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Show faces that intersect concentric circles of petroglyphs created by the Anasazi. Other rock THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday, March e Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum, in partnership Dr. Don Smith, of the Lance Site, Cottonwood Dr. and Wash, Utah. chemistry instructor, Dale Slade of Recapture Their paper describes an Metals, were recently invited ancient site southwest of to participate in the 7th Oxford Blanding where the Anasazi International Conference on people marked solstices, Archaeoastronomy June equinoxes, and cross- - quarter in Flagstaff, Ariz. astronomical events using the Smith and Slade will present shadows cast from natural and e rock formations. their abstract on the Faces of the Past in Archaeoastronomy Some of the shadows form CEU-SJ- C 20-2- 7 Deep History: Excavations at the Jensen Site, and the Edge of the Cedars Community in the 700s A.D. The presentation is at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 17 at Parley Daniel Rose, of astronomy of La Quemada, has recently completed serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ Zacatecas, Mexico. of U.S. Senator John McCain is scheduled to speak on the role Philippines. Daniel is the son of Wendall and Alisa Bayles Rose of Morgan. He is the grandson of Adis and the late Jereldine Rose; and Donald and Ora Bayles of Blanding. of science in government decision making. We feel a little out of our league, but we're honored to be invited to such a prestigious conference, Smith said. Site Program Stewardship presents Blandings include an array of international scientists who China, and the Archaeo- Utah the with The Oxford Conference will Ancient Baghdad, Iraq, the Evolution of Astronomy in I'atfe Blandings deep history will discuss such topics as: Astronomy in the Caliphs of Amateur archaeoastronomers to present information on Lance Site at international conference - Explore formations create dagger-likshadows that intersect the center of the circles. The site was first studied by Reed Lance of Monticello. Within recent years, Slade and Smith have made numerous trips to the site to photograph and videotape the markers. In their abstract, they conclude that eight major astronomical events of the year are marked at the location. Dale Slade (I) and Don Smith check a petroglyph at the Lance Solar Site in San Juan County. Courtesy photo 17. 2001 Morgan, Utah, Latter-da- y Saints in the man-mad- the State Park Museum Nancy Kimmerle, President of the Trails of the Ancients Archaeological Society, and local archaeologist Winston Hurst will review the history of the Jensen Site project and summarize the findings so far the larger and describe cultural context for the site, discussing its place in the context of what archaeology has revealed about cultural developments in the 700s A.D. Join Edge of the Cedars Museum for an evening lecture on the archaeology happenings in your backyard. Learn more about the sites and research being done in your area and find out about those that inhabited your hometown long before you. For All Spouses of Deployed Military Personnel m Serving San Juan County Since 1957 Licensed Electrical Contractor Commercial Residential David Johnson 678-237- 6 Eric Johnson Trenching on Any Worli Done thru the Month of March 678-355- 4 possible through a grant from Utah State Park, Utah Humanities Council, State Historical Preservation Office, and the Utah Site Stewardship Program. Edge of the Cedars is located at 660 West 400 North, in Blanding. Call Us For Prompt And Efficient Service No Job Too Large Or Too Small farnffi, ..... f Must show proof of deployment S' This free event is made y ' 7 Jt rc- tv. w Southeast Applied Technology College . v, .v.; , All courses are self-pace-d & you 435-678-34- 37 i-- set your schedule! 699 West 500 South, Blanding Monticello Higher Education Center 435-587-33- 16 248 South 100 East, Monticello va Li , y.iK 7 Courtesy photo For more information, call or visit: Southeast Applied Technology College ffir , Adam Steven Martin IN BLANDING & MONTICELLO Business Technology Certificates: Basic and Specialized IT Certification Courses: Network Cisco, CNA, A Computer Tech & Y Computer Courses: Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, & Power Point A Multimedia Courses: Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, & Photoshop Refresher Courses: Math, Reading, Spelling, & Writing " i ' NOW OFFERING -- V x v Scholarship awarded Adam Steven Martin, a grandson of Joyce Adams Martin of Monticello, and the son of Steven K. and Cynthia Martin of West Valley, Utah, is the recipient of a $10,000 college scholarship awarded by the Vacuum Dealers Trade Association of America. Martin was presented the scholarship, based on academic excellence, at ceremo- nies on March 4 at the national VDTA convention in Las Vegas. A sophomore at the University of Utah, Martin is majoring in Business |