Show Archeologist to speak at U. U Archeologist Fred Blackburn will describe his research in Grand Gulch Primitive Area Monday March 6 at 7 pm p.m. in the Stewart Auditorium at t the tle Uni University of JJ Utah J Grand Gulch a tortuous canyon in southeastern Utah with turns every to feet was once occupied by a group of Indians Over the years field notes and photographs from early archeological expeditions expeditions expeditions ex ex- to Grand Gulch were lost leaving a scant history of this isolated canyon and its inhabitants Seventeen people participating in an outdoor outdoor outdoor out out- door education program sponsored by White Mesa Institute visited Grand Gulch Intrigued Intrigued Intrigued In In- by the ruins rock art and evidence of earlier archaeologists they committed themselves themselves themselves them them- selves to finding the records and artifacts taken from the large settlement After two years of research the researchers have pieced together a permanent historical pictorial and educational record of this ancient ancient an an- pent civilization Blackburn describes their technique as Reverse Archeology The group did not return human remains and artifacts to the site Rather they made copies of field notes and photographs symbolically returning the history and artifacts to the area Blackburn has a BS in natural history six years of experience as an archeological protection agent with the Bureau of Land Management nine years of experience in outdoor outdoor outdoor out out- door education as coordinator of Special Programs and is the former director of White Mesa Institute in Blanding Utah Blackburn credits his grandmother who shared her interests interests interests in in- in Indian Culture with him for whetting whetting whetting whet whet- ting his interest in archeology The cost is 2 |