From chacmool at ucalgary.ca Thu Oct 3 15:08:59 2013 From: chacmool at ucalgary.ca (Chacmool Archaeology Association) Date: Thu Oct 3 15:09:12 2013 Subject: [Chacmool-l] Archaeology-Anthropology Merger Message-ID: Hey Chacmoolians, We have a huge favour to ask of all the undergrad Chacmoolians. We are sure many of you have heard about the Archaeology- Anthropology merger. We know many of you have very negative feelings about it but negativity does not get us anywhere. What we need from you now is to answer two quick questions for us and email your answers back to us. Your responses will remain anonymous. Your answers will be presented at a meeting this friday. 1. What are your concerns regarding the merger? 2. What about the merger are you excited for? Thanks Guys! Chacmool From chacmool at ucalgary.ca Sun Oct 6 21:54:34 2013 From: chacmool at ucalgary.ca (Chacmool Archaeology Association) Date: Sun Oct 6 21:54:49 2013 Subject: [Chacmool-l] Chacmool Newsletter-Oct. 6th-Oct 12th Message-ID: <4a1cda5fe169625c971935c87e82c7ec.squirrel@webmail.ucalgary.ca> Hello again! We hope everyone is doing well! Here's what going on this week! 1.Merger Survey 2.Arky Shirt Day 3.Noon Hour Lecture 4.Commuter Challenge 5.Interniship Opportunity 1. Merger Survey Chacmool would like to thank everyone who participated in the merger survey! We had so many responses! 2.Arky Shirt Day! Don't forget that this Tuesday is Arky Shirt Day! Let's let the school know we exist! If you don't have a shirt, don't fear Chacmool has you covered! Stop by our office in ES826 and get yourself some swag! 3.Noon Hour Lecture This week's noon hour lecture looks like a good one! Chacmool is still looking for volunteers to bring snacks for the lecture. This weeks lecture will be given by Robert Patalano. He will be talking about plant biomarkers as climate proxies during early rice domestication. See attached poster for more information! 4.Commuter Challenge The University of Calgary is running a commuter challenge between the departments. It is past the start date but we are aware of how environmentally friendly our Chacmoolians are. We can catch up! Check out the attached email for information! 5.Intership Opportunity Last but not least heres a great opportunity. Colleen Packer (see announcement below) Subject: Internships in Germany and Washington, D.C. for Alberta Residents! Looking for an opportunity to combine your taste for adventure with a great experience that will stand out on your resume? The Alberta-Saxony and Alberta-Smithsonian Internship Programs offer opportunities for U of C students in any Faculty to spend 3-4 months working in the Saxony region of Germany or in Washington, D.C. Applicants must be Alberta Residents (i.e. born in Alberta, graduated from a high school in Alberta or lived in Alberta for 12 consecutive months without being a student). Come to a 45-minute information session at the Centre for International Students & Study Abroad (MSC 275) to find out more: Tuesday, October 8 at 12pm Wednesday, October 9 at 11am See http://www.ucalgary.ca/uci/abroad/fair for details. Alberta-Saxony Internship Program: A variety of placements are available with corporations, not-for-profit agencies, universities and small businesses in the areas of health, energy, environment and economic development. German language skills are not required, although preference will be given to candidates with at least some knowledge of the language. Students must have completed at least 15 courses (3 full semesters) at the post-secondary level at the time of application. Recent graduates may also be considered. For more information, please check out http://www.ucalgary.ca/uci/abroad/internships#Saxony and www.albertasaxony.com, but don't wait too long as applications are already being accepted for Summer 2014 placements! Alberta-Smithsonian Internship Program: allows students to work alongside recognized scholars, scientists and educators in a variety of disciplines, including Art & Design, Business, Fine Arts, History & Culture, Music and Science & Technology. Students must have completed at least 20 courses at the post-secondary level before participating in the program and must have a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 (B), with a minimum of 3.2 (B+) in the semester prior to application. The deadline for Summer 2014 or Fall 2014 placements is January 13, 2014. For more information, see http://www.ucalgary.ca/uci/abroad/internships#Smithsonian and http://albertasmithsonian.com If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me. All the best, Colleen Thanks guys! 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We hope your long weekend has been filled with yummy food and lot's of sleep in's! heres whats going on this week! 1.Noon Hour Lecture 2.Chacmool Games Night 3.Community Cafe 1. Noon Hour Lecture Don't Forget about the noon hour lecture this Wednesday! At 12 pm in ES859 Dr. Dawson will be giving a lecture on digitally preserving polar heritage at risk. As always there will be coffee and a snack! Snack donations are always welcome! Sign up outside our office! See the attached poster for more info! 2.Chacmool Games Night Mark this date on your calendar! October 17th is games night for our Chacmool Members! Th fun starts at 5pm in ES859! We have lot's of archaeology themed games to play! We can't wait to see you! 3.Community Cafe One of our own, Kalista Sherbaniuk, is a peer helper with the Centre for Community-Engaged Learning. She will be facilitating there weekly Community Cafe discussion. Here's she'll be talking about.Archaeology often works in communities, but does it always work with communities? This Community Caf? will delve into discussions about how doing archaeological research in a public capacity can be mutually beneficial for both researchers and community members and ways this is presently being facilitated in Canada. It will be held October 24th from 1-2 pm in MacHall 458 (across from the Loft). Check it out and support one of our members!! Have a great last two days off! Chacmool From chacmool at ucalgary.ca Sun Oct 13 19:26:27 2013 From: chacmool at ucalgary.ca (Chacmool Archaeology Association) Date: Sun Oct 13 19:27:05 2013 Subject: [Chacmool-l] Noon Hour Lecture Message-ID: Sorry guys here's the noon hour lecture poster -Chacmool -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Dawson (Oct 16).pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 1916232 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://mailman.ucalgary.ca/pipermail/chacmool-l/attachments/20131013/359cf728/DawsonOct16-0001.pdf From chacmool at ucalgary.ca Tue Oct 15 14:12:08 2013 From: chacmool at ucalgary.ca (Chacmool Archaeology Association) Date: Tue Oct 15 14:12:20 2013 Subject: [Chacmool-l] Chacmool Conference Volunteer Opportunity Message-ID: <3bd86c05864a127010e6661cc0668367.squirrel@webmail.ucalgary.ca> Hey Chacmoolians! As most of you know the 46th annual Chacmool conference is coming up! We are now looking for volunteers! Volunteering gets you hours towards your co-curricular record and looks great on a resume! If you volunteer for eight hours or more you gain entrance into the entire conference! If eight hours is just too long for you you can volunteer for five hours and gain entrance for one day! heres the positions we're looking to fill; -Registration:Check attendees into the conference, handout packages,sell conference and banquet tickets on Wednesday night -Floaters: Do odds and ends during the conference, All days of the conference -Airport greeters: Pick up people flying in, basically for all through the conference since people will be flying in at all different times. -Session attendants: assist in setting up presentations, open and close rooms and make sure attendees have proof of purchase of conference ticket. All days of the conference -Clean up Crew after Friday night reception-friday night If you are interested email Chacmool or stop by our office in ES826 and talk to Brooke. We need you to give us you top three choices, your cell number and your availability. Information about training sessions will be sent out to those who volunteer. Thanks guys! Chacmool From chacmool at ucalgary.ca Tue Oct 15 14:30:21 2013 From: chacmool at ucalgary.ca (Chacmool Archaeology Association) Date: Tue Oct 15 14:30:31 2013 Subject: [Chacmool-l] Call for Conference Topic Purposal 2014 Message-ID: <69787a4ee391554b70207df02b554c20.squirrel@webmail.ucalgary.ca> Chacmool Conference Topic Proposals As the 2013 Chacmool Conference is upon us,it is also time to brainstorm and submit your ideas of what would make for a good conference topic for next year (2014). Below we have outlined the submission process. Due: November 4, 2013 Announcement: Will be made at this year?s Conference banquet There are 3 parts to submitting a proposal (please try to keep it to 3 pages or less). 1) Pick a Theme! If it has a catchy name, all the better! Here are some examples from the past: - Eat, Drink, and Be Merry: The Archaeology of Foodways - Archaeology in the new Millennium: Public or Perish - Art for Archaeology's Sake - Networks of the Past: Regional Interaction in Archaeology 2) Description Paragraph - Explain the theme and why it is important to archaeology - List possible plenary and keynote speakers - List possible session topics 3) Signatures of 7 people committed to organizing/planning the conference - 3 undergraduate students, one of whom will be the Conference Chair - 2 faculty members (professors), for help/guidance - 2 graduate students, for help/guidance So what are the benefits for you? ? Looks awesome on a resume ? Get connected with the archaeology community ? Learn fantastic skills that will help you throughout your career ? Make new friends ? The status and prestige of working at a very well developed and respected conference If you want to get involved, you can reply to this email or see us in our office ES826. We are looking forward to reading your submissions! CHACMOOL From chacmool at ucalgary.ca Sun Oct 20 14:05:02 2013 From: chacmool at ucalgary.ca (Chacmool Archaeology Association) Date: Sun Oct 20 14:05:16 2013 Subject: [Chacmool-l] Chacmool Newsletter Oct. 20-26 Message-ID: Hi all! I've attempted to make this email short. If you are interested in doing field school in Ireland or italy check out the posters I've attatched to this email! Here's what else is in this email. 1. Noon Hour Lecture 2.APALA Conference 3. Donations for Silent Auction 4.Volunteer opportunities Noon Hour Lecture This week's lecture looks like a good one! Lindsay Amundsen-?‐Meyer, a PH. D. candidate with the University of calgary's Archaeology Department will be talking about Creating a Spatial Dialogue: A'kee Piskun and Attachment to Place on the Northwestern Plains. As always the lecture will be on Wednesday at 12 in ES859! Check out the attached poster! APALA Conference The University of Saskatchewan's Archeological Students Association (ASA) is currently accepting abstracts for the annual undergraduate APALA (Anthropology, Physical Anthropology, Linguistics and Archeology) Conference. The conference is taking place at the University of Saskatchewan in mid to late-January (a specific date is yet to be announced). This conference gives undergraduate students a chance to present papers outside of a classroom and in front of other students from neighboring studies and universities. The conference welcomes graduate students who are interested in the opportunity to present their research thus far or other research that they have conducted previously. The deadline for abstracts is December 27th, 2013. If there are any inquires concerning the conference format or general questions, please feel free to contact the ASA via email at asaexecutives@gmail.com. Donations for Silent Auction The Chacmool Conference team is looking for donations for the silent auction. If you would like more info on what kinds of things they are looking for email Kelsey at kelseyfriesen@hotmail.ca Volunteer Opportunities There are still many positions available for the Chacmool Conference. On top of those you have already heard about we are now looking for people to work the Silent Auction. Basically it involve watching over the silent auction and answering questions people may have. Once the schedule for training has been finalized it will be sent out to all volunteers. Have a great week guys! -Chacmool -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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D, Candidate with the University of Calgary's Arky department will be giving a lecture titled "On Till Ragnarok, Underwater Excavations at the Viking Settlement of Birka. Check out the attached poster for more info! as always it will take place in ES859 this Wednesday at 12. Check out the attached poster for more info! If you would like to donate a snack the sign up form is right outside out office located in ES826. Calgary SSEA Talk For those of you who like Greek and Roman Studies, Check this out! Lecture: Hero of Alexandria and the Roman Technological Revolution Date: 7:30 ? 9:00 pm, 01-Nov-2013 Location: Room EDC 287 in the Education Block at the University of Calgary. Cost: Meetings are Free to members, Guests $5 ? Students with ID $2 Hero was a 1st-century-CE engineer and inventor who worked at the Library and Museum of Alexandria, established by the Ptolemaic dynasty three centuries earlier. Following in the footsteps of other notable technicians like Ktesibios, his inventive mind created a remarkable series of revolutionary machines using all the mechanical devices in the Hellenistic tool-kit (complex gears, compound pulleys, screws, and the like) and introduced a revolutionary power source?steam?all of which foreshadow the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries. But this lecture is not a review of high-school physics. We?ll look at Hero?s creation of the first vending machine, the differential axle, a bottomless wine cup, a pipe organ, and a ?miraculous? system that opened doors to a temple whenever a fire was lit on the sacrificial altar. With all this technology, and a railway to boot, why did the ancients not have an industrial revolution? About the speaker: John Humphrey is a professor in the Department of Greek and Roman Studies at the University of Calgary. He is a Roman archaeologist and historian who has excavated in Greece and Turkey and has written two books on the development of technology on the Greek and Roman worlds. Some SSEA members might know him as a scholar of Roman public toilets. More information on their website: http://www.calgaryssea.ca/ Chacmool Movie Night Last but not least, Chacmool will be having an Archaeology themed movie night this thursday (31st) in ES859 starting at 6 pm. Come dressed up for halloween! Chacmool will provide a movie but if you have any you would like to bring feel free! There will also be popcorn and pop! After the movie we will movie the party to the Last Defence Lounge! Come Check it out! It promises to be a good time! Stay warm Chacmoolians! -Chacmool -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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