Ca. 7,000 year old caribou mandible from the Tingmiukpuk archaeological site in Gates of the Arctic National Park. NPS photo by Jeff Rasic

50 Memories

The countdown is on until the 50th Annual Meeting of the Alaska Anthropological Association. To celebrate this auspicious event, we’ll be sharing a memory a week, for 50 weeks, leading right up to the start of the annual conference next year in Anchorage. Let’s take a look back at the fun and memories this Association has made over the last 50 years!

 

Week 11: The 1996 Belzoni Meeting delivers a standing ovation (Photo provided by G. Richard Scott).

Week 10: From the 1989 Conference at the Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, Anchorage, AK.(Photo provided by APRCA, UAF, AK Anthro. Assoc. Collection #2003-060-05).
Week 9: SHART Run at 2010 Conference (Photo provided by Kelly Eldridge; photographer unknown).
Week 8: Fishing in the Nome area during the 2019 Conference (Photo provided by Kelly Eldridge).
Week 7: ACZ Workshop in 2017 (Photo provided by Kelly Eldridge).
Week 6: Joan Dale in 2002 at OHA AHRS section (Photo provided by Dave McMahan).
Week 5: The outgoing 2016 board (Photo provided by Julie Esdale).

Newsletter: Vol. 5, no. 1 1980

Newsletter: Vol. 4, no. 1 1979

Week 4: From the 1989 Conference at the Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, Anchorage, AK.Pictured: Susan Morton (APRCA, UAF, AK Anthro. Assoc. Collection #2003-060-17).
Newsletter: Vol. 3, no. 1 1977

Week 3: Though to be from the 2008 Conference banquet at the Anchorage Hilton. Pictured are John Cook and Ernest S. “Tiger” Burch, Jr.
Photo provided by G. Richard Scott.
Newsletter: Vol. 2, no 1 1977 (APRCA, UAF, AK Anthro. Assoc. Collection Box 1 Folder 3).

Week 2: No date or location given. Pictured: Christy Turner and Kerry Feldman with Roger Powers and Paul in the background.
Photo provided by G. Richard Scott.
The Second Newsletter: Vol 1, no. 2 1976 (APRCA, UAF, AK Anthro. Assoc. Collection Box 1 Folder 2).

Week 1: From the 1989 Conference at the Sheraton Anchorage Hotel, Anchorage, AK.

Pictured: Charles Holmes and Glen Bacon (APRCA, UAF, AK Anthro. Assoc. Collection #2003-060-13).
First Newsletter: Vol. 1, no. 1 1975 (APRCA, UAF, AK Anthro. Assoc. Collection Box 1 Folder 2).