Hello all. Brad, Eric, Dr. J., and myself are now officially back from good ole North Creek Shelter. Here are my thoughts in Haiku.
Cliff wall cold early
Cliff wall hot in afternoon
Flys and gnats constant
Oh North Creek Shelter
What old items do you hold
Ahh yes, Bovine dung
Actually it was pretty cool. Found a nice Fremont fire ring up high, an archaic pithouse, and a core and a tool down in the old school levels (10,000 yrs +). Come on down to my office and have a look at the tools if your interested. Good to be back.
David
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Sunday, June 26, 2005
New Department Chair
Any guesses?
On the way to Blanding, Jim Allison told me that we have a new Department Chair (he said that he was unaware of any "gag order" on the announcement so I'm posting it).
Dandy Don? no.
"little red riding sweater? no.
the Hawk? sadly, no.
Juan Clark? If only....
According to Jim, it is none other than David P. Crandall.
“I felt a great disturbance in the Force. As if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror, then suddenly were silenced. I fear something terrible has happened" Obi-Wan
Okay, so it's not that extreme, but it is worrisome. Hopefully, the transistion will be smooth and college support for archaeology/OPA will not fade any further than it already has.
On the way to Blanding, Jim Allison told me that we have a new Department Chair (he said that he was unaware of any "gag order" on the announcement so I'm posting it).
Dandy Don? no.
"little red riding sweater? no.
the Hawk? sadly, no.
Juan Clark? If only....
According to Jim, it is none other than David P. Crandall.
“I felt a great disturbance in the Force. As if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror, then suddenly were silenced. I fear something terrible has happened" Obi-Wan
Okay, so it's not that extreme, but it is worrisome. Hopefully, the transistion will be smooth and college support for archaeology/OPA will not fade any further than it already has.
Saturday, June 18, 2005
From the mouth of JCJ...
By now, most of you at OPA have heard the story but I feel that it needs to be immortalized on this blog.
This past week, Mike and I were down at North Creek inhaling the desicated fecal matter of many an animal. On Tuesday evening, Mike was talking about Chris' idea concerning the Northern Periphery Papers. I don't have direct quotes for most of the conversation, but it went something like this (Mike, feel free to revise):
Mike: Dr.J, Chris and I have been talking and we think that it would be a good idea to write some papers on the...(looks at Aaron) what's it called?
Aaron: The Northern Periphery
Mike: Right, The Northern Periphery
Dr. J: Well, (direct quote) "That's a good name for it-I think Kidder and those guys may have had it right"
Stunned silence (if there had been crickets present they would have been chirping)
Dr.J: Actually, when National Geographic interviewed me, they asked me about that idea...
(he never really told us what he told NG)(but he mentioned something about various professors at U of U who don't buy into it)
So there you have it, despite the broken nature of this conversation and my report of it...(it was sketchy enough when we had it, let alone 3 days later...I think that a significant bridge has been crossed. As Cal would say...."Whoa-o-o-o-o- boy!"
This past week, Mike and I were down at North Creek inhaling the desicated fecal matter of many an animal. On Tuesday evening, Mike was talking about Chris' idea concerning the Northern Periphery Papers. I don't have direct quotes for most of the conversation, but it went something like this (Mike, feel free to revise):
Mike: Dr.J, Chris and I have been talking and we think that it would be a good idea to write some papers on the...(looks at Aaron) what's it called?
Aaron: The Northern Periphery
Mike: Right, The Northern Periphery
Dr. J: Well, (direct quote) "That's a good name for it-I think Kidder and those guys may have had it right"
Stunned silence (if there had been crickets present they would have been chirping)
Dr.J: Actually, when National Geographic interviewed me, they asked me about that idea...
(he never really told us what he told NG)(but he mentioned something about various professors at U of U who don't buy into it)
So there you have it, despite the broken nature of this conversation and my report of it...(it was sketchy enough when we had it, let alone 3 days later...I think that a significant bridge has been crossed. As Cal would say...."Whoa-o-o-o-o- boy!"
Thursday, June 16, 2005
Chapter 1 - Introduction June 16, 2005
I've posted Chapter 1 as well as the references if anyone is interested.
Werebaby T-shirts are here!
The wait is over. Olmec Werebaby t-shirts have arrived thanks to the diligence and coordination of our very own beloved Emily Wise. Thanks Emily. Just e-mail me if you are wanting to buy. Supplies are limited, so act NOW! Peace in the Middle West. My e-mail address is mikesearcy@gmail.com.
Thursday, June 09, 2005
Fremont defined
The chapter isn't ready yet, but I just finished my definition of the Fremont. It's over on the thesis blog. What does everyone think?
http://fremontthesis.blogspot.com
http://fremontthesis.blogspot.com
A new blog
Rather than clog up our beloved Fremontfarmers with overly long thesis chapters, I've created a new blog that will contain only thesis stuff. I'll add a new post here when it's updated, and we can comment on it in that post if you like.
http://fremontthesis.blogspot.com/
http://fremontthesis.blogspot.com/
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