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| Dr. Phil Dering discusses the many uses of lechuguilla, a native plant of the Chihuahuan Desert. |
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Pecos Experience: The Art and Archeology of the Lower Pecos
November 7–12, 2004
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| In November, 2004, a group gathered to explore the lower Pecos canyonlands. During their week with SHUMLA they visited ancient rock art sites, and learned how to make paint the prehistoric way with Dr. Carolyn Boyd, author of Rock Art of the Lower Pecos. Participants also built an earth oven and learned about the medicinal and food plants of the region with botanist/archeologist Dr. Phil Dering. They created stone tools and other implements under the tutelage of Steve Norman, and learned to make fire without matches with Neal Stilley. Neal also taught them to throw a spear with an atlatl. In the evenings there were discussions on hunter-gatherer lifeways and the role of art in hunter-gatherer societies. These participants had a true Pecos Experience. |
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