National Parks And Shrinking Budgets: Maybe it was the amphitheater at Capitol Reef that stood virtually empty during the park's busiest month, when visitors expected ranger campfire talks. Or the perpetually overwhelmed restrooms at Zion. Or the suspension of new archaeological surveys at Canyonlands. Though not always noticeable, the signs really are everywhere: Utah's five national parks, like their counterparts around the country, are stretched more thinly than ever in their dual mission of protecting the nation's most spectacular places while also providing services to an ever-growing number of visitors.
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_3874759?source=rss
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_3876236?source=rss

Impacts of Heritage Tourism in New Mexico Evaluated: As the value of tourism
in New Mexico approaches $5 billion annually, the state's pueblos and tribes are
taking on greater roles, with new tours, museums and inter-tribal partnerships.
"Native American culture is a big draw," says Travis Suazo, director of tourism
development for the New Mexico Tourism Department and a member of the Pueblo of Laguna, as well as Acoma and Taos pueblos. "It's one of the major reasons, along with the scenic beauty and landscapes, why people visit New Mexico."
http://tinyurl.com/qodf8 - New Mexico Business Weekly
 

ROCK ART SYMPOSIUM IN PERU:
PAPERS DUE BY MAY 30, 2006
The 2nd Symposium on Rock Art will be held on October 27 - 31, 2006, in
Trujillo, where the existence of an increasingly dynamic Department of
Archaeology at the National University and the proximity of numerous
Rock Art sites call for recognition and for systematic access to Rock
Art findings on worldwide investigation and site management. Keynote
lectures will be delivered by outstanding researchers with
international careers such as Archeologist Jean Guffroy (France),
Archeologist Arturo Ruiz, Engineer Rainier Hosting, Anthropologist
Alfredo Mirez Ortiz, and Historian Cristobal Campana. Organized visits
to Rock Art sites will be permitted on a limited basis, and tours of
the well known sites of Chan Chan and the Huaca de la Luna will be
arranged.

Registration of papers will be accepted until May 30th, 2006. Inquiries
and inscriptions should be addressed to Daniel Castillo or Victor
Corcuera: eventosarqueologia@yahoo.es
Further information may be obtained from the website :
http://arqueologia.deperu.com/rupestre.html

Daniel Castillo Benites
Coordinador General
II Simposio Nacional de Arte Rupestre - Trujillo 2006
27 al 31 de octubre del 2006
Tel. (51) 44 272103
http://arqueologia.deperu.com/rupestre.html

Cornerstones Community Partnerships Workshop Focuses Upon Adobe Preservation:
In the American Southwest, adobe construction is an ancient art. To foster
appreciation of earthen architecture, architects, conservators, and historians
from the United States and Mexico will participate in a June workshop
highlighting traditional adobe preservation techniques.  For more than a decade,
Cornerstones Community Partnerships, a Santa Fe nonprofit organization, has
brought together experts from both sides of the border for intensive three-day
workshops. Combining lectures with hands-on conservation, previous workshops
have addressed preservation needs at the San Jose Mission north of Las Vegas,
the Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico, and other sites in the United States and
northern Mexico.
http://tinyurl.com/f763n - Preservation Online

- Arsonists Damage Camp Newell:  Rebecca Orozco reports that historic Camp
Newell in the border community of Naco was struck by arsonists on Sunday, May
21, destroying or severely damaging six buildings. The fort is an important
piece of border and buffalo soldier history. Efforts to save to fort will now be
much more difficult due to the mandated requirements to fence off the site and
to do asbestos clean up. The community, a largely Hispanic and impoverished
border town, is looking for resources and ideas to preserve this historic
treasure. For further information, contact Rebecca Orozco, orozcor@cochise.edu. 
For the story on the fire:
http://www.svherald.com/articles/2006/05/22/local_news/news3.txt

- Puebloan Dance Return to Mesa Verde: Almost 800 years ago a kiva within the
Long House cliff dwelling on Wetherill Mesa served as a dance plaza for the
ancestral Puebloan people. Tuesday afternoon, native songs and dance returned
with echoes through Rock Canyon in celebration of the park's centennial.
http://tinyurl.com/kr9cz

- Old Pueblo Archaeology Center Announces New Webiste: Old Pueblo Archaeology
Center is delighted to announce that our web site has been totally revamped and
now includes up-to-date listings of our upcoming activities. Please visit us at
www.oldpueblo.org and bookmark our page so you can find us easily whenever you
wish!
http://www.oldpueblo.org

- Travelogue, Mojave National Preserve: Throughout Mojave National Preserve, a
1.6 million-acre park about 140 miles northeast of Los Angeles, the subtle
traces of a bygone civilization are all around. Pictographs painted on cave
walls, dart tips in the sand, shelters, fire rings and pottery shards are common
in the area, where generations of prehistoric people lived and died. Indeed,
Mojave National Preserve is an amateur archaeologist's dream, with undocumented
sites open year-round for visitors to explore in the empty, undeveloped park.
http://tinyurl.com/ltcrt - New York Times

- Plans for Conrtoversial Power Plant on Navajo Reservation Move Forward: Navajo
Nation and energy officials plan to sign leases today in Arizona giving the
tribe's go-ahead for a controversial power-plant project to move forward. But a
local group is concerned the project could worsen air quality in Southwest
Colorado.  "It's disappointing," said Judy Schuenemeyer, secretary of the
Montezuma/Cortez League of Women Voters, referring to the signing before
completion of an environmental impact statement. "It should not be a rubber
stamp.
http://tinyurl.com/qzgyp - Cortez Journal

URARA:
Twenty-Sixth Annual Symposium
Vernal, Utah
October 7- 9, 2006

I would like to invite all interested URARA members to submit proposals
for presentations for the 2006 Symposium. The 2006 Symposium Committee
is interested in a broad range of subject matter. For example,
presentations which: further the study and understanding of Utah rock
art, consider rock art preservation issues, explore the current threats
to rock art, heighten the experience of visiting rock art, bring
historical understanding to rock art studies, are aesthetically
inspired by rock art visitation

The Symposium Committee focuses on Utah rock art but realizes the
importance and relevance of out of state work. State lines should not
limit research. We are very interested in effective out of area
conservation programs. The content of your presentation should dictate
the length of your presentation. Most presentations will be limited to
a maximum of thirty minutes. Presentation times will be determined with
your input upon proposal acceptance. Interested presenters should
submit a short abstract or description, which expresses the main topic
or goal of the presentation.

Deadline for proposals is August 1, 2006. We greatly appreciate early
submissions!
We encourage presenters to make their research, ideas and observations
available in a final written paper suitable for publication. However,
we realize that publication may not be practical for all presenters. We
encourage you to make 2006 the year that you present your ideas,
research or observations to the URARA membership.

Please send abstracts to Diane Orr at 67 R Street, SLC, UT 84103
(telephone 801-583-4354) or email to: beecherllc@aol.com


ADANTE TRAVEL
http://www.andantetravels.co.uk/default.cfm/loaddoc.143

Prehistoric Cave Art in the Dordogne
June 5- 26, 2006
Dr. Paul Bahn

Cave Art Without the Caves
September 6, 2006
Dr. Paul Bahn

Prehistoric Rock Art in South-West Libya
November 7, 2006
Professor David Mattingly



TRUST FOR AFRICAN ROCK ART:
ANGOLA TRIP
October 14, 2006

Join a team from TARA, including David Coulson and Alec Campbell, on
their first survey trip to Angola. The trip will visit rock art sites
in Angola's southern and central provinces and record them for TARA's
archive and publication. In southern Angola, we expect to find
engravings similar to those in northern Namibia, probably of Bushman
origin. Further north, we may encounter Late White paintings or
Twa-style paintings. The trip is expected to take about 3 weeks.
http://www.africanrockart.org


ARCHAEOLOGISTS SEEK ROCK ART IMAGES:
Outdoor enthusiasts can help two archaeologists document prehistoric
petroglyphs and pictographs in Oregon this summer. Archaeologists D.
Russel Micnhimer and LeeAnn Johnston received a grant from the Oregon
Archaeological Society to photograph prehistoric petroglyphs and
pictographs. They have visited more than 50 sites, and they are seeking
information about others -- no matter how vague or dated. Vandalism,
land development and weathering contribute to the degradation of rock
art images, some of which are several thousand years old, the
archaeologists said. Their work can help preserve many of these images
for further study. To share information about sites, call (541)
447-7329 or e-mail TalkingEarth@hotmail.com.



TIME MAGAZINE ONLINE:
May 07, 2006
Saving Beauty. Mold and bureaucracy threaten France's Lascaux Cave. But
how did the rot set in? And will this unique heritage survive?
By JAMES GRAFF / LASCAUX
http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/article/0,13005,901060515-1191806,00.ht
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ANCIENT PETROGLYPHS MARRED:
The Associated Press
ST. GEORGE - The Land Hill petroglyph site has been vandalized by
people who have scratched names onto the rocks, the U.S. Bureau of Land
Management said Wednesday.
Land Hill is part of the Santa Clara Reserve - 6,500 acres of public
land - managed by multiple government agencies, which protect the
archaeological sites.  Some of the rock art in the area is more than
5,000 years old.  The BLM believes the vandalism occurred in the past
30 days. Names scratched into the site include Ty, Thomas, Linda 2006,
Shanna and Brittney (heart) Steve.  Damage to the rock art cannot be
permanently repaired, the BLM said. The bureau is offering a reward for
information leading to the identification of people involved in the
vandalism.
http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3835702



ROCK ART NEWS
ON THE WEB:
http://rockartnews.blogspot.com/

Recent "blogs" include:
*Sale of oil leases worries Utahans (Bluff, Utah)
*Photographer stumbles upon new rock paintings in Uganda
*U.S. rush to develop energy leaves cultural resources at risk
*Tasmania- Rock art under wraps
*Bulldozer threat to ancient Aboriginal art
*Archeologists push to protect rock art
*Wales- Missed rock carvings found in ancient 'stew-site'
*Wits University honours rock art expert
*Namibia: Free Rock Art Material


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