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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Russell Guerrero
March 12, 2008
Archaeologist to Unveil the Secrets of a Remote Utah Canyon during Lecture at Trinity University
SAN ANTONIO – For 50 years, a family named Wilcox owned ranch land in Utah that included the remote Range Creek Canyon. The canyon held a fabulous secret that has only become public in the last five years: it is the site of a treasure trove of artifacts, in remarkable condition, from the Fremont Indians, an ancient group that lived in the area 1,000 years ago. Renee Barlow, an archaeologist based in Utah, will speak on the excavation of “The Fremont of Range Creek Canyon, Utah” at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26, in Trinity’s Chapman Auditorium. Admission is free and open to the public.
The presentation will highlight the surprising discoveries in Range Creek Canyon, including approximately 350 Fremont rock art galleries, pithouse villages, and remote stone and adobe granaries on cliffs high above the canyon floor.
Dr. Barlow also studies native plants to gain a better understanding of the behaviors of ancient people, especially women. She has an interest in the stories behind the pottery, rock art, figurines, and farming villages of the people who lived in the region some of which has disappeared after more than 700 years of great success.
This event is sponsored by the departments of classical studies and art and art history as well as the Southwest Texas Archaeological Society.
To learn more about this presentation, contact Nicolle Hirschfeld at 210-999-7125, or e-mail her at mailto:nhirschf@trinity.edu.
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