Some reminders – We have three free presentations coming up this week.
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE JANUARY 19 PROGRAM
(1) MONDAY JANUARY 16, 2012 SPRINGERVILLE PROGRAM [No reservations needed]
"Archaeology's Deep Time Perspective on Environment and Social
Sustainability" free presentation by archaeologist Allen Dart for Little
Colorado Chapter, Arizona Archaeological Society, at the Old
Springerville School, 418 E. Main St. (in same building as the Casa
Malpais Museum), Springerville, Arizona
6:30 business meeting, 7-8:30 p.m. presentation. Free
The deep time perspective that archaeology provides on natural hazards,
environmental change, and human adaptation not only is a valuable
supplement to historical records, it sometimes contradicts historical
data that modern societies use to make decisions affecting social
sustainability and human safety. What can be learned from archaeological
evidence that virtually all prehistoric farming cultures in Arizona and
the Southwest eventually reach a threshold of unsustainability, which
probably was a factor in the ultimate collapse or reorganization of their
societies? Could the disastrous damages to nuclear power plants damaged
by the Japanese tsunami of 2011 have been avoided if the engineers who
decided where to build those plants had not ignored prehistoric
archaeological evidence of tsunamis? This presentation looks at some of
the archaeological evidence on environmental changes and how human
cultures have adapted to those changes, and discusses the value of a
“beyond history” perspective for modern society. Funding for program
provided by the Arizona Humanities Council.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Carol Farnsworth in
Springerville at 928-333-3219 or [log in to unmask]; for information
about the presentation subject matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson
telephone 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
(2) TUESDAY JANUARY 17, 2012 BISBEE PROGRAM [No reservations needed]
“Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona” free presentation by Old Pueblo
Archaeology Center's director, archaeologist Allen Dart, for folks in
southeastern Arizona at the Copper Queen Library, 6 Main St. in Bisbee,
Arizona
5:30-7 p.m. Free.
Many different peoples have contributed to making Arizona such a unique
and fascinating cultural place. In this program archaeologist Allen Dart
summarizes and interprets the archaeology of Arizona from the earliest
“Paleoindians” through Archaic period hunters and foragers, the
transition to true village life, and the later prehistoric archaeological
cultures (Puebloan, Mogollon, Sinagua, Hohokam, Salado, and Patayan). He
also discusses connections between archaeology and history, and provides
an overview of the Native American, European, Mexican, African, and Asian
peoples who have formed our state’s more recent history. Funding for
program provided by the Arizona Humanities Council.
No reservations needed. For meeting details contact Liz Hampton-Derivan
in Bisbee at 520-432-4232 or [log in to unmask]; ; for information
about the presentation subject matter contact Allen Dart at Tucson
telephone 520-798-1201 or [log in to unmask]
(3) WEDNESDAY JANUARY 18 DEADLINE FOR
JANUARY 19 “THIRD THURSDAY FOOD FOR THOUGHT” PROGRAM
Old Pueblo Archaeology Center’s “Third Thursday Food for Thought” dinner
& presentation: “Ground-Penetrating Radar Discoveries: New Methods for
Locating and Mapping Buried Archaeological Materials in the Tucson Area”
with Professor Lawrence B. Conyers at Amber Restaurant, 7000 E Tanque
Verde Rd. (at Sabino Canyon Rd.), Tucson
6 to 8:30 p.m. Free (Order your own dinner off of the restaurant’s menu)
Archaeologists need no longer just dig random trenches or other
excavations in the hope of locating buried archaeological sites. A method
called ground-penetrating radar (GPR) can effectively locate and map many
common archaeological features such as irrigation canals, agricultural
beds, walls and floors of pit structures and above-ground buildings,
roasting ovens, and trash middens. Examples will be discussed from the
Tucson area’s University Indian Ruin, Rillito Fan, Las Capas, and Marana
Mound archaeological sites, showing examples of the GPR method's success.
Old Pueblo’s guest speaker for this “dinner-format” program is a
professor of anthropology at University of Denver, Colorado, where he has
taught since 1995. He has worked in the Tucson area since 1997 off and
on, and almost exclusively since 2009. Dr. Conyers is the author of two
books and many articles about GPR in archaeology, the most recent of
which is an “Arizona Archaeology Journal” article on GPR in southern
Arizona.
Guests may select and purchase their own dinners from the restaurant’s
menu. There is no entry fee but donations will be requested to benefit
Old Pueblo’s educational efforts. The restaurant needs advance notice to
schedule staff and must limit seating to comply with the fire code, so
reservations are due by 5 p.m. Wednesday January 18. 520-798-1201 or
[log in to unmask]
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