Archaeology Cafe

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Kate Sarther
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2024
07
May

Tasting History: A Hands-on Approach and Revival of Native and Traditional Agave Crops in the Tucson Area

Join us on Zoom Tuesday, May 7, 2024, when Jesús García (Kino Heritage Fruit Trees program, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum) will discuss “Tasting History: A Hands-on Approach and Revival of Native and Traditional Agave Crops in the Tucson Area.” How to register: Space is limited, so register f...
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2024
02
Apr

A Lifelong Zuni Farmer's Authority and Influence

Join us on Zoom Tuesday, April 2, 2024, when Jim Enote (Colorado Plateau Foundation) will discuss “A Lifelong Zuni Farmer's Authority and Influence.” With experience planting crops for 67 consecutive years, Jim Enote will share thoughts about traditional knowledge, climate change, economics, and...
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2024
05
Mar

Tres Hornos: Experimental Archaeology of Earthen Ovens

Join us on Zoom Tuesday, March 5, 2024, when Jun Sunseri (University of California Berkeley) will discuss “Tres Hornos: Experimental Archaeology of Earthen Ovens.” Everyone's ancestors cooked with earth in one form or another. As a participant-observer and experimental archaeologist, Jun Sunseri...
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2024
06
Feb

Archaeologies of Foodways and Cuisine

Join us in person at the Loft Cinema or on Zoom Tuesday, February 6, 2023, when Sarah Oas (Archaeology Southwest) will discuss “Archaeologies of Foodways and Cuisine.” This talk highlights the importance of food to our minds, bodies, and societies, and explores what archaeological approaches tha...
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2024
09
Jan

Indigenous Agriculture: Planting for Survival

Join us in person at the Loft Cinema or on Zoom Tuesday, January 9, 2024, when Michael Kotutwa Johnson (University of Arizona) will discuss “Indigenous Agriculture: Planting for Survival.” Michael Kotutwa Johnson will cover the importance of culture and belief systems that are integrated into In...
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2023
05
Dec

More than Subsistence: How Anishinaabe Traditional Foodways Nourish Culture, Kinship, and Community Wellbeing

Join us in person at the Loft Cinema or on Zoom Tuesday, December 5, 2023, when Ashleigh Thompson (Archaeology Southwest) will discuss “More than Subsistence: How Anishinaabe Traditional Foodways Nourish Culture, Kinship, and Community Wellbeing.” Across Indigenous country, Native people are rev...
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2023
07
Nov

Ancient Domestication of the Four Corners Potato: Archaeology, Sex, and Genetics

Join us on Zoom Tuesday, November 7, 2023, when Lisbeth Louderback (NHMU Archaeobotany Lab; Natural History Museum of Utah; University of Utah) will discuss “Ancient Domestication of the Four Corners Potato: Archaeology, Sex, and Genetics.” The memories of Diné and Hopi elders reveal the Four C...
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2023
03
Oct

Tame or Wild? Emergent Ranching Cultures of Spanish Colonial Pimería Alta

Join us on Zoom Tuesday, October 3, 2023, when Nicole Mathwich (San Diego State University) will discuss “Tame or Wild? Emergent Ranching Cultures of Spanish Colonial Pimería Alta.” This talk will explore the emergent animal husbandry culture in the Pimería Alta through the first introduction ...
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2023
02
May

Collaborating with Diné Communities

Join us on May 2, 2023, when Wade Campbell (Boston University) will discuss “Collaborating with Diné Communities.” How to register: Space is limited, so register for free today at the link below to participate, and join in on the event date at 6:00 p.m. MST (what time is that compared to wher...
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2023
04
Apr

Archaeologies that Matter: Heart-centered Practice, Indigenous Knowledge, and Restorative Justice in Canada

Join us on April 4, 2023, when Kisha Supernant (University of Alberta) will discuss “Archaeologies that Matter: Heart-centered Practice, Indigenous Knowledge, and Restorative Justice in Canada.” How to register: Space is limited, so register for free today at the link below to participate, and...
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2023
07
Mar

Collaborative Archaeology and the “Becoming Hopi” Project

Join us on March 7, 2023, when Stewart Koyiyumptewa (Hopi Cultural Preservation Office) and Wes Bernardini (University of Redlands) will discuss “Collaborative Archaeology and the ‘Becoming Hopi’ Project.” For nearly two decades, Hopi tribal members and external scholars have collaborated on...
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2023
07
Feb

Weaving a Partnership: The Collaborative Journey of the Cedar Mesa Perishables Project

Join us on February 7, 2023, when Laurie Webster (Cedar Mesa Perishables Project) and Louie Garcia (Cedar Mesa Perishables Project) will discuss “Weaving a Partnership: The Collaborative Journey of the Cedar Mesa Perishables Project.” For the past five years, the Cedar Mesa Perishables Project h...
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