[Aztlan] DECEMBER ANCIENT AMERICA EVENTS

Thu Nov 30 20:30:32 CST 2006

Friday, December 1
Precolumbian Society of Washington DC Lecture
"Paracas Textile"
Ann Peters, Fellow at Dumbarton Oaks
Sumner School,
1201 17th Street, NW,
Washington, DC.
Across the street from National Geographic. Metro: Farragut North (on  
the red line) and Farragut West (on the Blue/Orange line).
http://www.pcswdc.org/

December 03, 1:00 pm
"Precolumbian Masks: Expressions of Reality"
Views several Precolumbian masks to explore Central American ideas  
about the transformation from one identity or life stage to another.  
Free with Museum admission
Gallery Talk Stanchion, Great Hall
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City

December 4-9, 2006
11th European Maya Conference
Malmö, Sweden
"Ecology, Power, and Religion in Maya Landscapes"
The European Association of Mayanists (Wayeb) welcomes scholars and  
students to participate in the 11th European Maya Conference that  
will be hosted by Malmö University, Sweden, December 4-9, 2006. The  
conference combines a Maya Hieroglyphic Workshop (December 4-7) and a  
Research Symposium (December 8-9). The theme of the 11th EMC Research  
Symposium is "Ecology, Power, and Religion in Maya Landscapes."
Keynote speakers include Nicholas Dunning, Elizabeth Graham, Nikolai  
Grube, Stephen Houston, and Karl Taube.
http://www.wayeb.org/indexemc.htm

Wednesday, December 6, 5:30 pm
Dumbarton Oaks Lecture
Patricia McAnany, Boston University
"Feeding a Hungry Landscape: Perception and Ritual Practice in  
Ancestral Maya Societies"
Illustrated
ICC Auditorium at Georgetown University
WashingtonDC
http://www.doaks.org/publiclectures.html

Wednesday, December 6, 6:30 p.m.
Honey Bee Village Lecture Series
"Visualizing Hohokam Life: 3-D Computerized Models of Honey Bee Village"
Douglas Gann,
Preservation Archaeologist,
Center for Desert Archaeology
Oro Valley Public Library meeting room
1305 W. Naranja Dr.,
Oro Valley, Arizona
http://cdarc.org/pages/articles.php?req=read&article_id=322

Dec. 8, 2006, 7:30 pm.
Houston Archaeology Society
"Rock Art in Texas."
Reeda Peel,
Director -Texas Rock Art Data Base.
M.D. Anderson Hall (Building 20)
3900 Mt. Vernon
University of St. Thomas campus
Houston, Texas
Mt. Vernon is closed between W. Main and W. Alabama.
Street parking on Yoakum is the best bet.
The visitor parking garage on W. Alabama @ Graustark charge is $2.00.
Do not park in permit-only lots
http://www.houstonarcheology.org/nextmtg.html

December 9, 1:30 PM
Pre-Columbian Society of the University of Pennsylvania Museum Lecture
"The War Club: An Important Moche Symbol."       Elizabeth Benson,  
Institute for Andean Studies
The Moche, or Mochica people, who lived on the desert north coast of  
Peru in the first seven centuries of our era, produced ceramic art  
and metallurgy that reveal much about their lives and beliefs. One of  
the major motifs, appearing in many media and contexts, is a war  
club. It, perhaps, should be called a mace, for it can be a staff of  
office as well as an implement to bash a head. It appears as an  
architectural embellishment, such as on a roof; it can be the sole  
motif on a fine pottery bottle; it can be animated and have a human  
head. What does this say about Moche belief and customs and about the  
nature of warfare and ritual?
Elizabeth P. Benson set up the Pre-Columbian Collection at Dumbarton  
Oaks in 1962, later becoming the curator of the collection. She then  
started the publication, conference, and fellowship programs, and  
became director of Pre-Columbian studies. She left Dumbarton Oaks at  
the end of 1979, and is now a research associate of the Institute of  
Andean Studies. She has published and lectured on several Pre- 
Columbian fields but has worked mostly with the Moche. She has  
recently been honored for this work by institutions in Austin, Texas,  
Washington DC, and Lima, Peru.
The University of Pennsylvania Museum
3260 South Street,
Room 345
(Please check for directions at the Kress entrance desk.)
Philadelphia, PA
http://www.precolumbian.org/othermeetings.HTM

Saturday, December 9, 10:00-1:30
Seminar
"Turquoise Mosaics from Mexico"
SL
British Museum
London, England
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/whatson/events/index.html

Saturday, December 9, 1:15 pm
Gallery talk
"Snakes and dragons: roots of Mexican myth – a creative exploration"
Room 27
British Museum
London, England
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/whatson/events/index.html

December 18, 7:30 PM
The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society Lecture
"Prehistory of the Las Vegas Valley, Southern Nevada"
Duval Auditorium,
University Medical Center,
1501 North Campbell Avenue (north of Speedway)
Tucson, Arizona
http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/aahs/lectures.shtml

Thursday December 21, 7:30-9:00 pm: Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's  
"Third Thursdays" program:
"Archaeology and Winter Solstice in a South American Culture"
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, 5100 W. Ina Road Bldg. 8,
in the Marana Town Limits, Arizona. http://oldpueblo.wordpress.com/

Friday, December 22, 1:15 pm
Gallery talk
"Games and Sports in Ancient Mexico
Room 27
British Museum
London, England
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/whatson/events/index.html

December 26, 12:00-12:30 p.m.
Gallery Talk
"Masterpiece of the Day: Aztec Coronation Stone" Gallery 100
Art Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/calendar/events.php?page=6&EventType=4

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