OAS Events
OAS Brown Bag Talks
The OAS Brown Bag talks, given by OAS archaeologists and others, are free to the public. Thanks to the generosity of the New Mexico Film Office, the talks have resumed at the New Mexico Film Museum Theater, 418 Montezuma in Santa Fe. The doors open at 11:45, and the talks begin at noon.
September 17, 2008
"Rock Art and the Archaeological Record: Preserving the Past." Lecture by Gary Hein, codirector of the Rock Art Recording Projects of Santa Fe.
Rock art, one of many lines of evidence left on the landscape by past inhabitants, is still being made throughout the world, even in the United States. Preservation of rock art is necessary since, over time, new techniques may be developed that will allow measured dating rather than stylistic and relative dating. Measured dates will allow rock art to be placed in the context of other data. Documentation brings rock art information into the New Mexico archaeological records system and incorporates it with the larger body of information. Gary Hein will focus on the recent documentation of major rock art locales in the Galisteo Basin.
October 21, 2008
“Acting to Protect Galisteo Archaeology.” Lecture by Wolky Toll, Ph.D., OAS archaeologist.
The Galisteo Basin Archaeological Sites Protection Act was passed in 2004. OAS has been involved in performing initial assessments of these impressive sites preliminary to the establishment of a federal preservation entity. Initial assessments are the first step in developing and implementing long-term management plans for these sites. Wolky will talk about the law and the process, focusing on the sites themselves.
November 18, 2008
“A Vietnam and Laos Excursion.” Talk and slide show by Ann Noble and Guadalupe Martinez.
During the month of June, Guadalupe Martinez, Ann Noble, their son Francisco, and friend John Faure flew off to Vietnam and Laos for a Siamese adventure. Their self-guided tour started in Ha Noi, the capitol of Vietnam. Then they crossed into Laos to visit archaeological sites, natural wonders, and World Heritage sites such as Louang Prabang and Champasak. Traveling by bus, motorbike, and covered trucks, they traversed the Laotian countryside. Eventually, they walked back into Vietnam, making their way to Hue and Hoi An, another World Heritage site, in central Vietnam. They visited many temples, met local people, went to markets, shopped, and ate their way across a small part of Asia. With over 3,000 photographs to draw from, they will show some of the beauty of the region while sharing their adventures on this amazing trip.
December 9, 2008
“Early Southwestern Ceramics: Inception, Spread, and Differentiation before AD 900.” Lecture by Dean Wilson, director, OAS Pottery Analysis Laboratory.
Dean will encapsulate the presentations and discussions from the early ceramic conference he is organizing for November 7 and 8 in Santa Fe.
Education Outreach Events
Please contact Chuck Hannaford at 505-827-6386 or chuck.hannaford@state.nm.us for further details on the following events.
August 26, 2008
Hands-on demonstration: New Mexico archaeology, technology, and lifeways
Roy Municipal Schools, Roy, Harding County
September 6, 2008
Hands-on demonstration: New Mexico archaeology, technology, and lifeways
Deming-Luna Mimbres Museum, Deming, Luna County
September 18, 2008
Hands-on demonstration: New Mexico archaeology, technology, and lifeways
Santa Rosa Elementary School, Santa Rosa, Guadalupe County
September 19, 2008
Hands-on demonstration: New Mexico archaeology, technology, and lifeways
Quay County Dayz, September 19 and 20, Tucumcari Historical Museum, Tucumcari, Quay County
September 26, 2008
Hands-on demonstration: New Mexico archaeology, technology, and lifeways
New Mexico Archaeology Fair, September 26 and 27, Los Lunas, Valencia County
November 2, 2008
Hands-on demonstration: New Mexico archaeology, technology, and lifeways
La Fonda, Santa Fe, Santa Fe County
November 21, 2008
Hands-on demonstration: New Mexico archaeology, technology, and lifeways
November 21 to 23, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Socorro County
Friends of Archaeology Events
Details of the following events are available at http://www.museumfoundation.org/foa.php.
August 30, 2008
Pueblo storytelling site walk, Zia Pueblo
Friends of Archaeology program
October 3, 2008
Dinetah and Beyond: Four Corners Navajo Archaeology
Friends of Archaeology program
November 2, 2008
Friends of Archaeology Holiday Party & Auction
Come meet the archaeologists, bring your friends, and find out what's happening! Steve Post will be giving a sneak peak of an exhibit on seventeenth-century Santa Fe that he and Louise Stiver are working on for the New Mexico History Museum, to be launched in 2009. Chuck Hannaford will present his exhibit on prehistoric lifeways and technology, which has traveled to every county in the state with the OAS Education Outreach Program. Robert Dello-Russo, one of our deputy directors, will hold forth on the Caja del Rio Paleoindian site, a large assemblage of cultural material including stone tools recovered from undisturbed stratigraphy. Dean Wilson, OAS pottery wizard, is organizing the Early Southwestern Ceramics Conference, to be held November 7 and 8. We have already been promised some very interesting items for the auction, including a 1932 limited-edition book with an article on woodblock printing and a Gustave Baumann print of an eagle dancer, donated by board member Don Pierce, in addition to an original framed Baumann woodcut print. Each $20 ticket entitles you to one beverage and a light buffet. The party will go from 3 to 6 pm on Sunday, November 2, at the Hotel Santa Fe.
May 15, 2009
Archaeology of Chaco Outlier Sites
Friends of Archaeology program