Sponsored by Archaeological Institute of America

AIA Society Event: Boulder

Monday, September 24, 2012 - 7:00pm

Location:
University of Colorado, Museum of Natural History
1030 North Broadway & 15th Street
Boulder, CO
United States

Lecturer: Carrie Hritz

Abstract: Spying on the Past: Satellite Imagery and Archaeology in Southern Mesopotamia

Kershaw Lecture

Contact:
Randall T. Nishiyama
randy_nishiyama@yahoo.com
303-492-4492

Sponsored by History Colorado, Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation

AIA Society Event: Denver

Saturday, May 5, 2012 - 10:00am - 5:00pm

Location:
History Colorado Center
1200 Broadway
Denver, CO 80203
United States

Hands on Colorado at the History Colorado Center

Experience several hands on activities that will introduce families of all ages to archaeology and preservation.  Programs are being coordinated between a few of the AHPM core partners– Archaeological Institute of America, Bureau of Reclamation, Colorado Archaeological Society, Colorado Preservation, Inc., HistoriCorps, Crow Canyon, and History Colorado.

Highlights include:
Preservation:  Lodge notching, walking tours lead by Shawn Snow to get to know the history of the neighborhoods.
Archaeology:  Flint knapper demonstration, pictographs for kids, Archaeology Kit activities including a dig box and corn grinding, mapping sites, ground penetrating radar, and an on-line chat “Ask an Archaeologist” for those unable to attend the events at the History Colorado Center in Denver.

For general information about History Colorado, please call 303-HISTORY.

Website: http://www.historycolorado.org/archaeologists/archaeology-historic-preservation-...

Contact:
Aaron Theis
theis.aaron@gmail.com
3036481968

Sponsored by Archaeological Institute of America, Denver Chapter

AIA Society Event: Denver

Sunday, April 1, 2012 - 2:00pm

Location:
The Tattered Cover Bookstore
1668 16th Street
Denver, CO 80202
United States

Peru is one of the richest archaeological regions in the world.  Despite the importance of these ancient sites and the wealth generated through tourism, the archaeological heritage of Peru is being destroyed at an unprecedented rate.  Dr. Billman will discuss how MOCHE, Inc., a nonprofit organization, is working to protect the 10 most endangered archaeological sites on the north coast of Peru within the next five years.

Dr. Billman writes:  To solve the intertwined problems of looting, poverty, and lack of heritage education, we form partnerships with poor communities in Peru.  We provide communities with heritage education programs and funding for development projects, such as schools, health clinics, potable water and sewage treatment systems, roads, and parks.  In exchange for our assistance, communities agree to create and defend archaeological reserves.  We fund these community partnerships by offering archaeological tours, field schools, and volunteer programs in Peru.  Through these programs we unite communities in Peru with socially committed people in the US.  In our view, the best way to save archaeological sites is by investing in the fu

Website: http://www.aiadenver.org

Contact:
James Jansson
james.jansson@rbc.com
(303) 841-5707

Sponsored by Archaeological Institute of America, Denver Chapter

AIA Society Event: Denver

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Location:
The Tattered Cover Bookstore
1668 16th Street
Denver, CO 80202
United States

Recent excavations and environmental studies at the Jeanne Site (5GF741), a rock shelter near Loma, Colorado, have provided a record of periodic use by hunter-gatherers as well as a detailed account of past climates from about 10,000 years ago to present. The small northwest-facing overhang was a satellite site for sheltering groups involved in hunting as well as seed and other plant gathering.  Features used for cooking and producing heat and others used for plant food processing and storage are prevalent.  In addition, a series of post holes in 6500 to 5000 year old deposits suggests the construction of a protective barrier against the elements or simply a wall to isolate one area of the interior space for special use.  Comparison of the frequency of occupations at the Jeanne Site with the frequency of occupations on three other western Colorado sites (5GF1323, the Indian Creek Site [5ME699], and 5ME15398) suggests episodic use of the area by prehistoric people. Read more »

Website: http://www.aiadenver.org/

Contact:
James Jansson
james.jansson@rbc.com
(303) 841-5707

Sponsored by Archaeological Institute of America, Denver Chapter

AIA Society Event: Denver

Sunday, January 15, 2012 - 2:00pm

Location:
The Tattered Cover Bookstore
1668 16th Street
Denver, CO 80202
United States

  Read more »

Website: http://www.aiadenver.org/

Contact:
James Jansson
james.jansson@rbc.com
(303) 841-5707

Sponsored by AIA Denver & Boulder Societies

AIA Society Event: Colorado

Saturday, October 22, 2011 - 10:00am - 2:00pm

Location:
PALEORESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
2675 YOUNGFIELD STREET, GOLDEN, COLORADO
Golden, CO
United States

Open House: “Science in Support of Archaeology”

Discover what happens to archaeological samples once they are sent to an archeobotanic lab.

Here, analysts unlock secrets found in soils, rocks, residues, and charcoal. Learn what phytolith, pollen, macrofloral, starch, protein and organic residue (FTIR) analyses; botanical and charcoal identification; AMS radiocarbon dating; XRF; and paleoclimate modeling can tell you about plants that were growing, foods that were eaten, animals that were hunted, and when it was all taking place. Find out how to properly collect samples, and which analyses are the most appropriate for your samples and the questions you want answered.

Directions:
I-70 to Youngfield Exit, then south on Youngfield to West 27th Avenue

• Meet & Talk With Analysts & Archaeologists.
• Lab Tours, Hands–On Demonstrations & More!
• Refreshments Provided.

Sponsored By
ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA DENVER & BOULDER SOCIETIES

Contact:
Melissa Logan
archhunter@hotmail.com
303–280–7152

Sponsored by Archaeological Institute of America

AIA Society Event: Denver

Sunday, October 23, 2011 - 2:00pm

Location:
Tattered Cover Book Store
16th and Wynkoop
Denver, CO
United States

Lecturer: Nancy de Grummond

Abstract: Etruscan Human Sacrifice in Myth and Ritual

Norton Lecture

Contact:
AIA

Sponsored by Archaeological Institute of America

AIA Society Event: Denver

Sunday, March 18, 2012 - 2:00pm

Location:
Tattered Cover Book Store
16th and Wynkoop
Denver, CO
United States

Lecturer: Sinclair Bell

Abstract: Fans, Fame and the Roman Circus

Contact:
AIA

Sponsored by Archaeological Institute of America

AIA Society Event: Boulder

Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 7:00pm

Location:
Colorado University Museum of Natural History
1030 North Broadway Street
Boulder, CO
United States

Lecturer: Nancy de Grummond

Abstract: Perceptions of Prophecy: Images of Divination in Etruscan, Greek and Roman Art

Norton Lecture

Contact:
AIA

Sponsored by Archaeological Institute of America

AIA Society Event: Boulder

Wednesday, March 2, 2011 - 7:00pm

Location:
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
1030 North Broadway Street
Boulder, CO 80309-0218
United States

Kenneth Wright, of Wright Water Engineers, Inc., will deliver a lecture entitled "Moray, Peru." The lecture will take place at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History.