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Expeditions
T H E A R C H A E O L O G I C A L C O N S E R V A N C Y
Celebrating Ceramics
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MASTER POTTERS OF THE SOUTHERN DESERTS
When: October 5–15, 2001 Where: Southern Arizona, Southern New Mexico, and Northern Mexico How Much: $1,995 ($350 single supplement) This new tour explores the ceramic traditions and cultures of the Hohokam, Mimbres, and Casas Grandes people. The trip includes visits to a number of pottery exhibits, including a behind-the-scenes tour of the more than 10,000 pots at the Arizona State Museum. You’ll also visit Hohokam sites such as Pueblo Grande in Phoenix, and the Spanish mission of San Xavier del Bac. Also included is a tour of the Gila Cliff Dwellings in New Mexico, a daylong exploration of the vast ruins of Casas Grandes in Mexico, and a visit with the potters of Mata Ortiz. Throughout the trip experts will join the tour and share their knowledge with the group, including Jerry Brody, Cynthia Bettison, and Paul Minnis.
This ancient doorway is just one of many fascinating architectural details found at Casas Grandes.
The Wonders of Oaxaca
OAXACA
When: October 26–November 4, 2001 Where: Oaxaca, Mexico How Much: $1,895 ($250 single supplement) Join us in Oaxaca, located in a semitropical valley surrounded by the peaks of the Sierra Madre del Sur. In addition to taking part in Day of the Dead festivities, our tour explores the ancient Mixtecan and Zapotecan archaeological sites in the region, including Mitla, Monte Albán, Zaachila, and Dainzú. You’ll travel to several crafts villages, where you’ll find exquisite weaving, pottery, carved animals, and other local art. Throughout the tour you’ll have opportunities to explore the city of Oaxaca, including its museums and markets.
Upcoming Tours – Winter 2002
GU A TEMALA AND TIKAL
Our tour explores the world of the Maya in Guatemala and features an in-depth look at Tikal, located in the Petén rainforest.
VERACRUZ
Join us in Mexico’s oldest port city, Veracruz, for an exciting look at Olmec, Totonac, Huastec, Maya, Aztec, and Spanish cultures that have dominated the region for thousands of years.
Visitors explore the extensive ruins at Monte Albán, a city built by the Zapotec and Mixtec.
Patrons of Preservation
The Archaeological Conservancy would like to thank the following individuals, foundations, and corporations for their generous support during the period of February through April 2001. Their generosity, along with the generosity of the Conservancy’s other members, makes our work possible. Life Member Gifts of $1,000 or more
Charlotte Adelman, Illinois Leonard Blake, Missouri Olive Brewster, Texas Nance and Barbara Creager, Texas Donald Pierce, New Mexico Suzanne Rice, Colorado Ian and Talmadge Silversides, North Carolina Sally Strazdins, New Hampshire E. M. Tucker, Ohio Kathleen Thomson, Michigan David Whitley, California Anasazi Circle Gifts of $2,000 or more
Anonymous (2) Olds Anderson, Michigan Edward Godbersen, Oregon R. M. and Joanne Hart, Colorado J. E. Loughridge, Florida Robert Robinson, California Harlan and Ann Scott, Delaware LeRoy Weber,Jr., California Foundation/Corporate Gifts of $1,000–$4,999
The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, Florida Dominion Resources Services,Inc., Virginia Nancy and Rich Kinder Foundation, Texas Foundation/Corporate Gifts of $5,000–$9,999
The J. M. Kaplan Fund, New York Stewart Foundation, California Foundation/Corporate Gifts of $10,000–$14,999
American Express Company, New York The Chrysalis Foundation, Tennessee The Roy A. Hunt Foundation, Pennsylvania Tom and Nancy Juda Foundation, California Foundation/Corporate Gifts of $25,000–$50,000
Placing Stock in the Past with Gifts of Appreciated Securities
One easy way to help protect America’s irreplaceable archaeological resources is through a gift of appreciated stock.
Mrs. P of Ohio, a Conservancy member since 1990, made a generous gift of 200 shares of Amoco stock. When she inherited the stock, it was worth about $1,400, but her gift to the Conservancy was worth $11,154. Mrs. P got to deduct the full value of the securities on the day that she transferred them, and she also avoided paying the capital gains taxes that she would have incurred had she cashed the stock.
“When I’m going to make a gift, this is the easiest way for me,” says Mrs. P. “You get the value of the stock today and I get the deduction of its value today. It works out fine for you and great for me.”
Mrs. P, who is 67 and originally from Mississippi, says that she’s most excited about the work that the Conservancy is doing in the South and the Midwest. She worries about how quickly development is threatening sites in states like Ohio, and she’s also concerned that not enough is being done in her native South to protect archaeological resources.
“What the Conservancy does is really important. If the stock market would just go up a little bit, I’d give you more this year.” —Martha Mulvany
TO MAKE A DONATIONORBECOME A MEMBERCONTACT:
The Archaeological Conservancy
5301 Central Ave. NE, Suite 402 Albuquerque,NM 87108 (505) 266-1540 www.americanarchaeology.org
