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- Monday, 05 May 2014 21:34
Read of the Month: THE PUMPKIN EATER, A Sam Dawson Mystery, by Steve Horn is a finalist for the Ben Franklin Award given by the Independent Book Publishers Association. It’s a tightly plotted mystery with punch-you-in-the-gut great characters. We loved it, and think you will, too.
Good Reading to All!
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- Monday, 05 May 2014 12:38
We are finally home from the SAA meetings in Austin with our brains alive with new and fascinating information. The sessions on Mississippian mound builder iconography were fabulous. We’ll write more about this in our upcoming May Newsletter, but one of the most intriguing new discoveries is that Cahokian artwork, for example that found on gorgets (pendants), has an internal grammar (a system of standardized symbols) that Cahokians used to tell stories. Most interestingly, they told the stories in pieces, so that you only get the full story if you put the pieces of the puzzle together. For example, you must “stack” gorgets to see how the story progresses from beginning to end.
Our panel entitled, “Heresy in the Tower: Writing Fiction about Archaeology,” which was graciously sponsored by Dr. Linda Scott Cummings of Paleo Research Institute, and moderated by former Utah State Archaeologist, Kevin Jones (author of the wonderful novel, THE SHRINKING JUNGLE), was both fun and enlightening. We always learn so much from others. Thanks so much to everyone who participated in the panel, especially new SAA President, Diane Gonzales, and Dr. Laura Scheiber. Everyone’s observations made for some fantastic conversations.
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- Sunday, 20 April 2014 14:43
We sat under the trees, listened to the birds, and ate huevos rancheros at the Badu House Inn this morning with two of our favorite people in the world, W. C. Jameson and Laurie Wagner Buyer Jameson. Had a great conversation about lost treasures from the de Soto expedition. As those of you know who read FIRE THE SKY, de Soto lost almost everything when he set fire to the native town of Mabila in 1540, including some spectacular artifacts, gold coins, silver and gold cups, jewels, and the golden chalice that carried the sacred host. No one knows where Mabila was, though archaeologists have ideas. W.C. Jameson is the author of the great book, TREASURE HUNTER, as well as over 60 books on lost treasures in America. He posed this question: What would you do if you found the lost treasures of the de Soto expedition? Worth millions, at least. Turn them over to a museum?
So…what would you do?
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- Sunday, 13 April 2014 07:25
We’re in the middle of a big blizzard here, can’t see across the canyon. Don’t think we’ll be taking that planned motorcycle ride tomorrow.
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- Friday, 11 April 2014 14:56
Just wanted everyone to know that we had to euthanize Pia today, the first orphaned buffalo calf we raised. This morning we found the herd and noticed she was missing. We knew something was really wrong. We’ve been giving her meloxicam for her joint pain for over a year, but her condition has progressively gotten worse. When we went to look for her, we found her far away walking down the road in so much pain she could barely move. We tried to give her meloxicam and she refused to eat it. Next we tried to give her a shot of banamine, and she refused to let us. It was as though she was saying, “Come on, guys, enough is enough.”
It’s the end of an era. She was the best buffalo ambassador ever. She was so beloved, she made people care about what happened to buffalo.
The Village of Souls is a richer place. This world is poorer without her.
Hard day for us.