Chris:

Wondjina Research Institute (WRI) is discussing with local universities in Botswana the possibility of an Archaeochemical\Geochemical Workshop\portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) Field Seminar\Symposium in Botswana in late July at Palapye or Gaborone and tied with the Africa Mining Congress in Johannesburg on July 26-28.  Are there any other Field Schools or Archaeological Conferences scheduled for Botswana, Zambia or the Union of South Africa during this period AND, if we get things organized in time, would the Africa Diaspora Archaeology Newsletter be an appropriate forum for advertizing this project or would  another forum be more appropriate? 

WRI is currently supported in its pXRF research by a grant from INNOV-X Systems, one of the world leaders in pXRF technology for geochemical and archaeometric\archaeological field applications and was previously supported by THERMO Fisher Scientific NITON. 

Dr. Claudia Brackett and myself introduced this technology for soil, plant and artifact archaeochemical surveys in 2005 and have done several archaeochemical workshops and organized and Co-Chaired symposia on this topic at SAA's in San Juan Puerto Rico, Vancouver BC and, this spring, at St. Louis Missouri; SHA's at Williamsburg Virginia, Albuquerque New Mexico, Toronto Ontario and, in January, Amelia Island Florida.  In addition, WRI and Dr. Brackett have made presentations and conducted workshops on the this technology in Guadalajara and Mexico City, Mexico; Burbank, Modesto, San Francisco and San Diego California; Tampa Florida and Phoenix Arizona. 

Your advice would be helpful in this manner. For further information or to discuss your thoughts on what would be most appropriate, please feel free to e-mail or call Dr. Brackett or myself at WRI's Sonora California office number: (209) 532-3873.  

Sincerely,


Richard J. Lundin BA, MA, RPA, ISAP
Consulting Historical Archaeologist & Remote Sensing Specialist (Archaeogeophysics)
Director, Wondjina Research Institute
Co-Organizer & Co-Chair SHA 2010 1st pXRF Symposium at Amelia Island Florida
Co-Organizer & Co-Chair SHA 2011 Technology Symposium at Austin Texas
Co-Organizer & Co-Chair SHA 2011 2nd pXRF Symposium at Austin Texas
Member, SHA Technology Committee

           

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From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Christopher Fennell
Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 7:09 AM
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Subject: CFS, 2010 Field School Notices

I include a directory of information on 2010 field schools in the March 
issues of the African Diaspora Archaeology Newsletter. If you are 
convening a field school in African historical or African diaspora 
subjects, please send me your notice information so I can include it in 
the issue. 

Many thanks, 
Chris