The San Juan Basin Archaeological Society offers monthly archaeology lectures, field trips, and educational programs throughout the Four Corners region. Our monthly presentations are open to anyone interested in the archaeology, history, and cultural heritage of the American Southwest. Guided field trips are open to SJBAS members.
Next Meeting and Lecture – November 11th
Our next meeting will be held in person and on Zoom on Wednesday, November 11th, at 7:00 p.m. in the lyceum at the Fort Lewis College Center of Southwest Studies. After a brief business meeting, Tom D. Dillehay, PhD, will present “The Peopling of the Americas.” A reception will start things off at 6:30 p.m. in the CSWS foyer.
Tom D. Dillehay is a lecturer and Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at Vanderbilt University. He is internationally recognized for ground-breaking and highly interdisciplinary scientific research, has been named the Rebecca Webb Wilson University Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, Religion and Culture at Vanderbilt University.
Dillehay, who received his doctorate from the University of Texas in 1976, has conducted numerous anthropological studies in Peru, Chile, Argentina and other South American countries as well as the United States. In 2008 a team of researchers that Dillehay led at the Monte-Verde archaeological site in south-central Chile found evidence that has fundamentally changed chronologies and migration theories for the peopling of the Americas. Dillehay’s study confirms Monte-Verde’s status as the earliest known human settlement in the Americas. It also provides additional support for the theory that one early migration route followed the Pacific Coast more than 14,000 years ago.
Link to Join Webinar – https://fortlewis.zoom.us/j/94032371260 – Meeting ID: 940 3237 1260
San Juan Basin Archaeological Society
The San Juan Basin Archaeological Society (SJBAS) is a Colorado Nonprofit Corporation. SJBAS consists of people who are interested in the archaeology, culture, and early history of the Four Corners region. We have members of all ages and backgrounds, some with extensive training in archaeology and others with more limited knowledge but a strong desire to learn.
Our mission is to advocate for and promote public awareness and preservation of archaeological, cultural, and historical resources, primarily in the Four Corners region of the American Southwest.
Members are eligible to participate in SJBAS field trips and they receive a monthly newsletter, the Moki Messenger, with information about current SJBAS activities and other matters of archaeological, cultural, and historical interest.
We support and endow the John W. Sanders Internship and Education Fund. This fund provides ongoing internships for Fort Lewis College students at the Center of Southwest Studies. Donations are welcome to these 501(C)(3) funds: Donate.