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DESCRIPTION:Avocational archaeologist Tom Westfall will discuss why people search for and collect Indigenous artifacts. There are\, of course\, thieves of time: those collectors who loot sites\, dig burials\, violate laws regarding collecting\, and in general are a bane to responsible collectors. But many collectors are “stewards of the past” who work alongside professional archaeologists in field exploration\, and make their collections available to students and the professional community for research purposes.\n\nWestfall will trace his humble roots as a collector from his very first artifact found at a birthday party in southern Indiana when he was five years old\, through his move to Colorado where he began a lifelong pursuit of understanding the high plains and their Indigenous peoples through the study of the stone and bone reminders they left scattered across the region. Family time with children and grandchildren away from the noisy din\, walking in nature\, and un-layering the past are all part of the experience.\n\nWestfall will bring some significant finds from his collection to share with the audience\, including several large frames of artifacts that he and his family have recovered from the gravels of the South Platte River on the family farm in Logan County\, Colorado. He will also bring some examples of the work he and his wife do on casting important artifacts for professional study.\n\nAbout Tom Westfall\n\nTom Westfall is a writer\, parent educator\, human services consultant\, and avocational archaeologist living on the South Platte River in Logan County\, Colorado. A Colorado native who grew up on the prairie of Yuma County\, he has had a love of all things ancient since he was young\, and has spent the past sixty years walking wheat fields\, tramping through gullies\, exploring blow-outs\, and wading rivers\, all in search of the stone and bone reminders of this land's prehistory. He has written seven artifact-related books for collectors: Flint Chips and Pottery Shards\, Mostly Sand and Gravel\, Only the Rocks Last Forever\, Sacred Ground\, Stone Fruit\, NEVER A WALK TOO FAR\, and the recently released (December 2022) Goff Creek\, The Bill Macormic Collection.\n\nHe is an associate editor of Prehistoric America Magazine\, and has published numerous articles in other journals as well. He works extensively with the professional archaeological community\, in both site exploration and excavation. Along with his wife\, Myra\, Westfall has purchased a lithic casting company and for the past eight years\, he and his wife have made resin casts of stone artifacts\, primarily for universities\, collectors and museums. Westfall is blessed to have his entire family actively involved in their shared hobby\, and when they are all able to get together\, they can usually be found\, along with a variety of friends\, headed downriver\, in their canoe flotilla\, as they seek the mute evidence left behind by those who lived upon this land hundreds and thousands of years ago.\n\nAbout this program\n\nAn Estes Valley Library \;One Book One Valley \;program. View and register for all of the 2023 One Book One Valley programs \;here.\nImage URL: https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.evanced.info/Customer/estesvalleylibrary/TOM_WESTFALL__CROPPED_2B191221.JPEG
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Avocational archaeologist Tom Westfall will discuss why people search for and collect Indigenous artifacts. There are\, of course\, thieves of time: those collectors who loot sites\, dig burials\, violate laws regarding collecting\, and in general are a bane to responsible collectors. But many collectors are “stewards of the past” who work alongside professional archaeologists in field exploration\, and make their collections available to students and the professional community for research purposes.
Westfall will trace his humble roots as a collector from his very first artifact found at a birthday party in southern Indiana when he was five years old\, through his move to Colorado where he began a lifelong pursuit of understanding the high plains and their Indigenous peoples through the study of the stone and bone reminders they left scattered across the region. Family time with children and grandchildren away from the noisy din\, walking in nature\, and un-layering the past are all part of the experience.
Westfall will bring some significant finds from his collection to share with the audience\, including several large frames of artifacts that he and his family have recovered from the gravels of the South Platte River on the family farm in Logan County\, Colorado. He will also bring some examples of the work he and his wife do on casting important artifacts for professional study.
About Tom Westfall
Tom Westfall is a writer\, parent educator\, human services consultant\, and avocational archaeologist living on the South Platte River in Logan County\, Colorado. A Colorado native who grew up on the prairie of Yuma County\, he has had a love of all things ancient since he was young\, and has spent the past sixty years walking wheat fields\, tramping through gullies\, exploring blow-outs\, and wading rivers\, all in search of the stone and bone reminders of this land's prehistory. He has written seven artifact-related books for collectors: Flint Chips and Pottery Shards\, Mostly Sand and Gravel\, Only the Rocks Last Forever\, Sacred Ground\, Stone Fruit\, NEVER A WALK TOO FAR\, and the recently released (December 2022) Goff Creek\, The Bill Macormic Collection.
He is an associate editor of Prehistoric America Magazine\, and has published numerous articles in other journals as well. He works extensively with the professional archaeological community\, in both site exploration and excavation. Along with his wife\, Myra\, Westfall has purchased a lithic casting company and for the past eight years\, he and his wife have made resin casts of stone artifacts\, primarily for universities\, collectors and museums. Westfall is blessed to have his entire family actively involved in their shared hobby\, and when they are all able to get together\, they can usually be found\, along with a variety of friends\, headed downriver\, in their canoe flotilla\, as they seek the mute evidence left behind by those who lived upon this land hundreds and thousands of years ago.
About this program
An Estes Valley Library \;
One Book One Valley \;program. View and register for all of the 2023 One Book One Valley programs \;
here.
\nImage URL: https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.evanced.info/Customer/estesvalleylibrary/TOM_WESTFALL__CROPPED_2B191221.JPEG
TITLE:Collectors: Thieves of Time or Stewards of the Past? with Tom Westfall (In-Person)
SUMMARY:Collectors: Thieves of Time or Stewards of the Past? with Tom Westfall (In-Person)
LOCATION:Estes Valley Library at Hondius Community Room
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CATEGORIES:Presentation, One Book One Valley
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