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| no partners | | AAS Homolovi State Meeting - Winslow AZ
La Posada Hotel
Hubbell Trading Post
Homolovi Ruins
Chevelon Ruins
Chevelon Creek Canyon/Steps
The Arizona Archeological Society State Meeting was recently hosted by the Homolovi Chapter in Winslow AZ. This allowed an excuse to book a "base camp" room at one of my favorite hotels - La Posada.
Checked in mid-evening on the Friday and decided to explore the various artifacts and art works crammed into every nook and cranny of La Posada. Concluded the evening with a night cap and snack at the Turquoise Room.
The AAS State Meeting began Saturday morning at the recently restored Hubbell Trading Post. Lynn scored a coveted raffle prize - "Hopi Katsina - 1600 Artist Biographies" by Gregory Schaaf. The luncheon speaker was Susan Secakuku - Project Manager for the Homolovi/Hopi Project. As a member of the Butterfly Clan, Susan provided both a cultural perspective and administrative perspective of the Hopi - Homolovi connection.
Saturday afternoon offered a potpourri of field trip choices. Lynn and I opted to join the Chevelon Ruins field trip led by Kenn Evans from the Arizona Fish & Game Department. Kenn is a life-long resident of the Winslow area and provided incredible insight into not only the Chevelon Ruins, but the myriad of satellite ruins all located within line-of-sight of each other up-and-down the Little Colorado corridor. Kenn speculates that the Chevelon Site represents a trading cross roads per the rich variety of pottery sherds originating many miles away from all points on the compass. Note that the Chevelon Site is closed to the public.
Kenn then took the group south to the Chevelon Creek Canyon to view some of the petroglyphs panels. I was somewhat familiar with the area having visited the nearby Rock Art Ranch sites (check out [ Rock Art Ranch ] ) but unaware of these hidden gems.
We returned to La Posada for a quick shower and change of clothes before rejoining the AAS State Meeting at the Casa Blanca Mexican Restaurant. Saturday evening keynote speaker was Dr. E. Charles "Chuck" Adams, Director of the Homolovi Research Project.
Sunday morning field trips included many of the Homolovi State Park sites. Had to cut this short - plane to catch to Minneapolis.
If "In Search of Old Ones" speaks to you, check out an Arizona Archeological Society State Meeting sometime soon... |
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