public and professional presentations

UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS

Fall 2009 Talks:

ARIZONA SENIORS ACADEMY, Vail, October 28, 2009 (3:30-4:30 pm), community room.

Kino's San Xavier, and the Wa:k Community Through Time

FRIENDS OF THE SAN PEDRO RIVER CULTURAL DOCENT TRAINING PROGRAM, November 4, 2009, 6:30 pm, BLM, Sierra Vista Office

Recent Work and New Interpretations of the Presidio Santa Cruz de Terrenate on the San Pedro River

(Followed by a site tour on Saturday,November 7)

ARIZONA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, AGUA FRIA CHAPTER, November 10, 2009 (7:00 pm at the Glendale Public Library [5959 W. Brown])

New Understandings about the Route of Francisco Vazquez de Coronado in Arizona and East on his Way to Quivira

BLM SAFFORD, BROWN BAG TBA, 12:00, JANUARY 2010

Apache occupation of the Peloncillo Mountain site.

Spring 2009:

FRIENDS OF THE SAN PEDRO RIVER CULTURAL DOCENT TRAINING PROGRAM, February 12, 2009, 6:30 pm

Presidio Santa Cruz de Terrenate: Intrigue, Romance, and Death on the Frontier

(Followed by a site tour on Saturday February 14)

CLASS LECTURE, HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY, Anthropology Department, University of Arizona

Presidio Santa Cruz de Terrenate on the Colonial Frontier

CENTER FOR SOUTHWEST STUDIES, COCHISE COLLEGE, SIERRA VISTA, Wednesday April 15 lecture (lunch) , April 18, 2009, tour

Presidio Santa Cruz de Terrenate: Intrigue, Romance, and Death on the Frontier

In 1776, the government of New Spain created a series of frontier presidios along the northern frontier. One of those, Santa Cruz de Terrenate lies on the San Pedro River not far
from Sierra Vista. Learn the history of the adobe fortress and about recent archaeological investigations.
(Followed by a site tour. Contact the college about timing.)

CENTER FOR SOUTHWEST STUDIES, COCHISE COLLEGE, SIERRA VISTA, Tuesday, April 14, 2009 (lunch)

The Archaeology of the Cochise-Howard Treaty Site

Chiricahua Apache history and the legends of Cochise County have often retold the story of the meeting of Cochise and General Oliver O. Howard in 1872 in the Dragoon
Mountains of southern Arizona. The actual location has been a matter of long debate, but recent archaeological investigation has helped identify this iconic site.

TEXAS MEDIEVAL ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE XVIII, TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY, LUBBOCK, October 4, 2008

The Location of Chichilticale, a Critical Point on the Coronado Route to Zuni.

BISBEE CORRAL OF WESTERNERS, NOVEMBER 6, 2008, 7 PM, at the Bisbee Senior Center

Presidio Santa Cruz de Terrenate and Other Contrarian Views of the Colonial Frontier

ARIZONA SENIORS ACADEMY, Vail, Nov 13, Nov 20, & Dec 4 (2:30-4:30 pm, with a refreshment break in the middle).

1. New Understandings about the Route of Francisco Vázquez de Coronado in Arizona and East on his Way to Quivira--Nov 13
2. Terrenate Presidio and Other Contrarian Views Of The Colonial Frontier--Nov 20
3. Geronimo's Wickiup: Archaeological Perspectives on the Canon de los Embudos Surrender Site and Ancestral Apache in the Southern Southwest--Dec 4

ARIZONA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, TUBAC/SANTA CRUZ COUNTY CHAPTER, 2009
(IN TUBAC, AFTER THE 5 PM, POTLUCK AND BUSINESS MEETING)

The Archaeology of the Coronado Expedition: New Discoveries

The route of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado has long been the subject of scholarly debate. The location Chichilticale or the “red house” described by the expedition remained a
mystery. New research points to an intriguing possibility and Dr. Seymour will discuss the field work and finds that point to a surprising conclusion.

OR

The Rancheria People of Kino's Congregation: Sobaípuri-O'odham

Recently delivered talks (2008):

SOCIETY FOR HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY, JANUARY 2008

Pliant Communities: Seasonal Mobile Group Visitation at the Eastern Frontier Pueblos

CENTER FOR SOUTHWEST STUDIES, COCHISE COLLEGE, DOUGLAS, FEBRUARY 26, 2008
The program starts at 12:10 Tuesday, February 26 in the Student Union Conference Room 521 Douglas Campus.

Geronimo and the Archaeology of the Chiricahua Apache

The nomadic lifestyle of the Chiricahua has limited archaeological study in the past but Dr. Seymour has used a known Apache campsite—Cañon de los Embudos where C.S. Fly
photographed Geronimo’s camp in 1886—to help identify the complex of features and artifacts of the Chiricahua. Dr. Seymour will describe her current research.

CENTER FOR SOUTHWEST STUDIES, COCHISE COLLEGE, SIERRA VISTA, FEBRUARY 27, 2008
Wednesday, February 27 it is in room 313 Sierra Vista Campus, starting at 12:10.

The Archaeology of the Coronado Expedition: New Discoveries

The route of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado has long been the subject of scholarly debate. The location Chichilticale or the “red house” described by the expedition remained a
mystery. New research points to an intriguing possibility and Dr. Seymour will discuss the field work and finds that point to a surprising conclusion.

ARIZONA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, TUBAC/SANTA CRUZ COUNTY CHAPTER, APRIL 17, 2008
(IN TUBAC, AFTER THE 5 PM, POTLUCK AND BUSINESS MEETING)
http://www.azarchsoc.org/tubacchapter.html

San Cayetano del Tumacacori: Archaeological Investigations at the Native Settlement and Southern Arizona’s First Jesuit Mission

Tourists focus on the Tumacacori National Monument, as guides and web sites suggest that San Jose de Tumacacori is a Kino-period mission and Arizona's first mission. In reality
it is neither. An unimposing Sobaipuri site on the east side of the river is the original native settlement of the name San Cayetano del Tumacacori. This was the settlement that
Kino visited in 1691 and as such it was the first Jesuit mission in southern Arizona but not the first mission in the state. Learn about the nature of this site, excavations carried out
by Deni Seymour, and its importance in the developing history of the region.

SOCIETY FOR AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY, MARCH 2008, VANCOUVER, CANADA

Symposium:
The Earliest Athapaskans in Southern Southwest: Implications for Migration

Archaeological, linguistic, and ethnographic data suggest that proto-Navajo and proto-Apachean groups were in the southern Southwest at least two hundred or more years
before the first Spanish contact in 1540. Early evidence comes from both the mountains, the front range of the Rockies, and the plains. Similarities in this earliest
pre-differentiation suite of material culture traits throughout this area suggest connections are traceable to the northern homeland. Research is focused on documenting the
nature, distribution, and timing of this early Athapaskan presence and attempting to trace the origin back to Canada from the south up, and from the north down.

Organizer and Chair: Deni J. Seymour

Paper in Symposium:
Pre-Differentiation Athapaskans (Proto-Apache) in the 14th Century Southern Southwest

The earliest evidence for proto-Apache or pre-differentiation Athapaskans in the extreme southern Southwest comes from both the mountains and the plains. Dates in the
fourteenth century, and seemingly earlier, are emerging in numerous contexts in association with distinctive material culture.

WORLD ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONGRESS, DUBLIN, IRELAND

Sanctioned Inequity, Accessibility Issues, and Idea Mining in the Gray Literature
(in Getting the Message Across-Communicating Archaeology,
Perspectives on the Past-Beyond Academics)

The so-called gray literature is a recognized category of publication the world over but is viewed as a subsidiary venue. This literature facilitates mulit-vocality in a profession that
is split between those who dominate power roles, educational outlets, and publication venues and those who are in-the-trench practitioners who generate voluminous amounts of
material. Taken less seriously by those who incorrectly suggest that reports are not peer reviewed or are inaccessible, these sources will be more widely cited if those outside the
specific data-producing communities understand how to access to them. Differences in format, mode of presentation, and content between journal-oriented and report-focused
presentations also dampen communication. Nonetheless some practitioners cherry pick gray-literature content, often without appropriate citation or recognition of the research
design, methodology, and purpose of the original work. This has ethical implications related to data producers versus data consumers.