Cady and I were talking the other day, and it occurred to me that we should have a one-shot Fremont Symposium at BYU. I'm picturing like less than 30 people.
One day would be papers from each participant on whatever Fremont topic they wanted.
The next day or 2 could be set aside for open discussion of topics. You could submit a topic and a bibliography and people could come in and talk about it openly. Wouldn't it be cool to be able to have a 30 minute round-table discussion on whatever you wanted? Why don't we find Fremont whole vessels? Where are all the burials? What the H is a central structure? The list goes on...
People to attend in addition to the FoF:
Joel
Rich
Lane
Jim A.
Margaret Lyneis
Phil Geib
Shane Baker
Byron Loosle
Charmaine Thompson
Matheney?
Glenna
Kenny Winch
Alan Reed
SHPO/State Archaeologist People
Renee Barlow
Duncan Metcalf
Steve Simms
Dave Madsen
Andrew Ugan
Jason Bright
Interested U of U students
Karen Harry
The new Fremont Indian State Park archaeologist
Any other interested Great Basin Archaeological All-stars (Mel Aikens, the Fowlers, Gardener Dalley, McFadden)
Other Government people
Marti Allen?
The SUU Lady (name escapes me)
Etc...
Special Guest Star: V. Garth Norman
I know Ray tried to do this once with Anasazi pottery and nobody showed up, so we'd have to be a little careful. I'd also like to leave subsistence out of things as much as possible. We don't need to bring up all the old arguments, the point of this would be to press ahead.
4 comments:
I forgot to put Clint Cole on the list...
Chris,
Although I am an honorary Fremontian, I think this is a great idea. It seems as though Fremont archaeologists work as mavericks rather than as a group. Here is where we could take notes from the long history of collaboration in the southwest (e.g., Pecos Conference).
Sounds great! We may want to start by having people who know the folks on the list ask if they would be generally interested in the idea, and if enough people seem agreeable then send out personal invitations.
Also forgot Joan Coltrain...
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