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SCA Newsletter 48(3) – September 2014 1

Founded 1966 Volume 48, Number 3 September 2014

Society for California Archaeology

Newsletter

* Details on Upcoming Data Sharing Meetings

* 2015 Annual Meeting Call for Papers

* CEQA Consultation Bill Passes Legislature

IN THIS ISSUE:


Society for California Archaeology Newsletter is a quarterly publication of information essential to California archaeology. Opinions, commentary, and editorials appearing in the SCA Newsletter represent the views of the authors, not necessarily those of the Board or Editors.

Submissions: The submission deadline for the December 2014 issue of the SCA Newsletter is November 20. Authors should be aware that their contributions will appear on the SCA website unless otherwise specified. Please email submissions to [email protected] or mail them to the SCA Business Office at 1692 Mangrove Ave, Suite #153, Chico, CA 95926.

Editors: Peter Von der Porten, Managing Editor. Shelly Davis-King, Pat Mikkelsen, and Michelle Trevino, Co-Editors.

On the cover: Sunrise over Round Valley during an archaeological survey near Covelo. Photo by Peter Von der Porten.

Table of Contents

Letter from the President .................................................................................................... 3

From the Editor: Important SCA Announcements ....................................................... 4

2014-2015 Committees and Liaisons ................................................................................. 5

SCA Business and Activities ............................................................................................... 7

October is California Archaeology Month .................................................................... 7

Northern and Southern Data Sharing Meetings: October 4–5, 2014 .......................... 8

2015 SCA Annual Meeting Updates and Call for Papers ............................................ 10

SCA Copyright Statement ........................................................................................... 11

California Archaeological Site Stewardship Program Activities Report ....................... 12

SCA Financial Statement ............................................................................................ 15

Seeking Volunteers: Membership, Grants and Fundraising, and Legacy Committees 16

Society for Historical Archaeology Liaison Report ...................................................... 16

SCA Strategic Plan – Revised July 2014 .................................................................... 17

Legislation Liaison Report: AB 52 and HR 3687 ......................................................... 26

Call for Volunteers and Support on California Archaeology and Climate Change Survey in San Diego ................................................................................................... 28

Society for American Archaeology Liaison Report ...................................................... 28

SCA Executive Board Summer Meeting Minutes ........................................................ 29

News and Announcements ................................................................................................. 32

Susan Stratton Leaves the Office of Historic Preservation for the Forest Service ...... 32

Drew Mann Pallette: 1948–2014 ................................................................................. 32

Bureau of Land Management Update: Summer Surveys and Outreach ..................... 34

Bay Area Cultural Landscape Research Group at Large ............................................ 35

Events Calendar ................................................................................................................. 36

Society for California Archaeology NewsletterVolume 48, Number 3 – September 2014

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Letter from the President

I T iS hARD TO BEliEVE ThAT SuMMER iS AlMOST OVER. i think this every year as we head into September, and i wonder where

the time went. Your Executive Board had a productive meeting in Chico in July and it is almost time for our fall meeting, which will be held in Fair Oaks at the end of September. While we took our annual look at the budget and discussed our Strategic Plan, we realized that what we really need is some input from you. The SCA's strategic planning process began in 1992 and a Strategic Plan was drafted in 1993, then updated in 2001. It was last updated and shared with the membership in 2011 (SCA Newsletter Vol. 45, No. 1).

In the few years since 2011, the regulatory and political landscape has changed. We have seen particular areas of growth with the publi-cation of our journal California Archaeology in 2010 and the shift to a digital format for the SCA Newsletter and Proceedings. From my per-spective, there are two areas that need immediate attention: fundraising and advocacy.

The SCA supports a number of fantastic programs, including Archaeology Month grants and Orphaned Collections grants. in order to support our mission and the growth of additional programs that support California archaeology, we need to continue to develop stable, predict-able funding sources. We are grateful to the agencies and firms that pro-vide consistent support, but we need to expand that list and think beyond our Annual Meeting fundraising.

We must also continue to advocate for California archaeology at the state level. in 2013, the SCA officially adopted a set of professional qualifications for the position of Principal investigator on archaeologi-cal projects (SCA Newsletter Vol. 47, No. 1). As the largest archaeologi-cal organization in California, we are stakeholders in issues concerning cultural resources along with the Office of historic Preservation, the State historical Resources Commission, and the Office of Planning and Research, and we have a responsibility to be heard in the development and implementation of policies, legislation, and guidelines that affect ar-chaeology and archaeological research.

Although SB 18 was passed and AB 52 is on the brink of approval (see page 26), another bill, SB 659—setting documentation standards for the evaluation of archaeological properties conducted for the purpos-

Finding Direction: Advocacy and Fundraising for California ArchaeologyJennifer Darcangelo

PresidentJennifer DarcangeloPacific Gas & Electric [email protected]

Immediate Past PresidentRichard FitzgeraldCalifornia State Parks(916) [email protected]

President-ElectMark hylkemaCalifornia State Parks(408) [email protected]

Southern Vice PresidentNoelle [email protected]

Northern Vice PresidentMichelle CrossCardno ENTRIX(916) [email protected]

SecretaryAmy Gusick(415) [email protected]

TreasurerJohn BurgeSub Terra Consulting(530) [email protected]

Executive DirectorDenise Wills(530) [email protected]

Newsletter Managing EditorPeter Von der Porten(650) [email protected]

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Letter from the President, cont.

California Archaeology Digital Access

Thanks to a new contact with Maney, publisher of the SCA's journal California Archaeology, SCA members now have access to the journal in digital form. To access the digital content, log on to your member's page at http://scahome.org and scroll down to the link.

Do Your Part for the SCA – Run for Office!

it's a rewarding experience, just ask past SCA officers. The available positions for the upcom-ing year are President, Southern Vice President, and Treasurer. Duties are outlined in Article iV of the SCA Bylaws: http://scahome.org/about-sca/bylaws/#6. Please contact Pat Mikkelsen ([email protected]) or lynn Gamble ([email protected]) for nomina-tion forms or more information.

The SCA is also seeking individuals to fill the crucial roles of Membership, Publicity, and Fundraising chairs. To volunteer, please contact the Business Office at [email protected].

Apologies to Statistical Research, Inc.

SCA Executive Director Denise Wills says, "On two separate occasions I have misidentified Statistical Research, inc. (SRi) as Scientific Research, inc. when thanking SCA Annual Meeting underwriters. SRi has

es of CEQA—did not make it out of the state Senate (SCA Newsletter Vol. 48, No. 1).

lastly, we need your input! We have provided the latest draft of the Strategic Plan in this issue (see page 17). We will be sending out a Membership Survey soon, using the Strategic Plan as a starting point. We invite you to comment by responding to the survey or at any time you can email any Board mem-ber. We are here to serve you.

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From the Editor: Important SCA Announcements

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Submit to the SCA Newsletter

We are always looking for submissions from members about the latest goings-on in California ar-chaeology. Please send your new discoveries, excit-ing field stories, and beautiful photographs to Peter Von der Porten ([email protected]). November 20 is the submission deadline for the December 2014 issue.

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2014-2015 Committees and Liaisons

Advanced Annual Meeting PlanningAdie [email protected] [email protected]

Annual Meeting Local ArrangementsElena [email protected]

Annual Meeting ProgramKaely [email protected]

Archaeology Month RepresentativeAnnemarie [email protected]

Bennyhoff Memorial AwardTerry Joslin (805) [email protected]

California Archaeological Site Stewardship ProgramBeth and Chris Padon(562) [email protected]@discoveryworks.com

CurationWendy Teeter(310) [email protected] Stankowski(760) [email protected]

Journal (California Archaeology)Terry [email protected]

Native American ProgramsCassandra Hensher(916) [email protected] [email protected]

NewsletterPeter Von der [email protected]

NominationsPatricia Mikkelsen(530) [email protected] [email protected]

ProceedingsDon [email protected]

Professional Standards and EthicsTrish [email protected]

Site ConservationJohn W. [email protected] [email protected]

Student AffairsMelanie Beasley(916) [email protected]

Volunteer CoordinatorSherri Andrews(949) [email protected]

WebsiteDenise Wills(530) [email protected]

Women in California ArchaeologySeetha [email protected]

Open Committee Chair PositionsGrants and FundraisingMembershipPublicity

American Cultural ResourceAssociation LiaisonRonald V. [email protected]

California Council for thePromotion of History LiaisonShelly Davis-King(209) [email protected]

Information Center LiaisonAmy [email protected]

Legislation LiaisonSamantha [email protected]

California Office of Historic Preservation LiaisonSusan [email protected]

Society for HistoricalArchaeology LiaisonKaren Swope(505) [email protected]

Society for American ArchaeologyLiaisonArleen [email protected]

State Historical Resources Commission LiaisonC. Kristina Roper(559) [email protected]

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T hANK YOu TO ThE ORGANizATiONS, agencies, universities, and individuals that

have created exciting events to celebrate Archaeology Month. There is still time to design a day-, week-, or month-long program for the interested public.

If you presented a poster at the SCA conference in March, drag it out of storage and locate a library, senior center, or local historical so-ciety and offer to share the knowl-edge with them. You didn't struggle over each word, scrutinize the lay-out, and rush to the printer to share the data only once!

if you have a child in K-12, i can assure you, their teacher would like you to come into the classroom and make a brief, but significant pre-sentation. If you have nieces, neph-ews, or neighbor children, this also applies to you. If you are not sure what to say, ask them about their understanding of archaeology. You will be pleasantly surprised at their knowledge. Cable television and the Internet have revealed plenty to this younger audience. Focus on vocabu-lary, no artifacts necessary.

Life learners are also a great audience. Just when they think there is nothing new to learn, along comes

an archaeologist to expand their awareness. Contact the program director at your local community center and you will be a star for the day.

If you need any assistance, ideas, or leads for pre-senting a program for California Archaeology Month, please contact me at [email protected]. I will be delighted to work with you.

October is California Archaeology MonthAnnemarie Cox

SCA Business and Activities

The 2014 California Archaeology Month Poster is now available! To order posters, please contact the Business Office at [email protected] or (530) 342-3537.





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T hiS YEAR, ThE NORThERN AND SOuThERN Data Sharing Meetings will be held on the same

days, October 4–5, which will provide a fantastic op-portunity for interaction between the two meetings and to share presentations simultaneously.

Southern Data Sharing Meeting

Join us for this year’s Southern Data Sharing Meeting on Saturday, October 4, at the newly con-structed Franciscan Retreat Center at Mission San luis Rey, located at 4070 Mission Avenue in Oceanside, California. Founded in 1798 by Padre Fermin Francisco de Lasuen, the mission was named after St. louis iX, King of France, who lived during the thirteenth century. The history of the mission re-flects five periods of occupation dating back more than 200 years: Native American (luiseño), Spanish

(Mission), Mexican (Secular), American (Military), and its more recent restoration.

Schedule: Saturday will consist of data-sharing presentations from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, with morn-ing coffee and pastries and a catered lunch provided on Saturday, followed by a guided tour of the mission and its cemetery on Sunday morning (more details to come). While exploring the mission and the surround-ing grounds, be sure to stop by the museum, which has a well-displayed collection of artifacts from the Native American, Spanish, Mission, Mexican Secularization, and American Military periods. Self-guided and group tours of the mission area also available (see http://www.sanluisrey.org/museum/tour-info/).

Presentations: Presentations on research top-ics throughout the state are welcome. Please forward all titles/topics and any questions to SCA Southern

Vice President Noelle Shaver at [email protected]. Paper topics must be received by August 29. Be sure to check the SCA website and Facebook page regularly for updates!

Accommodations: Free group camping is available for the nights of Friday (October 3) and Saturday (October 4) at beautiful Guajome Regional Park for the first 60 mem-bers who reserve a spot (http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/parks/Camping/guajome.html). The campground is located just a few miles from the mission. Parking is limited, so carpool-ing is recommended. Bring your favorite camping foods and beverages. Children and

Northern and Southern Data Sharing Meetings: October 4–5, 2014Michelle Cross and Noelle Shaver

Mission San Luis Rey, location of the 2014 Southern Data Sharing Meeting. Photo by Noelle Shaver.

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families are welcome! No pets please. All reservations will be under the names provided at the entrance to the park.

To make a camping reservation, or to request additional information, contact SCA Secretary Amy Gusick at [email protected]. With the reservation request, please include number of campers, vehicles, and days.

A limited number of basic rooms are available for a reasonable cost in the Franciscan Retreat Center at the mission. Room reservations are currently avail-able, but must be made well in advance at http://www.sanluisrey.org/retreats/program-lead-form/. For a se-lection of hotels in the Oceanside area, check out 40 nearby hotels at http://tinyurl.com/n4b2poh.

Northern Data Sharing Meeting

The Northern California Data Sharing Meeting planning is in full swing. Presentations are being locked in, and the weekend is shaping up to be a unique and fun time. The Data Sharing Meeting will be held at Sierra College in Rocklin on Saturday, October 4, 2014, from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. The address for Sierra College is 5000 Rocklin Road, Rocklin, California. The meeting will held in Weaver hall (W110, first floor). SCA will provide breakfast and lunch for all attendees. There are several restaurants and coffee shops within walking/driving distance approximately 0.5 mile away, and plenty of parking on campus.

Directions to Sierra College: From i-80 east-bound, exit at Rocklin Road and turn right onto Rocklin Road. The entrance to Sierra College is a left turn at the second light after the right turn onto Rocklin Road (approximately 0.75 mile). it is a short walk from all parking lots to Weaver hall. Signs for the Data Sharing Meeting will be posted on campus. look for the SCA logo and signs.

After the meeting, a very special "after- party" event will be held at Out of Bounds Brewery in Rocklin from 6:00 to 10:00 pm (4480 Yankee hill Road, Suite 100; http://outofboundsbrewing.com/).

A private area for SCA members at the back of the brewery will feature a variety of craft beers and Bella Familia Wood Fired Pizza (http://www.bellafamilia pizza.com/) available for purchase. There is more in-formation on drink/food specials, raffles, and games to follow. The SCA encourages all members to car-pool, drink responsibly, and designate a sober driver. Taxis can be arranged if necessary.

A list of nearby hotels, motels, and campgrounds will be available on the SCA website and Facebook page soon. There is the possibility of group camping at nearby Negro Bar in Folsom, California (details to follow).

On Sunday, October 5, please join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of Empire Mine State historic Park in Grass Valley led by Steve hilton of State Parks and Mark Selverston of the Anthropological Studies Center at Sonoma State. Grass Valley is a short half-hour drive from Sacramento; a carpool list will be cir-culated online next month. The tour will start at 9:30 am and last approximately two to three hours. Empire Mine State historic Park is located at 10791 East Empire Street, Grass Valley, California. Please park in the main parking lot. Parking passes will be provided free of charge to all SCA members attending. The tour will include an approximately three-mile hike with some hills on unpaved trails, so please dress accord-ingly. All ages are welcome on the tour; however, chil-dren under five years of age must stay out of the ex-clusion zone of the mine. The entire hike is not ADA accessible; however, accommodations can be made ahead of time if needed. Please contact Michelle Cross at [email protected] to make ADA arrange-ments. Please bring water, walking or hiking shoes, a snack, and sunscreen.

There are still a few slots left for papers/pre-sentations at the meeting. Please contact Northern California Vice President Michelle Cross at [email protected] or (916) 539-5348 to present a paper.


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I T'S ThAT TiME OF YEAR AGAiN! WE ARE excited to announce the Call for Papers for the 2015

SCA Annual Meeting. The 49th Annual Meeting will be held in Redding, California from Thursday, March 12 through Sunday, March 15. Below is a brief update on conference planning to date as well as the formal call for papers.

Although we are the Society for California Archaeology, the stories from the past are not con-fined to the state line. Therefore, the 2015 conference theme is "Beyond Boundaries," which is intended to gear conversations towards how cultural and physical boundaries affect people and how/where we can find them in the archaeological record. We also encourage perspectives from outside California to encourage a ho-listic view of the Pacific Northwest and western Great Basin.

In line with the theme, our participants are welcome to break through figurative boundaries within our own community. We challenge you to create symposia with people/groups who may not typically share perspectives and viewpoints.

Please feel free to discuss your ideas with us at the Northern and Southern Data Sharing meetings. We are also available through e-mail: Program Chair Kaely Colligan at [email protected] and Local Arrangements Chair Elena Nilsson at [email protected].

2015 Plenary Session

The Plenary Session will be held on Friday morning, March 13. We are busy working on some great

and interesting kickoff presentations. This year's ple-nary will differ from past years by having the honor of presenting some of the 2015 award winners, which are typically given at the Awards Banquet on Saturday night.

Prepare to Submit

The SCA seeks submissions of symposia, fo-rums, workshops, and contributed papers or posters for the 2015 Annual Meeting. Guidelines for sub-missions can be found in the "Meetings" section of the SCA website at http://scahome.org/2014-annual- meeting/submission-guidelines-2/. The submission

2015 SCA Annual Meeting Updates and Call for PapersKaely Colligan and Elena Nilsson

The Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay. Photo by Howard Cheng.



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system will open in early October 2014; the deadline for submissions is Friday, November 14, 2014.

Organizers of symposia should note that a 15-minute time slot will be allotted for each paper, with a minimum of four and a maximum of sixteen presenters in each symposium. Forums and work-shops allow for more flexible formats, but should fit comfortably within blocks of time commensurate with symposia. As a reminder, professionals and stu-dents may contribute to one (1) submission as primary presenter/author; the number of submissions as sec-ondary author (not) presenting is not restricted.

As a reminder, professionals and students con-tributing to the program must be SCA members in good standing. Membership for 2015 will be verified in January prior to inclusion of any participant in the program. If you have questions about, or anticipate special needs for, a symposium, forum, or workshop you intend to propose, please contact Program Chair Kaely Colligan via email at [email protected]

2015 Venue and Events

The 2015 conference location is the dual venue of the Red Lion Hotel and the Holiday Inn Convention Center, which are located just steps away from one another. Meeting events and accommodations are at both hotels; room rates are very competitive for the Redding area, so you will want to book your room early to stay close to all the action!

The Reception and Silent Auction on Friday evening will take place at the Turtle Bay Museum, within the Turtle Bay Exploration Park, overlooking the Sacramento River. The museum features a re-creation of a Wintu bark house, a 22,000-gallon fresh water aquarium viewed from an underwater window, and many interpretive exhibits, including a river-themed lab and a room full of local historic-period ar-tifacts. Just outside the museum, spanning the river, is Sundial Bridge, a 700-foot-long pedestrian structure whose diagonal cables connect the world's tallest sun-dial to the bridge's glass deck. This year's Reception

and Silent Auction are being spearheaded by Greg Greenway (wine and beer tasting), Russ Bevill (si-lent auction), and Trudy Vaughan (catering). Greg and Russ are already soliciting donations of wine, beer, and auction items to ensure that the Friday night re-ception remains one of the Annual Meeting's premier events. Make sure you buy your tickets early—you ab-solutely don't want to miss the Turtle Bay experience!

Saturday evening's awards banquet at the holiday inn Convention Center will feature a newly-redesigned and updated dinner menu that was en-thusiastically given "two-thumbs up" by the local Arrangements food tasting committee. Our banquet keynote speaker is Dr. Anthony Graesch, a former California archaeologist and uClA graduate now teaching urban enthnoarchaeology at Connecticut College.

To round out the last day of the Annual Meeting, Eric Ritter and Dottie Smith are working on a few Sunday field trips for those looking for adventures outside the conference venue.

Students and others are encouraged to partici-pate as conference volunteers for a variety of positions (e.g., registration, room monitoring, and audiovisual assistance). look for more information from us soon about volunteer sign ups, silent auction donations, and sponsorships. See you in Redding!

SCA Copyright StatementMichelle Cross

T hE SCA WOulD liKE TO REMiND iTS MEM-bership that those who speak, read papers, show

films, or otherwise present information at any SCA-sanctioned function are responsible for compliance with all applicable copyright, trademark, and intellec-tual property law. We reference you to the following link for information on copyright education: http://www.pacaoffice.org/copyrightPresentation.shtml.


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T hE CAliFORNiA ARChAEOlOGiCAl SiTE Stewardship Program (CASSP) is proud to

announce funding support for the coming year from the Off-highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OhMVR) Division of California State Parks. We will begin planning for six training workshops to start in January 2015, after agreements are approved.

Please contact Beth Padon, CASSP coordina-tor, at (562) 427-3474 or by e-mail, bpadon@discovery works.com, if you are interested in site stewardship.

CASSP is is thankful to be funded primarily by an OhMVR Education and Safety grant and support-ed by the volunteers and agency archaeologists. The u.S. Forest Service (uSFS) Pacific Region 5 admin-isters the OhMVR grant for the SCA, and we would like to thank them for their support and coordination of this grant. Without OhMVR, uSFS, and SCA sup-port, CASSP would not be able to provide the number of site stewardship workshops that are requested by the Bureau of land Management (BlM) and uSFS. This year, we also thank California State Parks for supporting two training workshops funded separately from the OhMVR grant.

We also appreciate the funding provided by the Ventana Wilderness Alliance (VWA) for its volun-teer site stewardship training, April 5–6, 2014. The VWA is a non-profit organization that protects and preserves the wilderness qualities of the Santa Lucia Mountains. We enjoyed working with Dennis Palm of Ventana Wilderness Alliance and Bob Strickland of los Padres National Forest Monterey District to con-duct the training workshop in King City.

So far this year we have conducted seven train-ing workshops, and by the end of September we will have conducted a total of nine training volunteer workshops. We share some of the highlights and peo-ple involved at these workshops with the following photographs. It has been a very busy, wonderful, and

California Archaeological Site Stewardship Program Activities ReportBeth and Chris Padon

USFS archaeologists pose at the June workshop for the Eldorado National Forest. Participants receive CASSP hats at the end of the training workshop, and the agency archaeologists receive a file box for all of the site visit forms that they will receive from the new volunteers. Photo by Chris Padon.

Field trip training at the May workshop at Clear Lake State Park. In areas that have lots of visitors, volunteer site stewards help the public understand that archaeo-logical resources are fragile and should not be dis-turbed. Photo by Chris Padon.





Participants at the April workshop sponsored by the Ventana Wilderness Alliance for the Los Padres National Forest in King City. People from all backgrounds and ages volunteer their time and skills to help protect cultural resources on public lands. Photo by Chris Padon.

The May workshop at Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park included a field trip along Lake Tahoe. Site stewards get to work in beautiful parts of California. This State Park has both historic and prehistoric re-sources. Photo by Chris Padon.

productive year for site stewardship. We thank ev-eryone involved with CASSP for your dedication and commitment to the protection of California's heritage on public lands.

Editor's note: CASSP's preservation efforts were recently featured in a Los Angeles Times article ("Volunteers work to protect California historic site from looters," July 6, 2014) which can be viewed at http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-lake-oroville- artifacts-20140707-story.html.

BLM law enforcement officer speaks at the April workshop at the BLM Needles Field Office. Volunteer site stewards assist agency law enforcement officers and archaeologists by observing sites and reporting on their conditions, but they do not enforce the laws. Photo by Chris Padon.

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CASSP workshop participants finish writing their site visit reports at the end of the field trip at the May-June workshop at the Inyo National Forest. Because site stewards repeatedly visit the same site, they often find features and elements that have not been previously recorded. Their site visit forms contribute to the official record. Photo by Chris Padon.

The Saturday classroom session at the July workshop for the Los Padres National Forest. Participants can take the training at one location and then join a team of site stewards at another location. Photo by Chris Padon.



T HE SCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS elected to invest in several activities beginning

in fiscal year 2013–14 that involve spending more than the organization takes in during this period of time. The time period includes the fiscal years 2013–14, 2014–15, and may include one or more fiscal years in the future. Additional spending ac-tivities include: a buy-out of Terry Jones's time at his

university so that he can afford to devote more time to editing the California Archaeology journal; awarding Archaeology Month mini-grants to deserving grantees; and awarding orphaned collections grants to underwrite research of materials gathering dust in various facilities. Given our fiscal strength, the Board is confident that this is sustainable and a good invest-ment in California archaeology.

SCA Financial StatementJohn Burge, Treasurer

Calendar Calendar Calendar Calendar Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal Fiscal2006 2007 2008 2009 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15

Income Annual Meeting 74,862 73,207 77,589 74,550 78,032 92,123 92,876 82,107 75,000Dividends/Interest 4,555 7,954 5,746 1,244 6,447 7,277 6,287 6,680 6,500Donations 26,530 9,559 11,938 5,763 11,420 14,548 31,742 12,347 10,850Grants 89,310 54,355 83,926 37,598 148,116 65,800 108,638 55,437 69,590Membership Dues 48,210 35,197 45,960 61,308 47,346 47,810 53,815 50,205 52,000

Other 100 2,075 354 1,089 2,970 3,021 2,892 13,286 2,000Total Income 243,567 182,347 225,483 181,552 294,331 230,579 296,250 220,062 215,940

Expense Meeting and Proceedings

46,154 48,300 69,409 35,647 36,083 46,794 68,045 45,109 55,000

Newsletter 7,447 13,012 4,799 4,606 4,000 4,000 4,500 2,000 2,000Programs and Services

56,085 55,250 83,657 49,350 159,280 95,059 109,267 138,060 108,590

Business Office 24,340 34,883 46,632 48,472 49,659 46,801 50,031 63,959 66,000Other Administration 4,749 5,490 15,016 22,997 18,029 12,919 26,749 11,446 15,600Total Expense 138,775 156,935 219,513 161,072 267,051 205,573 258,592 260574 247,190

Net Income 104,792 25,412 5,970 20,480 27,280 25,006 37,658 -40,512 -31,250

Equity Checking Account 34,075 86,722 58,585 69,250 29,284 14,092 77,176 39,817Money Market & CDs 39,167 89,644 127,632 136,161 221,804 255,024 229,324 226,689Prudent Reserve 45,079 46,883 70,031 73,741 81,157 85,560 86,536 87,169Bennyhoff Fund 5,868 5,733 6,807 7,127 16,836 17,869 18,224 18,391Checking - NAPC 5,858 5,038 5,649 5,405Savings - NAPC 400 676 300 601Total Cash and Investments

124,189 228,982 263,055 286,279 355,339 378,259 417,209 378,072

Appreciation 948 -2,601 -5,345 0 0 0Equipment 3,032 3,367 3,825 4,450Deposit - upcoming Meeting

2,000 3,750 2,000 0

Total Assets 124,189 229,930 260,454 280,934 360,371 385,376 423,034 382,522



Seeking Volunteers: Membership, Grants and Fundraising, and Legacy CommitteesMichelle Cross

T hE SCA iS SEEKiNG VOluNTEERS TO PAR-ticipate in the Membership Committee and

Grants and Fundraising Committees. Next year, the Membership Committee and its Chair will have a critical role in cross-promoting California archaeology and the SCA at the Society for American Archaeology meeting in San Francisco (see page 28). The Grants and Fundraising Committee and Chair play a crucial role in raising money for the SCA prior to the Annual Meeting and throughout the year. This is an excellent opportunity to become more involved with the SCA and increase your archaeological network and vis-ibility within the Society. For more information about the committees and how you can get involved, please contact Northern California Vice President Michelle Cross (information below).

Michelle Cross is also championing a new committee within the SCA entitled the "legacy Committee." The purpose of the legacy Committee

will be to combine the institutional knowledge of the older and longtime membership of the Society with the current SCA missions, strategic plan, and ex-ecutive board. The Legacy Committee will provide mentorships, recommendations, and counsel to the Executive Board and will be involved in the quar-terly Board Meetings. The legacy Committee will also play a critical role in the upcoming 50th anni-versary of the SCA in 2016. The legacy Committee will be given a meeting space at Annual Meetings to conduct forums on topics of the Committee's choice. Future events for dialogue and mentorship opportu-nities will be organized at the Annual Meetings and outside of the Annual Meetings. Northern California Vice President Michelle Cross is currently soliciting a Committee Chair and members. Please contact her at [email protected] or (916) 539-5348 to get involved.

T hE lATEST hiSTORiCAl ARChAEOlOGY journal, Volume 48, Number 2 (2014) contains

two articles that will be of particular interest to California archaeologists. The first, co-authored by Todd J. Braje, Julia G. Costello, Jon M. Erlandson, and Robert Delong, is entitled "Of Seals, Sea lions, and Abalone: The Archaeology of an Historical Multiethnic Base Camp on San Miguel island, California." The article reports on recent investiga-tions at the only multiethnic site documented to date on the Northern Channel Islands. The site contains evidence suggesting occupations ranging from the early holocene to the mid-twentieth century, including nineteenth-century Chinese abalone processing, early-twentieth-century Japanese fishing, and early- to mid-twentieth-century European-American seal and sea

lion hunting. The investigation provided information on a transformative period in the social and ecological landscape and seascape of the Channel Islands.

Another article was co-authored by linda Scott Cummings, Barbara l. Voss, Connie Young Yu, Peter Kováčik, Kathryn Puseman, Chad Yost, Ryan Kennedy, and Megan S. Kane. Titled "Fan and Tsai: intracommunity Variation in Plant-Based Food Consumption at the Market Street Chinatown, San Jose, California," the article presents the results of an intrasite, comparative investigation of plant-food consumption between nineteenth-century residents in the Market Street Chinatown, San Jose, California. Results of the study have important implications for the interpretation of aspects of dietary continuity and variability in intracommunity settings.

Society for Historical Archaeology Liaison ReportKaren K. Swope




T HE SOCIETY FOR CALIFORNIA Archaeology functions within the structure of a

Strategic Plan. The purpose of the Strategic Plan is to establish our identity as an organization and reify our outlook and involvement within the field of California archaeology. Components of the plan include our mission statement, goals, a review of both accom-plishments made and newly proposed actions, as well as defining the responsibilities of elected Board members.

To remain current and relevant, the Strategic Plan requires periodic updates and refinement. This responsibility falls upon the elected Board members, who interface with the SCA committees and mem-bership, and seek input useful for maintenance of the Plan.

Background of the Strategic Plan

in 1992, the SCA initiated a strategic planning process because of the increasing complexity of our organization. The first SCA Strategic Plan was draft-ed by the Executive Board in December 1993, and was updated in 2001 and 2011. In 2011, several major changes had taken place within the Society: the con-version of back issues of Proceedings of the Annual Meeting and the SCA Newsletter into digital format; the launch of a peer-reviewed academic journal; California Archaeology; and the establishment of the Executive Director position at the head of an indepen-dent Business Office. These changes required a great deal of time from Board members, and as a result they were often required to be reactive, rather than proac-tive, in planning and operation of the Society. Since then, progress has been made on legislative fronts with the passage of two new laws pertaining to cultur-al resources (SB 18 and SB 1023) and the preparation of a series of white papers on conservation, interpreta-tion, curation, and protection of cultural resources.

The current revision of the Strategic Plan re-flects some of the accomplishments of the past several years and provides the direction we see the Society going in the future. This document benefited greatly from previous iterations, and we recognize that many of the goals expressed in previous Strategic Plans are still relevant today.

SCA Mission Statement

The Society for California Archaeology is a nonprofit scientific and educational organization dedi-cated to research, understanding, interpretation, and conservation of the heritage of California and the re-gions that surround and pertain to it.

The Society promotes cooperation among ar-chaeologists, researchers from diverse disciplines, and public communities with an interest in California and surrounding regions by:1. Conducting symposia and meetings to share in-

formation on new discoveries, methods, and techniques.

2. Supporting a program of publication including Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, a newslet-ter on current topics of concern with news and commentary, and a refereed professional journal, California Archaeology.

3. Promoting standards and ethical guidelines for the practice of archaeology.

4. Fostering professional development.

5. Interpreting archaeological methods and findings.

The Society seeks to increase public appreciation and support for archaeology in California by:

1. Helping agencies, planners, landowners, and de-velopers to understand their obligations and op-portunities to manage archaeological sites.

SCA Strategic Plan – Revised July 2014Submitted by Jennifer Darcangelo, President



2. Representing the concerns of California archae-ologists before government commissions and agencies, and on legislation.

3. Encouraging the conservation of archaeologi-cal resources for future research and public interpretation.

4. Discouraging vandalism and exploitation of ar-chaeological resources.

5. Recognizing the significance that many sites possess for ethnic and local communities.

6. Encouraging respect, appreciation, and a better understanding of California's diverse cultural heritage.

Goals

To establish a plan for action and to provide for the wise use of the Society's resources, the Executive Board agreed that the principal goals of the Strategic Plan are as follows: 1. Dissemination of information to the archaeologi-

cal community and the public.

2. Preservation of archaeological sites, collections, and records.

3. Promotion of cooperation among archaeologists.

4. Facilitation of the inclusion and cooperation of diverse cultural groups in archaeological conservation.

5. Improvement of the SCA infrastructure.

6. Promotion of professional standards and guide-lines for the practice of archaeology.

Accomplishments Achieved Based on Previous Goals

• The peer-reviewed journal California Archaeology was launched in 2010.

• A student paper award was initiated in 2001 and has been awarded at the annual meeting ever since.

• The SCA Proceedings of the Annual Meeting were converted to a digital format available on the SCA website (http://www.scahome.org).

• The SCA Newsletter was converted to a digital format and is emailed four times a year to member-ship, and is available on the SCA website.

• The SCA website has been significantly improved over the past 10 years.

• SB 18, requiring city governments to consult with Native Americans prior to implementing a general plan, was passed with support from the SCA.

• SB 1034 was passed with SCA support. This law protects archaeological sites and subjects looters to civil penalties.

• The California Archaeological Site Stewardship Program has vastly increased the state’s site stew-ardship program through workshops and training throughout the state.

• SCA has forged a relationship with the Instituto Nacional de Arqueología y historia (iNAh) through support from the Bureau of Land Management.

• The Board has revised the role of the California Archaeological Annual Meeting Planning (CAAMP) Committee from finding venues and signing contracts for future meetings to advising Annual Meeting planners and the Board.

• The Board has established a relationship with Conference Direct, a company which interacts with venues to provide the SCA with contracts for meeting venues.

• The SCA has initiated online balloting for elections and moved the elections to a new schedule (October-January voting).

• Workshops at SCA Annual Meetings have been added to enhance professional development.

• An official SCA Ethics Statement was written and accepted through a vote by membership.

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• The SCA established a paid Executive Director position to run the Business Office, currently held by Denise Wills.

• The California Archaeology and Climate Change Initiative began surveys in 2012.

• Archaeology Month Mini-Grants award $2,500 annually.

• Orphaned Collections Grants award $1,000 annually.

• The Women in California Archaeology Committee was established in 2012.

New Goals, Actions Proposed

• Continue to develop the SCA's Internet/social media presence.

• Enhance public knowledge of the SCA via an enhanced publicity campaign.

• Promote scholarly sharing on the website by including links to scholarly publications.

• Increase participation at Southern Data Sharing Meetings.

• Encourage CRM participation in the implementa-tion of white paper recommendations.

• Continue SCA input in Information Centers' transi-tion to digital records.

• Continue support for INAH cooperation.

• With or without Conference Direct, continue to have meeting venues booked three years in advance.

• Support the changing role of CAAMP, including an update of Annual Meeting Manual.

• Participate in Native American activities, such as the California Indian Conference and Native American Day at the Capitol.

• Fill the Fundraising Chair role and plan sustainable donor support.

Plan Implementation

The following tables embody future planning efforts and identify SCA activities associated with the six principal goals listed in the previous section. The activities listed for each goal are arranged in priority order. In chart form, the identified activity is followed by who (Board and committee members), time-line (when it will be completed), resources (money, time, equipment, etc.), and evaluation criteria (how we iden-tify a completed task).

The 2014 Strategic Plan will be sent to commit-tee chairs to help guide them in their planning, and will be available at the SCA Business Office table at the Annual Meeting registration table in Redding. Additional digital copies can be requested from the SCA Business office ([email protected]). Strategic planning is a Society-wide event and regular input from the members is critical to its success.




I. Goal: Disseminate Information to the Archaeological Community and General Public

Activities Board Member

Committee Chair/ Liaison

Time Line Resources Evaluation Criteria

A. Representation and PromotionA-1 Enhance public

knowledge of SCA via enhanced public-ity campaign

President-Elect

Publicity Chair

Ongoing Volunteer Success of press coverage

A-2 Continue to develop SCA Internet/social media presence

President/Southern VP

Publicity Chair

Ongoing $ for web development, Facebook, Twitter, apps

Web traffic monitoring (add tracking software)

A-3 Participate in the historic preservation community in CA through meetings, committees, and state events

— Presidential-appointed Liaisons

Ongoing Volunteers to attend and plan meet-ings such as CCPh, CMA

Liaisons report to Board

A-4 Participate in the historic preservation community in the uS through meet-ings, committees, and state events

Various Presidential-appointed Liaisons

Ongoing Volunteers to attend and plan meetings such as SHA, RPA, ACRA, and AAA

Liaisons report to Board

A-5 Represent SCA at SHRC and ARC meetings through participation on ARC

President-Elect

Standards and Ethics Committee Chair

Ongoing — —

A-6 Provide information on SCA events to other societies and groups such as SAA

Business Office Manager; President-Elect

Publicity Chair

Ongoing Volunteer, $ for branded items, $ for display panels

Success of event placement in SAA and other calendars

B. Public OutreachB-1 Promote

Archaeology MonthNorthern Vice-President

Archaeology Month Chair

Ongoing $ if uSFS/BlM funding ceases

Tracking par-ticipation in Archaeology Month



I. Goal: Disseminate Information to the Archaeological Community and General Public (continued)




B. Public Outreach (continued)B-2 Develop teach-

ing materials and implement teaching workshops

Northern Vice-President


Ongoing Grant for holding workshops

Occurrence of workshops

B-3 Enhance and main-tain web resources for teachers

Northern Vice-President


Ongoing Volunteers Content on website

C. Scholarly SharingC-1 Maintain pub-

lications: web Proceedings, web Newsletter, and California Archaeology

Board Proceedings, Newsletter and journal editors

Ongoing $ journal publicationvolunteers/$ for editorial support

Quality, con-sistency, and timeliness of publication

C-2 Increase participa-tion in Data Sharing Meetings

Northern and Southern VP

Membership Liaison

Ongoing — Attendance at Data Sharing Meetings

C-3 Promote scholarly sharing on web-site by including links to scholarly publications

President/Southern VP

— Ongoing Website space Content on website

II. Goal: Promote Preservation of Archaeological Sites, Collections and Records




A. Local and Regional PlanningA-1 Develop a proactive

planning model for local and regional planning, including a model historic pres-ervation ordinance

Immediate Past-President

Standards and Ethics Chair, ARC Liaison

Draft October 2011

Volunteer time, SHRC/ARC

Draft document completed by October 2011



II. Goal: Promote Preservation of Archaeological Sites, Collections and Records (continued)




A. Local and Regional Planning (continued)A-2 Develop a model

general plan ele-ment addressing archaeology


Standards and Ethics Chair, ARC Liaison

Draft October 2011

Volunteer time, SHRC/ARC

Draft document completed by October 2011

A-3 Develop and main-tain a mailing list of local and regional planning entities, and cultural resource contacts within agencies


Standards and Ethics Chair

January 2012 Volunteers,Information Centers,CRM community

Annual provi-sion of list to the Business Office for refer-ral purposes and posted to the web

B. Collections and RecordsB-1 Continue to col-

laborate with ARC on development on standards for col-lection management and preservation

President-Elect

ARC Liaison Ongoing ARC, mem-bership input

Report to Board

B-2 Continue SCA input in Information Centers' transition to digital records

Southern VP CHRIS Liaison

Ongoing Member input Report to Board

C. Site StewardshipsC-1 Promote site

preservation and conservation

Southern VP CASSP Ongoing Volunteers Ongoing training

D. Support of LegislationD-1 Continue to sup-

port legislation that protects cultural resources

President Legislative Liaison

Ongoing — Report to board



III. Goal: Promote Cooperation Among Archaeologists




A-1 Membership drive with CRM firms and agency

Northern VP Membership Liaison

Ongoing Old member-ship rosters

Increase in membership

A-2 Encourage imple-mentation of the white papers

President-Elect

ARC Liaison Ongoing Communica-tion with membership

—

A-3 Continue support for INAH cooperation

Three Presidents

— Ongoing $ to con-tinue meeting support

Continued financial sup-port for INAH meetings and to bring INAH members to SCA Annual Meetings

IV. Goal: Support and Enhance Relationships Among Archaeologists and Native Americans




A-1 Continue to support Native American Program Committee

President-Elect

NAPC Chair Ongoing Continued financial support

Continued participation in SCA activities

A-2 Continue full inte-gration of Native American par-ticipation at Annual Meetings

Board NAPC Chair and Meeting Program Chair

Ongoing Financial support

Continued participa-tion of Native Americans at Annual Meeting

A-3 Organize workshops on archaeology

Board NAPC Chair and Committee

Ongoing Financial support

Continued workshops

A-4 Participate in Native American activities

Board NAPC Chair Ongoing $ for branded items, $ for display Panels

Continued par-ticipation and presence at SCA events



V. Goal: SCA Infrastructure Improvements




A-1 Re-examine mission statement

Board — Annually — Review mission statement as appropriate

A-2 Continue finan-cial support for Archaeology Month

Board — Ongoing Grant train-ing, grant writer, ap-plication, lobbying of agencies

Annual trea-surer's report

A-3 Support changing role of CAAMP including update of annual meeting manual

President CAAMP Chair, Local Arrangements Chair, Program Chair

Annually — Continued updating of Annual Meeting Manual each year

A-4 Continue to examine benefits/drawbacks to Conference Direct

Board — Annually — Continuity of contracting for meetings

A-5 Create annual records for Annual Meeting budgets

Treasurer CAAMP Chair, Local arrangements, and Program Chair

Annually — Presence of budget records in Annual Meeting Manual

A-6 Continue to have Annual Meetings booked three years in advance

Board Conference Direct; CAAMP Chair

Annually — Continued bookings three years in advance

A-7 Digitize SCA Archives

Board — Ongoing Volunteers; $ for scanner; grants to fund students

Digitized pho-tos and paper archives

A-8 Conduct audit/ review/compilation of financial records

Treasurer — Annually Financial records

up-to-date audit



V. Goal: SCA Infrastructure Improvements (continued)




A-9 update Executive Board Manual and revise tasks as iden-tified for each Board member

Board — Ongoing — Revised manual

A-10 Continue offer-ing educational workshops for SCA members and other interested parties

Board — Ongoing — Continued workshops

A-11 Continue support of Business Office, Executive Director

Board — Ongoing — Continued func-tioning of the SCA office

VI. Promote Professional Standards and Guidelines for the Practice of Archaeology




A-1 Support existing Standards and Ethics Committee

President Standards and Ethics Committee Chair

Ongoing — Creation of Standards Policies and goals under Goal ii, A-1, A-2, A-3.



Pending State Legislation: AB 52 - Sacred Sites/Tribal Cultural Resources

Sponsor: Assemblyman Mike GattoStatus: Introduced December 21, 2012

Recent Actions:• Referred to the Appropriation Committee on Jul 2,

2014.• Read in Committee on August 18, 2014.• Re-Read and Amended in Committee on August

19, 2014, ordered to a third reading.• Passed by the Senate, August 27, 2014.• Passed by the Assembly, August 28, 2014.• Awaiting signature by Governor Jerry Brown

This legislation would establish procedures and re-quirements under CEQA for the purpose of avoiding or minimizing impacts to tribal cultural resources. under CEQA, a lead agency would be required to con-sult with both federally- and non-federally recognized Native American tribes that are traditionally and cul-turally affiliated with the geographic area of the pro-posed project if the tribe has requested to be involved.

The consulting tribe or tribes would be able to propose mitigation measures to avoid or reduce poten-tial significant impacts to a tribal cultural resource. Agreed-upon mitigations would be required to be in-cluded in the environmental impact report and in an adopted mitigation-monitoring program. These re-quirements would apply to projects that submit a no-tice of preparation, notice of negative declaration, or mitigated negative declaration on or after January 1, 2015.

The Native American Heritage Commission (NAhC) would be required to provide each Native American tribe with a list of all public agencies that may be a lead agency under CEQA within the geo-

graphic area with which the tribe is traditionally and culturally affiliated, by July 1, 2016. The NAhC would also be required to assist a lead agency in identifying the traditionally and culturally affiliated Native American tribes within a project area.

AB 52 defines a tribal cultural resource as one that meets one of several criteria, among which are resources listed in the NAHC’s Sacred Lands File for which a tribe has submitted sufficient evidence demonstrating that the sacred places are of special religious or social significance. In addition, this bill requires the Office of Planning and Research (OPR) to prepare and develop recommended amendments to the CEQA Guidelines to separate the consideration of paleontological resources from cultural resources and add the consideration of tribal cultural resources.

OPR would be required to amend the CEQA Guidelines to update Appendix G of Chapter 3, as spe-cifically required by this bill, and to generally update the Guidelines to reflect the consultation process out-lined in the bill. This will likely result in a significant amount of OPR staff time—incurring as yet unde-fined costs—and will likely involve substantial public input and involvement. Other costs that have yet to be determined include costs to the state as a lead agency or as a project proponent. Presumably, the consulta-tion required in this bill will result in increased CEQA compliance costs due to increased OPR staff time for consultations and potential mitigations, some of which may have occurred regardless of passage of this bill. Although these costs are indeterminable, the state is the project proponent for many large projects that are subject to CEQA.

This bill creates a state-mandated local program, because it would require the actions of a local agency serving as the lead agency under CEQA. However, the local lead agency would have fee authority, which makes the mandate non-reimbursable by the states.

Legislation Liaison Report: AB 52 and HR 3687Samantha Schell



Fiscal Impact as approved on August 14, 2014

The Appropriations Committee determined one-time costs to the General Fund for the OPR to re-vise its CEQA Guidelines of $3 to $5 million to the General Fund to the NAhC to develop a database identifying traditional and cultural areas and the lead agencies that overlap these areas. In addition, it would require $600,000 in ongoing costs to the General Fund to the NAHC to assist lead agencies and maintain the required database. What remain are unknown costs to the General Fund and various special funds for in-creased CEQA costs for projects in which the state is the lead agency or the project proponent.

Amendments on August 19, 2014

• language defining “California Native American” tribes includes both federally recognized and non-federally recognized tribes located in California.

• Allow the confidential exchange of information with regard to tribal cultural resources submitted by a California Native American tribe among the lead agency, the tribe, and project applicant.

• Require confidential information to be published in a confidential appendix.

• Revise the requirements that must be met before a lead agency certifies an environmental impact report.

• Require a lead agency to “evaluate and select” instead of “consider” feasible mitigations if there will be a significant effect to a tribal cultural resource but when there are no agreed upon mitiga-tion measures or the mitigation measures are not included in the environmental document.

if you would like to follow this bill as it progress-es or have questions about how this bill may affect you, please contact Jay Corriea (916-445-7008) at the California State Parks Office of historic Preservation, Archaeological Resource Committee. http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/.

Pending Federal Legislation: HR 3687 – Military Land and National Defense Act

Sponsor: Rep. issa (R-CA) Status: included in FY15 National Defense Authorization, passed by full house, pending before Senate

The measure would amend the National Historic Preservation Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to notify certain congressional committees if federal property is being considered for the National Register of historic Places, or for designation as a National historic landmark, or for inclusion on the World heritage list. The bill would also allow man-agers of federal lands containing historic resources to object to their inclusion in the National Register or designation as National historic landmarks on na-tional security grounds, and create a process by which federal lands managers could de-list properties from the Register. Although the House Natural Resources Committee approved the legislation on May 8 by a vote of 20-12, it was also included in the house ver-sion of the National Defense Authorization Act (hR 4435) for FY15, which was approved by the house on May 22. it is now pending before the Senate, which has its own version (S 2289). The Senate bill does not contain the House provision on National Register properties. The Society for American Archaeology and other preservation groups are working to ensure that it does not become law.

http://ohp.parks.ca.gov/

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T hE SCA MEMBERShiP iS DEEPlY concerned about the threats that anthropogenic

climate change poses to our states cultural heritage. To that end, the SCA Executive Board voted to launch a Climate Change and California Archaeology study in 2011. Since then, the SCA has been conducting volunteer archaeological survey along the California coastline in Marin and Monterey counties. Over 80 students from eight universities and colleges have con-tributed their time to the effort. A host of other orga-nizations have donated time, equipment, and camping facilities towards this cause, including the Northwest Information Center, the Anthropological Studies Center, the CSu Chico Anthropology Department, Far Western Anthropological Research Group, the National Park Service, and the California Department of Parks and Recreation. The Federated indians of Graton Rancheria and local tribes in the Monterey vicinity have participated in the surveys and have been working closely with the archaeology field teams. The SCA is coordinating these efforts through the SCA's

Climate Change Committee, currently chaired by Michael Newland.

This year, the SCA is expanding its efforts in San Diego County. Sandra Pentney has agreed to serve as the Regional Coordinator for this task, and is teaming with the San Diego Archaeological Society to launch this effort. Richard Shultz, Nick Doose, and Noelle Shaver have been assisting Sandra in the plan-ning and logistics for the project. This fall, Sandra and the San Diego team will commence field surveys along the San Diego coastline. The SCA is seeking volunteers for fieldwork and record processing, as well as logistical support through donations of equip-ment, vehicles, camping or housing, and funding for food, gasoline, and office supplies. If you or your or-ganization would like to help out, please contact San Diego Archaeological Society President-Elect Natalie Brodie at [email protected] or (760) 931-5471, or contact the Regional Coordinator, Sandra Pentney, at [email protected] or (858) 514-1083.

Call for Volunteers and Support on California Archaeology and Climate Change Survey in San DiegoMichael Newland

I T iS TiME TO FiNAlizE YOuR PARTiCiPATiON in next year's Society for American Archaeology

(SAA) 80th Annual Meeting, which will be held on April 15–19, 2015 in San Francisco, California. Please take note that the submissions deadline is Thursday, September 11, 2014, 3:00 pm Eastern Time (12:00 pm Pacific Time). Visit http://www.saa.org/ for more in-formation. The SCA Board is excited that the SAA is bringing the meeting to "The City by the Bay," and hope that SCA members will join in for what is sure to be an unforgettable event!

The SCA Board has been busy the last few months organizing several different ways that SCA members can participate at the SAA Annual Meeting and help increase our visibility as a society in light of the SCA's upcoming 50th anniversary in 2016. First, the SAA offered the SCA a booth in the book room, and the SCA has submitted all required paperwork to secure the table. The SCA is asking for your help with staffing the table and cajoling SAA members to join the SCA and discover the many benefits of member-

Society for American Archaeology Liaison ReportArleen Garcia-Herbst, ECORP Consulting



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SCA Executive Board Summer MeetingChico, CaliforniaJuly 19–20, 2014

Attendees:Jennifer Darcangelo (President) Mark hylkema (President Elect)Rick Fitzgerald (immediate Past-President)Michelle Cross (Northern California Vice President)Noelle Shaver (Southern California Vice President)John Burge (Treasurer)Amy Gusick (Secretary)Denise Wills (Executive Director)

Presenters:Elena NilssonGreg Greenway

Opening

Meeting brought to order by Jennifer Darcangelo at 9:15 am on July 19, 2014.

Update on Archival of SCA material

The SCA archives are currently housed in climate-controlled storage in Chico, and the SCA is looking into curation for the items. There are 40 bank-

ers’ boxes of material and the Board is currently look-ing into options for culling them and having someone archive the remaining items. The Board is contacting an archivist for advice on best practices.

Sourcebook Conversation

The SCA is looking into updating the Sourcebook (http://scahome.org/about-sca/native-american- programs-committee-napc/source-book/). We need to be sure that the current NEPA/CEQA regulations are represented. This is an ongoing project that will re-quire a significant time investment.

Fundraising Position

The SCA needs an individual to lead the Fundraising Committee. Board members will try to recruit a candidate for the position.

Newsletter Ads

The Board wants to begin offering advertise-ments in the SCA Newsletter. The ads will cost about half of what the SAA charges.

SCA Executive Board Summer Meeting MinutesAmy Gusick, Secretary

ship. Please contact Denise Wills ([email protected]) if you are interested in helping with this effort.

Second, several SCA-sponsored symposia are being organized in which SCA members can partici-pate. Terry Jones is chairing the Presidential Forum on "Orderly Anarchy in Prehistoric California" and Mike Newland is chairing a symposium on climate change. Additionally, Alex DeGeorgey and Mark hylkema are co-hosting a symposium on San Francisco Bay prehistory.

Although the 2015 SAA 80th Annual Meeting is just seven months away, i know many of you will want to submit your contribution as soon as possible. having the SAA 80th Annual Meeting in the SCA's backyard is a golden opportunity, and the SCA Board and i look forward to seeing you in San Francisco next April.

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Update on Northern and Southern Data Sharing Meeting Arrangements

Southern Data Sharing Meeting: The Southern Data Sharing meeting will be held October 4, 2014 at Mission San luis Rey. This has been posted on the SCA website and Facebook page. There are camping accommodations at Guajome Regional Park which is four miles away. Meeting attendees can also stay at the Mission. A Sunday tour of the mission will be of-fered by Mel Vernon, tribal elder for the San luis Rey. A goal for the meeting this year is to encourage fami-lies and the academic community to participate in the meeting.

Northern Data Sharing Meeting: The Northern Data Sharing meeting will be on October 4, 2014 at Sierra College in Rocklin, CA. The tour for the meet-ing will be at the Empire Mine, led by Steve hilton, State Parks archaeologist.

SCA Business Office Update

The SCA has 1,104 members—52% regular, 21.5% students, 18.9% seniors, 1.3% contributing, and 6.3% lifetime members. Concerning the budget, Native American programs receive the most dona-tions, followed by the Orphan Collections Fund. The SCA is not receiving program support from the Forest Service or Bureau of land Management for 2015. Annmarie Cox will continue to develop the calendar and to assist at the Annual Meeting. The SCA has received three requests for the Archaeology Month mini-grant. All three are from Northern California and we would like to encourage submissions from the Southern California region. Grant awardees will be asked to submit an article for the newsletter on their event.

Treasurer’s Report and Budget Discussion

The Board voted to increase the Executive Director’s hourly commitment from 30 hours/week to 35/hours per week. Additionally, the Board is investi-gating a compensation package for the position. The

SCA spent $39,000 more last year than the year be-fore, a large portion dedicated to the editor position of the California Archaeology journal. The current edi-tor position will be ending soon and Jelmer Eerkens has indicated that he may be interested in the position.

The SCA is looking into different avenues for generating revenue outside of membership dues and is considering a professional fundraiser that can target corporations, partner with Native American gaming tribes, look into grants from organizations like the National Science Foundation, and have discussions with the ShPO, including donations to the SCA as a mitigation measure.

The SCA will sponsor an event organized by the Phoebe A. hearst Museum on September 10, 2014. The museum is interested in donations of merchan-dise or possibly memberships for participant awards.

The Board unanimously voted to approve the budget at $247,109.

Annual Awards Nominations

The Board discussed the SCA annual awards nominations procedures and is considering forming a committee that can provide assistance in reviewing and vetting the nominees.

Annual Meeting Local Arrangements

The 2015 Annual Meeting will be in Redding, California, and the silent auction venue will be at Turtle Bay. Elena Nelson and Greg Greenway are planning logistics for the events. We still need to iden-tify volunteers for guards and people who will help set up and take down the silent auction event. Tours for the event are being arranged, and may include Church Rock Petroglyph, Weaverville Joss house State historical Park, and the Sixteen to One mine. Penny Del Bene is the banquet coordinator and is selecting the menu. Additionally, the Board would like to have a public session this year and would like the Native American Programs Committee to organize the event.



Annual Meeting Program Chair Report

The Annual Meeting theme is “Beyond Boundaries” and the Board wants speakers from Oregon and the northwest region to join as well as joint archaeologist-Native American co-authored papers. Considerations for the keynote speaker in-clude a modern anthropologist who studies Mexican-American border immigration.

SCA Board Liaison Reports

The Board would like to back Bill SB 659, which includes setting professional documentation stan-dards. Additionally, CEQA standards are being updat-ed and the SCA will provide comments. Greg White and John Foster are talking to the Archaeological Conservancy about purchases for preserving sites, particularly indian island in Clear lake basin.

Membership Survey

Identifying the needs and concerns of the mem-bership is an important concern for the SCA. The Board will send out a survey to the membership to find out what they want from the SCA, their main concerns, etc. The Board will also be more proactive in announcing to the membership its involvement in pertinent issues within archaeology.

2015 SAA Meeting – SCA Sponsored Sessions, Exhibit Booth

The SCA may sponsor a presidential forum at the 2105 SAA Annual Meeting. The SCA table at the conference will be used to bring awareness to the orga-nization and provide information about membership.

CAAMP Report – Ontario and Beyond

The Committee for Advanced Annual Meeting Planning suggested, and the Board approved, having the 2017 SCA Annual Meeting at Tenaya in Yosemite. The Board wants to provide packages to the meet-ing to ensure that it is not more expensive than other meetings.

Nominations for Future Board Members

The positions that are up for election next year are President, Southern Vice President, and Treasurer.

All Board members need to do outreach to re-cruit future Board members. An important aspect is to make sure that the nominees understand the time commitment.

Strategic Plan

The Board is revising the Strategic Plan and will provide it to the membership in the September Newsletter. One item the Board wants to focus on is a philosophy for SCA standards and ethics that can be used by planners at all levels, including a minimal lev-el of archaeology, not just the standard to “do archae-ology.” Another important topic is fostering profes-sional development, and Noelle Shaver plans to offer a free class at the Annual Meeting to introduce people to historic preservation laws. The class will be half NEPA and half CEQA, and expose students to upper-level regulations. The Board would also like to ensure that the committee heads are involved in the meetings.

Action Items and Set Schedule and Location for Fall meeting

The Board discussed the issue of curation by Native American tribes and would like to promote Native American involvement and facilitate the mis-sion of tribal economics while adhering to CEQA re-quirements. This is a broad issue that can begin with conversations at the local level.

The next Board meeting is scheduled for September 27, 2014 at 4017 New York Avenue, Fair Oaks, California.

Closing

Mark hylkema moved to adjourn the meet-ing. Rick Fitzgerald seconded the motion. The Board unanimously agreed. Meeting adjourned at 10:50 am on July 20, 2014.


S uSAN STRATTON, WhO WAS RECRuiTED specifically for the California State Office of

historic Preservation (OhP) by former State historic Preservation Officer Wayne Donaldson, was the Supervisor of the Archaeology and Environmental Review division. There, she improved archaeologi-cal and Native American programs and was active in

presenting information at professional and avocational meetings. As California State Archaeologist, she also expanded her own considerable research interests. Beginning September 8, 2014, Dr. Stratton will become the new uS Forest Service heritage Program Manager for the Pacific Southwest Region (Region 5, Vallejo).

Susan Stratton Leaves the Office of Historic Preservation for the Forest ServiceShelly Davis-King

News and Announcements

T hE SOuThERN CAliFORNiA ARChAEO-logical community lost a loved and respected

colleague, Drew Mann Pallette, on April 27, 2014. Archaeology was a second career for Drew, but it was one that he embraced whole-heartedly. Drew grew up in Los Angeles where his father, Drew B. Pallette, taught English at the university of Southern California. The family moved to Tucson, Arizona in 1961. Drew attended the university of Arizona with a major in Anthropology. While in Tucson, he became deeply involvement with workers' rights issues and the Chicano movement. he worked with the united Farm Workers during the Great Boycott of the 1960s. When he moved back to los Angeles he worked as a machinist and continued to be involved in union or-ganizing, serving as a shop steward at Pacific Pumps in Long Beach. He also continued his studies in an-thropology at California State university long Beach, graduating in 1987.

Drew's early involvement in archaeology was as a volunteer recording rock art sites for the Bureau of land Management (BlM) near Ridgecrest on week-ends. It was on one such petroglyph recording project that he met his future wife, Pam Phillips. They were married in 1986 in Palm Springs and settled in Desert

hot Springs. When Drew earned his degree, he left his position at Pacific Pumps and began working full time in archaeology. Over the years he worked at ASM Affiliates, Brian F. Mooney Associates, Archaeological Research unit at university of California Riverside, lSA, Riverside, and CSRi, Redlands. Between 1988 and 1990 he worked as Field Director under Principal investigator lowell J. Bean on the late prehistoric- ethnohistoric Cahuilla site complex at Tahquitz Canyon in Palm Springs. While living in the Palm Springs area, Drew was instrumental in founding the Coachella Valley Archaeological Society (CVAS). CVAS is still active today and remains at the forefront of avocational, not-for-profit, archaeological societies within the State of California. As the first President of CVAS (1989–1992), Drew brought his characteris-tic enthusiasm to the outreach effort, immediately in-volving and seeking input from tribal members from several of the local reservations and from members of the local community. Russ Kaldenberg, BlM Field Manager at the time, remembers that when deciding on a name, the founding members decided that the Coachella Valley Archaeological Society would be a positive name even though the acronym “CVAS” was pronounced the same as civis, which Lowell Bean in-

Drew Mann Pallette: 1948–2014Sinéad Ní Ghabhláin and Russell Kaldenberg


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sisted was Cahuilla for "coyote piss." This appealed to Drew's mischievous sense of humor. Lowell was an immediate supporter of the group and assisted Drew in meeting with many local Native Americans — including Katherine Siva Saubel —who became ac-tive participants in CVAS. Drew continued to volun-teer in his free time to assist the BlM in many volun-teer projects, and was one of the initial enthusiastic supporters for the proclamation of the Santa Rosa Mountains National Scenic Area, which has since be-come the Santa Rosa/San Jacinto National Monument. Drew also served on the East Riverside County Planning Commission for two years (1990–1992) and on the City of la Quinta's historical Preservation Commission from 1992–1994.

Drew worked as a permanent employee for Brian F. Mooney and Associates between 1990 and 1995 and at ASM Affiliates in Encinitas between 1995 and 2005. he and Pam eventually moved to San Diego County, settling in Encinitas. During his twenty years as a professional archaeologist, Drew supervised over 200 projects, including large-scale surveys at Naval Air Weapons Station China lake, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms, Fort irwin, and Yuma Proving Grounds, as well as test-ing and data recovery programs at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. he contributed to innumerable tech-nical reports.

his colleagues at ASM remember him as an ex-cellent archaeologist who was generous with his time and knowledge in mentoring more junior employees. Drew was an avid reader and had wide-ranging in-terests including world affairs, politics, anthropology, philosophy, and science. Fieldwork with Drew was al-ways interesting because he was an engaging conver-sationalist who could hold his own on practically any topic. he also had a wicked sense of humor and was prone to elaborate practical jokes. he was an avid out-doorsman and athlete, and he was a committed long-distance runner, completing dozens of marathons be-fore moving on to ultramarathons. he and Pam loved

to hike, and they traveled throughout the southwest, camping, hiking, and visiting archaeological sites. A trip to Peru fueled Drew's interest in traveling further afield. in 2005, while birding in Guatemala, Drew suffered a massive heart attack. he retired from ASM and focused on getting his health back. he spent over three years on a waiting list for a heart transplant at Cedars-Sinai. During that time, Drew was forced to slow down, but he turned his attention to reading, birding, and photography, which he pursued with a passion. Drew finally received his heart transplant in 2012. As he built up his strength, Drew resumed his interest in the outdoors, taking numerous trips with Pam. he documented their journeys through his photography (http://dpallette.smugmug.com/). Sadly, Drew passed away suddenly at home just two years after the heart transplant. He will be missed but not forgotten.

Drew Pallette in 1995. Portrait by Jim Toenjes.

http://dpallette.smugmug.com/



Bureau of Land Management Update: Summer Surveys and OutreachTony Overly

T hE BuREAu OF lAND MANAGEMENT (BlM) Eagle lake Field Office's inaugural

Archaeology Volunteer Week was held June 9–13. A dozen volunteers joined five BlM staff members in surveying for cultural resources and recording details and site locations on public lands along the northeast California/northwest Nevada border. The team discovered nine new sites, including a basalt quarry. Volunteers camped during the event, and took advantage of opportunities to learn about the history and prehistory of the Great Basin. BlM staff members are already looking forward to next year's event.

At the request of the Mendocino County Museum, the BlM ukiah Field Office taught 300 elementary- and middle-school-aged children about the prehistory and history of the region as part of the center's "Education Day" on May 22. The children rotated through stations that included an archaeology table with artifacts, graphics, and maps. Each topic was linked to known archaeological sites in the area, and the children's families' interrelationships with past events were discussed. When the kids were finished, they had a clear understanding that archaeology is the study of people through their material culture, and the significance of protecting heritage resources was a more concrete idea.

Traditional Paiute games, native seed milling, artifact identification, and atlatl throwing were some of the activities used to engage kids in local history on June 11 when archaeologists from the BlM Bishop Field Office teamed with the Student Conservation Association and the Bishop Paiute Tribe to introduce elementary school students to the amazing science of archaeology. Forty students participated in the Bishop City Summer Science Camp presentation on archae-ology. After a brief introduction to the local history, students participated in guided activities designed to expand and solidify their new cultural knowledge.

For the third year in a row, Ridgecrest welcomed 28 youth volunteers in May to assist with the recorda-tion of a large prehistoric site in a canyon at the base of the Sierra Nevada in Inyo County. The volunteers were members of Student Conservation Association and Wild Corps youth crews working in the Ridgecrest Field Office. The volunteers conducted 30 acres of in-ventory on the site, which now measures 90 acres in size and has yet to be delineated fully. The volunteers were taught how to walk survey transects, identify ar-tifacts, and use basic field recordation techniques.

Along with the Archaeological Research Center at California State university (CSu) Sacramento, the BlM co-hosted the 8th Annual Keeler Conference on August 8–10. The small camping conference requires participation to attend, and all attendees either author or co-author presentations on cultural resources is-sues relating to the people and environments of the inyo-Mono region. Archaeologists from the BlM California State Office and the Bishop and Ridgecrest Field Offices, as well as participants from CSus, the National Park Service, uS Bureau of Reclamation, Caltrans, and various university teachers, students, and private contractors shared the latest research on the cultural resources in and around the inyo-Mono Region.



T hE BAY AREA CulTuRAl lANDSCAPE Research Group (BAClRG) has been active

with several interesting projects, two of which are presented below.

Andrew Kindon, Professor of Anthropology at West Valley College. The West Valley College chapter of BAClRG has resumed work at the Samuel Adams limekilns site (CA-SCR-339/h), an historic nineteenth-century limestone quarry and kiln com-plex located in Santa Cruz County. initially surveyed and documented in 1988 by State Parks archaeologist Tom Wheeler, the current project began in 2007 as a partnership between California State Parks and the Foothill-West Valley Colleges Archaeological Survey, which has since been folded into BAClRG. The Samuel Adams limekilns were among the earliest in-dustrial facilities in California and played an impor-tant role in the development of the modern landscape and land-use patterns of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Several episodes of limited subsurface excavation have taken place over several seasons. The methods used serve to address three primary research objec-tives: developing a better understanding of the daily lives and identities of the limekiln workers; functional uses of space at the site and contemporaneity of ex-tant cultural remains; and the impact of the lime in-dustry on the local environment and landscape. The most current archaeological work at the site focuses on subsurface investigation of the remains of a col-lapsed worker's cabin and will continue through Fall 2014. For more information about the Samuel Adams limekilns or the ongoing archaeological work at the site, please contact project director Andrew Kindon at [email protected].

Dan Cearley, Professor of Anthropology, at Foothill College, and Gustavo Flores, Professor at Evergreen Valley College. One of the secluded ref-uges of Mission Period resistance leader Pomponio

may have been located by BAClRG. Pomponio (Lupugeyun) was originally from the Coast Miwok Gualem tribelet and baptized at Mission Dolores in 1799 at the age of four. The refuge is known histori-cally to have been in the uplands of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Both the Foothill College and Stanford university chapters of BAClRG have recently sur-veyed a large outcropping of boulders containing a sheltered, cave-like enclosure within the long Ridge Open Space Preserve that matches the location of his-toric accounts. At the entrance of the cave, a deeply chiseled and beveled Christian cross was found prom-inently displayed on a boulder. We conjecture that the cross was possibly left as warning by the Spanish soldiers who staged an unsuccessful ambush there in 1823. Although they failed to capture Pomponio at his lair, he was eventually apprehended in Marin County in 1824 and subsequently executed in Monterey. We hope to verify the authenticity of the cross by com-paring it to others found in historic contexts. We will also pursue analysis of the lichens growing within the cross in an attempt to verify its antiquity. Fortunately, BAClRG member Diane Renshaw is a professional research biologist and botanist with an interest in li-chens. Finding locations where Native Americans attempted to find refuge from Mission and Presidio control is a topic of particular interest to our group's co-chair, Mike Wilcox of Stanford university.

For more information about BAClRG, please contact Michael Wilcox at [email protected] or Mark hylkema at [email protected].

Bay Area Cultural Landscape Research Group at LargeMark Hylkema





Events Calendar

For an up-to-date list of events related to California archaeology hosted by the SCA and other groups, visit the SCA's online events calendar at http://scahome.org/calendar-of-events/.

HackTheHearst

September 10–21, 2014Phoebe A. hearst Museum of Anthropology102 Kroeber hall, Berkeley, California

The Phoebe A. hearst Museum of Anthropology is excited and ready to host its first hackathon. The hackThehearst event will bring together computer scientists, digital humanists, anthropology and ar-chaeology students, subject area experts, and target audience members for 11 days to work collaboratively and creatively on the rich data and photos that the mu-seum is making available to them. The last few years at Phoebe A. hearst Museum have been marked by a decisive effort to digitize the museum's resources and data, and event organizers are confident that partici-pants will find many sources of inspiration for their projects. The main underlying goal is to explore and find ways to share information with multiple audienc-es and to make it easier for students, researchers, and native communities to access and interact with these data and images in ways that are important and mean-ingful to them.

The event will begin on September 10, 2014 at 1:00 pm with a festive gathering in the soon to-be-reopened galleries on the Berkeley campus. Participants, men-tors, guests, and organizers will meet, share ideas, form teams, and then break up to work on their proj-ects. Everyone will come together again on September 21, 2014 for the selection of the best projects and to share their experiences and work.

hackThehearst is sponsored by the SCA. For more information, visit http://hackthehearst.berkeley.edu/index.html.

October is California Archaeology Month

Many events are being held throughout the state to celebrate California Archaeology Month. For a list of events, visit http://scahome.org/archaeology-month-events/.

SCA Data Sharing Meetings, October 4–5

The Southern Data Sharing Meeting will be held on Saturday, October 4, 2014 at the Franciscan Retreat Center at Mission San luis Rey, located at 4070 Mission Avenue in Oceanside, California. A guided tour of the mission and its cemetery will be given on Sunday morn-ing, October 5. See page 8 for more information. The Northern Data Sharing Meeting will be held at Sierra College in Rocklin, California on Saturday, October 4, 2014, from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. The address for Sierra College is 5000 Rocklin Road, Rocklin, and the meeting will held in Weaver hall (W110, first floor). Following the meeting, attendees will gather at Out of Bounds Brewery in Rocklin from 6:00 to 10:00 pm (4480 Yankee hill Road, Suite 100, Rocklin, CA). On Sunday, October 5, Steve hilton of State Parks and Mark Selverston of the Anthropological Studies Center at Sonoma State will give a behind-the-scenes tour of Empire Mine State historic Park in Grass Valley. See page 9 for more information.

SCA 49th Annual Meeting

The 2015 Annual Meeting will be held in Redding, California from Thursday, March 12 through Sunday, March 15 at the Red lion hotel and the holiday inn Convention Center. For more information, please see page 10.

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http://hackthehearst.berkeley.edu/index.html

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http://scahome.org/archaeology-month-events/

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Documents

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