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■ NEW EXHIBITS UCLA FOWLER MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
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Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art
Indianapolis, Ind.—The newly created exhibit “From One Hand to Another: Native American Treasures from the Children’s Museum” shares the stories and treasures passed from generation to generation among native peoples. More than 70 toys and child-related objects are on display. The activities include making dolls and
and miniature tipis. (317) 636-9378 (New long-term exhibit) Pueblo Grande Museum
Phoenix, Ariz.—“Doorways to the Past: Hohokam Houses,” is an exciting new outdoor exhibit featuring full-scale reproductions of prehistoric Hohokam dwellings dating back more than 900 years. The replicas are based on recent archaeological data as well as information from historic cultures of the Southwest. (602) 495-0901 (New long-term exhibit) George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art
FRANK H. MCCLUNG MUSEUM
Toronto, Ontario, Canada—Undertaken with the assistance of Maya researchers and members of the Maya community, the museum’s recent reinstallation of ancient American artifacts focuses on the Maya collection, providing in-depth information about the artifacts and the sites where they were found. (416) 586-8080 (New permanent exhibit)
■ CONFERENCES & FESTIVALS
Frank H. McClung Museum The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.—Over three years in the making, the new 3,200-squarefoot gallery, “Archaeology and the Native Peoples of Tennessee,” will showcase the museum’s worldclass collection of prehistoric native art and artifacts. The new state-of-the-art exhibit traces over 12,000 years of Tennessee’s history and includes materials excavated from sites under study by University of Tennessee archaeologists over the last 65 years. The gallery’s opening coincides with Tennessee’s Archaeology Week, a statewide celebration of cultural heritage. (865) 974-2144 (New permanent gallery opens September 24)
american archaeology
27th Biennial Great Basin Anthropological Conference
October 5-7, David Eccles Conference Center, Ogden, Utah. For information, contact Steven Simms, GBAC Chair, at (435) 7971277, ssimms@hass.usu.edu, or www.hass .usu.edu/~gbac2000 Fort Ancient State Memorial Site Tours
UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History Los Angeles, Calif.— The Moche civilization flourished on Peru’s north coast between A.D. 100 and 800, leaving behind a vivid artistic record of their activities and beliefs in beautifully painted ceramics. The culmination of 30 years of study, “Moche Fineline Painting of Ancient Peru” features 50 large-scale drawings of the original ceramics, accompanied by many of the exquisite Moche vessels from which they were taken. (310) 825-2585 (Through February 18, 2001)
October 14-15, Lebanon, Ohio. Enjoy the lush fall colors of the wooded settlement while learning about the prehistoric Hopewell people who built the site’s hilltop enclosure. (513) 932-4421
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