Stephen H. Lekson, University of Colorado – Boulder Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month A spate of innovative research over the past ten years has discovered much that is new and illuminating about Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, the 11th century Puebloan regional center. Mexican chocolate at Chaco, DNA analyses, "sourcing" of Chaco's wooden beams -- these and many more […]

presented by Jennifer Gates-Foster, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill Title TBA

Michele Koons, Denver Museum of Nature and Science This presentation will explore the politics and power of the Moche archaeological culture of the North Coast of Peru through an examination of their irrigation systems. Moche’s distinct archaeological signatures (exquisitely decorated ceramics, monumental architecture, polychrome murals, metalwork, etc.) have long been seen as the first evidence for […]

Travis Rupp, University of Colorado – Boulder The program will discuss origins of beer production in the ancient Near East and Egypt in conjunction with the rise of domestication and farming. It will cover how this industry grew and expanded into the Mediterranean cultures of Greece and Rome, and it will examine how beer developed in […]