Cady and I spoke to Rich the other day about the symposium idea, and he suggested that instead of random papers on the Fremont from a Southwestern perspective, we actually come up with some sort of comprehensive program and then dole out the papers. In other words, we'd need a paper on contrasting Fremont/Southwest settlement patterns, subsistence, social organization, trade, and whatever else we could think of. The end result would be statements on how the Fremont are like and unlike the rest of the Southwest. This would be much harder, but would also be really Bad A. The resulting occasional paper, in concert with the Clear Creek series and Fremont Farmers, would be revolutionary.
In the comments section, I've listed several topics that could be addressed and some possible participants outside of the Fremont Farmers. Please weigh in with additional ideas. The symposium would be open to all members of Fremont Farmers of course, in addition to other interested parties.
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I like the more organized approach. It would be cool to have Rich write an introduction basically saying "look, now I'm not the only one who thinks this way..." and then see if he could re-publish his "Fremont Farmers" article in the first edition.
Chris, you said the following:
"In the comments section, I've listed several topics that could be addressed and some possible participants outside of the Fremont Farmers. Please weigh in with additional ideas."
I haven't seen the aforementioned. Am I just looking in the wrong place, or has it not been posted yet?
Possible topics and participants:
1. Subsistence - Joel or Sherri?
2. Settlement Patterns - Rich
3. Exchange - Cady
4. Social Organization - Chris
5. Fremont as a phenomenon peripheral to the Southwest - Mike
6. Fremont Anasazi Interface - Jim A. or Joel?
7. Material Culture indicators of group affiliation - Aaron or Lane?
8. Reconciliation with Human Behavioral ecology and Adaptive Diversity - Dave
Other possibilities...
GIS model - Scott
Second Harvest issues - Sean
Sorry, I had to run out for a second and forgot to hit publish.
Additional topic - Ideology
I would be willing to do the "Reconciliation with Human Behavioral ecology and Adaptive Diversity" only if I get to devote a section to lambasting the U because the bastards wouldn't let me into their school even though they have freakin Jesús on their roles! - Dave
Can you write "freakin" and "Jesús" in the same sentence? I'm gonna get struck.
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