Our next monthly meeting will be held in person and on Zoom, Wednesday, August 14th, at 7:00 p.m., in the lyceum at the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College. After a brief business meeting, Robert Weiner will present “Great Houses for Whom? Chacoan Monumental Architecture in Cognitive and Cross-Cultural Perspective.” A reception will start things off at 6:30 p.m. in the foyer of the Center of Southwest Studies.
Rob Weiner is a Ph.D. candidate in archaeology at the University of Colorado-Boulder. His dissertation research explores the history, use, and meaning of monumental roads associated with Chaco Canyon and its regional system in the ancient Southwest. He is a Research Associate with the Solstice Project and Research Affiliate with Brown University’s Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology.
Rob has conducted archaeological surveys and excavations for academic, federal, and private projects in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Turkey, with ongoing fieldwork on Chacoan roads in collaboration with the Navajo Nation. His research has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals. Rob’s MA thesis at Brown University examined the archaeology and Native oral traditions of gambling at Chaco Canyon. On a larger scale, he is interested in the role of religion as the driver of major transitions in human history and seeks to integrate his research with larger discussions in humanities, religious studies, and cognitive science to create a better world.
Link to join Webinar
https://fortlewis.zoom.us/j/96274904694
Meeting ID: 962 7490 4694
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