November 2014 Ancient Americas Lectures and Conferences November 3, 6:00 PM Southwest Seminars Lecture Water Control in an Uncontrolled Environment: Lessons of the Ancient Hohokam Dr. Gary HuckleberryHotel Santa Fe as part of the annual Mother Earth Father Sky Lecture Series held annually to honor The New Mexico Environmental Law Center. Hotel Santa Fe Santa Fe, New Mexico southwestseminars.org/SWS/Mother_Earth_2014.html November 4, 7:00 PM Hisatsinom Chapter of the Colorado Archaeology Society Lecture “The Role of Climate and Agriculture in Maya Civilization.” Dr. Collins will discuss the relationship between agriculture, social complexity and climate in prehispanic Mesoamerica. Contact Kari Schleher at 505-269-4475 with questions. Methodist Church, 515 Park Street, Cortez, Colorado (NO URL) November 4, 5:30 PM Archaeology Café (Tucson) Lecture Chuska Valley Revisited” Paul F. Reed (Archaeology Southwest) Paul will discuss recent work in this valley of northwestern New Mexico in light of research he undertook more than a decade ago. Casa Vicente 375 S. Stone Avenue, Tucson, Arizona archaeologysouthwest.org/event/archaeology-cafe-tucson-chuska-valley-revisited/ November 5, 7:00 PM Lecture llinois Valley Archaeological Society Lecture Technological and Social Dimensions of Late Prehistoric Pottery: A Central Illinois River Valley Case Study” This presentation will discuss two relevant issues to the study of Late Prehistoric period (circa 1100-1550 AD) pottery in eastern North America: the technological ramifications of the shift to shell tempering and modern theoretical and methodological means of understanding the social contexts of pottery manufacture, use, and exchange. Andrew J. Upton, Doctoral Student, Michigan State University and an R. Bruce McMillan Museum Intern The Illinois State Museum—Dickson Mounds is located between Lewistown and Havana off Illinois Routes 78 and 97. ExperienceDicksonMounds November 5, 7:00 PM Ozark Chapter of the Missouri Archaeological Society Lecture A Study of the Plentiful Ivy Site and Other Selected Upland Sites in Southern Missouri Florice Pearce Florice will discuss the findings of her study of the Plentiful Ivy site (23WR2124) in Wright County. In July and August, Florice led Phase II investigations at 23WR2124, a shallow upland site located within a proposed construction corridor of a road alignment and bridge replacement over Whetstone Creek. The results of her investigation at Plentiful Ivy also are compared to those from six other upland sites in southern Missouri. The comparison focuses on site formation processes that affect the research potential of shallow upland sites. Missouri State Center for Archaeological Research, 622 South Kimbrough, Springfield (just south of Cherry Street), Missouri missouristate.edu/car/ November 5, 6:30 PM Ohio State University Libraries Lecture The Amazing Newark Earthworks -- A Wonder of the Ancient World Brad Lepper, Curator of Archaeology, Ohio History Connection The Newark Earthworks are the largest set of geometric enclosures and mounds in the world. Built by the Hopewell culture, an ancient American Indian people who lived in southern Ohio between about 100 B.C.E. and 400 C.E., these geometric earthworks covered nearly five square miles and used more than seven million cubic feet of earth in their construction. The monumental earthworks incorporate a sophisticated understanding of geometry and astronomy into their design, yet they were built by a society without kings or even chiefs, without a concentrated urban population, and with no sustained commitment to agriculture. They also didn’t get any help from Egyptians, Hebrews, or space aliens. Brad Lepper is the Curator of Archaeology at the Ohio History Connection in Columbus, Ohio. He is the author of the book, Ohio Archaeology: an illustrated chronicle of Ohios ancient American Indian cultures, published in 2005 by Orange Frazer Press, which received the Society for American Archaeologys Public Audience Book Award in 2007. He writes a monthly column on Archaeology for the Columbus Dispatch. Room 090/070 Eighteenth Avenue Library SE Building 005 175 W 18th Ave Columbus, Ohio library.osu.edu/news/outreach-programs/science-cafe November 7, 6:45 PM Pre-Columbian Society of Washington DC November Lecture The Grolier Codex – An Authentic 13th-century Maya Divinatory Venus Almanac: New Revelations on the Oldest Surviving Book on Paper from the Ancient Americas John B. Carlson, PhD The fourth known pre-Columbian Maya codex, the only one discovered in the 20th century, was found by looters in the mid-1960s. First exhibited in New York in 1971, what has come to be known as the Grolier Codex is half of a hybrid-style 20-page, 104-year Mesoamerican divinatory Venus Almanac. With new radiocarbon dates that place it in the 13th century CE, it is likely to be the oldest surviving book on paper from the Americas as well as being the only ancient Maya codex now residing in Mexico. Although most Mayanists have accepted it as authentic, based in part on the author’s forty years of research – see < umd.academia.edu/JohnBCarlson> – it remains an unacknowledged Mexican national treasure, as it has never been officially recognized except in the State of Chiapas. Mesoamerican Venus Almanacs were widely used in pre-Columbian Mesoamerica to regulate practices of sacred warfare and ritual sacrifice, the goal of which was to obtain captives whose blood was shed to invoke the personified forces of rain and fertility. The Grolier Codex offers unique images of ten of the twenty manifestations of Venus (named in the Maya Dresden Codex), greatly enriching our knowledge of these traditions documented in four other pre-Columbian codices as well as numerous archaeological and ethnohistoric sources. The present study offers a brief history of accounts of the discovery of the Codex and allegedly associated artifacts; presents a documented photographic history; outlines the author’s comprehensive program of research, including several new scientific discoveries leading to an interpretation of the Grolier Codex–based on the Dresden Codex and other sources–; and offers a new Latinized name that recognizes that the “Codex Mayano-Mexicanus” is an authentic ancient book deriving from the Maya culture and now properly residing in Mexico. John B. Carlson, PhD, a physicist and radio and extragalactic astronomer by training, is the Director of the Center for Archaeoastronomy, a non-profit institute for research and education related to interdisciplinary studies of the astronomical practices, celestial lore, religions and world-views of ancient civilizations and the contemporary indigenous cultures of the world. In this capacity, Dr. Carlson is an expert on Native American astronomy specializing in studies of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica (including the U.S. Southwest), and is the Editor of the ARCHAEOASTRONOMY journal, published by the University of Texas Press. His photographic essay on “America’s Ancient Skywatchers” was published in the March 1990 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE. The art, iconography, calendar systems, and hieroglyphic writing of the Maya and Highland Mexican civilizations are particular interests, and he has published and lectured extensively in these fields. Dr. Carlson is Senior Lecturer in the University Honors College, University of Maryland - College Park - where he teaches courses in Astronomy, Anthropology, the History of Science and Religion, and Apocalypticism. The Charles Sumner School, 17th & M Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. pcswdc.org/events/ November 7, 7:30 PM Maya Society of Minnesota Lecture Maya Blue: The Chemistry of a Pre-Columbian Pigment Dr. Thomas Higgins, Professor, Harold Washington College, Chicago 100E Giddens Learning Center, Hamline University St. Paul, Minnesota sites.hamline.edu/mayasociety/ November 7, 6:00 PM Old Pueblo Third Thursday Food for Thought Lecture “Landscape of the Spirits: Hohokam Rock Art of South Mountain Park” Archaeologist Dr. Todd Bostwick The South Mountains in Phoenix contain more than 8,000 Hohokam petroglyphs. This program discusses Dr. Bostwick’s long-term study of these ancient glyphs and describes the various types of designs, their general distribution, and their possible meanings. Interpretations of the petroglyphs include the marking of trails, territories, and astronomical events, as well as dream or trance imagery based on O’odham (Pima) oral traditions. Most of the trails currently used by hikers in the South Mountains contain Hohokam rock art, indicating that these trails date back at least 800 years. Todd Bostwick has conducted archaeological research in the Southwest for 35 years, was the Phoenix City Archaeologist at Pueblo Grande Museum for 21 years, and is now the Senior Research Archaeologist for PaleoWest Archaeology in Phoenix and Director of Archaeology for the Verde Valley Archaeology Center in Camp Verde. Dr. Bostwick has published numerous articles and books on Southwest history and prehistory and has received several awards, including the Governor’s Award in Public Archaeology in 2005. Dragon’s View Asian Cuisine, 400 N. Bonita Ave., Tucson, Arizona https://oldpueblo.org/event/third-thursday-food-thought/ November 8, 11:00 AM British Museum Gallery Talk Structuring the Mesoamerican City” Explore the rich history and culture of the Mesoamerican city, and uncover elements of its households, plazas, and temples. Taryn Matusik Gallery 534 (Vélez Blanco Patio) British Museum London, England bit.ly/1wIVxQU November 8, 1:30 PM The Pre-Columbian Society at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology Lecture Color Networks: The Use and Exchange of Paracas Post-Fire Pigments” Lisa DeLeonardis, PhD, Austen-Stokes Professor in Art of the Ancient Americas, Johns Hopkins University The Paracas, ca. 900 BC – AD 100, of south coastal Peru have long been recognized for their outstanding contributions to the visual arts. Color played a major role in ceramic works and was achieved by conventional and post-fired methods. The latter produced a vibrant color palette as seen on containers, figures, effigies, and musical instruments. At first glance, the processes involved in post-fired painting appear to be those common to all painters: grind the colorants, create the paint, and stay within the (incised) lines. In this paper, DeLeonardis demonstrates that painting relied on a number of processes, specialists, and a far-flung exchange network. Her analyses bear on questions about the technical qualities of paints as well as the intrinsic value of color. Lisa DeLeonardis is the Austen-Stokes Professor in Art of the Ancient Americas in the Department of the History of Art at Johns Hopkins University. She has conducted a number of projects in south coastal Peru centering on Paracas and Nasca visual culture and history. As a Dumbarton Oaks summer fellow, she investigated questions about Inka occupational specialists and evaluated the kamayuq as a construct to more broadly address the social organization of artists and guilds in the pre-Hispanic Andes. Her current study of value in Paracas ceramic production and process continues this inquiry. DeLeonardis is a contributing author to Andean Archaeology, Silverman, ed., 2004, Guide to Documentary Sources for Andean Studies 1530-1900, Pillsbury, ed., 2008, and The Construction of Value in the Ancient World, Papadopoulos and Urton, eds., 2012. She is concurrently completing manuscripts on the Paracas of Callango and the architectural and social history of Santa Cruz de Lanchas. Room 345 University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania precolumbian.org/nextmeeting.HTM November 11, 7:30 PM Sponsored by East Tennessee Society and Frank H. McClung Museum for Natural History and Culture The Early Mississippian Cave Art of Picture Cave, Missouri” Jan Simek of the Department of Anthropology, University of Tennessee Frank H. McClung Museum for Natural History and Culture Circle Park, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee archaeological.org/events/16780 November 11, 7:00 PM Taos Archaeological Society Lecture Ask, and Come Back Again: Line-of-Sight Signaling and Sacred Landscape in the Jumanos Pueblo Cluster, Torrance County, New Mexico Ward Beers, M.A., R.P.A. The presentation Ask, and Come Back Again is the result of thesis research into line-of-sight communication in the Jumanos pueblo cluster, within the Salinas region of Central New Mexico, in the early 14th century and continued research in the area involving the thesis topic and sites discovered during survey. A line-of-sight communication network is apparent in the Jumanos cluster, and follow up work has shown evidence of a probable sacred landscape in the region. Ward Beers comes from a diverse background including over twenty years of experience with pre-industrial technologies and hands-on skills, eight years teaching in public schools, and experience in music performance and creative writing. A 2012 graduate of the Anthropology and Applied Archaeology program at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, Ward has participated in excavations at Blackwater Draw Locality #1 (the Clovis Site) and Los Ojitos Village in Guadalupe County, New Mexico. He is currently expanding on research begun during the writing of his thesis in line-of-sight communication, trade, and conflict in the Piro-Tompiro area of Central New Mexico Kit Carson Electric 118 Cruz Alta Rd, Taos, New Mexico taosarch.org/ November 11, 7:15 PM The Santa Fe Archaeological Society AIA Lecture Religion on The Rocks: Petroglyphs In Northern New Mexico Richard I. Ford Pecos Trail Cafe Santa Fe, New Mexico sfarchaeology.org/html/calendar.html November 12, 8:00 PM Insititute of Maya Studies Explorer Session: Costa Rica and Its Connections to Mesoamerican Archaeology” Dr. Anne Stewart Costa Rica is not only a land between two oceans, it is also a land between two continents. While it received its metal technology from the south, much of its ceramic motifs as well as jade arrived from the north via migrants from various parts of Mesoamerica. The presentation will also include a visit to the Precolumbian site of El Guayabo de Turrialba. The city, known as a chiefdom, was a key political, economic, and religious center. The Institute of Maya Studies (IMS) Miami Science Museum, 3280 South Miami Avenue, across from Vizcaya; Maya Hotline: 305-279-8110. Subscribe to the full-color e-mailed version of our monthly IMS Explorer newsletter at: instituteofmayastudies.org November 12, 6:30 PM The Friends of Tijeras Pueblo Lecture Black-on-White Pottery Production: The production and Firing Methods of Ancient Southwest Pottery from the Four Corners Area Bob Casias, BLM New Mexico Deputy State Director This lecture will be a presentation on prehistoric clays, tools and organic materials used to produce pottery of the ancient Puebloans, from around the Four Corners area, dating between 1100-1250 A.D. Bob will outline the various steps taken to collect and process clay, form the pottery into vessels, apply exterior surface clays and paints and the final firing process involved with achieving true black-on-white pottery. Use of organic paints in a wood-fired, reduction, trench kiln and photos of successful firings will be discussed. The presentation will include a slide show of processes and final products. Bob Casias was born in Pueblo, Colorado, and attended the University of Colorado where he received his undergrad degrees in Anthropology and Sociology. During this time Bob did archaeological work with the Bureau of Reclemation near Dolores, Colorado. He went on to attend the University of Southern Colorado where he received a degree in Civil Engineering, and later his Masters Degree in Public Administration from UNM. Today he is currently employed as the New Mexico Deputy State Director of the US Bureau of Land Management. As a student of southwest cultural anthropology, Bob studied under Dr. David Breternitz, who was one of the leading experts in southwest prehistoric pottery classification and taxonomy. In the summer of 1981, Bob worked as a grad student on a field crew excavating Pueblo I, II and III sites in the Dolores River Valley. He came in direct contact with black-on-white original pottery vessels and has been intrigued ever since by the craftsmanship, artistry and prolific abundance of pots left us by the ancient Anasazi and other Puebloan peoples. In 1997, Bob attended the Pecos Southwest Archaeological Conference and met Mr. Clint Swink. Clint had been doing experimental work with different clay paste types, painting material, tools and, most importantly, the firing regime necessary to replicate this art form from the ancient past. Bob attended several of Clints workshops and classes an classes teaching his methodologies. Now, Bob has been creating his version of this ancient art from for thirteen years, following the successes of his friend Clint to some degree. Sandia Ranger Station Large Conference Room Tijeras, New Mexico friendsoftijeraspueblo.org/welcomehomepage.html November 12, 7:00 PM Desert Foothills Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society Lecture End of the Anasazi: the Fall of Chaco and the Mesa Verde Migration. Dr. Stephen H. Lekson, Curator of Archaeology and Professor of Anthropology University of Colorado Museum of Natural History. Dr. Lekson began his career at Salmon Ruin (NM) but soon spent an extended period of time in Chaco Canyon (NM) with several pioneers in southwest archaeology. His hypothesis regarding the Chaco Meridian revealed his talent for thinking outside the box with new concepts. He worked extensively throughout the world of the Anasazi (pre Puebloan peoples) and currently spends time in the Mimbres area. His presentation this evening is End of the Anasazi: the Fall of Chaco and the Mesa Verde Migration. The focus is the two centuries before 1300 CE (12th and 13th Centuries) with the history of Chaco Canyon, Aztec Ruins, and Mesa Verde culminating in an out-migration of tens of thousands of people from the four corners area. Foothill Community Foundation, 34250 N. 60th St., Building B, Scottsdale, Arizona azarchsoc.org/Default.aspx?pageId=807571&eventId=899956&EventViewMode=EventDetails November 12, 6:30 PM AIA Lecture Ice Age Yucatan: Human Contact with a New Land?” Dr. Dominique Rissolo, Waitt Foundation Meet “Princess Naia”, America’s oldest teenager. The complete, well preserved skeleton of a young girl from over 12,000 years ago was found in an underwater cave on Yucatan Peninsula. Naia’s remains are among the oldest yet found in the Americas and her discovery is reshaping our understanding of human migration into the Western Hemisphere. Wortham Giant Screen Theater Houston Museum of Natural Science 5555 Hermann Park Dr. Houston, Texas aia-houston/season/2013-2014-lecture-series/ice-age-yucatan-human-contact-with-a-new-land/ November 12-15 71st Annual Southeastern Archaeology Conference Sponsored by the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology (SCIAA) Hyatt Regency Greenville 220 N. Main St. Greenville, South Carolina southeasternarchaeology.org/annual-meeting/details/ November 13, 12:00 PM Arizona State University Lecture Yucatec Maya Exhumation Ceremonies and their Implications for Bioarchaeological Research” Anna Novotny; ASU School of Human Evolution and Social Change SHESC 254 Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona https://shesc.asu.edu/news-events/center-bioarchaeological-research-brown-bags November 13, 7:00 PM From Coast to Coast: New Insights into the First Peopling of the Americas Dr. John D. Cooper Archaeological and Paleontological Center Western United States has produced numerous theories. Many archaeologists believe that the first peoples arrived in North America between 15,000 to 13,000 years ago traveling overland from Northeastern Asia. Another theory suggests that North America’s first humans reached the continent by boat from Asia perhaps as early as 16,000 years ago. John Erlandson, PhD believes that if humans migrated from Asia to the Americas along Pacific Rim coastlines near the end of the Pleistocene era, kelp forests may have aided their journey. Dr. Erlandson will share new evidence for his theory known as the “kelp highway”. Fullerton Arboretum Fullerton, California scahome.org/calendar-of-events/ November 13, 7:30 PM Pacific Coast Archaeological Society Lecture The Peopling of the Americas: Current Perspectives” Dr. Michael Moratto is the November speaker. Until recently the story of America’s initial colonization seemed well understood. At the end of the Ice Age (Pleistocene), humans from Siberia crossed the Bering land bridge, made their way southward through an ice-free corridor separating the Cordilleran and Laurentian ice shields in Canada, and then spread gradually through North, Central, and South America, extinguishing animal species in their wake. Biologically, the founder population was uniformly Mongoloid; archaeologically, it was recognized by distinctive fluted (Clovis) spear points; and economically, the first Americans operated as small bands of big game hunters. The only problem with this tidy model is that it now appears to be completely wrong. New discoveries in the last few decades have revolutionized our views. We now know that: people were living in both North and South America thousands of years before Clovis; early settlers arrived by boat and migrated along the Pacific coast and islands as well as overland; the Bering “land bridge” (Beringia) may have been a refugium for human populations from 25,000 until 15,000 years ago; and the Canadian ice-free corridor may have been occupied initially from south-to-north instead of vice-versa. These and other current views will be discussed in Dr. Moratto’s presentation. Michael J. Moratto (Ph.D., RPA; Principal Archaeologist, Applied EarthWorks, Inc.) has directed hundreds of anthropological projects in the western U.S. Among his interests are peopling the New World, the American West, cultural ecology, California anthropology, and linguistic prehistory. Irvine Water District Community Room 15500 Sand Canyon Road Irvine, California pcas.org/meetings.html November 13, 7:00 PM Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center Lecture 13 Millennia in 30 Years: An Archaeologists Take on Coulee Country and Beyond” Dr. James Theler, MVAC Senior Research Associate; Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Sociology/Archaeology Dr. James Theler, Professor Emeritus, UW-L Department of Sociology and Archaeology, has spent over thirty years studying past peoples and past environments of the Midwest, and has a wealth of experience in the Coulee Region. His entertaining talk will offer an insider’s perspective on regional research and fascinating archaeological discoveries throughout this time. Call MVAC at 608-785-8454 or e-mail for more information. University of Wisconsin Cartwright Center, Port O’Call La Crosse, Wisconsin mvac.uwlax.edu/events-displays/?event_id1=32 November 13, 7:00 PM Arizona Archaeological Society; Phoenix Chapter Lecture Archaeoastronomy in the American Southwest Ric Alling, Director, Marston Exploration Theater, ASU. Archaeoastronomers seek to identify and document how prehistoric peoples imbedded astronomical knowledge in their material culture. While many sites demonstrate astronomical ‘awareness’, proof of the refined notion of ‘astronomical knowledge’ remains vexing. Astronomical knowledge requires demonstrating the use of celestial observation as a tool. It is difficult enough to identify with certainty a purposeful alignment; inferring the reason for that alignment is many times more difficult. A case study from an investigation at Wupatki National Monument will be used to examine a suspected alignment, considering the celestial mechanics that interact with the alignment, and the reasonableness of this case as an archaeoastronomic event marker. Ric is the inaugural director of the ASU’s newly opened Marston Exploration Theater, a facility that uses the next generation of Planetarium technologies to render images in 3D stereographic space. Ric’s interest in preparation and delivery of science themes in public settings derives from a B. A. in Interdisciplinary Studies in Theater and in Anthropology from ASU while continuing to work toward an M.A. in Museum Studies at the School of Human Evolution and Social Change. Pueblo Grande Museum Phoenix, Arizona azarchsoc.org/Phoenix/ November 14, 1:30 PM Ancient Colombian Gold Under the Microscope @ the British Museum” At this event, Marcos will share the latest analysis of scientific research on Muisca goldwork from Colombia, showing the skills and errors of individual artists, a peculiar use of gold which challenges our perception of this precious metal, and offer a new interpretation of the famous raft of El Dorado. Marcos Martinón-Torres BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum, London, England ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/calendar/articles/20131114 November 16 AIA Denver Lecture Rocky Mountains and the First Americans: A Middle Park Perspective” Dr. Marcel Kornfeld Popular perceptions of mountains, including the Rocky Mountains, as inhospitable for permanent human occupation, have been shown to be just that, perceptions, based on little or no evidence. Intensive recent investigations throughout the Rockies are showing that prehistoric peoples lived in the entire range since first entering the continent some 13,000 years ago. Several areas of the Rockies are, however, of particular interest as they confront their occupants with high altitude conditions. Colorado’s Middle Park is one such region that is large enough to have sustained a viable population of hunter-gatherers throughout prehistory and into recent times. Paleoindians from about 13,000 to 8000 years ago in Middle Park are the focus of this presentation. Marcel Kornfeld is a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Wyoming. For nearly 40 years he has researched and written about Rocky Mountain and Plains Archaeology and prehistory. Educated at the universities of New Mexico, Wyoming, and Massachusetts at Amherst (Ph.D.), the focus of his recent research and that of the Paleoindian Research Lab (PiRL) is the peopling of the Americas, Paleoindian period with focus on the study of the First Americans in the high Rockies, and human use of rock-shelters. Sturm Hall Room 453 (4th Floor) 2000 E. Asbury Avenue Denver, Colorado aiadenver.org/services November 16, 1:30 PM Friends of Talbot Islands State Park Annual Members’ Meeting Excavating of the Grand Shell Ring: Commemorating the Past” For the past 20 years Dr. Ashley has been involved in archaeological excavation and research throughout the southeastern United States. Recently his research has focused on the Grand Shell Ring, which is located within the park boundaries of Big Talbot Island. The grand site was created by Native Americans between A.D. 900-1200 and measures over 200 square feet. Keith Ashley is the Coordinator of Archaeological Research at the University of North Florida and holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Florida. Ribault Club, Fort George Island Cultural State Park flpublicarchaeology.org/nerc/eventDetail.php?eventID=456&eventDate=11/16/2014 November 17-22 19th European Maya Conference: Bratislava, Slovakia Maya Cosmology: Terrestrial and Celestial Landscapes The 19th European Maya Conference in 2014 is organized and hosted by Comenius University in Bratislava and the Slovak Archaeological and Historical Institute (SAHI). A three-and-a-half-day Workshop (17th-20th of Nov.) will precede a two-day Symposium (21th-22nd of Nov.). All parts of the program will take place in Bratislava, in buildings of Comenius University and the Faculty of Arts (at adjacent addresses, including: Šafárikovo námestie 1, Gondova 2 and Štúrova 9), Slovak University of Technology (Radlinského 11) and University of Economics (Konventná 1). Preliminary Program; wayeb.org/download/conferences/emc19_program.pdf wayeb.org/conferencesevents/emc_now.php November 18, 5:30 PM Archaeology Café (Phoenix) Lecture Chiles and Taste in the Ancient Southwest/Northwest” Dr. Paul E. Minnis (University of Oklahoma, retired) shares information about the use of chiles in the distant past. Macayos Central 4001 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, Arizona archaeologysouthwest.org/event/archaeology-cafe-phoenix-chiles-and-taste-in-the-ancient-southwestnorthwest/ November 18, 7:00 PM Colorado Archaeological Society; Pikes Peak Chapter Lecture Discovering, Preserving and Sharing Rock Art Benjamin Zandarski, II While completing a pedestrian survey for Stell Environmental on the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, Benjamin Zandarski, II discovered a previously unrecorded panel of prehistoric rock art. This discovery inspired him to experiment with an entirely new way to share and preserve petroglyphs. Working with the Pikes Peak Library District’s 21st Century Library, Zandarski recently started the innovative process of 3D scanning and printing rock art. In this presentation, Zandarski will show examples and explain the 3D scanning and printing process for petroglyphs – and discuss potential applications for education, research, and preservation. Colorado Springs, Colorado Fire Station #19 2490 Research Parkway Colorado Springs, Colorado coloradospringsarchaeology.org/programs/programs.htm November 19, 8:00 PM Insitute of Maya Studies Lecture The IMS Stelae” IMS Webmaster Keith Merwin In March of 1972, the very first IMS newsletter reported that IMS members had negotiated the loan of a Maya stela from the Guatemalan government to “a museum in another country.” This is the story of three stelae from Guatemala that the newly formed Institute of Maya Studies was involved in bringing to the Miami Science Museum. Of the three, two made it to Miami and spent years on exhibit at the now defunct Maya Plaza. The third involved the legendary Ian Graham and the judicial system of the United States. We explore the history behind Stela 3 from Piedras Negras; Stela 24 from Naranjo; and Stela 2 from Machaquila. The Institute of Maya Studies (IMS) meets at the Miami Science Museum, 3280 South Miami Avenue, across from Vizcaya; Maya Hotline: 305-279-8110. Subscribe to the full-color e-mailed version of our monthly IMS Explorer newsletter at: instituteofmayastudies.org November 19, 12:00 PM Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Lecture Rethinking the Local and Regional Mobility of Ancient Farmers in the Petrified Forest of Arizona Greg Schachner Fowler Museum Building Room A222 UCLA Los Angeles, California ioa.ucla.edu/news-events/events-calendar/pizza-talk-rethinking-the-local-and-regional-mobility-of-ancient-farmers-in-the-petrified-forest-of-arizona November 19, 7:00 PM Moaricopa Community College Lecture “Exploring Mayan Art, Science, and Society Dr. William Saturno Dr. William Saturno is an Assistant Professor of Archaeology at Boston University. He has been featured in National Geographic and on PBSs Nova. His academic interests include the evolution of complex society, particularly among the Ancient Maya, Mesoamerican religion, iconography and epigraphy, remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications in archaeology, and the role of archaeology in popular culture. Glendale Community College, Student Union 6000 W. Olive Ave., Glendale, Arizona prweb/releases/mcli/williamsaturno/prweb12281740.htm November 20, 7:30 PM Santa Cruz Archaeological Society Lecture Temporal Dating and Analysis of the Archaeological Assemblage Recovered from a Portion of Prehistoric Site, Satos Rini Rumaytak” In 1986, The Department of Anthropology at San Jose State University conducted an archaeological field school excavation project on a portion of prehistoric site CA-SCR-12. This project was initiated by the cultural resource management firm, Archaeological Consulting and Research Services (ACRS) of Santa Cruz, CA., as a mitigation alternative for offsetting the potential impact to CA-SCR-12, by a proposed residential development project. A total of 15,100 cultural elements were recovered from the site by the SJSU field school team and an additional 1292 elements were recovered by ACRS. All materials were later accessioned into the San Jose State University Department of Anthropology Repository. This presentation details the inventorying and analysis of the SJSU CA-SCR-12 assemblage. In addition, Starek frames some very basic research questions about the nature of the site, and he turns to AMS dating, XRF sourcing, and obsidian hydration studies in order to obtain data which may aid in answering those questions. Sesnon House Cabrillo College, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos, California santacruzarchsociety.org/calendar Mike Ruggeris Ancient America Museum Exhibitions, Conferences and Lectures bit.ly/11aKJzE
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