The
Prehistoric Museum Family Activity Day will be held May 2, 2015
in conjunction with Utah Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month - May 2015
http://heritage.utah.gov/history/archaeology-historic-preservation-month-2015
The Prehistoric Museum will be offering FREE admission all day, from 9:00 am to
5:00 pm, and activities from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
The
Prehistoric Museum, USU Eastern lecture will be A Tale of Two
Canyons: How Ancient Native American Sites Have Entered Into Activist and
Extremist Ideologies and Why That’s a Really Bad Thing By Jody Patterson Ph.D.
Abstract:
Recapture Canyon, located just east of Blanding,
Utah, houses hundreds of archaeological sites spanning several millennia of
prehistoric and historic occupation.
Pueblos, granaries, small cliff dwellings, and rock art are close to
several easily accessible routes into and within the canyon. The spectacular cultural resources of the
canyon have made it a popular attraction for locals’ and visitors’ recreational
use for many years with very few problems. However, when unauthorized trail
improvements were made and motorized access to the canyon closed indefinitely,
Recapture Canyon became a symbol for various interest groups with land use
ideologies at opposite ends of the political spectrum. In this presentation, we
examine the implications of using cultural resources as leverage in the larger
land management debate and compare how similar Section 106 processes resulted
in very different outcomes for Recapture and Nine Mile canyons.
The lecture is free and the public is invited to
attend
Wednesday May 6, 2015
7:00 pm
The Prehistoric Museum, USU Eastern
155 East Main Street - Price, Utah 84501
usueastern.edu/museum - (435) 613-5060 or (800)
817-9949
The Prehistoric Museum thanks the Manti-La Sal National Forest and the
Castle
Valley Archaeological Society for helping to make
this event possible
