IN MEMORIAM
Joseph Charles Winter, August 26, 1946 – June 23, 2010
Joseph Winter, 63, a resident of Regina, New Mexico and Castle Creek, New York since 2000, died June 23, 2010 in a hiking accident, doing what he loved. He is survived by his wife, Margaret (Greta) Wingate of Castle Creek, New York, two daughters, two brothers, and his mother. Joe retired in 2000 as a Professor and Director of the Office of Contract Archaeology with the University of New Mexico. Memorial services were held in Albuquerque July 1. AAS members may remember Dr. Winter as a speaker, and several members participated in a dig in downtown Albuquerque under his supervision in 1985 (see story below). Those who wish to express their condolences may do so at www.RememberTheirStory.com.
ALBUQUERQUE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY’S 1985 DOWNTOWN DIG
In the fall of 1985, buildings on the south side of the 200 block of Central were subsiding due to a collapsing turn-of-the-century acequia. The structures were all demolished, and members of AAS under the direction of Dick Bice, Bill Sundt, and Phyllis Davis, had a brief time to excavate. They concentrated on thealley side of the property where rubbish had been burned and discovered areas that were probably filled-in pits from former out houses. Joseph Winter’s preliminary report on this project, "Digging Up Downtown: Urban Archaeology in Albuquerque" can be found in Secrets of a City: Papers on Albuquerque Area Archaeology in Honor of Dick Bice, The Archaeological Society of New Mexico Volume 13 (1987): pages 57-69. Crew members besides those already mentioned included Ann Carson, Laura Bernd, Joan Wilkes, Berry Garrett, Mary Belle Hockett, and Tracy Green.
NEWS AND NOTES FROM HERE AND THERE
Melting Glacier Reveals Clovis Era Atlatl Dart. Global warming is turning out to be a savior for archaeologists like Craig Lee from the University of Colorado at Boulder, who are finding ancient relics inrecently melted ice patches. Lee's lucky strike is the oldest known atlatl dart, an early wooden spear-like hunting weapon, in the Rocky Mountains. See http://tinyurl.com/atlatl1 - Discovery News [from Southwest Archaeology Today, a service of Center for Desert Archaeology]
UPCOMING EVENTS
Conferences
Mogollon Archaeology Conference (16th Biennial): October 14-16, NMSU Las Cruces. See lonjul.net/mog2010/Conference.
New Mexico Jewish Historical SocietyConference: “Adventures Along the Santa Fe Trail: The Jews of Las Vegas and Northeastern New Mexico,” October 22-24, Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas, NM. Contact Bobbi at 505-348-4471.
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