Speaking of Mel Thurman. I may be one of the only people who was
complimented by that man. At the 1999 Salt Lake City meeting, at the opening night
reception at the Ogden Union Depot he complained bitterly about not getting
enough of the dutch oven meal. However, on the post conference trip to the
Golden Spike National Historic Site, he gushed at how great it was to get so much
home made spaghetti to eat from the local ladies who catered a lunch for us.
Mike Polk
Sagebrush Consultants
Ogden, Utah
In a message dated 12/4/2008 7:20:09 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,
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Bob, and all coming to Toronto in January!
Relive that exciting revolving experience while in Toronto for our CN
Tower has a revolving restaurant - mind you, prices have risen quite a
bit since the 70's!
Just a reminder to all HISTARCH and SHA members, the 2009 Conference
registration deadline is December 5th after which registration costs
will increase.
We are looking forward to seeing everyone! For travel info on Toronto,
visit www.toronto.com for general information and we hope by later next
week to have more attraction information on the conference pages on the
SHA website. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to email me
offline. And in case you're wondering, no snow as of yet!
Please be aware that if you are a citizen of the United States, you do
not need a passport to enter Canada; however, you should carry proof of
your citizenship such as a birth certificate, certificate of citizenship
or naturalization or a Certificate of Indian Status, as well as a photo
ID. If you are a permanent resident of the United States, you must bring
your permanent resident card (i.e. green card) with you. For more
information on admissibility into Canada, read the fact sheet called
Managing Access to Canada. It is available at www.cbsa.gc.ca. However
and more importantly, you do require a passport to re-enter the United
States.
Dena Doroszenko, SHA 2009 Conference Co-Chair
Archaeologist
Ontario Heritage Trust
10 Adelaide St.E.,
Toronto, ON
M5C 1J3
*416-325-5038
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-----Original Message-----
From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Robert L. Schuyler
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 8:54 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Star Wars (SHAs 1979)
Yes, it is coming back to me, its coming back to me more after seeing
the 1979 Nashville Program. I now remember:
SHA 1979
My most vivid memory was of Mel Thurman violently attacking the
conference organizers at the Business Meeting because the conference
was not perfect in all details. The conference chair started to stand
up to defend himself when his colleagues wisely stopped him because
they knew there was no defence when Thurman was in his attack mode.
Perhaps one missing element were the Abstracts of papers and
sessions. Does anyone know for sure?
I also remember there was a rotating restaurant on top of the Hyatt
Regency Hotel (or some building). It was the first time I was in such
a structure and there were great views. You could see so far that it
was even possible we could see into civilized states like, say, Ohio.
I am not sure if the staff were paid employees or slaves. Remember,
this meeting was a long time ago.
Yes, Deetz actually showed up for this one unlike the meeting which
he was suppose to preside over as the SHA President. He forgot to
come to that one!
Symposium:
I do recall being very pleased that I was the last discussant because
I had some brilliant, insightful concluding remarks. Unfortunately I
can not remember one of them. Am looking for notes or a copy of the
remarks if I wrote them out before the meeting.
Did anyone make a tape recording of the session? Probably not.
The Star Wars Session was very successful and a lot of fun. But the
details . . . . . . After attending over 40 SHA meetings they all
start to merge in ones memory.
Bob Schuyler
At 10:30 PM 12/3/2008, you wrote:
>The March 1979 SHA Newsletter reproduced essentially the same
information,
>with slightly less detail. No discussion or commentary on the
conference.
>
>My program and abstracts for this conference are missing from an
otherwise
>complete set of conference programs dating from 1975 onwards. Spooky?
>
> I recall the Star Wars session in great detail though I admit I had
>completely forgotten, indeed erased the memory, that certain
individuals had
>commented on the South & Deetz 1977 books. No one can accuse me of
20/20
>hindsight.
>
>I always wished Jim Deetz had published more on his brilliant notion of
>developing a formula for assessing levels of domestic strife on the
basis of
>sherd breakage. (Grin.)
>
>mcb
>
>On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 10:11 PM, Robert L. Schuyler
><[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>
> > Dan:
> >
> > I am sending my initial findings via HISTARCH because perhaps
someone on
> > the list (Rick Sprague ?) can help with a problem I have
encountered.
> >
> > The "Star Wars" Session was indeed in 1979 and I have that Program
(PROGRAM
> > SHA CUA January 2-6, 1979 Nashville) which on page 4 (unnumbered)
reads:
> >
> > WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, January 3
> >
> > 1:00 Official welcome (Regency Ballroom) -
> > Herbert Harper and George Fielder
> >
> > SHA SESSION 4: STAR WARS 79: Will the Pole Arm of Historical
Archaeology Be
> > Fashioned from Nomothetic Metal or the Dream Dust of Structuralism:
Being a
> > Review of the Recent Work of James Deetz and Stanley South
(Organized by
> > G.P. Moran), Regency Ballroom
> >
> > 1:10 Introduction - Geoffrey P. Moran
> >
> > 1:20 "Sate of the Art/Science" - James Deetz
> >
> > 1:40 "Start of the Art/Science" - Stanley South
> >
> > 2:20 Review of "In Small Things Forgotten and Method and Theory"
- W.H.
> > Adams
> >
> > 2:40 R. Dickens
> >
> > 3:00 COFFEE BREAK
> >
> > 3:20 W. Kelso
> >
> > 3:40 M. Leone
> >
> > 4:00 C. Redman
> >
> > 4:20 R. Schuyler
> >
> > 4:40 Cross-Examination and Rejoinders
> >
> >
>
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*********
> >
> > The problem is that I can not find the 1979 Abstracts for the
meeting. Does
> > anyone on the list have the Abstracts (papers)? Were there Abstracts
given
> > out that year? Of course the discussants may not have had formal
papers. I
> > am checking my own records on that question.
> >
> > Bob Schuyler
> >
> >
> >
> > At 10:26 AM 12/3/2008, you wrote:
> >
> >> Dear Colleagues,
> >> I'm keen, in a paper I'm writing, to discuss the so-called 'Star
Wars'
> >> session/debate at the
> >> SHAs circa 1978, which included contributions from Jim Deetz and
Stan
> >> South (among
> >> others).
> >>
> >> As there is little or nothing published on the session, I'd be very
> >> grateful if anyone who
> >> was there could send their memories of the session to me by email
(or
> >> indeed, anyone
> >> who wasn't there, but has opinions about its significance or
content).
> >>
> >> Any references to descriptions/discussions of the session in print
also
> >> gratefully received!
> >>
> >> Many thanks in advance for your assistance and guidance with this,
> >>
> >> Dan Hicks
> >> ........................................
> >> Dr Dan Hicks MIFA, FSA
> >> University Lecturer & Curator in Archaeology
> >> School of Archaeology/Pitt Rivers Museum
> >> University of Oxford
> >> email: [log in to unmask]
> >>
> >
>
>
>--
>Mary C. Beaudry, PhD, RPA, FSA
>Professor of Archaeology & Anthropology
>Department of Archaeology
>Boston University
>675 Commonwealth Avenue
>Boston, MA 02215-1406
>tel. 617-358-1650
>
>people.bu.edu/beaudry/Mary_Beaudrys_Research/Welcome.html
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