>Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 16:25:08 -0700
>Southwestern Archaeology, Inc. (SWA)
>"Got CALICHE?" Newsletter
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>Sunday July 30, 2000
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>NEW MEXICO
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>http://www.cia-g.com/~gallpind/todaysnews.html#anchor6 The New Mexico Route
>66 Association plans a memorial to the men and women who built The Mother
>Road, which still has an impact on our culture, history, and economy. They
>are collecting names and occupations, and want to include everyone who
>deserves to be honored. If you know of anyone who worked on Route 66 in New
>Mexico between 1926 and 1959, please share. Leave us a message at
>505-294-1193, e-mail us at [log in to unmask], or write 8120 Princess Jeanne
>NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87110.
>
>http://www.sfnewmexican.com/arts/index.las The sweep of Western and pioneer
>history is still visible in the many residences and commercial buildings
>preserved in Las Vegas today. With over 900 buildings on the National
>Register of Historic Places, the city encompasses several distinct historic
>districts including Plaza/Bridge Street, Old Town Residential, the Railroad
>District and El Distrito de las Escuelas.
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>COLORADO
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>http://www.denverpost.com:80/news/fire0730a.htm With officials completing
>full containment of the blaze this weekend, people soon will be coming back
>- in about two weeks, according to the latest estimates. When they get
>here, they'll drive through miles of charred earth on the park's access
>road, but they'll find the major ruins untouched.
>
>http://insidedenver.com:80/carroll/0730carro.shtml The skeptical or even
>hostile reaction reflects in part what anthropologist Lawrence H. Keeley
>has described as a concerted effort by archaeologists and prehistorians to
>'pacify' the past. More specifically, negative reaction reflects a
>widespread desire to sanitize and romanticize Native American cultures no
>matter what the cost to truth, the willingness of science to downplay or
>even suppress awkward or disturbing news.
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>UTAH
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>http://www.sltrib.com:80/07292000/utah/7653.htm There are 11 schools on the
>Utah Heritage Foundation's endangered list.
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