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Early Navajos, Tree-Rings, and Warfare in the Dinétah Heartland

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

EVENT: Early Navajos, Tree-Rings, and Warfare in the Dinétah Heartland DATE/TIME: Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. LOCATION: Casa Vicente, 375 S. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ. The April 2010 meeting of Archaeology Café convened on Tuesday, April 6. Our presenter was Dr. Ronald H. Towner, Associate Research Professor at the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research [...]



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Where Did the Mimbres Go…?

Friday, February 12th, 2010

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. LOCATION: Casa Vicente, 375 S. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ. This Archaeology Café convened on Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Our presenter [...]



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Moquis and Kastilam

Monday, January 18th, 2010

Consider the diversity of viewpoints reflected in oral traditions and documentary records. EVENT: Moquis and Kastilam—Comparing and Contrasting Hopi Oral Traditions with the Spanish Colonial Documentary Record DATE/TIME: Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. LOCATION: Casa Vicente, 375 S. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ. This Archaeology Café convened on Tuesday, February 2, 2010. Our presenter [...]



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Tucson’s Electric Streetcars, Then and Now

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

All aboard for a lively evening devoted to Tucson’s streetcars, old and new! EVENT: Tucson’s Electric Streetcars—Then and Now DATE/TIME: Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. LOCATION: Casa Vicente, 375 S. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ. This Archaeology Café convened on Tuesday, January 5, 2010. Our presenter was transit historian Gene Caywood, Chairman of the [...]



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Romans in Tucson?

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Latin-inscribed artifacts unearthed near Silverbell Road between 1924 and 1930 stirred lingering controversy. EVENT: Romans in Tucson? The Story of an Archaeological Hoax. DATE/TIME: Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 6:00 pm. LOCATION: Casa Vicente, 375 S. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ. This Archaeology Café convened on Tuesday, December 1, 2009. We were joined by Don Burgess, [...]



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Archaeology of a Mexican Family

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

The thriving farmstead of one of Tucson’s oldest families stood northeast of I-10 and Congress. EVENT: Archaeology of a Mexican Family: The Leóns of Tucson DATE/TIME: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 6:00 pm. LOCATION: Casa Vicente, 375 S. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ. This Archaeology Café convened on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. We were joined by [...]



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Deserts, Diets, and Dentition

Monday, October 5th, 2009

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. This Archaeology Café convened on Tuesday, October 6, 2009. We were joined by Dr. James Watson, Assistant Curator of Bioarchaeology at the Arizona State [...]



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Rio Nuevo sin Dinero

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

A panel of key participants discussed the current status and possible futures of the Tucson Origins Project. EVENT: Rio Nuevo sin Dinero: The Future of the Tucson Origins Project DATE/TIME: Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. LOCATION: Casa Vicente, 375 S. Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ. This meeting of Archaeology Café convened on Tuesday, September [...]



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