NOVEMBER ANCIENT AMERICA LECTURES AND CONFERENCES
- From: mike ruggeri <michaelruggeri@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:46:52 -0700
November 1, 6:00-7:00 PM
Art Institute Of Chicago Lecture
Kent Reilly, Texas State University,
"Sacred Objects, Cosmic Vision in the Amerindian World"
Art Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/calendar/event?EventID=3554&EventType=5
November 2, 2007
6th annual Sackler Art & Archaeology Symposium at the University of
Connecticut
"The Aztec Empire: Iconographies and Ideologies of Power"
The 6th annual Beverly and Raymond Sackler Art and Archaeology
Symposium investigates the nature of Aztec imperial organization. The
symposium addresses issues such as the Aztec promotion of hegemonic
(vs. strictly military) control over a diverse group of quasi-
independent city-states, and imperial integration of economics,
religion and politics in state rituals. Speakers will also examine the
complex interactions between ruling metropole and subject peoples.
Through these interactions, the central Aztec state negotiated
economic and social stability with its peripheral neighbors so as to
counteract political instability. Admission is free and a reception
follows.
Speakers include:
Dr. Michael E. Smith, Arizona State University
"Material culture of the Aztec Empire in central Mexico: local,
regional, and global patterns."
Dr. Cecelia Klein, University of California, Los Angeles
"From Clay to Stone: The Role of Ceramic Figurines in the Formation of
the Official Aztec Pantheon."
Dr. Elizabeth Brumfiel, Northwestern University
"Cosmology at home"
Dr. Eulogio Guzmán, Boston Museum of Fine Arts School/Tufts University
"Iconographic Variability: Shifting Meanings in Aztec Sculpture and
the Political Expansion of the Mexica State"
Thomas. J. Dodd Research Center,
University of Connecticut,
405 Babbidge Road,
Storrs, CT
http://www.art.uconn.edu/events/sackler/sackler_2007.htm
Friday, November 2, 7:00 PM
Pre-Columbian Society of Washington DC Lecture
" Title-Houses of the Living, Houses of the Dead: Excavation, Heritage
Preservation, and Community Development at Cerro Leon, Peru
Brian Billman, Associate Professor
Department of Anthropology, University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill
President, MOCHE, Inc.
Sumner School, 1201 17th Street,
NW, Washington, DC.
Refreshments at 7:00 PM - lecture follows.
http://www.pcswdc.org/
November 2, 12:00 PM
American Indian Heritage Lecture Series
"Another Ghost of Courageous Adventurers: New Revelations about
Paleoindian Lifestyles in Vermont 11,000 Years Ago"
Dr. Stephen Loring,
Smithsonian Institution
Archaeological research in northern Vermont, coupled with observations
derived from contemporary Labrador Innu families, provides an exciting
window into the spirit world of ancient hunters and their descendants.
National Museum of Natural History
Baird Auditorium
Washington, D.C.
http://www.americanarchaeology.com/washingtonDC.html
Saturday, November 3
32nd Annual Rock Art Symposium
This year's Symposium will be held at the Otto Center at the San Diego
Zoo on Park Blvd. in San Diego's Balboa Park.
Seating is limited, so register early.
Registration is $35 for students and Museum members, $45 for general
admission, including a commemorative ceramic mug.
CALL FOR PAPERS
If you have rock art research to report, or a new discovery to
announce to the world, we can accept proposals for Rock Art 2007
papers until October 15, subject to available time on the program. To
submit a paper, send the title and a brief abstract by e-mail to
rockart@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or by mail to Ken Hedges at the San Diego
Museum of Man, 1350 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101.
http://www.museumofman.org/html/events_rock_art_2007.html
Tuesday, November 6, 1:15 PM
Gallery Talk
"Materialising Myth in MesoAmerica"
Room 27
British Museum
London, England
http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar/materialising_myth_mesoamerica.aspx
Tuesday, November 6, 6:45 to 9:15 p.m.
"Along the Royal Inca Highway"
The 3,200-mile Inca Road was built more than 500 years ago to link the
outposts of the Inca Empire. Join adventurer Karin Muller as she
provides a chronicle of the Inca and how they lived, worshipped, and
warred. She searches for remnants of the ancient road, offering a rare
glimpse into the descendants of the Inca that includes one of South
America's largest festivals in Oruru, Bolivia; the shearing of the
vicuna, whose fleece was once reserved for the Inca god-king; and
mysteries of the spirits at a shaman's rite. She also discusses the
role of coca leaves in Andean culture and the route along which coca's
modern counterpart, cocaine, is carried into Brazil.
Muller is an author, filmmaker, and photographer. She produced a PBS
documentary and book, Along the Inca Road (National Geographic), which
is available for signing at the program.
Member
$30.00
Gen. Admission
$40.00
Senior Member
$27
http://residentassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/reserve.aspx?performanceNumber=85056
November 6, 7:30 PM
National Geographic Society Lecture
"Palenque and the Ancient Maya World"
George and David Stuart
National Geographic Society
Grosvenor Auditorium,
Washington, D.C.
In the 3,000 years between 1500 B.C. and A.D. 1500, the Maya created
one of the most distinctive and accomplished civilizations in the
Americas. Among the best known of the ancient Maya capitals was Lakamhá
-better known by its Spanish name, Palenque-which foremost Maya
experts George and David Stuart describe as being perhaps "the
greatest archaeological discovery in the Americas." This dynamic
father-son team, having completed two decades of work at the site and
currently distilling their findings into an upcoming illustrated book,
will tell the compelling story of Palenque-its rulers, unique social
structure, worldviews, and enduring architecture-and offer their keen
insights into the Classic Maya culture.
Part of the National Geographic Live! Lecture Series - Advance
registration is required.
National Geographic Society
Grosvenor Auditorium,
Washington, D.C.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com
Wednesday, November 7, 12:00 PM
Brown Bag Lecture
"Beyond Mounds and Pots: Digging into Amazonia's Largest Artifacts"
Anna Browne-Ribeiro (Anthropology, UC Berkeley)
Room 101 in the ARF
(2251 College Building)
University of California at Berkeley
http://sscl.berkeley.edu/arf/lectures/lectures.html
November 8, 7:30 PM
Pacific Coast Archaeological Society Lecture
Dr. Eleanora (Norrie) Robbins
"Middle Paleolithic Transport of Medicinal Plants to North America"
Irvine Ranch Water District,
15600 Sand Canyon Avenue (between the I-5 and I-405, next to the Post
Office) in Irvine,
http://www.pcas.org/meetings.html
Friday, November 9, 7:30 PM
Maya Society of Minnesota Lecture
"Warrior Queens Among the Ancient Maya"
Kathryn Reese-Taylor
Dr. Kathryn Reese-Taylor is Associate Professor in the Department of
Archaeology, University of Calgary, Canada, Director of the Naachtun
Archaeological Project and Fellow of the Latin American Research
Centre.
Few women are associated with warfare in Maya art, and when depicted,
are shown most frequently in supporting roles. However, stelae from
Calakmul, Coba, Naachtun, and Naranjo portray queens as Warriors in
their own right. In these carved monuments, warrior queens stand atop
captive assuming positions of power in compositions accentuating
conquest. Moreover, each of the Calakmul and Naachtun stelae is
paired with another depicting the king in the same pose in order to
emphasize the corresponding roles played by both queen and king. This
paper discusses these examples of warrior queens among the Classic
Maya and the context in which they arose.
Drew Science Building,
Room 118,
Hamline University.
St. Paul, Minn.
http://www.hamline.edu/mayasociety/Lectures%20and%20Workshops%202007-2008.htm
Friday, November 9, 3:00 PM
"Polity and Placemaking at Tres Zapotes, Veracruz Mexico"
Chris Pool, University of Kentucky
Humanities 354.
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NY AT ALBANY
http://www.albany.edu/anthro/speakerseries.htm
November 9, 12:00 PM
"Ten-Thousand Years in the Upper Potomac River Valley: The Archaeology
of the Barton Site
Dr. Robert Wall, Towson University
Excavations at the Barton Site near Cumberland, Maryland, have
revealed a long sequence of human occupation that dates from
Paleoindian times to the early 1600s when the Susquehannocks
established a small settlement on the site. Ongoing investigation are
revealing significant details about life near the headwaters of the
Potomac over the last 10,000 years.
National Museum of Natural History
Baird Auditorium
Washington, D.C.
http://www.americanarchaeology.com/washingtonDC.html
Friday, November 9, 4:00pm-6:00pm
UCLA Friday Seminar Series
"New Data on Olmec Households in Veracruz, Mexico"
Fowler Seminar Room (A222)
UCLA
http://www.ioa.ucla.edu/WebCalendar/view_entry.php?id=140&date=20071109
November 10
November 10, 1:30 PM
University of Pennsylvania Museum Pre-Columbian Society Lecture
"The Murals of El Zapotal, Veracruz, Mexico"
Cherra Wyllie, PhD: Assistant Professor of Art History, University of
Hartford
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Philadelphia, Penn.
Room TBA
http://www.precolumbian.org/othermeetings.HTM
Saturday, November 10, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Maya Society of Minnesota Workshop
"Results of the First Three Years of Investigations by the Proyecto
Arqueológico Naachtun."
Giddens Learning Center 6s
(the Anthropology Lab),
Hamline University.
This presentation summarizes the results of three seasons of
investigations at the Classic Maya centre of Naachtun. The first
season of study involved an extensive survey of the monuments at
Naachtun, while the second season focused on establishing a chronology
for the site and recording and excavating the central reservoir, the
Late Classic palace complex, and defensive fortifications found
throughout the site. Finally, the third season concentrated on
documenting the earliest period of exponential growth at the site, the
Preclassic to Early Classic transition. In sum, our investigations
point to Naachtun as the dominant centre in the region as early as 150
CE.
http://www.hamline.edu/mayasociety/Lectures%20and%20Workshops%202007-2008.htm
Saturday, November 10, 8:30 AM-4:30pm
TEACHER WORKSHOP
Explore the Rise and Fall of the Classic Maya, with archaeologists
George and David Stuart. A father-and-son team of prominent
archaeologists shows how recent discoveries have shed new light on the
rise and mysterious collapse of this great Mesoamerican civilization.
Journey through The Field Museum's new permanent exhibition, The
Ancient Americas, and follow the story 13,000 years of cultural
complexities, connections to geography and understanding the rich
traditions of the Mayan peoples. Learn about the many resources and
materials for the classroom.
Field Museum of Chicago
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/CalendarSystem/Search_Type.asp?Type=LEC
Saturday, November 10, 10:00 AM
The 2007 Lewis K. Land Memorial Lecture:
"Windows to Another World: Murals and Flower Symbolism in Mesoamerica
and the American Southwest"
Karl A. Taube, University of California, Riverside
Koret Auditorium,
de Young Museum,
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
November 10, 10:00am-1:00pm
Northwest Mesoamerican Epigraphy Group
John Justeson will speak on epi-Olmec decipherment and the text on a
Teotihuacan-style mask
SUNY Albany
Humanities Building Room 354
November 10-12
40th Annual Chacmool Conference
"Eat, Drink and Be Merry; The Archaeology of Foodways"
The 2007 Chacmool conference will be focusing on the archaeology of
foodways to examine the many approaches that can be taken to look at
eating, feasting, sustenance and food preparation. We are currently
soliciting papers and sessions for the conference. Forms for
submission of abstracts and proposals for sessions can be found in our
abstract submission section.
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
http://www.arky.ucalgary.ca/Chacmool2007/index.htm
Sunday, November 11, 12:30 PM -1:30 PM
Chicago Humanities Festival
"Transformations in the Maya World During the 9th Century "Collapse"
Elizabeth Pope
By examining shifts visible in the archaeological and artistic
records, the Art Institute's Pope will offer several theories that
explain the Classic period Maya "collapse." She links the abandonment
of the Classic Lowland cities and apparent changes in Maya cultural
systems observable in the Post-Classic period to the underlying Maya
beliefs about cycles of creation and destruction. Far from
experiencing
a Classic period "extinction," Maya culture was a dynamic system that
changed in response to stresses in the cultural, economic, and
environmental realms.
The Art Institute of Chicago
Fullerton Auditorium
111 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, Il
Tuesday, November 13, 7:30 PM
"Rise and Fall of the Classic Maya"
Join this father and son team of prominent archaeologists as they show
how recent discoveries have shed new light on the rise and mysterious
collapse of this great Mesoamerican civilization.
Field Museum of Chicago
James Simpson Theater
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/CalendarSystem/Search_Type.asp?Type=LEC
Tuesday, November 13, 7:00 PM
"The Enigmatic Mystery of Chacoan Cylinder Jars"
There are only 210 known ceramic cylinder jars in the prehispanic
American Southwest. 192 of those come from Pueblo Bonito in Chaco
Canyon. Patricia Crown, professor of anthropology at the University of
New Mexico, explores the production of the unusual vessels and reveals
new insights into their use at Chaco.
Center for English as a Second Language,
Room 102 (one building east of Arizona State Museum North
http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/public/index.shtml
November 13, 5:15 p.m.
"Pomp and Circumstance: Cities in a Maya Landscape"
About our speaker: Most of Professor Pyburn's primary research has
taken place in Belize, where she has directed major excavations and
general mapping and reconnaissance in the remains of three ancient
Maya cities. The focus of her research in Belize has been on
understanding and reconstructing very large systems of human
organization that developed before the modern world system, for which
the Maya provide a crucial example as one of the few places in the
world where urbanism developed independently.
Lecture Abstract
In this lecture K Anne Pyburn will consider commercialism as a
stimulus to the development of ancient Maya cities. She shifts focus
from production and prestige economy, which have been the subject of
much archaeological reasearch and theorizing, to consumption by
ordinary households, which is less often discussed. Professor Pyburn
does not propose consumerism as a prime mover for the rise of cities,
nor does she visualize ancient Maya traders as canoe - born
capitalists. She proposes that consumer culture is not exclusively a
product of modern capitalism (contra Campbell 1987, McCracken 1988 and
others), and that certain archaeological patterns suggest that a
healthy trade in commodities contributed to Maya urbanism.
Archaeology Center
Building 500
Stanford University
http://archaeology.stanford.edu/lectures.html
November 14, 12:00 PM
Brown Bag Lecture
"Transport in the Prehispanic Andes: Archaeological and ethnographic
investigations"
Nico Tripcevich, PhD (Archaeological Research Facility)
Room 101 in the ARF
(2251 College Building)
University of California, Berkeley
http://sscl.berkeley.edu/arf/lectures/lectures.html
Monday, November 19, 12:00 PM
"Shamanism and Rock Art"
The interpretation of rock art is one of the most vexing problems in
archaeology. American Indian shamanism has provided one of the most
popular contexts for rock art interpretation, but also some of the
most heated controversy. In this lecture, Ken Hedges will present an
overview of shamanism and rock art, outlining the ways we can use
shamanism to give insight into rock art images while avoiding the
pitfalls of an oversimplified shamanistic model.
Gill Auditorium.
San Diego Museum of Man
1350 El Prado, Balboa Park
San Diego, California
http://www.museumofman.org/html/education_publicprograms.html#Nov19
Saturday November 24
Andean Seminar
The Institute for the Study of the Americas & The Institute of
Archaeology, UCL
10.30 am Coffee
11.00 am William Gosling (The Open University) Holocene fire and
occupation in the Amazonia
11.30 am Michael Frogley (University of Sussex) Mites, mud and the
rise and fall of the Inca: oribatid mite abundances as indicators of
domestic animal densities
12.00 noon Trish Biers (Cambridge University) The Puruchuco-
Huaquerones Bioarchaeology Project: recent research at an Inka
cemetery in Lima, Peru
Lunch
2.00 pm Charles Stanish, Ran Boytner (Cotsen Institute of
Archaeology, UCLA) and Aimee Plourde (Institute of Archaeology, UCL)
Revising the Later Prehistory of the South Central Andes: New Data
from the Atacama and Northern Titicaca Basin.
Tea
3.45 pm Cesar Astuhuaman (Institute of Archaeology, UCL) Mining and
Archaeology: the Rio Blanco Project within the Highlands of Piura,
Peru
4.15 pm Frank Meddens (Preconstruct Archaeology) Sacred space and
continuity in Ayacucho; results of recent work
6th floor seminar room,
The Institute of Archaeology,
UCL; University College London,
34 Gordon Square,
WC1H 0PY (near Euston Train Station)
November 24, 11:00 a.m.
Gallery Talk
"A Precolumbian Bestiary: Animal Imagery in the Ancient Americas"
Stanchion, Great Hall
Metropolitan Museum
NY City
http://www.metmuseum.org/search/iquery.asp
Friday, November 30, 4:00pm-6:00pm
UCLA Friday Seminar Series
"Household Archaeology, Volcanoes, Remote Sensing, and Social Memory
in Ancient Costa Rica"
Fowler Seminar Room (A222)
UCLA
http://www.ioa.ucla.edu/WebCalendar/view_entry.php?id=145&date=20071130
November 30, 12:00 PM
"Ancient Peoples and Ancient Shorelines: New Discoveries in the Search
for the Earliest North Americans"
Dr. Dennis Stanford,
Smithsonian Institution
For over thirty years Dr. Stanford has researched for the traces of
the earliest people in North America, an odyssey that has taken him
from Alaska to Texas to the remnant shorelines of Pleistocene Europe
and now to the Chesapeake Bay where an exciting suite of sites holds
tantalizing clues about the colonization of ancient North America.
National Museum of Natural History
Baird Auditorium
Washington, D.C.
http://www.americanarchaeology.com/washingtonDC.html
Mike Ruggeri's Ancient America Museum Exhibitions, Conferences and
Lectures
http://community-2.webtv.net/Topiltzin-2091/AncientAmerica/index.htm
Mike Ruggeri's Ancient America and Mesoamerica News and Links
http://community-2.webtv.net/Topiltzin-2091/MIKERUGGERISANCIENT/index.html
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