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ARARA 2009 in Bakersfield, California, May 22-25.
The Field Trip assignments (lottery results) are now available.
The program and abstracts are now available, current as of May 16. Most downloadable files are .pdf files.
The Conference Packet for 2009 is available here. This includes Registration and Lodging information (the Call for papers deadline has passed), basic Field trip information and application form (deadline May 11), and a Vendor information and application form. [[[ FIELD TRIP UPDATE: The trip to the Coso Little Petroglyph Canyon is Monday 25 May, not Friday 22 May -- and applications to participate in it must be RECEIVED by 8 May. ]]] A separate description of Field Trips is mostly the same but has a bit more detail esp. on a post-conference BARARA trip in the San Francisco bay area, and on the Rocky Hill Exeter CA. Instead of the post, you can also use email-friendly forms to apply for field trips. Also available are details on a 3D recording workshop and on a Poster Contest for kids. And four new lists of references relevant to 2009: Chumash, Chumash (particular sites), Kawaiisu, and Yokuts.
A general introduction to our 2009 Conference is on this page below our logo.
A list of past annual conferences and conference programs is here.
The poster from the 35th Annual Meeting in 2008 in Farmington, New Mexico, is here.
ARARA 2009 IN BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA
The weekend of May 22-25. 2009, is the next scheduled ARARA conference in Bakersfield, California. Bakersfield was selected for the privilege of hosting this event because of its unique location, nestled between the California Coast Range, Transverse Range, and the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and its abundant collection of rock art and other archaeological treasures.
The Mountains surrounding Bakersfield contain a rich and varied collection of cultural resources from several different Native American groups, including Chumash and Yokuts. Between the San Joaquin Valley and the Santa Barbara coast line is an area which until recently has been relatively undisturbed by archaeologists. The results of recent research into the "space in between" will be one of the highlights of the 2009 conference.
However, the main reason that Bakersfield was chosen to host the 2009 ARARA meeting is the rock art. The surrounding area that contains some of the most impressive pictographs and petroglyphs in the United States. The Bakersfield team is working on securing field trips to such sites as Tomo Kahni State Park, Rocky Hill, Burham Canyon, Mutah Flat, Carrizo Plains, Vandenburg AFB, China Lake NWC and Little Lake, to name a few. Please check future editions of La Pintura and the ARARA web page for more information on the field trip schedule. We plan to offer field trips on both Friday and Monday in an effort to accommodate as many people as possible.
The Bakersfield team is reaching out to local archaeologists in an attempt to encourage as many as possible not only to attend the meeting, but also to present the results of their recent research in this area. It is not too early for you to be preparing an application to present a paper at the 2009 ARARA Conference -- see the Call for Papers link above.
The Doubletree Hotel has been chosen as the host hotel for this meeting. ARARA has managed to secure rooms at an incredible price for such wonderful accommodations. The Doubletree Hotel is centrally located, situated between restaurant row on Rosedale Highway and the eclectic nightlife of the newly revived downtown area. While in Bakersfield, you may want to partake of local Basque Restaurants, Country Culture, or outdoor activities. Bakersfield is but an hour away from class 5 river rafting in the Kern Canyon, there are miles of remote hiking just a short drive in any direction, just 2 hours away there are Pacific beaches and in a little under 2 hours you can reach the wine district of Paso Robles. As you can see, Bakersfield could easily be your vacation destination for 2009.
Please, mark your calendars for the weekend of May 22-25, 2009, and watch La Pintura, ARARA Online, and the ARARA web page for more information on this exciting conference.
Regards,
Jack and Gale Sprague
Local Conference Chairs