QH ish _In the Field The Bulletin of The Field Museum SMITHSON VAN 23 1996 \ SISRARIES e IN THEIR OWN VOICES DOCUMENTS OF NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURES 09g0z 9q ‘uo jbuUy : Ped @eRON de —~ BAY UOLANAILASUOD B *4S YAO KQ AVSIGL L/ASUT YeLuosydLws The Bulletin o "The Field Museum A new season of Exploring lectures, wine tast- The Earth And Its ings, and other pro- grams for Museum members People In the Fie he Field Museum 11 The Museum’s extensive but little- studied collections from Kish yield a surprise. -3 A complete schedule of winter events, including programs for the African Her- itage Festival at } FOSSIL FRONTIER EXPEDITION Four graduate students and a suburban Chicago businessman teamed up to collect rare fossils from private and public lands in Wyoming and Montana, and added them to the Museum collections. Story, Page 11 NEW TRAINING PROGRAM FOR TROPICAL BIOLOGISTS By Peter R. Crane Vice President, Academic Affairs and Director he Field Museum’s growing prominence in providing training for tropical biologists took a major step forward in October with a new kind of multidisciplinary pro- gram focused on training young scientists from the tropics in techniques for the rapid assess- ment of biological diversity. These techniques have now been used very successfully for more than five years by the Conservation Internation- al Rapid Assessment Team (the “RAP Team,” which includes Field Museum scientists) as effi- cient methods to develop recommendations for conservation and land management in the tropics. The first Training Program in RAP tech- niques took place during October in eastern Bolivia and was organized by Debra Moskovits, director of The Field Museum’s Office of Envi- ronmental and Conservation Programs. The Program was a joint effort by Conservation International and The Field Museum funded by USAID (Agency for International Develop- ment) and was designed specifically to translate the experience of the RAP program scientists into a practical short-course. The program — conducted entirely in Spanish — would teach efficient and innovative biological inventory techniques, demonstrate how the results can be used to identify key organisms and biological communities, and develop practical recommen- dations for their conservation and management. The Bolivia Program focused on training a cadre of 30 young biologists from throughout the country, including land managers and foresters as well as staff from Bolivian national parks, museums, and universities. Several Field Museum scientists participated as instructors in the program, including Debra Moskovits, Robin Foster, and Doug Stotz from the Office of Envi- ronmental and Conservation Programs, John Bates from Zoology, and Tom Schulenberg from Above, from left: Course organizer Debra Meskovits; logistics coordinator Kim Awbrey; and course participants Nuria Bernal, Erika Cuellar, and Maria Cristina Tapice (front), Mammais; and Alfredo Fuentes, javier Baldiriejo, and René Guillén (front), Plants. Left: Robin Foster (center) with Bal- diviejo (left) and Guillén. the Conservation International Office at The Field Museum. This group was supplemented by Louise Emmons from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, and Michael Harvey from the University of Texas at Arlington, as well as by experienced Bolivian and Peruvian field biologists who participated as teaching assistants. The training program lasted a total of six weeks, the first and last of which were based at the Museo de Historia Natural “ Noel Kempff Mercado” in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Museum training focused on improving the participants’ expertise in identifying specimens as well as producing various tools to help identify plants and animals in the field. The four weeks in the field were designed to instruct participants in the techniques developed by RAP to conduct time- effective inventories of four different groups of organisms (plants, birds, mammals, and reptiles (continued on page 10) AYMARA BOAT BUILDERS A traditional Aymara reed boat carries ifs creators, Erik and Maxime Catari of Bolivia, om a voyage aveund Burniam Harbor. More pic- fures on page 3. a 2° = 4a aS? o - oO ie is} 7 yO = a. i o ‘3 = qc = Ss Ss AFIELD WITH DOROTHY By Willard L. Boyd President, The Field Museum year ago at a Collections Committee meeting Anna Roosevelt, curator of archaeology, gave a fascinating and stirring account of her research in Amazonia. So compelling was her presentation that at the end of the meeting Phil Hummer, a charter member of the Committee, jumped to his feet and said, “Let’s go to Anna’s field site.” And go with Anna many did in September 1995, But first they went to Dorothy Roder to make it all possible. All of us who have traveled on Dorothy’s tours swear she is the best in creating cultural and environmental tours which are both an intel- lectual and logistical delight. Having served for 13 years as director of the Membership Department, she decided in 1979 that she needed a change; at the same time the tour program needed a director. Since that time, Dorothy has arranged for 150 Field Museum tours, and many weekend trips to Baraboo, Starved Rock, Horicon Marsh, Spring Green, Parke County, and Southern Illinois. Her recipe for success is to couple an exciting and knowledgeable curator with luggage that arrives on time, interesting yet untroubling food, and a very comfortable bed with shower. To this unbeatable combination she adds the special Roder touch. She introduces us to each other and to the tour at a dinner at the Museum as well as placing all of the basic travel documents in our hands, Once we are home we have a reunion with pictures and oftentimes food reminiscent of the place we visited. Frequently, she does the cooking herself and, of course, the greeting at the West Door comes from Bill Roder, the busiest involuntary volunteer in the Museum. When Dorothy goes on a tour, she leaves Bill in charge in Chicago. Every Roder group knows that it has had the unique experience of all time, witness Phil Hummer’s diary of “Exploring The Amazon — September 1-13, 1995.” He reports; “Our bus took us on an hour’s drive over an unpaved road named in Anna Roosevelt's honor. The country- side here featured wide vistas of rough terrain covered by scrubby growth. We switched from the bus to two four- wheel-drive trucks which negotiated the rough road leading to a thrusting rock for- mation. Climbing its trail rewarded us with the views of fascinat- ing pictographs in large designs of human and animal figures and geometric forms.” In addition to visiting the field sites of curators, other tours have played major roles in recent Museum exhibits. A New Zealand tour group formed the Friends of Ruatepupuke to raise money to restore this great 19th-century Maori meeting house in The Field Museum. Our first tour to West Africa two years ago found tour members in the marketplace buying items which are now on display in the new Africa exhibit. Repeated trips to Egypt have always had the guidance of Ismail Ali, an extra- ordinary Egyptian Egyptologist. So enthusiastic was one group that they raised the money to x Pedy ro Pt Re bring Ismail to Chicago to see the place from which so many of his tours have originated. Never one to rest on her laurels, Dorothy is planning for the future; which holds journeys to Costa Rica; Egypt, Israel, and Jordan; Oregon and Idaho; Yemen and Oman; and Athens. If you have never been one of Dorothy’s pilgrims, now is the time to become one. A wonderful world of knowledge and excitement awaits when you call (312) 322-8862. OCTOBER 9 — 24, 1996 MUSEUM TOUR TO YEMEN AND OMAN By Willard E. White Vice President, Institutional Advancement unch is nearly neglected at Washington’s Mayflower Hotel as Sabri Saleem describes his planned welcome for Museum travelers visiting Yemen and Oman during our Arabian adventure, October 9 through 24. I easily imagine the scene. Last July I toured Sabri’s seven-story, terraced house, a traditional Yemeni stone tower in a garden. We will meet for dinner in the top story of Sabri’s house, a single great room overlooking the January/February 1966 Vol. 67, No. 1 Editor: ; Ron D. ' a a The Field Museum Art Director: . Shi Yung Exploring The Earth And Its Editorial Assistant: Jason B. Hamlin P eople In the Field (ISSN #1051-4546) is published bimonthly by The Field Museum, Roosevelt Road at Lake Shore Drive, Chicago IL 60605-2496. Copyright © 1996 The Field Museum. Subscriptions $6.00 annually, $3.00 for schools. Museum membership includes /n the Field subscription. Opinions expressed by authors are their own and do not nec- essarily reflect policy of The Field Museum. Museum phone (312) 922-9410. Notification of address change should include address label and should be sent to Membership Department. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to In the Field, The Field Museum, Roosevelt Rd. at Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60605-2496. Second class postage paid at Chicago, Illinois. January/February 1996 rooftops of Sana’a and the nearby mountains. Sabri and his family will welcome us with a tra- ditional Yemeni feast of stews and flat breads, and the native vegetables, fruits, and nut meats which grow abundantly in Yemen, Arabia’s breadbasket. Sabri, our host in Yemen, plans eight full days of activity, including an early visit to the National Museum before our introduction to Old Sana’a, a UNESCO World Heritage Site which counts over 14,000 historic structures, some more than one thousand years old. Muscat, the capital of the Sultanate of Oman, is a vision from the Arabian nights, a series of villages, some ancient, some newly- built in the Islamic style, nestled in the coves and bays of a rocky coastline. The symbol of * Riyadh Yanbu'al Bahr SAUDI ARABIA + Al Qunfudhah Oman is a castellated tower which seems to appear everywhere, in hundreds of historic cas- tles and forts which dot the hillsides and in newer structures, too, including government ministries and telephone booths. Our Omani host, Ahmed Suleiman al Mamaini, will greet us on arrival and will over- see each step of our seven-day visit. Our intro- duction includes the National Museum of Oman and the Natural History Museum, two small but excellent exhibitions. On a day trip, we will explore Nizwa, Oman’s early capital and site of an imposing fort and the finest marketplace for antique silver. We will visit one of Arabia’s greatest fortified residences, the vast, restored castle in an oasis at Nakhl. Our host in Oman has arranged for Mu- seum travelers a true Arabian night, an overnight on the Wahiba Sands, an inland desert three hours south of Muscat where Bedouin are some- times encountered. Here we will dine under the — stars around a fire, then settle for the night in carpeted tents. Ron Dorfman DINO DAY John Weinstein / GN87615.4c Diane Alexander White / GN87645,24 UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS dinosaurs. Diane Alexander White / GN87643,7 There’s never an end to the fascination with dinosaurs. During the Museum’s Dinosaurs and More Days in November, Greg Buckley, collections manager in Geology, demonstrated for youngsters the preparation of fossil dinosaur materials from Madagascar, The little girl at left got deep into a CD-ROM survey of the world of the AYMARA BOAT BUILDERS Erik Catari and Maximo Catari, father and son from Huajtajata, Bolivia, a village on Lake Titicaca, built a tra- ditional Aymara reed boat in the Webber Center last October using reeds gathered ° from Lake Michigan. Museum patrons, staff, and volunteers carried the complet- ed vessel to its launch site near the Shedd Aquarium. The maiden voyage is pictured on page one. John Weinstein / GN87618.16A PROGRAMS FOR MEMBERS MEMBERS’ LECTURE SERIES BEFORE THE DINOSAURS: THE EARLIEST TETRAPODS AND HOW THEY GOT THAT WAY Thursday, February 15 6:30 p.m. — 8:00 p.m. in Lecture Hall 1 Dr. John Bolt, Curator of Fossil Reptiles and Amphibians 6 trapod" refers to any four-footed animal with a backbone. Tetra groups living today include salaman- ders, frogs, lizards, snakes(!), horses, humans (again, appearances to the contrary), and many others. Dinosaurs are also tetrapods, appearing only some 150 million years after the very first tetrapods. Partly as a consequence of the rarity of fossil discoveries, early tetrapods are still poorly understood, both in terms of their genealogical relationships and their biology. Field Museum is one of the few institutions in the world to have a large collection of these creatures, and Dr. Bolt is one of the small num- ber of people who specialize in studying them. Join us when he presents new discoveries in the early history of tetrapods — and new puzzles. Tickets are $3 for members, $6 for guests. Tickets are available by mail through the Membership Department or may be purchased on the day of the lecture beginning at 6 p.m. Send checks to The Field Museum, Membership Dept., Roosevelt Road at Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605. For additional information call (312) 922-9410, ext. 453 MEMBERS’ WINE TASTING SERIES b) Bases history, almost every culture has produced wine. Over the years, grape grow- ing and wine making have become a fine art. Enhance your enjoyment of wine | when you join us for a series of wine tast- ings led by Mary Ross, director of The } Wine Academy of the North Shore and a nationally recognized authority on wine and food. How To Bluff Your Way Through Wine Tasting Thursday, February 22, 1996 6:30 — 8 p.m. Back by popular demand! Join us for a tasting and discussion of wines from around the world, to under- stand what makes every wine the same and each wine unique. A fun and informative introduction to wine or brush-up for more advanced wine enthusi- asts. The Great Reds Wednesday, March 27, 1996 6:30 — 8 p.m. Taste and compare three of the world’s greatest red grape varieties — silky Pinot Noir, muscu- lar Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah you can cut with a knife — one example produced in America, the other from its classic homeland. Paid reservations are required! Tickets are $20 for members and $25 for guests. Register now for both tastings and save $5. Charge by phone at (312) 922-9410, ext. 453 or mail checks to: Membership Dept., Field Museum, Roosevelt Road at Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605. Margaret Byrnes / GN87641.36 Part of the happy crowd at the Autumn Beer Tasting on November 11 sponsored by the Guinness Import Co. The event featured food, entertainment, and premium beers from four countries. UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS ‘CELEBRACION! c.5A John Weinstein / GN87617: Music and dance performances were highlights of jCelebracién! the Museum’‘s festival of Latin American cul- tures in October. Museum curators pitched in with pro- grams describing their research in the area. At top right, Charles S, Stanish, chairman of the Department of Anthropology, dis- plays pottery shards from early Andean cultures in Peru and Bolivia. NUVEEN FORUM CONVERSATIONS Diane Alexander White / GN87612.15 In the continuing series “Conversations on Culture and Identity in America,” the Nuveen Forum held sessions in the Rice Wildlife Research Station (above) and the Maori meeting house Ruatepupuke II (right). At the podi- um in Rice, Alaka Wali, director of the Museum’s Center for Cultural Under- standing and Change, and in Ruatepupuke, John Terrell, curator of Oceanic archaeology and ethnology. John Weinstein / GN87642.27A, January/February 1996 Diane Alexander White ? GN87617¢.12A John Weinstein / GN87617¢. 124 NATURE NETWORK FLOCKS TOGETHER Paul Baker / GN87625.2 ird migration was the topic of the Nature Network’s third program. Early on the morning of October 14 David Willard, collections man- ager of the Bird Division, led Nature Network members on a bird walk around Soldier Field and then explained 18 years of migration research as the group gathered in the Zoology classroom on the third floor of the Museum. During the walk the group saw many bird species on their way south and had a special treat watching Willard release several birds and a brown bat which had been stunned after colliding with lakefront buildings. Nature Network members also got a sneak preview of a songbird pro- gram being prepared for the New Explorers series from Kurtis Productions, Willard explained how important it is to consider habitats of migrating birds all year round, not just in spring and fall when we see them. He also explained theories of nest parasitism and showed migratory birds from other parts of the world. This winter Nature Network programs will showcase the fascinating worlds of insects and of plants that produce anti-HIV chemicals. Nature Network members get together ai least five times a year — both weekday evenings and weekends — with Field Museum curators, vis- iting scholars, and other scientists for a series of activities and field trips relating to the Museum’s far-reaching environmental mission. For more information, call Paul Baker in the Nature Network office, (312) 322-8881. CALENDAR OF EVENTS FEELING THE SPIRIT: SEARCHING THE WORLD FOR THE PEOPLE OF AFRICA hester Higgins Jr., a photographer for The New York Times, compares his movements to water; passing from one place to another without notice. “Water becomes my agent of transmission,” he says. “It comes, it visits, it moves constantly, departing as quickly as it arrives on its way to the next moment, the next discovery.” MODERN JAPANESE CERAMICS Thirty-three pieces of Japanese ceramic art are on display in the traveling exhibit “Modern Japanese Ceramics.” Three “living national trea- sures” of Japan are represented: the 13th Imaizumi Imaemon, the 14th Sakaida Kakiemon, and the 3d Tokuda Yasokichi. The exhibit con- tinues through February 4, 1996 in the South Gallery. The ceramics are representative of the Issuikai group, one of many such groups orga- nized around affinities of style, materials, or artistic principles. Abbott Laboratories and Arthur Andersen & Co. are generously underwriting this exhibit, with additional funding from the Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Chicago. Shown above is a lidded container with peony design by the 14th Sakaida Kakiemon. Indeed Higgins moves like liquid, for the images he takes of the world appear as though no photographer could have been present to shoot them. But for 25 years, Higgins has been carefully standing behind a camera studying African identity in more than 30 countries in Europe, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and North America. The Field Museum will present his work in the exhibit Native American societies illuminate the language, culture, and history of these peoples just before and after European contact. Together with supporting materials, they are on display in the Webber Gallery through February 25. The primary documents are the Heujotzingo Codex of 1531, which describes the tax system of the Nahua community in Puebla, Mexico; the Oztoticpac Lands Map of 1540, which shows land ownership among people living east of prewent-day Mexico City; and Battiste Good (detail, right), a chronicle of the Brule people of what are now South Dakota and Nebraska. “In Their Own Voices” is a Library of Congress traveling exhibit. PLANET PERU (4 Pr Peru: An Aerial Journey Through a Timeless Land” is a new exhibit of 70 photographs based on photographer Marilyn Bridges’s exploration of the Peruvian landscape begun in 1976 when she first photographed the Nazca Lines. A fascinating anthropological look at the land, these aerial photographs offer a look at the remains of civilizations and their juxtaposition against the modern landscape. Ruins of the past clash with ruins of the present. Hillocks that once were used to buttress sacred pyramids are now seized by squatters and turned into housing developments. “Planet Peru” also offers clear views of ancient structures such as Machu Picchu, an ancient Inca religious center located atop a ridge among endless mountain peaks. The exhibit also looks extensively at religious sym- bols and lines in the terrain, to be seen — at the time of their creation — only from the sky. S ixteenth-century documents from three “Feeling the Spirit: Searching the World for the People of Africa,” which opens February 6 and runs through April 7. These 96 photographs come from Higgins’s critically acclaimed book of the same title. The photos capture the fierce dignity, enduring tradi- tions, and empowering spirituality of men and women of African descent throughout the world. Traversing cultural and geographic boundaries, “Feeling the Spirit” presents a unique and celebratory collective portrait of the people of Africa. The collection represents not a political view of Africans throughout the world, but rather a simple representation of how African culture is a vast extension of a land that is not bound by lines on a map. His photographs not only deny the fixations of cartography, but por- tray an unembellished humanity. His seaside photographs best parallel his theories of photo- graphic style; Higgins seems to have flown in with the ocean mist, taken a photo, and returned on the outbound tide. HELD MUSEUM THE SMART WAY IO HAVE FUN. Bridges emphasizes how cultures of the past had a clear connection to the land. Not only in the strategic planning of communities and agricultural developments were ancient Peru- vians connected to the land, but they used the earth for religious representation as well. Bridges uses her airplanes to take her slightly above the common view. The Wall Street Journal describes her as a “combination of Ansel Adams and Indiana Jones — artist and adventurer.” She stays close enough to the ground so as not to lose important details, and takes her photographs while the airplane is at an alarming angle “somewhere between vertical and low oblique,” as she describes it. The exhibit, which opens February 24, runs through May 5, offering a fresh perspective on history, photography, anthropology, and on Peru, especially for those who have flown over landscapes wishing they could be much closer to the detail of the land. JANUARY/FEBRUARY HIGHLIGHTS 1 / T Monday New Year’s Day Happy New Year! ~ The Field Museum is closed on New Year’s Day. 1/6-7 4, 0 Winter Games 11 a.m. — 3 p.m. Families can play with boleros and make ojos de dios to brighten this winter sea- son. Free with Museum admission. VB seniny Japanese Textiles 7:30 p.m. The Primitive Arts Society presents a slide-lecture by Karen Keane on the Mingei aes- thetic, with a brief history and technical overview of folk-textile production in Japan. All are welcome; admission is free. Enter by the West Door. For more information, call (312) 329-0097. 1/13-14 Saturday & Sunday Winter Games 11 a.m. — 3 p.m. Remember Chinese New Year! Learn how to play tangrams — a 7-piece Chi- nese puzzle. Make tangram figures to take home. Free with Museum admission. Tuesday Nuveen Forum 5:30 — 8:30 p.m. “Representing or Presenting Culture: Who Speaks for Whom?” This session is another in the continuing series “Conversa- tions on Culture and Identity in America.” Mate- rials from Native American cultures will be used to illuminate the issues. For free tickets, send a stamped self-adressed envelope to The Nuveen Forum, c/o Center for Cultural Understanding and Change, The Field Museum, Roosevelt Rd. at Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60605. World of | Mammals 1/26 ss Family Overnight Come to the first Family Overnight of 1996 and find out what it is like to be in a museum after the crowds have gone home! Overnights “include a variety of activities with time on your own to visit exhibits after hours. Adults accom- panied by children in grades 1-6; $43 per par- ticipant ($38 per member participant). Call (312) 322-8854 for more information or to register. Saturday — het 5 9 a.m. — noon. The Museum’s mammal collec- tion includes specimens of all the major groups of mammals and is used as a resource by scien- tists from around the world. Collections Manag- er Bill Stanley will combine a slide-illustrated lecture with a behind-the-scenes walking tour of the collection as he highlights his research in Tanzania. $24 ($21 members). Call (312) 322- 8854 for more information or to register. Saturday Plants and People of Melanesia 9 a.m. — 2 p.m. Discover the natural wonders of Melanesia by traveling with Jack Regaldo, Research Associate in Botany, to Fiji, the Solomon Islands, and New Guinea where he has done extensive field work and research inventorying the flora and study- ing the ways people use plants. A tour of the “Traveling the Pacific” exhibit and a performance of a traditional kava ceremo- ny in Fiji will be included. $40 ($35 members). Call (312) 322-8854 for more information or to register. 2/1 OD crs Sankofa: African Heritage Festival 11 a.m. — 3 p.m. Vocalist Maggie Brown per- forms with Legacy at noon, followed by The Pocomania Caribbean Dancers at 1:00 p.m. and Sunset Dance Company and the Trinity Irish Dance Ensemble at 2:00 p.m. Enjoy presenta- tions, demonstrations and activities on Kwan- zaa, archaeology, history of the Diaspora, and the myriad contributions of African-Americans. Free with Museum admission. For more infor- mation call (312) 922-9410, ext. 497. ras he me Before Dinosaurs 6:30 — 8 p.m., Lecture Hall 1. John Bolt, curator of fossil amphibians and reptiles, is an authority on early tetrapods, the group of four-limbed creatures with backbones that includes lizards, dinosaurs, and humans. He presents new find- ings in this Members’ Lecture. Tickets are $3 for members, $6 for guests. Call (312) 922-9410, ext. 453 for more information. Q/V ssn Family Workshop: Gifts from the Rain Forest 1 p.m. — 3 p.m. Learn about the delicate bal- ance that must be maintained between the needs of human civilizations and the preserva- tion of the rain forests when you and your fam- ily visit our “Useful Plants” exhibit. Find out about the environmental conditions that are necessary for the rain forest to flourish and sam- ple some foods that are harvested from the rain- * forest: Adults and children grades*K-4, $10° pér participant ($8 per member participant). Call (312) 322-8854 for information or to register. Thursday Wine Tasting 6:30 — 9 p.m. Back by popular demand! “How to Bluff Your Way through a Wine Tasting” — a tasting and discussion of wines from around the world, to understand what makes every wine the same and each wine unique. Mary Rose, director of the Wine Academy of the North Shore, leads the program. $20 for members, $25 for guests. Advance reservations required. Charge by phone at (312) 922-9410, ext.453, or mail check to Membership Dept., Field Muse- um, Roosevelt Rd. at Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60605. AFRICAN HERITAGE MONTH Sankofa: Learning About the Past... Building for the Future February 6, 8 and 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, February 10, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. his four-day festival celebrates African heritage with performances and activities for school groups and the public. Learn how African rhythm and movement is incorporated in Caribbean dance when the Pocomania Caribbean Dancers perform at 11 a.m. Tuesday, February 6. City Lit Theater brings Brer Rabbit tales and other “Stories from Black Traditions” to the Museum on Thursday, February 8 at 11 a.m. On Friday, February 9, Nelson Gill presents music to move to — rhythms of the Caribbean including his native land, Belize. Then JUSTUS captures the spirit of African-American poetry in rap. On Saturday, February 10, Legacy, featuring vocal- ist Maggie Brown, performs at noon, followed by The Pocomania Caribbean Dancers at | p.m. At 2 p.m., performances by the Sunset Dance _ presentation topics include the Middle Passage, Company and the Trinity Irish Dance Ensemble = Gullah and Maroon societies, black Indians, show the African influence on dance around the and blacks in the military. world. Students and families are also invited to Presentations, demonstrations, and activities design their own family tree, play a game about continue for all four days. Learn about Kwan- _ food interchange, put together a floor map of zaa from Dr. Barbara Onyeali, president of the Africa, and use adinkra stamps to learn about National Council of African Women. Dr. Cha- the meaning of Sankofa. purukha Kusimba, assistant curator of African All performances and activities are free with archaeology and ethnology, will discuss his | Museum admission. Call (312) 922-9410, ext. research and work at The Field Museum. Other 497 for more information. ECHOES OF AFRICA The African Folk Origins of American Popular Music Co-sponsored with The Old Town School of Folk Music Saturday, February 10, at 8 p.m. “Echoes of Africa’ offers a glimpse of some of the African-folk origins of America’s popular music and dance. Songs, rhythms, and stories kept alive on the Georgia Sea Islands and older Piedmont blues from the Virginia Tidewater are juxtaposed with kora (harp) music, drumming, and solo vocals from West Africa. Modern tap, a 20th century popular dance form that evolved from the African juba dance brought to this hemisphere by slaves, is also included. ‘The “Echoes of Africa” showcase features guitarist John Cephas and “Harmonica” Phil Wiggins with Piedmont blues, the oldest form of blues, a richly melodic and acoustical style derived from the black string bands that began in Colonial America. Frankie and Doug Quimby, “The Georgia Sea Island Singers,” perform songs, games, and stories handed down over two centuries in the island communities off the coast of Georgia. Tap master LaVaughn Robinson presents tap as an art form grounded in community tradition and honed by generations of tap masters, combining dazzling per- formance with absorbing narration. Djimo Koyate, a griot (oral historian), born in Senegal, maintains the art of transmitting oral histories accompanied by the kora, an ancient gut-strung harp with a sil- very rippling sound. Together these performers weave a night of tradition and celebration that you won’t want to miss. “Echoes of Africa” is produced by the National Council for the Traditional Arts with major support from the Lila Wallace Reader’s Digest Fund, the National Endowment for the Arts’ Folk and Traditional Arts Program, and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The per- formance takes place in The Field Museum’s James Simpson Theatre. Tickets are $20 ($18 members; $16 students and seniors). Call (312) 322-8854 between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. to order tickets by phone. BLACK CULTURE IN VENEZUELA Saturday, February 17, 1996 NASA/ Apollo 11 Lecture and Panel Discussion: Race and Identity in Venezuela, 10 a.m. — noon Alejandro Correa, a professor at the Instituto Universitario de Barlovento in Higuerotte, Venezuela, traces the social and cultural history of Venezuela’s black populations. Through a video program and lecture, you will see the cultural connection to people from the Congo and the importance of music and dance in preserving cultural identity. Correa will also address racial discrimination in Venezue- lan society and the contributions of African descendants to Venezuelan national identity. Represen- tatives of La Union de Mujeres Negras de Venezuela (The Black Women’s Organization of Venezuela) will discuss gender and ethnicity issues. Founded in 1989, it was the first contemporary black social organization in Venezuela. The panelists will speak in Spanish; English translation will - be provided. $12 ($10 members; $8 students and seniors). Call (312) 322-8854 to register. Performance: Los Vasallos del Sol: Servants of the Sun and Ensemble Kalinda Chicago, 8 p.m. In a special joint concert, Los Vasallos del Sol, a folkloric troupe from Venezuela, will share the stage with Ensemble Kalinda Chicago, a musical group from the Center for Black Music Research at Columbia College which explores the common origins and characteristics of Latin American, Caribbean, West Indian, and African-American music. $18 ($15 members; $12 students and seniors). Call (312) 322-8854 for information or to register. 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Learn about the dissection process that scientists use to discover the contents of a predatory bird’s diet. 11am & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Visit some of the exhibits which make this museum one of the world’s greatest. Find out the stories behind the exhibits. Wednesday, January 3 9am - 12 noon Arthro-Cart activity. Discover arachnids, bugs, and other arthropods during a visit to the Arthro- Cart. llam & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Thursday, January 4 11am & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Friday, January 5 10am - 1 p.m. Rock and Mineral Match activity. Try to match minerals with the familiar products they produce. 11am & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Saturday, January 6 11am & 1pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. 11am - 3pm Winter Games activities. Families can play with valeros and make ojos de dios to brighten this win- ter season. Sunday, January 7 11am - 3pm Winter Games activities, see Saturday, January 6 for details. 11:30am & 2pm The Aztec Empire and Its Predecessors tour. Find out about the diversity of languages and cultures from this region and how these cultures built a mighty empire founded 3,000 years ago. Monday, January 8 llam & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Tuesday, January 9 9am - 12 noon Owl Pellets activity. llam & 2 pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Wednesday, January 10 9am - 12 noon Arthro-Cart activity. 11am & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Thursday, January 11 llam & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Friday, January 12 10am - 1pm Pareus activity. Try out a Pacific Island style as you wrap a pareu-style dress. 1lam & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Saturday, January 13 11am & 1pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. 11am - 3pm Winter Games activities. Remember Chinese New Year! Learn how to play tangrams — a 7-piece Chinese puzzle. Make tangram figures to take home. 11:30am The Early Maya Civilization tour. Explore the Mayas’ ancestors’ art, architecture, technical innovations, math and writing systems, and find out more about the two million people in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, and Honduras who still speak the Mayan language and maintain Mayan traditions. 1:30pm Tibet Today and a Faith in Exile lecture. Learn about Tibetan refugees in India, Nepal, and other places plus the dedication ceremony of a Himalayan Buddhist chorten in Indiana by the Dalai Lama. 2pm Inside Ancient Egypt tour. Explore the mysterious empire of Ancient Egypt that has fascinated the world for hun- dreds of years. Sunday, January 14 11am & 1pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. 11am - 3pm Winter Games activities. See Saturday, January 13 for details. Monday, January 15 Ilam & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Tuesday, January 16 9am - 12 noon Owl Pellets activity. 11am & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Wednesday, January 17 9am - 12 noon Arthro-Cart activity. llam & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Thursday, January 18 10am - 1pm Horns and Antlers activity. What's the difference between horns and antlers? Examine a variety of horns and antlers and discover their form and function. Friday, January 19 10am - 1pm Lava activity. Now that they’re cool, touch some of the sub- stances produced by a volcano. Saturday, January 20 11:30am - 2pm The Aztec Empire and Its Predecessors tour. Sunday, January 21 llam - 1pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Monday, January 22 11am & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Tuesday, January 23 9am - 12 noon Owl Pellets activity. l1lam &1pm_ Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Wednesday, January 24 9am - 12 noon Arthro-Cart activity. llam & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Friday, January 26 10am - 1pm Native American Tools activity. Discover how bone, stone, and shells were used by Native American toolmakers. 11am & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Saturday, January 27 11:30am & 2pm The Early Maya Civilization tour. 1:30pm Tibet Today and Butan the Land of the Dragon lecture. A slide lec- ture that takes you to Lhasa and other places now open to tourists in Tibet. Learn about Butan, and other Himalayan mountain countries. 2pm Into the Wild tour. Sunday, January 28 11:30 The Aztec Empire and Its Predecessors tour. Monday, January 29 llam & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour, Tuesday, January 30 9am - 12 noon Owl Pellets activity. liam & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Wednesday, January 31 9am - 12 noon Arthro-Cart activity. llam & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Thursday, February 1 11am & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour, Friday, February 2 10am - 1pm Terrific Teeth activity. Can teeth tell you what an animal eats? Take part in this fun activity and find out! 11am & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Saturday, February 3 11am & 1pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Sunday, February 4 11:30am & 2p.m. The Aztec Empire and Its Predecessors tour. Monday, February 5 11am & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour, VISITOR PROGRAMS Tuesday, February 6 10am - 1pm African Heritage Festival. The first day of a four-day festival cele- brating African heritage with perfor- mances, demonstrations, and activities for school groups and our general public. 11am Performance: Pocomania Caribbean Dancers Wednesday, February 7 9am - 12 noon Arthro-Cart activity. 11am & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Thursday, February 8 10am - 1pm African Heritage Festival. On-going interactive activities and demonstrations. 11am Performance: Stories in Black Traditions 11am & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Friday, February 9 10am - 1pm African Heritage Festival. On-going interactive activities and demonstrations. Performances: 11am Caribbean Rhythms with Nelson Gill. 11:30am Performance: We Speak in Rhythm. 11am & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Saturday, February 10 llam & 1pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. 11am - 3pm African Heritage Festival. On-going interactive activities and demonstrations on Kwanzaa, archaeolo- gy, history of the Diaspora, and the myriad contributions of African- Americans. Performances: 12 noon “Legacy” with Maggie Brown 1pm Pocomania Caribbean Dancers 2pm Sunset Dance Co. with the Trinity Irish Dance Ensemble Sunday, February 11 11:30 am & 2pm The Aztec Empire and Its Predecessors tour. Monday, February 12 11am & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Tuesday, February 13 9am - 12 noon Owl Pellets activity. 11am & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Wednesday, February 14 9am - 12 noon Arthro-Cart activity. 11am & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Thursday, February 15 11am & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour, Friday, February 16 10am - 1pm Rock and Mineral Match activity. llam & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour Saturday, February 17 Tlam & 1pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Sunday, February 18 11:30am & 2pm The Aztec Empire and Its Predecessors tour. Monday, February 19 11am & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Tuesday, February 20 9am - 12 noon Owl Pellets activity. 11am & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Wednesday, February 21 9am - 12 noon Arthro-Cart activity. 11am & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Thursday, February 22 11am & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Friday, February 23 11am & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Bie Sos Saturday, February 24 llam & 1pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. 1:30pm Tibet Today and Butan the Land of the Dragon tour. Sunday, February 25 11:30am & 2pm The Early Maya Civilization tour. Monday, February 26 llam & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Tuesday, February 27 9am - 12 noon Owl Pellets activity. Wednesday, February 28 9am - 12 noon Arthro-Cart activity. liam & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Thursday, February 29 10am - 1pm African Musical Instruments activity. Join in playing a variety of instruments from Africa which were used to make announcements and send messages as well as to make music. llam & 2pm Highlights of The Field Museum tour. Daniel F. & Ada L. Rice Wildlife Research Station Learn more about the animal kingdom through videos, computer programs, books, and activity boxes. Open daily 10am-4:30pm Webber Resource Center Native Cultures of the Americas Use books, videos, tribal newspapers, and activity boxes to learn more about native peoples. Open daily 10am-4:30pm Place for Wonder Touchable objects let you investigate fossils, shells, rocks, plants, and items of daily life in Mexico. Weekdays: 1pm-4:30pm Weekends: 10am-4:30pm Pawnee Earth Lodge Visit a home of mid-19th century Pawnee people. Learn about these Native Americans and their traditional life on the Plains. Weekdays: Free ticketed program at 1pm Weekends: 10am - 4:30pm Ruatepupuke: a Maori Meeting House Discover the world of the Maori people of New Zealand at the treasured Maori Meeting House. UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS HIGH SEASON FOR WOMEN’S BOARD Diane Alexander White / GN87656,27 Diane Alexander Whit Diane Alexander White /,GN87631c.32 Ball co-chairs Mrs. Robert Fesmire (left) and Mrs. James Glasser (right) at the entrance to the exhibit with Women’s Board President Nancy Nadler Holiday ‘Tea The Women’s Board Ball on November 3 was a glittering event themed fo the open- ing of the spectacu- lar exhibit “Modern Japanese Ceramics.” Above left, Heather and Michael Bilandic, the former mayor, with Jayne and James R. Thompson, the for- mer governor. Above right, Viscount David and Lady Linley (right) with their host, Mrs. Edward Byron Smith, Jr. Diane Alexander White / GN87638c.244 Holiday Tea on December 6 was again a smashing success. Cookie servers included Pat Buehler, Women’s Board President Nancy Nadler, Liz Smith, Diane Otis, and Donna La Pietra. Getting a hug from Santa are Daphne Dennehy (left) and Laura Kracum, co- chairs of the Tea. Children from Potawatomie Park are entranced by a stiltwalker; and President Boyd, Santa, Nancy Nadler, teacher Lynn Brown, and principal Victor Tocwish beam over students from the Orville T. Bright Elementary School who were recog- nized for their achievements in sci- ence. Left to right are Milo Moreno, Jeanette Vaca, Cecilia Reyes, Maria Vaca, Elsa Oseguera, and Marco Cerda. D 5) c G Se a3 <= © ec & a January/February 1996 Peter Crane (right) boards the single- engine Cessna to return to Santa Cruz with RAP pilot Lois Jammes (center) as the camp coordina- ior, Mincho, looks on, Above right, Romer Miserendino holds a flame-crested manakin (Heterocercus linteatus), a bird whose range is restricted to south- ern Amazonia. The bird was caught ina mist net used for sampling the avifauna. FROM THE FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM ... (Continued from page 1) and amphibians), and to recognize important biological communities. This field component was conducted in the Parque Nacional “Noel Kempff Mercado” in eastern Bolivia, because of the extraordinary diversity of habitat types in the region. Participants worked in four teams, each of which specialized in a different group of organ- isms. Specialists in ornithology focused on identifying birds from their calls, developing standardized census techniques for assessing the bird communities in different habitats, and iden- tifying which species are good indicators of cer- tain habitat types, or are associated with dis- turbed areas. The mammal and _ herpetology (amphibian/reptile) teams used a combination of tracks, calls, and trap/release methods to evalu- ate the animals present in various habitats. The botanists focused on identifying plants from their leaves and stems (rather than from flowers and fruits which occur only sporadically), and used this new knowledge to define the different vegetational communities in the area and con- duct standardized surveys along environmental gradients — such as soil moisture and elevation. In the final few days of the program, the results of the surveys were combined by the par- ticipants into a single, integrated report describ- ing the important biological communities in the area and highlighting those of key conservation concern. The report also provided significant new information on the plant and animal com- munities in the Parque “Noel Kempff Mercado.” This document will be used by Bolivian govern- ment and non-governmental organizations as the basis for developing a five-year management plan and also as a means for comparing the bio- logical diversity in the park with that of other protected areas in Bolivia. RAP trainees will also be ready and available to conduct standard- ized inventories, and make management recom- mendations, for other parts of Bolivia’s expand- ing national park system. The implementation of the new RAP Training Program extends previous training efforts conducted by Field Museum staff, which have mainly focused on single groups of organ- isms. It also further strengthens the role of The Field Museum in training tropical biologists by complementing the highly successful Advanced Training Program in the Conservation of Biological Diversity (ATP), which is funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The ATP program is a collaboration among The Field Museum, Brookfield Zoo, and the University of Illinois at Chicago, which brings promising tropical biologists and land managers to Chicago for a period of two to three months of advanced training in conservation January/February 1996 biology. In the first two years of this program more than 27 biologists from 16 different coun- tries have participated. The next RAP Training Program will take place in Peru in mid-1996,. Part of the Bolivian program was filmed by a team from the BBC (British Broadcasting Company), and will com- prise the central storyline of an in-depth pro- gram on biological diversity that will air as part of the Horizons series on British television in early 1996. The pro- gram is scheduled to be released in the U.S. in late 1996 or early 1997, eld Museum scientists Robin Foster and Doug Stotz, instructors in the Bolivia RAP Training Program, had little time to rest, and trav- eled directly from Santa Cruz, Bolivia, to Caracas, Venezu- ela, where they were invited participants in a workshop on “Sus- tainability and Infra- structure Development in the Andes.” The workshop, organized by Conservation International and the Corporation Andina de Fomento (CAF — Andean Association for Infrastructure Development), was the first attempt to link the construction of new roads into intact ecosystems with the preservation of those ecosystems. The workshop gathered biol- ogists, economists, and social and political sci- entists to identify biologically and socially sen- sitive areas, and to develop criteria for analyzing the location of new roads and their potential impact on human and biological communities. The criteria developed were then applied to sev- eral proposed alternatives for road construction in the Andes, with the aim of minimizing the negative impacts on unique and fragile ecosys- tems, while still providing much needed trans- portation corridors among economic centers in the Andes. Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery n amateur paleontologist and four graduate students have added to the Museum collections several hundred ammal and dinosaur fossils from a high-tech expedition covering both public and private lands in the Badlands of Wyoming and Montana. The fossils include a rhino skull and lower jaw, several titanothere jaws, teeth from a saber-toothed cat, the dome and tooth of a dome-headed dinosaur known as a pachy- cephalosaur — a first for the Museum — teeth and other material from a Tyrannosaurus rex, and the frill and teeth of a Triceratops. Organized and funded by Tom Kaye, a sub- urban Chicago businessman with extensive con- nections among ranchers in the area, the Fossil Frontier Expedition, as it was called, used ground-penetrating radar, a hydraulic diamond- blade chainsaw, power laptop computers and CD-ROMs installed in the expedition’s vehi- cles, and location and mapping software based on a satellite positioning system. The radar allowed the team to see, on com- puter screens, as deep as 20 feet below the sur- face. The radar distinguishes large objects that are different from the surrounding dirt or rock. Kaye said the device has “tremendous implica- tions for paleontology because the deeper the fossils are buried the better condition they are in.” Fossils at the surface have usually been damaged by the weather. Although the technol- ogy has been widespread in the oil industry for years, applicationsto paleontology are in their infancy. Kaye and Michael Alfaro, a graduate stu- dent at the University of Chicago pursuing Ph.D. research with curator Mark Westneat in the Museum’s Division of Fishes, met on a dig while Alfaro was a master’s degree candidate at Humboldt State University in California. When Alfaro came to Chicago, the two worked with John Flynn, curator of fossil mammals and chairman of the Museum’s Department of Geology, to sketch out the expedition to the Hell Creek Formation, a late Cretaceous (about 65 million years old) site near Forsyth, Montana; and Lance Creek, a late-Eocene / Oligocene (about 30 million years old) site in the White River Formation of Wyoming. Alfaro recruited other students and the expedition took place in June. Kaye’s connections with local ranchers per- mitted excavations and removals from previous- ly untapped private lands as well as nearby Federal lands for which the Museum obtained a permit for this expedition. In all, the expedition yielded more than 1,000 pounds of fossils. Other members of the team were University of Chicago graduate students Darin Croft, Matt Carrano, and Satie Alfaro. Kaye and the students are discussing anoth- er expedition in the summer of 1996, — Ron Dorfman John Weinstein / GN87647.19A Left: Expedition leader Tom Kaye (right) and Geology Department chair- man John Flynn unpacking some of the materials from the Badlands dig. Below left, a lower tooth of a 30-million- year-old titanothere. Below, students Mike Alfaro, Darin Croft, and Matt Carrano prospecting for Cretaceous fossils at Lance Creek in Wyoming. n Weinstein / GN87647.16A KISH AND SHELL GAME By David S. Reese Department of Anthropology cholarly research often proceeds in strange ways. Several years ago I was sent the shells from the 1961-67 excavations of Dame Kathleen M. Kenyon at Jerusalem to study for publication. Most of these shells were unmodified items, with the more interesting worked pieces given by Kenyon to museums all over the world — Atlanta, Toronto, London, Oxford, Edinburgh, Jerusalem, even Melbourne. Late in 1995 I published a report on the shells from three of the areas excavated at Jerusalem. One item retained by the Israel Antiquities Authority in Jerusalem was a worked shell disc found in Area A in the destruction debris of 587 B.C. It is made from the body of Lambis trun- cata sebae, Seba’s or the Giant Spider conch. The piece has been carefully worked, holed through the center and with an incised decora- tion of double “ring-and-dot” motifs. It is 69 mm long, 62 mm wide. 4.3 mm thick, and has a central hole diameter of 5.6 —5.9 mm. It has 26 dots (one on either side of the central hole, an inner ring of nine, and an outer ring of 15), The central hole was obviously made after the deco- ration was incised since two of the dots were cut through when the hole was drilled. This shell object is similar to others exca- vated in Iraq and first described as a group by an Englishman named R.D. Barnett in 1963. As I tracked down the various shell comparanda, my quest led me to the British Museum in London, the Birmingham Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and finally, to The Field Museum’s own Anthropology storeroom. There are a total of twelve shells of this type, with four found by Layard in the mid-1800s at Kuyunjik (the Nineveh palace mound) and now in the British Museum, four from Well NN in the Northwest Palace at Nimrud and dated to around 700 B.C. (one in London, one in Birmingham, one in New York, and one not traced [these were excavated by Agatha Christie’s husband Max Mallowan]), one found by Oppenheim at Tell Halaf (in London), one from Sippar (in London) and one from Kish now in The Field Museum. The “ring-and- dot” motifs on the Jerusalem shell are much larger than the Iragi examples. Also, the Jerusalem shell has double ring-and- dot motifs which are rarely seen in the Iraqi examples. The purpose of these shell objects is unclear, but since many — like the piece from Nimrud shown at left — have nails in them (and all would have had them during use) it seems likely that they were attached to something. Possibilities include being attached to leather, furniture, wickerwork, horse trappings, or shields. These are a more likely use than as clappers or cas- tanets for dancing girls, which some have sug- gested. The Kish shell has been sitting unstudied in storage for 70 years, and is indicative of the richness of the Museum’s unknown treasures. 11 January/February 1996 The worked shell from Kish, which has been in the Field Museum collection since it was excavat- ed in 1926. It is poorly made, with 124 dots arranged roughly in six con- centric circles. Cat, no. 231620. FM 109894 _ National Parks of the West September 29 ~- October 8, 1996 xplore the national parks of the west — the Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Zion, and'the Colorado Rockies — aboard the deluxe American Orient Express private train. Traveling from Estes and Rocky Mountain National Parks through Salt Lake City, Zion, and into Arizona, the luxury _ train tour explores the beauty and history of the western _ parks. . : From Salt Lake City we drive to the famous Promontory, where the rails of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific were joined in 1869. Then we reboard the train for one of our many gourmet meals. After Zion, we — _ travel to the Grand Canyon, where we'll explore portions of the South Rim. In New Mexico, Indian country majestically wel- — comes us back to the Rockies, where we will visit the e Zuni Pueblo, the largest in New Mexico. It is built on the ruins of an ancient village that existed when Coronado passed in 1540, looking for the mythical “Seven Golden Cities of Cibola.” The train draws us, and its 1940s and ‘50s carriages, into Santa Fe to close the journey. This magnificent trip includes every aspect of a great Field Museum tour: action, adventure, environment and history. Cost of the ten-day excursion starts at $3,990 per person, double occupancy. inl ee: Islands of the Gods October 2 - 15, 1996 Space still remains for this cruise through the Greek islands. A joint venture with the Art Institute of Chicago, the tour starts in Athens and continues aboard the new 50-cabin ship Lady Caterina. ITHSONIA wii ay TOURS 312/322-8862 In the Wake of Lewis & Clark: A voyage along the Columbia & Snake Rivers May 18 - 26, 1996 ediscoyer the lands Lewis and Clark first encoun- RR tree along the Columbia River. Beginning in ‘ Portland, Oregon, this 450-mile river journey is impossible for larger vessels, but the 70-passenger sister ships Sea Bird and Sea Lion, featuring the comforts of large yachts, can maneuver all the way into Idaho. See Lewis and Clark's winter headquarters, the Columbia River Gorge, where waterfalls cascade from forested slopes; and the Snake River's Hells Canyon, the deepest gorge in ~ North America. With guided excursions by jet craft and zodi- acs, this tour explores lands rich with beauty and history. Tour costs range according to cabin size and location, from $2,350 to $ 3,560 per person. Lewis and Clark on the Lower Columbia. Painting by Charles M. Russell, 1905