>Southwestern Archaeology, Inc. (SWA)
>
>"Got CALICHE?" Newsletter, Addendum
>Saturday September 23, 2000
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>
>CYBERIA
>
>http://www.fosters.com/special_sections/dining/articles2000/0915g.htm
>Historic evidence says tortillas or similar flatbreads have been around for
>12,000 years. The first tortillas, food of the ancient Mayans and Aztecs,
>were made of native corn. The ancient Aztec word for tortilla is tlaxcallim.
>
>[So... use of domesticated corn is 12,000 years old? - Ed.]

>PRESERVATION
>
>All 51 diaries of George Washington are accessible at
><http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gwhtml/gwintro.html>.
>
>http://vh60009.vh6.infi.net:80/living/docs/living092300.htm For those who
>would like to learn more practical, how-to and historical tidbits, the city
>is offering Preservation 101. It's not actual classroom work, but
>participants in the program will be exposed to many aspects of historic
>preservation, from field trips through neighborhoods to lectures on how to
>get help in restoring an old home.
>
>NEVADA
>
>http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2000/sep/22/510807795.html
>A judge's order prohibiting a pioneer trails group from touching 70 wagon
>train markers installed by a Nevada group 30 years ago will remain in
>effect until the next hearing Nov. 8. Trails West wants to make changes
>based on research of pioneer diaries and evidence on the ground. Nevada
>critics of the group say it ignores evidence that doesn't fit its theories
>and is defacing markers that it doesn't own.
>
>http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2000/sep/22/510807778.html
>A judge is seeking answers in a dispute over a proposed development that
>would dominate the center of a tiny, historic Nevada town. Lawyers
>repeatedly used the "obviously incongruous" phrase, noting what the
>historic preservation commission is supposed to look for and reject.
>Genoa's claimed status as the oldest permanent Nevada settlement by
>non-Indians also has caused a recent stir. Residents of Dayton contend
>their community started up a month before Genoa.
>
>ARIZONA
>
>http://site.yahoo.com/ghosttownrs/ The replica ghost town art pieces are
>made with materials taken from ghost town dump sites.

>TEXAS
>
>http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/092200/new_historical.shtml Two
>buildings ranked as historically significant to Amarillo were considered
>for demolition by the Board of Review for Landmarks and Historic Districts.
>
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