Lectures
The Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society presents timely lectures on current research in southwestern archaeology as part of the society’s monthly meeting. Meetings are held on the third Monday of each month, at 7:30 PM, in the University Medical Center’s Duval Auditorium, 1500 N Campbell Blvd, Tucson. Meetings are free and open to the public.
Evelyn Billo, Robert Mark and Donald E. Weaver, Jr. - "Sears Point Rock Art and Beyond, Synopsis of the 2008-2012 Recording Project"
20 February at 7:30 pm
Petroglyph antlers reach for the sky in the Sears Point Archaeological District, Arizona. Utilized for centuries by many cultures, the National Register Sears Point Archaeological District (SPAD) is located along the rich riparian habitat of the Gila River. Currently managed by the Yuma District of the Bureau of Land Management, a large portion of the District [...] » Read more
William Lipe - Before Lake Powell: Memories of Glen Canyon Archaeology
19 March at 7:30 pm
Glen Canyon Project Field School, Loper Ruin, mouth of Red Canyon. Summer of 1958 When the Glen Canyon Dam was completed in 1963, Lake Powell started to fill, eventually extending more than 180 miles up the Colorado River in Arizona and Utah. Named by John Wesley Powell in 1869, Glen Canyon lay at the heart of [...] » Read more
Ben A. Nelson - "Power, Distance, and Mesoamerican-US Southwestern Interaction"
16 April at 7:30 pm
Ben Nelson “Trade goods” found at impressive distances from their sources in today’s American Southwest and Mexico have inspired archaeologists to think of imperial reach, commercial exploitation, mercantilism, and explosive growth of power centers. Turquoise, copper, macaws, and pseudo-cloisonné ceramics, along with symbols such as butterflies and the horned serpent, have long been seen as evidence [...] » Read moreIdentity and Social Transformation in the Prehispanic Cibola World - Matthew Peeples
21 May at 7:30 pm
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Joshua D Reuther & Ben Potter - "Upward Sun River site: Climate change, geoarchaeology and human land use in Ice Age Alaska"
19 November at 7:30 pm
2011 Excavation at the Upward Sun River Site, interior Alaska – photo by Ben A. Potter The Tanana River Valley region in interior Alaska has one of the longest archaeological records in North America dating back to 14,000 calendar years ago, at the end of the Ice Age. Several multi-component sites including Upward Sun River, Gerstle [...] » Read more