Change: An evening with Jane Goodall"
October 24, 2010
7:00PM, Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Abstract: Fifty years ago, Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE first set foot on the
shores of Lake Tanganyika, in what is now Tanzania’s Gombe National Park.
In her presentation, Dr. Goodall will reflect—both personally and
professionally—on the meaning of the past five decades, the extraordinary
changes the world has seen since 1960, and the impact these changes have
had on people, animals, and the environment we all share.
Tickets are on sale now at http://www.ucalgary.ca/janegoodall

"Tusaqtuut: the Peoples' Time for Sharing"
November 5, 2010
1-5:00PM, MFH 2370 (tentatively)
Arctic Life Traditional Knowledge-Sharing Seminar featuring
South Baffin (Uqqurmiut) Inuit Elders
RSVP to 403-220-7515 or arctic at ucalgary.ca
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