Verde National Park. This exhibit provides visitors with an intimate glimpse into the long history of basketry in the Four Corners region, basket-making technology, and the stories baskets tell. (970) 882-5600, www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/ahc.html, (Through February 2017)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Arizona Historic Preservation Conference
June 8-10, Crowne Plaza Phoenix Airport Hotel, Phoenix, Ariz. “Preservation Next,” is the theme of this year’s conference, which seeks to bring together preservationists from around Arizona to exchange ideas and success stories, share perspectives and solutions, and foster cooperation. (602) 598-6277, www.azpreservation.com.
Excavations of the wreckage, combined with the ongoing hunt for the HMS Terror, promise to expand our knowledge of Canada’s North, the ocean, and Franklin and his crew’s fate. This fascinating new exhibit puts the mysteries of Franklin’s tragic voyage into a historical context of science and exploration, looking at reasons behind the expedition and clues from early search efforts. The narrative includes Inuit knowledge and allows visitors to create links with contemporary research in the Arctic. (416) 586-8000, www.rom.on.ca (New long-term exhibit)
BLM Anasazi Heritage Center
Anasazi Heritage Center
Dolores, Colo.—The visually stunning new exhibit “Weaving Stories: Basketry in the Southwest” explores the history of basketmaking technology from thousands of years ago up to the present. The exhibition includes a 7,000-year-old basket excavated from Delta County, Colorado, as well as many other examples from the center’s collections. There are also baskets on loan from the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Twin Rocks Trading Post in Bluff, Utah, and Mesa
american archaeology
LACMA CONSERVATION CENTER / YOSI POZEILOV
PARKS CANADA / THIERRY BOYER
Tularosa Basin Conference
Los Angeles, Calif.—Drawing on collaborative research between the museum’s Conservation Center and the Art of the Ancient Americas Program, the exhibition “Revealing Creation: The Science and Art of Ancient Maya Ceramics” integrates new insight gained from technical analysis of ancient Maya ceramic vessels with knowledge from Maya culture. The new imaging produced by the collaborative research reveals details of vessel composition, pigment chemistry, and modern modifications, highlighting how artisans worked to emulate acts of primordial creation through their labor of shaping, painting, and firing clay. Select images are juxtaposed with objects in the gallery, inviting visitors to view inside the vessels as a way of coming closer to the hands—and worlds—of these remarkable artists. (323) 857-6000, www.lacma.org/ art/exhibition (Ongoing exhibit)
v CONFERENCES, LECTURES & FESTIVALS Santa Fe Trail Travelers And Descendants Conference
June 15-18, Las Vegas, N.M. The Las Vegas Citizens Committee for Historic Preservation hosts the conference, emphasizing the lives and stories of individual Santa Fe Trail travelers, with special presentations by descendants. (505) 425-8803, lvhistoric@ gmail.com, www.lvcchp.org
June 17-19, Tularosa Community Center, Tularosa, N.M. Sponsored by the Jornada Research Institute and the Tularosa Basin Historical Society, this year’s conference includes presentations regarding research in Tularosa Basin archaeology. There will also be a tour to Creekside Village, which is being excavated. Contact David Greenwald at dgreenwald@tularosa.net
Eiteljorg Museum’s Indian Market & Festival
June 25-26, Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis, Ind. This celebration of Native American culture features art, music, dance, demonstrations, and traditional foods. The native performers and artists represent more than 60 tribes from throughout the Midwest. (317) 636-9378, www.eiteljorg.org
Pecos Conference
August 5-7, Alpine, Ariz. Professional and avocational archaeologists, students, historians, and tribal members report on research from across the greater American Southwest. Papers and posters are presented in large tents set up in the cool pines of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests. There will also be discussions about the problems and challenges faced by archaeologists working in the Southwest, as well as social events and field trips to local sites. www.pecosconference.com
Pueblo Independence Day Celebration
August 14, Jemez Historic Site, Jemez Springs, N.M. On August 10, 1680, the Pueblo peoples of New Mexico, aided by Apache and Navajo allies, successfully rose up in rebellion against Spanish occupation, reclaiming sovereign rule for the next 12 years. In commemoration, a 13-mile pilgrimage run from Walatowa Plaza in Jemez Pueblo to Giusewa Pueblo kiva at Jemez Historic Site begins at 7 a.m. Runners will be greeted at the historic site at 10 a.m., followed by guest speakers, Jemez traditional dances, native flute music, and traditional food. (575) 829-3530, www.nmhistoricsites.org
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