> >"Got CALICHE?" newsletter >http//www.swanet.org/caliche.html > >Tuesday January 11, 2000 >****************************************** > >CALIFORNIA > >http://www.modbee.com/yosemite/ Two events changed the course of history >for Indians and whites alike. The discovery of gold attracted fortune >hunters from all over the world. Then California became the 31st state in >1850... > >NEVADA > >http://www.tahoe.com/appeal/stories.1.11.00/region/10074amnv011011Jan3155.ht >ml A judge ordered inspections of the Mapes Hotel on Tuesday to determine >whether demolition work has so weakened the historic hotel-casino that it >is too late to save it. > >UTAH > >http://www.deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,145018246,00.html? The Topaz >Museum has received a $16,600 grant to inventory the site, prevent >vandalism and expand interpretation efforts. > >ARIZONA > >http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/2000/01/11/text/p1s2.html A statewide poll >shows solid public support - not only for the establishment of the Grand >Canyon-Parashant National Monument, but also for a 40,000-acre Agua Fria >National Monument in an archaeologically rich area north of Phoenix. > >http://www.azstarnet.com/public/dnews/000111AHSlecturesmain.html Arizona >Historical Society’s spring lecture series: Making a Difference: Pioneering >Southwestern Women. > >http://www.cia-g.com/~gallpind/todaysnews.html#anchor2 Native storytelling >begins as snow blankets Mother Earth. Traditional wintertime stories >explain the emergence of native people and provide insights to historical >events. > >NEW MEXICO > >http://www.abqjournal.com/biz/12biz01-10-00.htm The museum is a steward for >the entire state's collections of artifacts. Over 40,000 students from the >state come to the Palace of the Governors and the Museum of New Mexico >every year to see some of New Mexico's heritage. Right now, they can't see >the vast majority of what the museum has to offer. > >TEXAS > >http://dallasnews.com/texas_southwest/15396_LABELLE09.html Matagorda Bay. >That's where a winter storm capsized her in January 1686. The ship, La >Belle, was the last remaining vessel in an ill-fated expedition to explore >and colonize the Gulf Coast. Now, the wayward beauty is being given the >royal treatment, archaeologist-style. > >CYBERIA > >http://unisci.com/stories/20001/0111002.htm Back in the 1970s, the practice >caught the attention of anthropologist Ben Orlove. Indigenous farmers in >the high Andes have strategically applied El Niño forecasts for over 400 >years. These predictive techniques are intimately tied to spiritual and >religious traditions. > >http://www.press.co.nz/2000/02/000111n10.htm An Auckland carpenter without >formal qualifications in archaeology or astronomy publishes claims Celts >before Maoris. He said New Zealand history appeared to be locked up and >political correctness dictated mystical and euphoric fairy-tale themes that >downplay violence and promote an idyllic quality of existence. Another >local historian claims early New Zealand history is being hushed up to aid >Treaty of Waitangi claims. > >http://www.eurekalert.org/releases/umim-bbt011000.html A population >bottleneck jump-started the evolution of our species. That is the >conclusion of a new University of Michigan study published in the current >(January 2000) issue of Molecular Biology and Evolution that analyzes a >broad range of genetic, fossil, and archeological evidence to decipher the >most likely scenario for the start of human evolution. > >****************************************** >Thanks for reading today's "Got CALICHE!" Southwestern Archaeology, Inc., a >501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. "Archaeology, Anthropology, and >History of the American Southwest and Northern Mexico. An ethnographic look >at applied scientific practices in the American Southwest." http//www.swanet.org > > Anita Cohen-Williams Listowner of HISTARCH, SUB-ARCH, and SPANBORD http://www.angelfire.com/ca/cohwill/index.html http://shop.affinia.com/anitacohen/Store ========================================================Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).