Sedona AZ (September 9, 2014) – The Verde Valley Archaeology Center is hosting a free presentation on the importance of aerial photography in archaeology on September 30, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. in the Cliff Castle Casino Hotel Ballroom, Camp Verde, Arizona.
The Center will also be inaugurating the Sherman Loy Memorial Award. This award is to be given annually to an avocational archaeologist for outstanding efforts in the protection and promotion of the archaeological heritage of the Verde Valley. The recipient is chosen based on his/her contribution to the knowledge of archaeology, active participation in the preservation or protection of archaeological sites, presentation of educational lectures or discussions, published books or articles, or who has worked closely with organizations that contribute to the science of Anthropology.
The first recipient of this new award will be Joe Vogel, a Prescott, Arizona, resident since 1987. Following his retirement from Eastman Kodak, Vogel spent days patrolling known archaeological sites – and discovering new ones – from the cockpit of his 1967 Citabria airplane. He has photographed more than 900 sites from 1,000 feet in the air. His more-significant finds include landscape anomalies that led to the identification of prehistoric sites in the Agua Fria National Monument, forty miles north of Phoenix.
Vogel also uses his flights to look for vandalism, “If I see some vandalism, I try to photograph the site again to see if there has been new damage to it.”
The evening will include an aerial photography presentation by Vogel with remarks by Dr. David Wilcox on the important contribution Vogel has made to the discovery and preservation of archaeological sites.
This event is free and open to the public.
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