Abstract:  The Neolithic Revolution refers to what may be the most important transformation in human history: the shift from hunting and gathering to domesticated food production. The southwestern United States—especially the Mesa Verde region of southwestern Colorado—is one of the best documented cases in the world of the expansion of this new Neolithic life way.  […]

Saturday, April 4, 2018: Mr. Jim R. Jansson, Trustee, National AIA Governing Board, Member Executive Committee, Member Finance Committee, Member Society Committee, Subcommittee Chairman Society Outreach Grant Program 'Finding the Ancient River Called Sagra: How Archaeology Spoke When History Was Silent’ Abstract:  Around 560 B.C., a legendary battle was fought on the banks of the […]

Saturday, May 5, 2018: Dr. J. W. Hanson, University of Colorado, Boulder, The Social Reactors Project Title: Oppidum Cadavera: Assessing the impact of ancient urban systems on the development of Europe Abstract: Although we have always known that cities were one of the hallmarks of the ancient world and that they have had a fundamental […]