[Aztlan] NOVEMBER ANCIENT AMERICAS LECTURES AND CONFERENCES

[michael ruggeri]

Saturday, November 1, 2008
San Diego Museum of Man
33rd Annual Rock Art Symposium
Otto Center
San Diego Zoo on Park Blvd.
Balboa Park
San Diego, Calif.
http://www.museumofman.org/html/events_rock_art_2008.html


Saturday, November 1
2008 Ohio Archaeology Council Meeting
9:35-9:50 am
Welcome Statement from Newark Earthworks Center and OSU, Dick Shiels  
and Dean, Bill MacDonald
9:50-10:10 am
The Highland County Gist Settlement: Archaeological Investigations at  
a 19th Century African-American Community in Southern Ohio, Jarrod Burks
10:10-10:30 am
Late Archaic Archaeology at Burrell Orchard: The 2008 CMNH Field  
School, Brian Redmond
10:30-10:50 am
Preliminary Investigations at the Historic John Brown Tannery,  
Crawford County, PA, Mallory Haas
10:50-11:00 am           Break
11:00-11:20 am
The Discovery and Identification of the Bark Cortland, David M. VanZandt
11:20-11:40 am
Hill Forts: Dispelling the Myths, Kenneth B. Tankersley
11:40-12:00 am
The King Cervalces: A Stag-Moose from Medina County, Linda Pansing
12:00-1:30 pm    Ohio Archaeological Council Luncheon and Business  
Meeting
1:45-2:15 pm
LiDAR Assessments of Hopewell Earthworks, William F. Romain
2:15-2:45 pm
Newark and High Bank: Different Valleys, Different Architects,  
Variations on a Theme, Nomi Greber
2:45-3:15 pm
The Newark "Holy Stones": The Social Context of an Enduring  
Scientific Forgery, Bradley T. Lepper and
Jeff Gill
3:15-3:45 pm   Q & A
3:45-5:00 pm  Hopewell/Earthwork Imagery Exhibit
Reese Conference Center
on the campus of Ohio State University-Newark.
http://www.ohioarchaeology.org/joomla/




Tuesday, November 4, 4:00 PM
San Diego Museum of Man Lecture
"Art and Architecture of the Ancient Yucatec Maya"
In the ninth century CE, when Maya centers in the southern lowlands  
were falling into ruin, a florescence of some of the finest building  
known was taking place in the Yucatan. Museum of Man Docent Carole  
Melum will examine the four styles of architecture and the function  
and meaning of architecture to the Maya. Learn about new murals  
uncovered at the ancient city of Calakmul, and attempt to unlock the  
correct identity of the long-nosed corner masks
Gill Auditorium
Museum of Man
San Diego, Calif.
http://www.museumofman.org/html/education_publicprograms.html#Nov4700




November 6-9
Eastern States Archaeological Federation 75th Annual Meeting
Hosted by:
New York State Archaeological Association
Lockport, New York
http://esaf-archeology.org/annualmtg.htm




Friday, November 7th, 7:00 PM
Pre-Columbian Society of Washington DC Lecture
"Understanding the Inca: Competing Narratives in the Documentary  
Sources "
Joanne Pillsbury, Ph.D.
Sumner School,
1201 17th Street, NW,
Washington, DC.
17th and M Streets,
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/




November 7-11
"It's Good to be King: The Archaeology of Power and Authority"
Chacmool Archaeological Association
Call for Papers
Tentative Conference Session Topics:
1. "Queens" of the Stone Age: The Role of Women within Power Structures
2. Temples, Tombs and Stele: The Representation of Power through the  
Ages
3. Alternative Power: Modes and Structures of Authority
4. Family Ties: Respect and Authority on a Personal Level
5. Warfare: Archaeology of the Rank and File
6. Bodily Power: How Body Modifications Reflect Power Structures
7. Artifactual Evidence: Power as Manifested by Personal  
Ornamentation and Art
8. Deus Lovolt: Power and Religion
9. You Are What You Wear: Clothing as Evidence for Social Status
10. Lexicon of Power: The Role of Language and Propaganda within  
Social Structures
Abstracts of approximately 150 words should be sent by fax to
(403)282-9567 or via email to: arkcon41 at ucalgary.ca
Contact Info:
Steven Simpson
arkcon41 at ucalgary.ca
fax: (403) 282-9567
Expire Date: August 31, 2008
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB Canada
http://www.arky.ucalgary.ca/chacmool2008/



November 8, 10:00 AM
2008 Elizabeth and Lewis K. Land Memorial Lecture
"Skin Deep: Iconography and Symbolism of Moche Murals,"
Steve Bourget
Long-term archaeological projects have revealed the existence of  
complex and colorful murals on buildings at all major Moche  
monumental sites. The exterior and interior walls of these ceremonial  
edifices are literally covered with intricate motifs depicting battle  
scenes, sacrificial activities, various animal species and subjects  
with supernatural attributes. A detailed study of these decorative  
programs, in conjunction with comparative iconography on other media  
such as ceramics, provides crucial information as to the way Moche  
rulers displayed and disseminated their values and ideology.
In this lecture, Dr. Steve Bourget will describe and compare the  
mural program of two major Moche sites, Huaca de la Luna in the Moche  
Valley and Huaca Cao Viejo in the Chicama Valley. He will posit that  
during Phase IV, between the fifth and eighth centuries that is,  
these two programs were closely related because of the spatial  
proximity of these two centers, and the shared ideology of their  
respective rulers.
de Young Museum
San Francisco, Californai
(NO URL)


November 8, 1:30 PM
Pre-Columbian Society of the University of Pennsylvania Museum Lecture
Yolanda Alcorta, Friends of the Ixchel Museum:
"Color and Symbol Evolution in Maya Textiles"
Museum of the University of Pennsylvania
Room 345
33rd and Spruce Streets
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
http://www.precolumbian.org/index.html



Monday, November 10, 7:00 PM
AIA Lecture
Charles Stanish, Cotsen Institute, UCLA (Anawalt Lecture)
"Empire in the Clouds: The Civilization of Ancient Tiwanaku"
Lawrence University,
Wriston Auditorium
Appleton, Wash.
http://www.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10124&society_code=all




Tuesday, November 11, 8:00 PM
AIA Lecture
Payson Sheets, University of Colorado
"The Unintended Consequences of a Religious Conversion in Ancient
Costa Rica"
PENDING--University of Albany,
Humanities Building,
Room 354
Albany, NY
http://www.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10124&society_code=all



November 11, 7:00 PM
Friends of Tijeras Pueblo Lecture
"Painted Walls, Pots, and Images on Stone in the Pueblo Rio Grande"
Polly Schaafsma.
Tijeras Ranger Station.
Tijeras, New Mexico
http://www.friendsoftijeraspueblo.org/ourevents.html




November 12-15
SEAC Conference
65th South Eastern Archaeology Conference
Hilton University Place
Charlotte, North Carolina
http://www.southeasternarchaeology.org/2008SEAC/seac2008.html




Nov 13, 7:30 PM
Arizona  Archaeology Society, Phoenix Chapter Lecture
"Tim's Cave, Sedona"
Pueblo Grande Museum
4619 E. Washington,
Phoenix, Arizona
http://www.azarchsoc.org/phoenixchapter.html#section3




Thursday, November 13, 7:30 PM
AIA Lecture
Payson Sheets, University of Colorado
"How did the Maya Feed the Multitudes"
Memorial Art Gallery,
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
http://www.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10124&society_code=all




Thursday,  November 13,  7:00 pm
"Chacoan Life & Art; Prodigy, Rebel, or Stepchild? Salmon, Aztec, and  
the Middle San Juan Region in the Chacoan and Post-Chacoan Periods"
Over the last seven years, research by the Center for Desert  
Archaeology and its primary partners (Salmon Ruins and Aztec Ruins)  
has expanded and changed our view of Salmon, Aztec, and other late  
Puebloan communities in the Middle San Juan region.
Hibben 105
Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
http://www.unm.edu/~maxwell/




November 15
2008 NMAC Conference
"Migration or Emulation: Chacoan Presence in the Middle San Juan"
Hibben Center,
University of New Mexico,
Albuquerque, NM
http://www.abqarchaeology.org/events.shtml




Saturday, November 15, 1:15 PM
British Museum Gallery Talk
"Death, Burial and Afterlife Among
the Aztecs"
Room 27
British Museum
London, England
http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar/ 
death_among_the_aztecs.aspx




Sunday, November 16,
Fall 2008 Mesoamerican Network Meeting,
Speakers:
Virginia Fields (LACMA)  Recontextualizing the Art of the Ancient  
Americas
Megan O'Neil (USC)  The Lives of Ancient Maya Sculptures
Cecelia Klein (UCLA)  Figurines and the Formation of the Official  
Aztec Pantheon
Manuel Aguilar (CSULA) Malinalco: A Place between Heaven and Earth
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
http://www.mesoamericanet.com/




November 16, 7:00-8:30 PM
Archaeological Institute of America/Houston Society Lecture
"When Does the Story Begin? Who Were the Earliest "Americans?"
Dr. Michael Collins, The Gault School of Archaeological Research and  
lead investigator at the Gault Site, and Dr. Dennis Stanford,  
Director of Archaeology at The Smithsonian Institution, will speak on  
the peopling of the Americas.
Were the earliest Americans Asian? Were they European? The latest  
news about the first migrations to the Americas is radically changing  
what we've always believed about our hemisphere and about ourselves.  
Two of the top authorities in this arena reveal up-to-the minute  
information in a lively, fun-filled evening of surprises leading to  
new understanding.
Morris Cultural Arts Center,
University Theater,
Houston Baptist University
Houston, Texas
http://www.txarch.org/calendar/index.php




November 17, 7:30 PM
Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society Lecture
"Hohokam Rituals: The Meso-American Connection"
Duval Auditorium,
University Medical Center,
1501 North Campbell Avenue (north of Speedway).
Tucson, Arizona
http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/aahs/lectures.shtml




November 17, 6:00 PM
Southwest Seminars Lecture
"Before Santa Fe: Archaeology of the City Different; Location,  
Location, Location: Prehistory of Santa Fe"
Hotel Santa Fe
Santa Fe, New Mexico
http://www.Southwestseminars.org





Wednesday, November 19, 5:30 PM

Dumbarton Oaks Lecture
Markus Reindel, German Archaeological Institute
"Paracas and Nasca Geoglyphs: New Insights in Their Origins and  
Meaning from the Palpa Valleys, South Coast of Peru"
Markus Reindel, German Archaeological Institute
Music Room
Dumbarton Oaks
Washington DC
http://www.doaks.org/public_events/lectures.html




Thursday, November 20, 7:30 PM
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center's "Third Thursdays"
"In the Aftermath of Ancestral Puebloan Migrations to Southern Arizona"
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center,
5100 W. Ina Road Bldg. 8
(northwestern Tucson metro area)
Tucson, Arizona


November 20, 7:30 PM
El Paso Archaeology Society Lecture
"Fifteen Years After: Assessing Hard's 1983 Model of Late Mesilla Phase
Land Use in the Jornada Mogollon"
El Paso Museum of Archaeology
in the auditorium
4301 Transmountain Rd.
El Paso, Texas
http://www.epas.com/newsletter.htm




November 20-21
Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies Mexican Center  
Symposium on the Olmec
"Olmec: The Origins of Ancient Mexican Civilization"
The symposium will explore the most recent scholarship by senior  
specialists in the field.
Precursors to the better-known Maya culture, the Olmec (1500–400 BCE)  
are recognized in current scholarship as the foundation of  
civilization in Mesoamerica. Widely known for their carved  
magnificent monolithic public monuments, the Olmec also originated  
the first
inter-Mesoamerican art style, and iconography originating with the  
Olmec is found adapted in representations of the Maya culture. Recent  
discoveries in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, strongly suggest that  
the Olmec even may have independently invented a system of  
hieroglyphic writing around 1000 BCE.
The last major Olmec symposium in the United States met at the  
National Gallery in Washington, D.C., in 1996. This year's conference  
at the University of Texas will bring together leading experts on  
Olmec culture from Mexico and the U.S., including Rebecca González  
Lauck, Director of Research at La Venta, a major Olmec site, and Ann  
Cyphers, Professor of Archaeology at UNAM. Sara Ladrón, Director of  
the Museo de Antropología in Xalapa, Veracruz, is an expert on  
colossal heads, while Kent Reilly of Texas State University has  
written extensively on the role of ritual in Olmec culture. Other  
speakers will include Virginia Fields, Curator of Pre-Columbian Art  
at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and Ponciano Ortíz of the  
Instituto de Antropología e Historia (INAH) in Veracruz.
Presentations will be made in English and Spanish, and simultaneous  
translation will be provided.
512.232.2423.
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/insts/llilas/news/current/olmec/



November 28, 11:00 AM
Metropolitan Museum Gallery Talk
"A Precolumbian Bestiary: Animal Imagery in the Ancient Americas"
Explores how different cultures of the ancient Americas used animal  
imagery, including depictions of powerful predators, on objects  
associated with every aspect of their lives.
Great Hall
Metropolitan Museum
New York City
http://www.metmuseum.org/


Mike Ruggeri's Ancient America Museum Exhibitions, Conferences and  
Lectures
http://community-2.webtv.net/Topiltzin-2091/AncientAmerica/