[Aztlan] JULY ANCIENT AMERICA EVENTS

[michael ruggeri]

July 3-July 7, 2007
4th International Meeting of Archaeological Theory in South America
The Faculty of Humanities and the School of Archaeology of Catamarca  
National University...
Are pleased to announce The 4th International Meeting of  
Archaeological Theory in South America. The meeting will be held in  
the city of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, from 3rd July to 7th  
July, 2007. It is organized by the Doctorate in Human Sciences  
(Faculty of Humanities, Catamarca National University) and the  
sponsorship of the World Archaeological Congress (WAC). Following the  
fruitful meetings at Vitória, in 1998, Olavarría, in 2000, and  
Bogotá, in 2002, a prolonged parenthesis is threatening to impose its  
silence. Because of that and since we know that nothing related to  
silence would help to understand the archaeology of the present in  
our continent, we extend this invitation to the 4TAAS. We believe  
that in order to understand archaeology it is necessary to  
communicate with the people involved in this, and also with those  
affected by archaeology, because of their sense of belonging, their  
activity or their interest. Specialists of coincidental academic  
disciplines will help with our reflections, too. Our aim is that the  
4TAAS will, then, constitute a place of encounter. An encounter with  
these we already know and with those with whom our conversation has  
been largely delayed. We do not only wish that you accept this call,  
but that you will participate summoning actors who will enrich the  
meeting as well.
http://www.unca.edu.ar/arqueologia/ingles/todo.htm


July 4-6
The Belize Archaeology Symposium BAS 2007 "Postclassic Maya Culture  
of Belize"
For additional information about the conference, abstract  
submissions, please contact the
Belize Institute of Archaeology, NICH.
Belize City, Belize
Email: research at nichbelize.org
Tel: +501-822-2106 or 822-2227
Fax: +501-822-3345
http://www.nichbelize.org


Friday, July 6, 7:00 PM
Pre-Columbian Society of Washington, D.C Lecture
"Sacred Passage: The Net Jaguar Murals of Tetitla, Teotihuacan"
Patricia Joan Sarro
The walls of Teotihuacan's apartment compounds once were adorned with  
brilliantly colored paintings. Among those that have survived the  
ravages of time are the Net Jaguar murals of the Tetitla Compound.  
Winding through a series of rooms, they depict repeated images of an  
anthropomorphic jaguar approaching a Teotihuacan-style temple,  
footsteps marking his path. This talk explores the relationship  
between these figures and the living inhabitants of these rooms, and  
suggests that both are transformed in ritual time.
International Student House,
1825 R Street, NW, Washington, DC.
202-232-4007
Metro: Dupont Circle (red line). North Exit/Q Street. Cross
Connecticut and turnleft up 19th Street to R Street. Take a right,  
the house is halfway down block on your left. Vehicles: R street is  
one-way going west, so approach is from 18th Street or a lower- 
numbered block.
Meetings will be held on the second floor. Access by elevator is not  
available.
http://www.pcswdc.org/


Friday, July 13, 7:00 pm
"The Mesa Verde Pueblo World in a Global Perspective."
Crow Canyon Archaeological Center,
23390 Road K,
west of Cortez, Arizona
(970) 565-8975
http://www.co.blm.gov/ahc/spexbt.htm


July 16, 6:00 PM
"Companions: Pre-Columbian Dogs of the Southwest"
This series is a benefit for the Archaeological Conservancy.
Hotel Santa Fe,
1501 Paseo de Peralta.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
www.SouthwestSeminars.org


July 16, 7:30 PM
The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society Lecture "Large- 
scale Excavations at Honey Bee, a Hohokam Town in Oro Valley"
Duval Auditorium,
University Medical Center,
1501 North Campbell Avenue (north of Speedway)
Tucson, Arizona
http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/aahs/lectures.shtml


July 18, 8:00-9:30 PM
Institute of Maya Studies Lecture:
"Rapa Nui – 'Seeing' Easter Island, Past, Present and Future"
Part 1 of a two-part series: "Worlds Apart – Travels in Chile". An  
amazing journey described by and featuring the photography of Beth  
and Vic Wiggert.
With the help and insight of Sergio Rapu, Archaeologist, Director of  
Research & Restoration of the many Ahu (platforms) and Moai (statues)  
and First Native Governor of Rapa Nui.
Ancestral gods were the sources of personal protection for the soul  
and body during life and in afterlife. They guarded lineage territory  
and personal property from humans and demons, and were responsible  
for increasing food. They were believed to bring migrating birds and  
fish to the island, to improve soil fertility and produce new plants,  
and to increase the human population. The monolithic statues (Moai)  
are universally regarded on Rapa Nui today as representations of  
chiefly, deified ancestors. They are the "living faces" (aringa ora)  
of the past.
Miami Museum of Science,
3280 South Miami Avenue,
across from Vizcaya
Maya Hotline: 305-235-1192; http://mayastudies.org


Thursday, July 19, 1:00
"Life, Land and Water in the Andes:
Deciphering Nasca Iconography"
Room 24
British Museum
London, England
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/whatson/events/index.html


Saturday, July 21, 1:15
"Aztec Archaeology Today"
Room 27
British Museum
London, England
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/whatson/events/index.html


July 25, 8:00-9:30 PM
Institute of Maya Studies Lecture:
"Santiago to the Atacama Desert"
Part 2 of a two-part series: "Worlds Apart – Travels in Chile". An  
amazing journey described by and featuring the photography of Beth  
and Vic Wiggert.
 From the cosmopolitan capital of Chile, fertile valleys and  
vineyards, north to Stone Age Tulor, deserted mining towns, the  
Gustavo Le Paige Archaeological Museum, sand dunes, geoglyphs, llamas  
and flamingos in the land of very little rain.
Institute of Maya Studies
Miami Museum of Science,
3280 South Miami Avenue,
across from Vizcaya;
Maya Hotline: 305-235-1192; http://mayastudies.org


July 30, 6:00 PM
"Taking Charge in Chaco: Thinking About Political Organization in the  
Past"
This series is a benefit for the Archaeological Conservancy.
Hotel Santa Fe,
1501 Paseo de Peralta.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
www.SouthwestSeminars.org