Archaeology Café: Where Did the Mimbres Go…?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 12, 2010
Contact: Kate Sarther Gann
(520) 882-6946
Consider ancestral migrations and transformations in the Greater Southwest from a provocative, big-picture perspective.
EVENT: Where Did the Mimbres Go, and Where Did Casas Grandes Come From?
DATE/TIME: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. Please note special date for this meeting only.
LOCATION: Casa Vicente, 375 S. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ.
ADMISSION: Free and open to the community—all are welcome. Seating is open and unreserved. Guests are encouraged to support our host, Casa Vicente, by buying their own food and drinks.
The Center for Desert Archaeology and Casa Vicente invite all to the next meeting of Archaeology Café, a casual, happy hour-style discussion forum dedicated to promoting community engagement with cultural and scientific research.
The next Archaeology Café will convene on Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Our presenter will be Dr. Steve Lekson, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Steve will share his answer to the question, “where did the Mimbres go, and where did Casas Grandes come from?” The archaeological culture known as Mimbres (A.D. 800–1150) is famously associated with remarkable black-on-white pottery. Mimbres sites are primarily found in the Mimbres Valley of southwestern New Mexico. The site of Casas Grandes, also known as Paquimé, is located in Chihuahua, Mexico. It expanded and flourished in the fourteenth century. Both areas were centers of distinctive ceramic arts. Dr. Lekson will further explore the possible relationships between these two important places of the past.
Come settle in with a drink and a plate of delicious tapas at downtown Tucson’s own Casa Vicente. We usually meet the first Tuesday of each month from September through May at 6:00 p.m.; presentations begin at 6:15 p.m. Seating is open on a first-come, first-served basis—be ready to make new acquaintances! Our forum opens with a brief, informal presentation on a timely or even controversial topic, followed by a question and answer period and a short break. Our moderator then commences spirited but focused discussion.
The Center for Desert Archaeology videotapes these events and streams them on our website, www.cdarc.org, for the benefit of the community and our more distant supporters and friends. More information on the international science café movement that inspired us to host Archaeology Café is available at www.sciencecafes.org.
ABOUT STEVE LEKSON
Dr. Lekson is a prolific and provocative scholar currently focused on big-picture questions in Southwestern prehistory. Steve also serves as Curator of Anthropology at the University of Colorado Museum. To read more about Steve’s work, visit this link. His latest book, A History of the Ancient Southwest, is featured at the website of the SAR Press.
ABOUT THE CENTER FOR DESERT ARCHAEOLOGY
The Center for Desert Archaeology envisions a society in which the places of the past are valued as the foundations for a vibrant future. As such, the Center preserves the places of our shared past. The Center achieves this mission by researching questions of broad interest, promoting an ethic of preservation to the public and professionals, acting to ensure long-term preservation of cultural heritage, and enabling people to learn about the past through creative and varied means. The Center is a private 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
300 N. Ash Alley
Tucson, AZ 85701
(520) 882-6946
ABOUT CASA VICENTE
Family-owned Casa Vicente serves authentic Spanish cuisine in a lively atmosphere. Parking is available on the premises.
375 S. Stone Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85701
(520) 884-5253