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Archaeology Weekend
02/21/2009 - 9:00am
02/22/2009 - 3:00pm
Location:
ABDSP Visitor Center, unless otherwise indicatedAnza-Borrego Desert State Park Visitor Center
Borrego Springs, California
February 21-22, 2009
Cultural Preservation is the theme of this year’s event. Lectures by Park Archaeologists will help the public understand why Cultural Preserves are important and need to be protected. Volunteer Site Stewards will explain their important role in documenting, protecting and preserving the designated Cultural areas within the Park.
- SCHEDULE OF EVENTS -
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Saturday Events
9-4:30 Silent Auction at the Begole Archaeological Research Center. Bidding closes at 4:30 pm. Winning bids announced at 5:00 pm. (Winners need not be present)
9-4:00 Native American basket and pottery Display and demonstrations, craft items will be for sale.
9:30-4:00 Walking tours to the Archaeology and Paleontology Labs Groups depart from Visitor Center front door approximately every half hour.
9:30-3:00 Kids Activity Area. Fun-Table, Archaeological dig, arts & crafts.
12-1:00 Native American uses of desert plants. By: Abby Barker.
3-5:30 Free Ice Cream Social, with announcement of silent auction winning bids at 5:00.
Begole Archaeological Research Center.
7:30 Native American Program – Ursula Tania, storyteller/dancer at Borrego Springs Performing Arts Center. $5.00
Note – A film on the Archaeological Resources Protection Act will be shown throughout the day in the V/C theatre.
Saturday Lectures
10-11:00 Cultural Preserves – The who, what, where, when, why. By: Joan Schneider, Ph.D. Associate Park Archaeologist
11-12:00 Pottery Symposium A review of the Pottery workshop held on Feb. 20th Moderated by: Sue Wade, Colorado Desert District Archaeologist.
1-2:30 Site Stewardship: The role of Site Stewards in protecting and preserving Cultural Preserves. By: Patty McFarland, State Archaeologist, and Volunteer Site Stewards: Chuck Bennett, Bernie Haskell, Bob Veborg, Ruth & Davis Otis, Toni Kastelic
2:30-3:30 Piedras Grandes – An overview of a proposed Cultural Preserve. (Preview of a ABFI field trip on Sunday) By: Joan Schneider, Ph.D. Associate State Archaeologist.
3:30-4:30 Vallecito Valley – An overview of a proposed Cultural Preserve. (Preview of a ABFI field trip on Sunday) By: Sue Wade, Colorado Desert District Archaeologist.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Sunday Events
9-3:00 Native American basket and pottery display and demonstrations. Craft items will be for sale.
9:30-1:00 Kids Activity Area. Fun-table, archaeology dig, arts and crafts.
9:30-12:00 Walking tours to Archaeology and Paleontology Labs. Depart from Visitor Center doors every half hour.
10-2:00 Display of desert plants that were used by Native Americans for food, clothing, & medicine. By: Marge Hatcher.
Note – A film on the Archaeological Resources Protection Act will be shown throughout the day in the theatre
Sunday Lectures
10-11:00 Protecting Cultural Preserves: Learn how rangers work to protect and preserve the Park's cultural features. By Vic Herrick, Park Ranger
11-12:00 Site Stewardship Program: Meet some of the Parks Site Stewards as they talk about their sites. By: Nick Clapp, Stan Rohrer & Deborah Corbett, Trudy & Lloyd Richard, Mel Sweet & Brian Fallgren
Sunday Field Trips
9-3:30 Piedras Grandes (Big Rocks) Join Park Archaeologist Joan Schneider at this soon-to-be designated Cultural Preserve. Discover the wealth of cultural resources, including the “Horse & Rider” Pictograph. It was chosen as one of the first Cultural Preserves for good reason – find out why!
10-2:00 Vallecito Valley has attracted human occupation for thousands of years. Archaeologist, Sue Wade will conduct a tour of the Campbell Ranch property, describing its history as a desert ranching operation. Discover the importance of the Valley’s cienega (marsh area) to the prehistoric peoples, who regularly visited the area to hunt and collect plant foods. Find out why the Park plans on designating a part of the property as a Cultural Preserve.
Note: All field trips require pre-registration and payment. Register using the links above or call us at (760) 767-4063. During Archaeology Weekend, check for last-minute field trip availability at the ABFI table in front of the Visitor's Center.
