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 May 2012 Ancient Americas lectures and conferences May 1, 7:00 PM
Oregon Archaeological Society Lecture
"The Great Cave Paintings of Baja California"
Ronald Smith, President of the American Rock Art Research Association.
The remote caves and overhangs in Baja California that have sheltered
and preserved a veritable treasury of large prehistoric paintings will
be discussed. These great murals, created by an unknown people, are
not only major cultural artifacts from Baja Californias past but also
probably the most distinctive trove of rock art in North America. The
scale of the paintings and their sensitive renderings of animals and
people are unmatched in the New World. Parallels are often drawn
between these works and the Paleolithic cave paintings of southern
France, northern Spain, northwest Africa and outback Australia. In
December 1993, UNESCO designated the caves and caverns of the Sierra
de San Francisco a World Heritage Site.
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) auditorium
Portland, Oregon
www.oregonarchaeological.org
May 2, 7:00 PM
Ozark Chapter of the Missouri Archaeological Society Lecture
"A Mixtec Tale"
Mr. Lyle Sparkman, Past-President of the Missouri Archaeological
Society
The pre-conquest Mixtec left eight codices or folded books which
recorded their genealogies and events which occurred during the
lifetimes of their elites. If you are interested in learning more
about Pre-European Meso-America or would just like hearing a good
story, this program is one to be enjoyed.
Missouri State Center for Archaeological Research,
622 South Kimbrough,
Springfield (just south of Cherry Street)Park, Missouri
http://www.***.com/
May 2, 6:30 PM
"Ice Age Art in North America: The Good,the Bad, and the Ugly"
Ekkehart Malotki, Professor Emeritus, Northern Arizona
University
Given that engaging and responding to the arts is a human
universal,one can also assume that the earliest Paleoamerican
colonists were endowed with this capacity. In light of the fact,
however, that current dating methods for early petroglyphs are either
greatly flawed or highly experimental, efforts to reliably identify
Ice Age art at present are limited to finding depictions of diagnostic
megamammals. With the exception of two recently discovered mammoth
images in the rock art of Utah, all other claims for proboscidean
images presently touted as evidence for Pleistocene fauna can be
considered as examples of wishful thinking, misidentification, or
downright fraud.
Durango Public Library
1900 East 3rd Ave.
Durango, Colorado
http://www.***.com/
May 3, 6:45 PM
Pre-Columbian Society of Washington DC Lecture
"Being Toltec in Postclassic Oaxaca: Elite Interaction and Leadership
Strategies After Monte Alban"
Jeff Blomster
After the collapse of the large Monte Alban state in Oaxaca, socio-
political change is marked by the emergence of city-states throughout
the area. Leaders of these city-states crafted new, innovative
legitimization strategies that reflected the political realities of
the Postclassic period. Data from Etlatongo, in the Mixteca Alta
region of Oaxaca, encourage an exploration of strategies that linked
Mixtec elites with temporally and spatially distant ruling dynasties.
Jeffrey Blomster, an anthropological archaeologist, is an Associate
Professor in the Department of Anthropology at George Washington
University.
Dr. Blomster's most recent book is an edited volume titled, After
Monte Alban: Transformation and Negotiation in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives,
1201 17th Street (17th and M Streets) NW,
Washington D.C.
http://www.***.com/
May 3, 7:30 PM
Saginaw Valley Chapter, Michigan Archaeological Society
Recent Archaeological Research in Monroe County Michigan and Musings
on the Southeastern Michigan Archaic.
Dr. Kenneth W. Mohney and Jennifer L. Moeltner
Recent research into the archaeology of southeastern Michigan is being
carried out through the auspices of summer field programs,
collections, and laboratory research conducted by Monroe County
Community College. While the research is only in its infancy, the
presenters believe that the southeastern Michigan region is rich in
archaeological material and may answer a number of questions,
particularly about the Archaic Period. This program discusses some of
this research and offers insight into some of the questions we hope to
address in the future.
Castle Museum of Saginaw County History,
500 Federal Ave,
Saginaw, Michigan
http://www.***.com/
May 4-6
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology 30th Annual Maya Weekend
"MAYA 2012: Lords of Time"
For 30 years, international scholars, Maya enthusiasts, artists, glyph
experts, archaeologists, and others have joined together for a lively
weekend of engaging talks and programs centering on the Maya world.
During the weekend, numerous lectures and workshops provide
opportunities for attendees to learn about Maya culture and current
archaeological work at Maya sites. This weekend features an exclusive
preview to the new exhibition, MAYA 2012: Lords of Time, and focuses
on the Maya and their concept of time.
Admission: $180; $140, Penn Museum members.
http://www.***.com/
May 7, 6:00 PM
Santa Fe Lecture Series
"And the Kitchen Sink, Too! The (Almost) Complete Excavation of a
Pueblo II (c. 1050 AD) Household on White Mesa in San Juan County,
Utah"
"And the Kitchen Sink, Too! The (Almost) Complete Excavation of a
Pueblo II (c. 1050 AD) Household on White Mesa in San Juan County,
Utah"
Jonathan Till, Archaeologist, Abajo Archaeology, Bluff, Utah
Santa Fe Hotel
Albuquerque, new Mexico
http://www.***.com/
May 8, 6:30 PM
Friends of Tijeras Pueblo Lecture
"A Brief History of Chocolate in the American Southwest
Patricia L. Crown,Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at UNM
The recent discovery of chocolate residues in ceramics from Chaco
Canyon raises questions about when southwestern populations first
obtained chocolate, how they prepared it, and why they consumed this
{*filter*} food. This talk examines the use of chocolate in the American
Southwest through comparisons with Maya and Aztec chocolate use, and
shows how chocolate continued to be an important cooking.net">food into the
historic period.
Dr. Crown has conducted field investigations in the Ancestral Pueblo,
Mogollon, and Hohokam areas of the American Southwest; she recently
directed the analysis of artifacts from the trash mounds at Pueblo
Bonito, Chaco Canyon. One result of this research was the recent
identification of the first prehispanic cacao (chocolate) north of the
Mexican border in ceramics from Chaco Canyon.
Sandia Ranger Station
Tijeras, New Mexico
http://www.***.com/
May 8, 7:00 PM
Taos Archaeological Society Lecture
"Big Picture Culture History in the Northern Southwest: Language,
Culture, Community and Climate"
Dr. Eric Blinman
The El Taoseno Room at the Civic Center on Civic Plaza Drive
Taos, New Mexico
http://www.***.com/
May 8, 6:00 PM
Agua Fria Chapter of the Arizona Archaeological Society Lecture
"The Archaeology of the Goldwater Range in Southwestern Arizona"
Archaeological surveys have recorded 1,300 archaeological sites on the
Barry M. Goldwater Range in southwestern Arizona. This region is one
of the hottest and driest in the United States. Nonetheless, it was
extensively utilized by multiple prehistoric and historic cultures
from Paleoindian times to the recent military occupation. Hunting and
gathering, agriculture, acquiring and trading resources, rituals,
mining, ranching and military use are some of the activities recorded.
The Agua Fria Chapter of the Arizona Archaeological Society also
offers frequent classes and field trips. For more information contact
Tim Cullison, at 602-863-9744, or tcullisonaz at gmail.com.
Glendale Public Library
(off 59th Avenue on Brown Avenue, south of Peoria)
Glendale, Arizona
http://www.***.com/ #Meetings
May 9, 8:00 PM
Institute of Maya Studies Explorer Session Lecture
Amazon River Explorer Francisco de Orellana portrayed by Robert
Dawson
Robert Dawson is a researcher, actor, historian, stage fight
choreographer, make-up artist, costumer, instructor and writer. He has
been the lead science lecturer for the Miami Science Museum for 15
years. He has researched and created 50 historical presentations for
educational institutions, museums, festivals, corporate events, etc.
On May 9, Dawson will become Francisco de Orellana (1490-1546),
discoverer of the Amazon River. Orellana was a relative of Francisco
Pizarros family. He undertook an expedition with a small group of men
to go down an Andean river searching for cooking.net">food and supplies to take
back to his comrades. Due to the current, Orellanas men were unable
to return they were forced to follow the river, which was a
tributary of a much larger river. Unknowingly, Orellana and his men
became the first Europeans to traverse the river, now known as the
Amazon; previously, it had been given the name Orellana River.
The Institute of Maya Studies 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:
www.instituteofmayastudies.org
May 9, 12:00 PM
Illinois State Museum Brown Bag Lecture
"What Was Going on Around the Mounds: The Myer-Dickson Site and
{*filter*}son Mounds"
Presented by Michael Conner, ISM{*filter*}son Mounds Museum
Myer-Dickson is the habitation area adjacent to the{*filter*}son Mounds
mortuary site. Excavations there for the construction of{*filter*}son
Mounds Museum revealed over 400 pit features and 23 structures.
Although much work was done on
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May 2012 Ancient Americas lectures and conferences May 1, 7:00 PM
Oregon Archaeological Society Lecture
"The Great Cave Paintings of Baja California"
Ronald Smith, President of the American Rock Art Research Association.
The remote caves and overhangs in Baja California that have sheltered
and preserved a veritable treasury of large prehistoric paintings will
be discussed. These great murals, created by an unknown people, are
not only major cultural artifacts from Baja Californias past but also
probably the most distinctive trove of rock art in North America. The
scale of the paintings and their sensitive renderings of animals and
people are unmatched in the New World. Parallels are often drawn
between these works and the Paleolithic cave paintings of southern
France, northern Spain, northwest Africa and outback Australia. In
December 1993, UNESCO designated the caves and caverns of the Sierra
de San Francisco a World Heritage Site.
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) auditorium
Portland, Oregon
www.oregonarchaeological.org
May 2, 7:00 PM
Ozark Chapter of the Missouri Archaeological Society Lecture
"A Mixtec Tale"
Mr. Lyle Sparkman, Past-President of the Missouri Archaeological
Society
The pre-conquest Mixtec left eight codices or folded books which
recorded their genealogies and events which occurred during the
lifetimes of their elites. If you are interested in learning more
about Pre-European Meso-America or would just like hearing a good
story, this program is one to be enjoyed.
Missouri State Center for Archaeological Research,
622 South Kimbrough,
Springfield (just south of Cherry Street)Park, Missouri
http://www.***.com/
May 2, 6:30 PM
"Ice Age Art in North America: The Good,the Bad, and the Ugly"
Ekkehart Malotki, Professor Emeritus, Northern Arizona
University
Given that engaging and responding to the arts is a human
universal,one can also assume that the earliest Paleoamerican
colonists were endowed with this capacity. In light of the fact,
however, that current dating methods for early petroglyphs are either
greatly flawed or highly experimental, efforts to reliably identify
Ice Age art at present are limited to finding depictions of diagnostic
megamammals. With the exception of two recently discovered mammoth
images in the rock art of Utah, all other claims for proboscidean
images presently touted as evidence for Pleistocene fauna can be
considered as examples of wishful thinking, misidentification, or
downright fraud.
Durango Public Library
1900 East 3rd Ave.
Durango, Colorado
http://www.***.com/
May 3, 6:45 PM
Pre-Columbian Society of Washington DC Lecture
"Being Toltec in Postclassic Oaxaca: Elite Interaction and Leadership
Strategies After Monte Alban"
Jeff Blomster
After the collapse of the large Monte Alban state in Oaxaca, socio-
political change is marked by the emergence of city-states throughout
the area. Leaders of these city-states crafted new, innovative
legitimization strategies that reflected the political realities of
the Postclassic period. Data from Etlatongo, in the Mixteca Alta
region of Oaxaca, encourage an exploration of strategies that linked
Mixtec elites with temporally and spatially distant ruling dynasties.
Jeffrey Blomster, an anthropological archaeologist, is an Associate
Professor in the Department of Anthropology at George Washington
University.
Dr. Blomster's most recent book is an edited volume titled, After
Monte Alban: Transformation and Negotiation in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives,
1201 17th Street (17th and M Streets) NW,
Washington D.C.
http://www.***.com/
May 3, 7:30 PM
Saginaw Valley Chapter, Michigan Archaeological Society
Recent Archaeological Research in Monroe County Michigan and Musings
on the Southeastern Michigan Archaic.
Dr. Kenneth W. Mohney and Jennifer L. Moeltner
Recent research into the archaeology of southeastern Michigan is being
carried out through the auspices of summer field programs,
collections, and laboratory research conducted by Monroe County
Community College. While the research is only in its infancy, the
presenters believe that the southeastern Michigan region is rich in
archaeological material and may answer a number of questions,
particularly about the Archaic Period. This program discusses some of
this research and offers insight into some of the questions we hope to
address in the future.
Castle Museum of Saginaw County History,
500 Federal Ave,
Saginaw, Michigan
http://www.***.com/
May 4-6
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology 30th Annual Maya Weekend
"MAYA 2012: Lords of Time"
For 30 years, international scholars, Maya enthusiasts, artists, glyph
experts, archaeologists, and others have joined together for a lively
weekend of engaging talks and programs centering on the Maya world.
During the weekend, numerous lectures and workshops provide
opportunities for attendees to learn about Maya culture and current
archaeological work at Maya sites. This weekend features an exclusive
preview to the new exhibition, MAYA 2012: Lords of Time, and focuses
on the Maya and their concept of time.
Admission: $180; $140, Penn Museum members.
http://www.***.com/
May 7, 6:00 PM
Santa Fe Lecture Series
"And the Kitchen Sink, Too! The (Almost) Complete Excavation of a
Pueblo II (c. 1050 AD) Household on White Mesa in San Juan County,
Utah"
"And the Kitchen Sink, Too! The (Almost) Complete Excavation of a
Pueblo II (c. 1050 AD) Household on White Mesa in San Juan County,
Utah"
Jonathan Till, Archaeologist, Abajo Archaeology, Bluff, Utah
Santa Fe Hotel
Albuquerque, new Mexico
http://www.***.com/
May 8, 6:30 PM
Friends of Tijeras Pueblo Lecture
"A Brief History of Chocolate in the American Southwest
Patricia L. Crown,Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at UNM
The recent discovery of chocolate residues in ceramics from Chaco
Canyon raises questions about when southwestern populations first
obtained chocolate, how they prepared it, and why they consumed this
{*filter*} food. This talk examines the use of chocolate in the American
Southwest through comparisons with Maya and Aztec chocolate use, and
shows how chocolate continued to be an important cooking.net">food into the
historic period.
Dr. Crown has conducted field investigations in the Ancestral Pueblo,
Mogollon, and Hohokam areas of the American Southwest; she recently
directed the analysis of artifacts from the trash mounds at Pueblo
Bonito, Chaco Canyon. One result of this research was the recent
identification of the first prehispanic cacao (chocolate) north of the
Mexican border in ceramics from Chaco Canyon.
Sandia Ranger Station
Tijeras, New Mexico
http://www.***.com/
May 8, 7:00 PM
Taos Archaeological Society Lecture
"Big Picture Culture History in the Northern Southwest: Language,
Culture, Community and Climate"
Dr. Eric Blinman
The El Taoseno Room at the Civic Center on Civic Plaza Drive
Taos, New Mexico
http://www.***.com/
May 8, 6:00 PM
Agua Fria Chapter of the Arizona Archaeological Society Lecture
"The Archaeology of the Goldwater Range in Southwestern Arizona"
Archaeological surveys have recorded 1,300 archaeological sites on the
Barry M. Goldwater Range in southwestern Arizona. This region is one
of the hottest and driest in the United States. Nonetheless, it was
extensively utilized by multiple prehistoric and historic cultures
from Paleoindian times to the recent military occupation. Hunting and
gathering, agriculture, acquiring and trading resources, rituals,
mining, ranching and military use are some of the activities recorded.
The Agua Fria Chapter of the Arizona Archaeological Society also
offers frequent classes and field trips. For more information contact
Tim Cullison, at 602-863-9744, or tcullisonaz at gmail.com.
Glendale Public Library
(off 59th Avenue on Brown Avenue, south of Peoria)
Glendale, Arizona
http://www.***.com/ #Meetings
May 9, 8:00 PM
Institute of Maya Studies Explorer Session Lecture
Amazon River Explorer Francisco de Orellana portrayed by Robert
Dawson
Robert Dawson is a researcher, actor, historian, stage fight
choreographer, make-up artist, costumer, instructor and writer. He has
been the lead science lecturer for the Miami Science Museum for 15
years. He has researched and created 50 historical presentations for
educational institutions, museums, festivals, corporate events, etc.
On May 9, Dawson will become Francisco de Orellana (1490-1546),
discoverer of the Amazon River. Orellana was a relative of Francisco
Pizarros family. He undertook an expedition with a small group of men
to go down an Andean river searching for cooking.net">food and supplies to take
back to his comrades. Due to the current, Orellanas men were unable
to return they were forced to follow the river, which was a
tributary of a much larger river. Unknowingly, Orellana and his men
became the first Europeans to traverse the river, now known as the
Amazon; previously, it had been given the name Orellana River.
The Institute of Maya Studies 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:
www.instituteofmayastudies.org
May 9, 12:00 PM
Illinois State Museum Brown Bag Lecture
"What Was Going on Around the Mounds: The Myer-Dickson Site and
{*filter*}son Mounds"
Presented by Michael Conner, ISM{*filter*}son Mounds Museum
Myer-Dickson is the habitation area adjacent to the{*filter*}son Mounds
mortuary site. Excavations there for the construction of{*filter*}son
Mounds Museum revealed over 400 pit features and 23 structures.
Although much work was done on
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