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10th CAVEPS and Quaternary Extinction Symposium
March 29 - April 2, 2005
Naracoorte, SA, Australia

CANQUA June 5-8, 2005
NOTICE: The server to the Winnipeg CANQUA abstract submission site has been periodically down for the past day or so. Please try again if you've been rebuffed; the format and address can be found on the meeting web site <http:www.umanitoba.ca/canqua>. We are extending the deadline until next week.

2^nd International Congress
“The World of Elephants”
Hot Springs, South Dakota, USA September 22-25,  2005

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News from the AMQUA Council
Monte Verde Site
A recent piece in the popular magazine, Discovering Archaeology, criticizes the findings at the Monte Verde site, Chile, which has evidence of a human presence in southern South America at 12,500 14C yr BP. The site's principal investigator, and the author of the two-volume report on the site, Tom Dillehay, has published with his co-investigators a detailed response to the criticisms. The response can be found at: http://www.uky.edu/Projects/MonteVerde/
David J. Meltzer
Outgoing Councilor for Archaeology

Ask an AMQUA Expert
Scott Elias, AMQUA Paleobiology Councilor, has launched the AMQUA outreach activity "Ask an AMQUA Expert" web site. The main page shows a map of North America, divided into seven regions (Alaska/Yukon Territory, Pacific Coast, Rocky Mountains, Central North America, NE U.S./SE Canada, S U.S., and SW U.S./N Mexico). By clicking on one of these regions, the user is taken to a second web page, and given a choice of topics to ask an expert a question. These topics include vertebrate paleontology, paleobotany, paleoclimate, archaeology, and glacial history (where applicable). Scott managed to find experts for these topics in all seven regions who are willing to answer questions from the general public. http://culter.colorado.edu:1030/~saelias/AMQUA/AMQUA_Expert.htm