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DC-CAS Members Night: Potluck and Presentations
MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2023 AT 7:00 PM MST – DC-CAS MEMBERS NIGHT (HYBRID) Please note this event is for Members Only. Our next public meeting will be on Monday, January 8, 2024 at 7:00 pm MST. If you are a member who has not been receiving our monthly emails consistently, please contact us through the Contact Us page. LOCATION NOTE: Members Night will be held in the food-friendly Martin Family Foundation Room, 4th Floor, History Colorado Center, 1200 N. Broadway, Denver 8020


Apachean Origins and the Turbulent A.D. Thirteenth Century World
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2023 AT 7:00 PM MST - GENERAL MEETING (VIRTUAL ONLY) Apachean Origins and the Turbulent A.D. Thirteenth Century World Speaker: John W. (Jack) Ives, Emeritus Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Alberta and founding Director of the Institute of Prairie Archaeology (now Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology). Abstract: In 1930-31, Julian Steward recovered hundreds of well-worn moccasins in Utah’s Promontory caves – along with mit


Current Research At San Ignacio, A Regional Center In Teotihuacan's Rural Countryside
MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2023 AT 7:00 PM MDT GENERAL MEETING - (HYBRID) Beyond The Urban Center: Current Research At San Ignacio, A Regional Center In Teotihuacan’s Rural Countryside Speaker: Erik Jurado, PhD Candidate, University of Colorado-Boulder and 2023 Alice Hamilton Scholarship Award Recipient Abstract: Although urbanism is a key focus of anthropological archaeology, most archaeological research on urbanism is city-centric, meaning that studies have focused disproportiona


Revolutionizing Community Engagement With History And Archaeology
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2023 AT 7:00 PM MDT - GENERAL MEETING (VIRTUAL ONLY) PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO IN PERSON Speakers: Jasmine Saxon and Jessica Ericson, Community Connections, LLC Abstract: Community Connections LLC is at the forefront of transforming the way communities engage with their historical heritage and archaeology. From captivating historical walking tours to engaging children with immersive courses and hosting thrilling community events, we offer a diverse


RESCHEDULED: Salt of the Earth: Coptic Life and Death in Byzantine Middle Egypt at Tell El-Hibeh
Yohe’s responsibilities at Tell-Hibeh centered upon the assessment and recovery of human remains, mummified and otherwise.


UPDATED: International Archaeology Day
INTERNATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGY DAY – October 21, 2023 This year’s International Archaeology Day will be held at the Lower #2 Parking Lot at Red Rocks Park & Amphitheater, 18300 W Alameda Pkwy, Morrison, CO 80465. This family-friendly FREE public event will feature talks from professional archaeologists, exhibitions on archaeology and history, children’s crafts, flintknapping demonstrations, and teepee construction and earth painting demonstrations by the Arapaho Tribe. For more


Rediscovering WS Ranch: Caring For and Learning from an Unprocessed Archaeology Collection
MONDAY, JUNE 12, 2023 AT 7:00 PM MDT – GENERAL MEETING (HYBRID) Please Note – This meeting will take place in our normal venue, the Emery Archaeology Lab at History Colorado Center, 1200 N. Broadway, Denver 80203 Speaker: Elizabeth Kriebel, Collections Assistant, Anthropology @ Denver Museum of Nature and Science Abstract: Thanks to generous funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, a new archaeology collection has come to Denver Museum of Nature and Science!


DC-CAS/IPCAS Joint General Meeting
The Indian Peaks and Denver Chapters of the Colorado Archaeological Society invite you to a joint meeting on Sunday, May 14th!


Searching for Lt. Wilson
April 10: In World War II, more men died in the 8th Air Force than died serving in the US Marine Corps. This is the story of the search for


Understanding and Managing the Jones-Miller Collection
The Jones-Miller site is an example of early hunting strategies used on the Western Plains 11,000 years ago. Over 300, now extinct, Bison an


Archaeology of a Nineteenth-Century Brothel in Boston, MA: Erotic Facades
In 1993, archaeologists in Boston, Massachusetts excavated a privy full of artifacts related to daily life. Later research demonstrated that


Prehistoric Occupation in an Area of the Colorado Piedmont as seen through Survey at Cherokee Ranch
Beginning in 2014, the Metropolitan State University of Denver has been conducting survey and excavation field schools on the property of th
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