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Events: Archaeology Café: Deserts, Diets, and Dentition
| Archaeology Café: Deserts, Diets, and Dentition Posted By: Kate Sarther - September 22nd, 2009
Category: Events | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 21, 2009
Contact: Kate Sarther Gann
kate@cdarc.org
(520) 882-6946
ARCHAEOLOGY CAFÉ'S SECOND SEASON
Teeth tell tales. . .
EVENT: Deserts, Diets, and Dentition: How the Introduction of Agriculture Affected Ancient Oral Health
DATE/TIME: Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 6:00 pm.
LOCATION: Casa Vicente, 375 S. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ.
ADMISSION: Free and open to the community-all are welcome. 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 second season of Archaeology Café, a casual, happy hour-style discussion forum dedicated to promoting community engagement with cultural and scientific research. Visit www.sciencecafes.org for more information on this exciting grassroots movement.
The next Archaeology Café will convene on Tuesday, October 6, 2009. This month, we will be joined by Dr. James Watson, Assistant Curator of Bioarchaeology at the Arizona State Museum. As a bioarchaeologist, Jim examines health and disease in prehistoric populations through their skeletal remains. His work focuses in understanding prehistoric human adaptations in desert ecosystems and the role that local resources play in the adoption of agriculture--and the impact of these resources on oral health. Jim will discuss his current research projects, which examine oral health among the earliest farmers in the Sonoran Desert, and among incipient agriculturalists in the Atacama Desert along the northern coast of Chile.
Come settle in with a drink and a plate of delicious tapas at downtown Tucson's own Casa Vicente. We 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--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. Moderator Doug Gann then commences spirited but focused discussion.
The Center for Desert Archaeology videotapes these events and plans to stream them on our website, www.cdarc.org, for the benefit of the community and our more distant supporters and friends.
ABOUT DR. JAMES WATSON
More information about Dr. Watson and his work may be found at the Arizona State Museum's website:
http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/about/staffdir/watson/index.shtml
http://statemuseum.arizona.edu/blog/index.php/2009/06/ancient-life-in-the-driest-desert-in-the-world/ .
ABOUT MODERATOR DOUG GANN
With more than 25 years of experience in archaeological fieldwork, research, and public interpretation, Doug Gann is best known for his pioneering use of digital media to develop interactive exhibits and interpret archaeological information. He has created numerous museum exhibitions and three-dimensional computer models, including Rio Nuevo Rio Viejo: 10,000 Years of Tucson History. Dr. Gann's three-dimensional reconstructions of the San Agustín mission and the Tucson Presidio form the basis for interpretation of many elements of the Tucson Origins Heritage Park. Doug is Preservation Archaeologist and Digital Media Specialist at the Center for Desert Archaeology in Tucson, Arizona.
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 E. University Boulevard, Suite 230
Tucson, AZ 85705
(520) 882-6946
www.cdarc.org
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
www.casavicente.comView All Articles From "Events" Category
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