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DATA SHA.RING MEETINGS SEI'STATEMENT OF POLICY PASSED BY EXE:;UTIVE BOARDNorthern California SCA Data Sharing Meetingswill be held at Contra Costa College, Richmond, onOctober 14, 1978. Persons interested in participating should contact Chester King, 1089 Broadway San Jose, CA 95125. Southern Data Sharing Meetingswill be the following Saturday, October 21, at theSan Bernardino County Museum. Contact RussKaldenberg, 831 :&rstow Rd., Barstow, CA 92311give a paper, or organize ayou want to help,symposium.The Executive Committee of the SCA passed thefollowing policy statement unanimously at theboard meeting of May 13, 1978:"The Society for California Archaeologyrecognizes the legitimate concerns of CaliforniaNative Americans who are seeking increased accessto their heritage. The Society therefore supportsin principle the efforts of California NativeAmericans in seeking legislation which will ensuretheir direct participation in the management ofartifacts and other aspects of their heritage.11 The Society also recognizes that the inherentnature of archaeological remains is a heritagewhich should be shared to enlighten all citizens.INTEP.N POSITION OPEN IN SANTA BARBARAThe California Tomorrow Environmental InternProgram has an internship open now to work inSanta Barbara for the Santa Barbara Trust for.Historic Preservation. The Trust seeks agraduate student with an interest in Cal.iforniaor historical archaeology in connection withreconstruction of the Santa Barbara Presidio.The intern will locate building foundations andperform resultant research and analysis offindings, cataloging of materials, and somehistorical research."Artifacts recovered in an archaeologicalinvestigation should be reported and interpreted toenhance public knowledge. They should also berespectfully treated during appropriate examinations. Proper treatment involves penna.nence,accessibility, and preservation of the collectionand related records."ALL MUST APPLY/REAPPLY FOR DIRB::TORY LISTINGAnyone wishing to be listed in the next SCADirectory of Archaeological Consultants willneed to apply, ·or reapply if listed in an earlieredition.New applicants should send a notarizedapplication (a form for which was included in theFeb. Newsle ter) and 8.00 as a registration fee.Consultants previously listed should reaffirmtheir adherence to the SCA Code of Ethicsgiv any relevant information necessary t updatetheir entry, and also send the filing fee. Thedeadline for application is August 31, 1978 Information should be sent to James Rock, 418 s.Oregon St., Yreka, CA 96097. The new directorywill include a marine archaeology section forwhich a list of qualifications is in prep ration Write to the California Tomorrow Environmental Intern Program, 681 Market Street, SanFrancisco, CA 94105 if you are interested, orphone (415) 391-1293 for additional informationabout the position, internship #42. Do notcontact the Santa Barbara Trust, since they willrefer you back to .the Environmental InternProgram. . REX;IONAL OFFICER ADVISORY COMMITTEE FORMEDAccording to an April 12, 1978 letter fromSonoma State College, Charles Dills, Robert Edwardsand Dave Fredrickson were selected to form aRegional Officer's Advisory Committee to the SHPOat the Regional Officers' meeting in Yosemite onMa h 17th. The Advisory Committee is not onlyto define problems and areas of concern sharedby State Regional Officers, the State HistoricPreservation Office and a number of private andagency users, but it is also to discuss optionsfor "improving the situation." The committee heldits last meeting on March 21st and has recentlyreleased a 9-page "List of Concerns and Problems"which were discussed·at that meeting. The listalso includes possible structural responses thatmight be made in the Region.J.l Offices system.WILLING WORKERSA number of students or recent graduates arelooking for work as crew members or crew chiefsSince the SCA Directory does not provide such listings, it seems like a good idea to give anopportunity to SCA members who may wish to belisted as available for work. This does not inany way vouch for their qualifications or experienceor guarantee that they will be available at thesame time as someone's project is ready for them.As a starter, a number of people from the San Josearea are listed below. Following their nameswill b found C crew), CC(crew chief), SS (sitesupervisor), designating their current experienc level as they assess it.All Regional Officers and certain other interested parties have been asked to provide commentsand suggestions on the list and proposed solutions.This response will be considered by the AdvisoryCommittee. A report and recommendations will thenbe sent on to the Regional Officers. This Advisorycommittee report may also be discussed at aRegional Officers meeting in May prior to submission to the SBPO. Jackie Cooper.Q.2180 Harkins Ave.Menlo Park, CA 94025(415) 854-1147Randy MayersC,CC,SS6022 Merriewood Dr.Oakland, CA 94611(415) 547-0687 .Julie HammettC,CC1241 Bird Ave.San Jose, CA 95125(408) 297-7301The role, function and future relationship ofSCA Regional Coordinators (Clearinghouses) to theRegional Office system is not discussed in theRegional Officers' "List of Concerns and Problems".A 5-page White Paper on SCA District Clearinghousesprepared by President Paul Chace was released inJanuary.CLYDE KUHNChris Pierce C,CC1241 Bird Ave.San Jose, CA 95125(408) 297-7301Herb DallasC1373 Echo Vall;y Dr.San Jose, CA 95120Janine Knudson C27999 Via VentanaLos Altos, CA 94022(415) 941-3140Anyone interested in being listed should sendname, address, phone and experience level/job desiredto the Newsletter edito:r: (see Masthead for address).4/23/783

I-15 SITE DISPUTE DE1AYS CONSTRUCTIQN"'Repeated delays and stalling tactics havebeen used to slow down this project, but we havealways been able to fight back and save the fundsfor the new roadway. Now I fear this new crisismay halt construction for several years. "The religious tradition of Luiseno Indians andthe professional concerns of California archaeologists have become the focus of a controversy thatcould postpone construction of nine miles ofInterstate 15 north of Escondido for as long asfive years."A haeologists who have looked at the si'teshave said the age of the finds and their relativelyundisturbed nature make them unique in SouthernCalifornia.Although most sites have been dated toabout 1,800 years ago, one might be as old as8,000 years, dating to the Pauma Complex aboutwhich little is known."Discovery of ancient Luiseno habitats andburial grounds dating back 1,800 years or morepostponed bidding on stretches of the long-awaitedfreeway early last year. Luiseno religious andcultural leaders said last June, however, thatconstruction of S35 million of roadway near GopherCanyon and Deer Springs roads should proceed,paving over artifacts to avoil sacrilegious disruption of the sites. "Caltrans already has spent more than 100,000on preliminary investigative digs at the sites.The digs were halted at the request of Luisenoleaders."The California Department of Transportationenthusiastically supported the Luiseno requests,and the twcr-stretches of freeway had been scheduledto go out to bid this April. The California HighwayCommission budgeted money for the work lastNovember."The sites became known when a Caltrans workman discovered the remains of a spread-winged redtailed hawk under a pyramid of three rocks justnorth of Gopher Canyon Road."Several sites previously had been destroyedby commercial and mobilehome developments inthe Deer Springs Road area, according to RogerCook, Caltrans archaeologist."Jolm Knox Mellon, the state historical preservation officer who must make a decision about thehandling of archaeological sites discovered inconstruction projects, has decided that I-15construction on Luiseno terms would have an adverseeffect on the findings at Moosa Canyon north ofEscondido near Gopher Canyon Road."The remains of the hawk suggest it wa,13 usedfor a traditional Eagle Ceremony, a commemorationof the death of an important tribal memter. Cooksaid that although it is known tllat the ceremonywas conducted th oughout Southern California, theMoosa Canyon find is the first he knows of thathas offered archaeologic.al evidence."He has asked that a public hearing be held bya special ad isory council to President JimmyCarter to discuss the case, according to a statememorandum obtained by the Times-Advocate throughGeorge Chamberlin, 76th Assembly district candidateand fonner administrative assistant to state Sen.John Stull, R-Escondido."Cook and other archaeologists have testifiedthat the sites show 'higr potential for definingand clarifying an alm03i; unknown prehistoricperiod.'"ESCONDIDO TIMES-ADVOCATEMa:i:ch 3, 1978 1 pages A-1 & 2"Chamberlin, with Stull a vehement supporter ofthe I-15 construction between Escondio and theRiverside County line, said he e:ir:pects the issueto be decided finally by the U.S. Supreme Court. INTERSTATE 15: BATTLJ LROUMD OFCONFLICTING VALUE SYSTEMS"The state's a ba.eological community, he said,seems intent on using this case as a test of excavation and eservation vs. Indian desires to leave igniflcant historical and religious sites undisturbedfor ethical reasons.On March 22, 1978, there was a clash of valuesyBtems at Lincoln Elementary School in Escondido.ihe Advisory Council on Historic Preservation wastaking testimony over what to do w.ith the numeroussignificant archaeological sites at Moosa Canyonand Deer Springs,"'Now a bureaucrat in Sacramento has said thata:try effort to fill over the sites to allow con-The State Historic Preservation Officer thoughtthat archaeologists might want to have their equaltime following the Luisenos' formal statement of"no archaeology". In the early presentation of background detail, Caltrans worsened the situ.ation byrevealing the locations of numerous sites on theCircle R Ranch adjacent to the project.struction of I-15 would preclude archaeologistsfrom yielding any further information from thearea, said Chamberlin. 'The faot that thereligious values of the native Americans in thearea are being ignored is of no significance tothese people.'"A meeting in Escondido has been scheduledWednesday, March 22, to discuss Mellon's reportand potential recommendations to the president'sadvisory council.The Brown Administration is clearly opposed toconstructing concrete ribbons in natural areas, butrecognized that some route would have to be ccm leted.In a trade-off, the Administration committed itselfto develop I-15 as the highest priority to spare otherresources throughout the state. Even in the recentdisclosure of resources on I-15, administrationvalues remain unchanged."Council staff members will be on hand, saidChamberlin."'My source of information in this matter tellsme that no decision will be made by the advisorycouncil regarding these sites,' he said, 'and thematter will be referred to the courts for resolution, with all probability that a final decisionmay not be achieved until it reaches the justicesof the U.S. Supreme Court.Several respected Luiseno elders representingthe Rincon Reservation have provided the State witha formal edict proclaiming archaeology as heresyand a violation of their religious belief. Thesedemands have resulted in 110 contracts being let tosalvage the sites.4

BI11 SEEKS DESERT PLAN INPUTArchaeologists from San Diego State University,Archaeological Resouree Management Society, SanDiego County Archaeological Society, Heritage Conservation & hecreation Service, and numerous individuals expressed the position that site destruction wasalso heresy from their viewpoint. All respectedLuiseno values against excavating this site due toits association with the Eagle Ceremony, but couldnot abide by burying the entire collection from thetesting. Most strongly recommended that the Department of Transportation Act requires a 4(F) treatment,or alternative, wherever significant resources weregoing to be damaged. The compromise was for ashallow fill to cover the sites (even those at CircleR Ranch) and then bridge over the sites to avoidpressure from damaging the internal artifacts.The Bureau of Land Management, in a pamphletdated May 11, is seeking public participation inpreparation of its Desert Plan, for the CaliforniaDesert Conservation Area. In 1976, Congress directedthe Secretary of the Interior to "prepare andimplement a comprehensive, long range plan for themanagement, use, development, and prot ction of thepublic lands within the California Desert Conservation Area." This consists of 12-t million acresof public lands in the desert, The Desert PlanStaff in Riverside is working on the plan, to becompleted by October 1980, An Advisory Committeehas been appointed by the Secretary, as directedby Congress .Input is being sought from avocational archaeological groups, SCA, conservation groups, mining or otherassociations, and off-road vehicle clubs. Information, however, from individuals is also desired.For maximum usefulness, replies should be submittedby September 1 , ]Jut Ill l.y l: e s upmi,tted as late asNovember 15. They should be typed, double-spaced,and include maps or diagrams if appropriate. Sendto the California Desert Advisory Committee, c/oCalifornia Desert Planning Program, 3610 CentralAve., Suite 402, Riverside, CA 92506 (Phone is714, 787-1315).This was later supported in a letter from theSociety for American Archaeology, Society of Professional Archaeologists, Association of ConservationArchaeologists, and Society for Historic Archaeology.All questioned the wisdom of burying public resourceswhere they woulcj. sure l:y: be destr yecj.-Actlially, with the archaeologists supporting theNative Americans in not disturbing the sites, thereal clash is with the Brown Administration whichis committed to I-15 to preserve other areas of theState. The South Coast Editor contends that it ismorally and scientifically wrong and unethical tosacrifice these sites under the value systemexpressed by the State.Information which would be useful includes thefollowing: (1)0rga1ization interests, background andphilosophy, areas of the desert used, membership, andqualities of the desert important to your use;(2) Organization's official position on specificissues (e,g., checkerboard land ownership, landexchanges, .utility corridors, burros, access roadsand trails, off-road motorized use; wilderness,mining, protection of Native American artifacts,wildlife, native plants, endangered species, energyproduction and site sites, protection of historicartifacts, air quality, maintenance of scenicqualities, other desert issues}-give specifics ofchanges you do or don 1 t want to see; l"3) Significance of the activity or use pursued by your group,benefits to group's members, to the economy, thepublic, the desert's resources; co sequences tothe group if activity or use were prohibited orrestricted; alternate places where activity or usecould be accomodated; other related comments;(4) Impacts related to sustained yield, multipleuse and preservation; impact by your use,"what canb7 done to reduce or eliminate impact, other activities or uses that adversely affect your group;(5) Your organization's recommendations on management of public lands (education, interpretation ofresources, facilities, law enf'orcement, resourceprotection, other recommendations; (6) Other topics,problems, opportunities related to the desert thatyou think are important. :The final disposition has yet to beannounced by the Advisory Council.RON MAY5/78EAST MOJAVE FUTURE DISPUTED Newsletter readers will recall that an environmental coalition has called for the establishment ofa national park or monument in the eastern Mojave(July 1977) and that the BI11 has called for reviewcomments on a Draft management framework plan (MFP)for the same area (October 1977). Conservationistsare not at all pleased with the Draft MFP.According to the Sierra Club, the East Mojavedesert is a geologically spectacular region containing mountains, cinder cones, the "singing dunes,"and many other exceptional formations. Over 700species of plants, including several endangeredspecies, inhabit the area. A thousand plus archaeological sites have been inventoried, including cliffdwellings, petroglyphs and villages (see· also currentresearch in American Antiguity, 1/78). Also, nearly500 species of birds and animals live in a·balancedecosystem, many of them, such as the desert tortoiseand the Gila monster, living almost nowhere else.While the East Mojave has many roadless areas, theBI11 area manager has suggested that less than onefifth of these even be studied for wilderness potentpotential, and that the remainder be intensivelymanaged under the multiple use concept for mineraldevelopment, gas and oil, livestock grazing, andgeothermal leasing--in spite of staff recommendationsfor preservation of many of the same areas asOutstanding Natural features. Worse, the managerrecommends weakening the off-road vehicle controls,an action which, according to the environmentalists,would result in the destruction of the fragile ecosystem (Sierra Club Yodeler, 12/77). Avocational groups, individuals, SCA: here'syour chance.! Big Government is listeningJSANTA CRUZ ISLANDThe Nature Conservancy announced that ithas obtained a 1 million grant toward thepurchase of San .a Cruz Island (see the SCANewsletter for Dec. 1977, page 8) The Nati.ireConservancy plans to cooperate with theUniversity of California research station on theisland to carry out scientific studies on allaspects of island life, as well as islandarchaeology and Indian history. Courses andseminars will be conducted through institutionssuch as the Santa Barbara Botanical Gardensand the Santa Barbara Museum of Na l History.The Draft MFP also includes an enigmatic recommenda·tion to conduct the "evaluative" excavation of 15archaeological sites, with no information on theconditions of such excavation, who will be conductingthe excavation or an explanation as to wy excavationsare necessary,CLYDE KUHNInformation from theLOS ANGELES TlMES, 4/13/783/7/785

SUPPORT SOUGHT FOR MOSS-BENNETT REAUTHORIZATIONPOSITION STATEMENT ON MOSS-BENNEI'TA letter has been received from Don D. Fowler,Chairman of the Society for American ArchaeologyNational AD:::ha.eological Policy Information CommitteeCommittee, asking that avocational and professionalarchaeologists write local members of Congress whoare on the House Subcommittee on National Parks andInsular Affairs urging them to support passageof H.R. 11522.A position statement on reauthorization of theMoss-Bennett Bill, P.L, 93-291, was forwarded tothe SCA with Fowler's letter. The organizationsnamed as making the statement are the CoordinatingCouncil of National Archeological Societies; theSociety of Professional Archaeologists ActionCommittee; the Society for American Archaeology,National Archaeological Policies and InformationCommittee, and Committee on Public Archaeology;and the State Historical Preservation Office ofthe State of Washington."Public law 93-291, the "Moss-Bennett" bill isup for reauthorization in the U.S. Congress. Twoidentical versions of the bill have been introduced: S.2699 in the Senate and H.R.11522 in theHouse. The reauthorization is for FYs 1979-83 atthe same levels of funding as the original 1974bill and carries.the same language. It is particu. larly important "l;hat the bill get througl'l thl ssession of Congress since present funding isauthorized only through the present federal fiscalyear."Hearings have been held in the Senate Committeeon Energy a.I".d Natu. -ra.l .Resources and the Senateversion was reported out favorably on April 6,1978. Hearings are yet to be held in the HouseCommittees.(as of 4/17).''My purpose in writing is to ask each of youto write the congressmen from your state who areon the House Subcommittee on National Parks andInsular Affairs to urge the passage of H.R. 11322. Also, will you ask other colleagues and membersof state and local amateur societies to write insupport? Copies of letters should also go toPhilip Burton, who is Chairman of the SubcommitteHis address is: Honorable Philip Burton, Chairman,Subcommittee on National Parks and Insular Affairs,Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, U,S.House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. 20515. The basic points are: (1) urging the passageof H.R. 11522 this session of Congress at thefunding levels in the bill; (2) an indication ofthe bill's importance for continuation of researchin and understanding of the nation's culturalheritage."Any and all help you, your colleagues andinterested amateurs can give iill be vei:y muchappreciated. We would also appreciate blindcarbons of any letters you write."On behalf of the SAA policy committee andthe Coordinating Council of National ArcheologicalSocieties, many thanks."(FdBurtonRobertMorrisnote: The members of the Subcommittee includeas Chairman, John Krebs, Don H. Clausen, andJ. Lagomarsino, all of California, andK. Udall of Arizona).DON D. FOWLER4/17/78 "We unanimously recommend the reauthorizationof the Archeological and Historical Preservationlegislation {P.L. 93-291) because we feel thatthe benefits of reauthorization to the people ofour nation far outweigh the problems and coststhat it would generate. The roblems evolvingfrom operations of the legislation at presenthave been due primarily to la.Ck of the appropriations authorized by Congress and secondarily tothe usual difficulties besetting any new program."In our judgment adjustments necessai:y to makethe program work have already been ma.de by manyof the federal agencies heavily involved inconstruction activities that affect our archaeological and historical sites; for example, mostof the U.S. Corps of Engineers Divisions andDistricts have instituted reasonable means ofdealing with the problem of management, interpretation and preservation of archaeological andhistorical resources."Our overall opinion concerning P.L. 93-291 isthat the problems and criticisms in regard tooperations conducted under its auspices are notdue to deficiencies in the legislation, but tomininterpretation of the intent of Congress byFederal agencies. In addition, the law has notbeen given a fair trial beca113e funds authorizedby Congress were not appropriated. "Implementation of P.L. 93-291 has m

Mission San Antonio, Jolon (near King City), June 19.July 28, 1978. Six-week field session . San Luis Obispo. Write to Continuing Education Office, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 for . which a list of qualifications is in prep ration WILLING WORKERS