Photos by Stewart Aitchison from the "Celebrate Cedar Mesa" event in Blanding, Utah, on November 10, 2012. 250 people attended!

Celebrate Cedar Mesa Symposium Exceeds Expectations

Good thing we planned ahead and rented a larger hall for our 2012 celebration of Cedar Mesa. 220 people registered and 250 showed up! We guessed right on lunches, as all but one person who wanted lunch got served. We thank all  who attended.

Celebrate Cedar Mesa Program

 

Celebrate Cedar Mesa Symposium, Nov. 10, 2012

Presentations;

9 :00 to 9:15   Welcome and preview:  Ed Dobson

9:15 to 9:35  Managing Cedar Mesa:  Shelley Smith

9:35 to 10:00.  Cedar Mesa as a World-Class Museum of Rock Art: Sally Cole

10:00 to 10:25  The Reverse Archaeology Project Moves Forward: Ann Phillips

10:25 to 10:45 Break

10:45 to 11:10 Remarkable Textiles, Baskets, and Other Perishable Artifacts from Cedar Mesa at the Field Museum of Natural History:  Laurie Webster

11:10 to 11:35  Contemporary Native American Views of Cedar Mesa's Archaeology: Bob McPherson

11:35 to 12 noon The Route of the Hole-in-the-Rock Pioneers Through the Cedar Mesa Area and the Challenges They Faced: Lamont Crabtree    

12:00 to 1:15  Lunch and Slide Show:  The Cliffdwellers of Cedar Mesa--a Portfolio of Photographs: Don Rommes

1:15 to 1:40  The Archaeology of Ranching in Comb Wash: Winston Hurst

1:40 to 2:05  Navajo history in the Dine' Bike'yah: Mark Maryboy

2:05 to 2:30  Cedar Mesa as a Fragile Mecca for Hikers and Backpackers: Vaughn Hadenfeldt

2:30 to 2:50 Break

2:50 to 3:15. Our Changing Understanding of the Basketmaker Culture: Bill Lipe and RG Matson

3:15 to 3:40 Monumental Pueblo Landscapes on Cedar Mesa: Jon Till, Winston Hurst, Bill Lipe, and RG Matson

3:40 to 4:00   Closing Comments: Mark Meloy

4:15 to 5:00  Reception at the Edge of the Cedars Museum