[Aztlan] April Ancient Americas Lectures and Conferences

[michael ruggeri]

Listeros,

Here is the April Schedule of Ancient Americas Lectures and  
Conferences. Among the highlights; the Newberry Library Aztec  
Symposium in Chicago, the 27th Annual Maya Weekend in Philadelphia,  
and Michael Coe's lecture in Washington DC.

Mike Ruggeri

MARCH 31-APRIL 4
THE UNIVERSITY OF MEXICO, CAMPUS CHICAGO, THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY CHICAGO  
AND THE MEXICO TOURISM BOARD PRESENT:
“NEW VIEWS ON AZTEC WORLD”
Coordinator: Oscar Alatriste, M A
Academic Dean, Escuela de Extensión de la UNAM en Chicago
Tuesday, March 31, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Venue: The Newberry Library
"PROJECTION OF TWO DOCUMENTARIES"
A) MEXICAN TOURISM (10 min.)
Promotional Film:
Presenter and Commentator: Arq. Rodrigo Esponda C
Director, Midwest USA Mexico Tourism Board
B) ON THE AZTECS (60 min.)
Documentary: “Secrets of the Dead. Aztecs Massacre
Presenter and commentator: Elizabeth Baquedano Ph D
Institute of Archaeology. University College London
Thursday, April 2, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Venue: The Newberry Library
"ROUNDTABLE: GODS, GOLD AND WRITING IN THE AZTEC WORLD"
Speaker: Guilhem Olivier Durand, Ph D
Institute of Historical Research, UNAM
Lecture: Men and Gods in the Aztec World
Speaker: Elizabeth Baquedano, Ph D
Institute of Archaeology, University College London
Lecture: Reevaluating Aztec Gold
Speaker: Ellen T Baird, PhD
Department of Art History, University of Illinois at Chicago
Lecture: The will of Don Miguel Damian: An Aztec Family in Colonial  
Mexico, 1576
Moderator: Oscar Alatriste
UNAM campus Chicago
Hors d’oeuvres will be serve
March 31-April 4
EXHIBITION ON COLONIAL MEXICAN NAHUA PICTORIAL WRITING
Venue: The Newberry Library Hall Entrance
The Newberry Library
60 West Walton Street
Chicago, Il 60610
www.newberry.org



April 1, 6:00 PM
Great Sites Lecture Series
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Lecture
"Exploring the Maya Kingdom of Copan"
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Loa Traxler, Penn Museum Research Scientist,
speaks of new discoveries that continue to build the story of Copán's  
past and to shape Honduras' future. Tour and reception follows.
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
33rd and Spruce Streets in West Philadelphia. Spruce Street becomes  
South Street just east of the Museum.
Since the South Street Bridge is closed for construction, the I-76  
exits for South Street cannot be used.
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/events/calitem.php?which=1821




April 1, 7:30 PM
“Mesoamerica and Hohokam Symbolism; Public Architecture and Ideology”
Paul Fish
Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park
Phoenix, Arizona
http://www.ci.phoenix.az.us/PUEBLO/edcalndr.htm




Thursday April 2, 7:00 PM
Pre-Columbian Society of Washington DC Lecture
"Moche Beads from Ancient Peru."
Moche civilization flourished on the north coast of Peru between  
approximately AD 100 and 800. Although the Moche had no writing  
system, they left a vivid artistic record of their beliefs and  
activities in beautifully modeled and painted ceramic vessels,  
remarkable objects of gold, silver, and copper, sumptuous textiles,  
and carved and inlaid bone, wood, and stone. Using gold, silver,  
shell, and semi precious stones, they made beads and assembled them  
into pectorals, bracelets, and necklaces. By examining the way these  
are depicted in Moche art, and studying examples that have been  
excavated in Moche tombs, it is possible to reconstruct how the Moche  
made beads and used them to create some of the finest jewelry in the  
ancient world.
Christopher Donnan, University of California at Los Angeles
Biodata Christopher B. Donnan is a Professor Emeritus of Anthropology  
at UCLA. Considered one of the world's foremost authorities on the  
Moche, he has studied Moche civilization for more than four decades,  
combining a systematic analysis of Moche art with numerous  
archaeological excavations in Peru. His many publications include  
Moche Portraits from Ancient Peru, Moche Fineline Painting, Royal  
Tombs of Sipan, Moche Art and Archaeology, Moche Tombs from Dos  
Cabezas, and Ceramics of Ancient Peru.
Sumner School,
1201 17th Street, NW,
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).
Washington, DC.
http://www.pcswdc.org/



April 2, 7:00 PM
The Chol Q’ij,
the Maya Calendar: “The Heart of the Wisdom of the Maya”
By Dr. Jean Molesky-Poz
In highland Guatemala, the Chol Q’ij, the sacred 260-day calendar has  
been
conserved over the centuries, and continues to be “the heart of the  
wisdom of
the Maya.” Contemporary Ajq’ijab’ (“keepers of the days” or “calendar  
keepers”),
who arrange the days as threads, use the calendar to assist others to  
manage
their lives and in ceremonial practice. In this talk, Professor Jean  
Molesky-Poz,
author of Contemporary Maya Spirituality (UTP 2006) examinestime as the
central matrix of the Maya, unbundles the meaning of the twenty days and
thirteen numbers, explains the use of the Chol Q’ij, and show how the  
calendar
is woven into contemporary textiles and worn in clothing, reflecting  
its public
emergence.
Phoebe Hearst Museum Patio and Gallery
College Avenue on the campus of the University of California
Berkeley, California
http://hearstmuseum.berkeley.edu/outreach/public_programs.htm



April 3 - 5
Pre-Columbian Society of the Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and
Anthropology
27th Annual Maya Weekend
“Maya Crossroads - Classic Ideas and Goods in Motion Across the Verapaz”
at The Univsersity of Pennsylvania Museum
This spring, Penn Museum's 27th Annual Maya Weekend presents "Maya  
Crossroads: Classic Ideas and Goods in Motion Across the Verapaz," a  
program focused on the dynamic trade and cultural expression in the  
Maya highlands during the Classic period. Our program complements a  
new exhibition, Painted Metaphors: Pottery and Politics of the Ancient  
Maya, the opening of which will be a special highlight for the event.  
Our Maya Weekend program combines illustrated talks by world-renowned  
scholars and interactive workshops exploring the cultural traditions  
of the Maya.
Hotel: Rooms are available at the Sheraton University City ($189 plus  
tax), 36th and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19104, 215-387-8000.  
Identify yourself as a Maya Weekend attendee to receive our special  
rate.
Program brochures with full details have been mailed.
Call 215 898-4890 or fax 215 573-4263 to request additional information
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
University of Pennsylvania Museum
3260 South Street
33rd and Spruce Streets in West Philadelphia.
Spruce Street becomes South Street just east of the Museum.
Since the South Street Bridge is closed for construction, the I-76
exits for South Street cannot be used.
www.museum.upenn.edu/mayaweekend



Friday, April 3, 7:30 PM
Maya Society of Minnesota Lecture
"Mayan Weaving Tradition and Weavers’ Lives Today"
Karen Searle, artist and author
The weaving traditions of the ancient Maya have been carried on by  
their descendants to the present time. Symbolic designs in the  
textiles provide a link to ancient mythologies, depict the local  
environment, and incorporate popular culture. Textile production today  
also reflects the weavers adaptation to rapid economic and societal  
changes. Some fair trade development projects will also be  
highlighted. This illustrated lecture includes slides and a display of  
textiles.
Drew Science 118
Hamline University
Minneapolis, Minnesota
http://www.hamline.edu/mayasociety/april_2009_lectures_and_works.htm#Lecture



Saturday, April 4, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Maya Society of Minnesota Workshop
"An Introduction to Mayan Backstrap Weaving"
Karen Searle, artist and author
Experience backstrap weaving technology and try your hand at brocade  
patterning while weaving a narrow band on a small backstrap loom. Some  
video material on Mayan weavers will also be presented.
Giddens Learning Center 6s (the Anthropology Lab),
Hamline University
Minneapolis, Minnesota
http://www.hamline.edu/mayasociety/april_2009_lectures_and_works.htm#Lecture



April 4
2009 Houston Geological Society Guest Night
"In Search of the First Americans: Recent Discoveries and the Role of  
Geology in the Pursuit of the Past"
Dr. Water’s presentation entitled “In Search of the First Americans”  
Recent
Discoveries and the Role of Geology in the Pursuit of the Past” will  
focus on the questions that have intrigued archaeologists over a  
century, as they search for clues to  better understand the  
prehistoric colonization of the Americas. When did the first people  
enter the Americas? Where did they come from? What routes did they  
take into the New World? How did they cope with the new environments  
they encountered from Canada to Argentina?
Geologists have played a pivotal role in the pursuit of the first  
Americans. An understanding of the geological context, dating, and  
site formation are critical to the investigation of any early site.  
Geologists have worked side by side with archaeologists from the start  
and have provided the critical information needed for the acceptance  
of early sites.
Since the discovery of the Clovis complex at Blackwater Draw, New  
Mexico, an elegant model developed that shaped thinking for decades  
about the origins of the First Americans. The Clovis First Model,  
states that a small band of hunters entered the Americas 13,500 years  
ago and populated the entirety of the New World within 800 years.  
According to the model, these people were the first and only early  
migrants to the New World and that all following New World cultures  
descended from the Clovis culture.
However, recent archaeological discoveries and advances in human  
genetics are calling the Clovis First Model into question and continue  
to shape a new understanding of the first Americans. New evidence  
suggests that people were in the Americas before Clovis and that we  
must rethink the Clovis model and  develop a new model that better  
explains the peopling of the Americas.
Downtown Aquarium,
410 Bagby St,
Houston, Texas
http://www.txarch.org/calendar/index.php



Saturday, April 4, 10:30 AM
SunWatch 2009 Lecture Series
Archaeoastronomy in the Americas
"Hopewell Archaeoastronomy and Geomancy: New Discoveries Using LiDAR"
Dr. William F. Romain, Research Associate, Ohio State University  
Newark Earthworks Center
SunWatch Indian Village and Archaeology Park
2301 W. River Road
Dayton, Ohio
(937) 268-8199
http://www.sunwatch.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=1



April 5, 1:00-4:00 PM
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Lecture
"Painted Metaphors: Pottery and Politics of the Ancient Maya"
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Celebrate the opening of this new exhibit with a lecture by the  
curator, Elin C. Danien, as well as music, tours, arts, and crafts.  
Lead sponsor Rohm and Haas.
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
33rd and Spruce Streets in West Philadelphia. Spruce Street becomes  
South Street just east of the Museum.
Since the South Street Bridge is closed for construction, the I-76  
exits for South Street cannot be used.
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/events/calitem.php?which=1824



Sunday, April 5, 2:00 pm
“An Illustrated Talk on Ancient Panama”
Dr. William Fowler, Department of Anthropology, Vanderbilt University
free and open to the public
Frank H. McClung Museum
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/



April 6, 6:00 PM
Ancient Sites and Ancient Stories 2009
Southwest Seminars Lecture
"Evidence for Pre-Clovis Human Occupations in Paisley Cave, Northern  
Great Basin",
Dr. Dennis Jenkins, Senior Research Associate, Oregon State University
Hotel Santa Fe
Santa Fe, New Mexico
http://southwestseminars.org/SouthwestSeminars.org/Lectures.htm



Thursday, April 9, 2009; 6 p.m.
The Aztec World Lecture Series
"Women and the Aztec State"
Elizabeth M. Brumfiel
312.665.7400.
West Entrance
Montgomery Ward Hall,
Ground Level
Field Museum of Chicago
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/calendarSystem/Search_Type.asp?Type=LEC



Thursday, April 09, 2009, 7:30 PM
AIA Lecture
Charles Stanish, Cotsen Institute, UCLA (Stone Lecture)
"The Civilizations of Ancient Peru: Inca, Moche and Tiwanaku"
Willamette University,
Paulus Lecture Hall
Salem, Mass.
http://www.archaeological.org/webinfo.php?page=10124&society_code=all



April 9, 7:00 PM
Aztec Words in Ancient Maya Inscriptions: "Signs of Early Contact"
By Dr. Martha Macri
Nahuatl was the language of the Aztec Empire. Words of Nahuatl origin  
can be found spelled with syllabic signs in early Maya inscriptions.  
In this talk, Dr. Macri discusses dated monuments that suggest several  
distinct periods of early contact between the ancient Maya and the  
Nahuatl speaking peoples of Mexico.
Phoebe Hearst Museum Patio and Gallery
College Avenue on the campus of the University of California
Berkeley, California
http://hearstmuseum.berkeley.edu/outreach/public_programs.htm



Tuesday, April 14th, 7:00 PM
Taos Archaeological Society Lecture
“Southwest Ceramics”
C. Dean Wilson, Director, Pottery Analysis Laboratory,
Office of Archaeological Studies, Albuquerque, NM
Ceramic data is being used to examine trends relating to the sequence  
and nature of the prehistoric ceramic occupation of the Northern Rio  
Grande. One important issue currently being explored is the origin of  
Pueblo groups in the Northern Rio Grande, who are often assumed to  
have migrated from the San Juan region during the thirteenth century.  
Instead, ceramic evidence from various projects suggests a long,  
continual Puebloan population beginning by at least A.D. 900 that grew  
and expanded into other areas of the Northern Rio Grande during the  
thirteenth century.
Kit Carson Electric
118 Cruz Alta Rd,
Taos, New Mexico
http://www.taosarch.org/



April 14, 7:30 PM
El Paso Archaeological Society Lecture
“Who am I?  What’s My Name?”
Goggle-eyed anthropomorphic figures are found in the Mogollon rock art  
of southern New Mexico, west Texas and northern Chihuahua.  
Archeologists have previously equated these figures with the Aztec  
rain god Tlaloc. In Mesoamerican Tlaloc's attributes include the  
goggle-eyes, a mouth with teeth or fangs, a heron headdress and kilt.   
A preliminary analysis of the goggle-eyed motifs in the Mogollon and  
surrounding areas will give detailed information about the types and  
range of this motif and  possible relationship to Mesoamerican Rain  
Deities.
Margaret Berrier received a degree in Art Education from Indiana  
University where she specialized in studied jewelry design and  
silversmithing
El Paso Museum of Archaeology
in the auditorium
4301 Transmountain Rd.
El Paso, Texas
http://www.epas.com/newsletter.htm



April 14, 7:00 PM
Friends of Tijeras Pueblo Lecture
“The Three Rivers Petroglyph Site:
A Candidate for the National Register of Historic Places”
Helen K Crotty, Ph.D
This talk will illustrate why the Three Rivers Site is worthy of  
National Register status by showing what makes it so special:  the  
landscape setting, the topography of the petroglyph ridge, its  
relatively pristine condition, and its images.  The talk illustrates  
some common geometric and life form images found there as well as  
elements that appear to be unique to the site.
Helen has published several articles on rock art and the rock art  
field school at Three Rivers as well as on kiva murals. While  
president of the American Rock Art Research Association, she organized  
a symposium and edited a publication on rock art conservation and  
protection.  She is currently working with friends to prepare a  
nomination of the Three Rivers Petroglyph Site to the National  
Register of Historic Places.
Sandia Ranger Station,
Tijeras, New Mexico
http://www.friendsoftijeraspueblo.org/ourevents.html



Thursday, April 16, 6:00  PM
The Aztec World Lecture Series
"Imagining a Place for Aztlan: Chicanismo and the Aztecs in Art and  
Resistance"
David Carrasco,
312.665.7400.
West Entrance
Montgomery Ward Hall,
Ground Level
Field Museum of Chicago
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/calendarSystem/Search_Type.asp?Type=LEC


April 20, 6:00 PM
Ancient Sites and Ancient Stories 2009
Southwest Seminars Lecture
"Coalescence and Collapse in the Southern Southwest"
Dr.Jeffrey J. Clark, Preservation Archaeologist, Center for Desert  
Archaeology
Hotel Santa Fe
Santa Fe, New Mexico
http://southwestseminars.org/SouthwestSeminars.org/Lectures.html



Tuesday, April 21, 7:30 pm
Tribal Arts Society Lecture
Taffy Gould Lecture
“Painted Walls, Pots, and Images and Stone in the Pueblo Rio Grande”
Dr. Polly Schaafsma, Research Associate, University of New Mexico
$10 Admission; Free to students and T.A.S. Members
Linda Chapin at l.chapin at miami.edu or 305.284.4246
Lowe Art Museum
Miami, Florida
http://www6.miami.edu/lowe/calendar_events.htm




April 22-26
Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting (SAA)
Atlanta, Georgia
http://www.saa.org/




Friday, April 24, 4:00 p.m.
“A Modern Temple of the Andean Gods and Its Icons”
Dr. Salomon is a professor of Anthropology at the University of  
Wisconsin.
The village of Rapaz, Peru, has something most anthropologists never  
expected to see: a functioning temple to the pre-Christian deities  
whose bodies are the snowcapped mountains of the Andes. At the same  
time, it also houses a remarkable 17th century church decorated with  
murals inside and out. Dr. Salomon examines the ethnographic research,  
archaeology, and collaborative conservation work that explains how the  
Andean religious tradition in all its multiplicity works through icons  
and images. The material components of Andean religion include images,  
khipus (Andean knotted-cord records), costumes, sacrifices, sacred  
landscapes, buildings, and songs. As an ensemble, the religious  
material culture of Rapaz is a remarkable window onto New World  
innovations. This is a free lecture, but tickets are required. Please  
contact the Meadows School of the Arts Ticket Office at 214.768.2787  
to obtain tickets.
Meadows Museum
Southern Methodist University
5900 Bishop Blvd.
Dallas Texas
https://smu.edu/meadows/museum/public_programs.htm



April 25, 9:00 AM-3:00 PM
Public Symposium
“Old Questions, New Science: Reinterpreting Native American origins in  
light of modern
methods and technology”
Presentations will cover a range of topics concerning the origins of  
Native populations in the Americas. Talks by Dr. Terry Barnhart, Dr.  
Bradley Lepper, Dr. Cecil Lewis, and Dr. Kenneth Feder will explore  
many sides of this interesting problem in American archaeology, from  
nineteenth century thoughts on the subject, to recent genetic studies,  
and ideas about the timing and origin of the populations that first  
made the journey. This all-day event has a modest registration fee.
Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum
300 N. Whitewoman Street
Coshocton, Ohio
http://www.ohioarchaeology.org/joomla/images/pdf_images/jhm%20news%20release%202009b.pdf



April 27, 6:00 PM
Ancient Sites and Ancient Stories 2009
Southwest Seminars Lecture
"Environment or Conflict: The Tsegi Phase Transformation of the  
Kayenta Anasazi, A.D. 1250-1300"
Dr. Jeffrey Dean, Agenese and Emil W. Haury Professor of  
Archaeological Dendrochronology, Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research and  
Professor of Anthropology, University of Arizona
Hotel Santa Fe
Santa Fe, New Mexico
http://southwestseminars.org/SouthwestSeminars.org/Lectures.html




April 27, 12:00 PM
Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Lecture
“Towards Articulating Rock Art with Archaeology: Interior Chumash  
Landscapes and the Enculturating Environments Project”
David W. Robinson, University of Central Lancashire, Fraser Sturt,  
University of Southampton & Julie Bernard, UCLA
The disarticulation of rock-art from the archaeological record remains  
the primary obstacle facing Californian rock-art research.  A schism,  
so to speak, exists between both the archaeological record and rock- 
art as well as 'dirt' archaeologists and rock-art specialists.  This  
is due largely to the fact that past rock-art research in California  
has not focussed intently on attempting to understand archaeological  
deposits found at rock-art sites.    Recent research suggests that  
many Californian rock-art sites were far more than places where  
pigment was applied or carvings etched: the archaeology found near  
rock-art sites shows that a suite of activities took place in view of  
the rock-art or the features it occupies, calling into question the  
view that they were places of shamanic exclusion.  Excavation, as the  
most powerful methodology available to archaeologists, enables the  
identification of associated practices that complements traditional  
analyses of the art itself as pictorial evidence.  This archaeological  
approach thus adds new perspectives to classic ethnographic and  
cognitive shamanic interpretations of the art.  In this talk, we  
discuss our ongoing investigations of a series of elaborate rock-art  
sites and their extended environs, all found on the Wind Wolves  
Preserve, in the San Emigdio Hills of interior South-Central California.
Cotsen Seminar Room (Fowler A222)
UCLA
Ran Boytner
rboytner at ucla.edu
825-3050
http://www.ioa.ucla.edu/news-events/events-calendar/special-lecture-rock-art



April 28, 7:30 PM
San Diego County Archaeology Society Lecture
"Paleoindian Lithic Industry of Cerro Pinto, Baja California, Mexico."
Bill Eckhardt, Senior Archaeologist, ICF Jones & Stokes, San Diego
Reconnaissance, intensive survey, and site registration procedures  
have been conducted focusing on a distinctive lithic quarry site  
complex at Cerro Pinto, located in the Municipality of Mexicali, Baja  
California, Mexico.
Los Peñasquitos Ranch adobe - built in 1824 - now a County Park  
(within Los Peñasquitos Canyon Preserve). Located south of the Rancho  
Peñasquitos area of San Diego County. Directions to meeting location:
Take Black Mountain Road to the Canyonside Park Driveway, just north  
of Mercy Road in Rancho Penasquitos. Drive west past the ball fields  
and parking lots, following the signs to the Ranch House. Access is on  
the dirt road, through the white wooden gate (open during visiting  
hours). Parking is located next to the large barn. The adobe structure  
is south of the barn.
http://www.sandiegoarchaeologicalsociety.com/speakers.htm



April 29, 7:00 PM
Professor Michael D. Coe, Yale Emeritus,
will deliver the Jay I. Kislak Lecture
"The Kislak Oyohualli: Dancing and War Among the Toltecs"
Coolidge Auditorium,
Jefferson Building,
Library of Congress
101 Independence Avenue SE,
Washington, DC. (Capitol South Metro).Contact:
Email: Barbara A. Tenenbaum


April 29, 6:00 PM
“To Weave a Palace: Architecture and
Ornament at Chan Chan, Peru”
Joanne Pillsbury,
Director of Pre-Columbian Studies, Dumbarton Oaks
Chan Chan on Peru’s north coast and the capital of the former empire  
of Chimor, was
the seat of one of the largest and most complex states of the Andean  
region prior to the
rise of the Inca in the 15th century. At the core of the city are 10  
monumental palaces richly
ornamented with adobe reliefs. Examination of construction techniques  
and comparisons
between the media used to create the reliefs have provided new  
evidence on the function
of palace architecture and revealed new insights into relative  
hierarchies of ancient
Andean art and associated meanings.
Free and open to the public.
A reception follows the lecture. For more
information, email janet_sartor at harvard.edu
or call 617-384-5224.
Arthur M. Sackler Museum Lecture Hall
485 Broadway,
Cambridge, MA
http://www.artmuseums.harvard.edu/events/pdf/Peru_Leventritt04.29.09.pdf


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