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Upcoming Archaeology Things To Do:
UTE INDIAN MUSEUM (MONTROSE, CO/$):
Ongoing until May 31, 2025 (9:00am-4:30pm MDT) – Exhibit on Cheyenne Dog Soldiers. Look at the Cheyenne Dog Soldiers through a nearly forgotten ledger book of pencil illustration by Cheyenne warriors. For more information, visit Ute Mountain Museum
CHEROKEE RANCH CASTLE TOUR (SEDALIA, CO/$)
(New Dates) January 20 - February 18, 2025 (10:00am MDT): Located in nearby Sedalia, visit this historic ranch with its castle, petrified wood forest, and impressive historic collection. Learn about owner Tweet Kimball establishing the Cherokee Ranch and Castle Foundation to protect the ranch's plant life, wildlife and archaeological sites. For more information and to make a reservation, visit Cherokee Ranch & Castle Tour .
OLD PUEBLO ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER - EDUCATIONAL CLASS (ONLINE/DONATION):
(New) January 22-April 23, 2025 (6:30-8:30pm MDT) – Archaeology of the Southwest. This a 14-Session Zoom Adult Education Zoom Class. For more information and to register, visit Old Pueblo Archaeology Center
FOUR MILE HOUSE HISTORIC PARK (GLENDALE, CO/SCFD FREE DAY):
(New Dates) January 24, 2025 (10:00am-4:00pm MDT) - The park will be hosting a SCFD free day. Registration is required. For more information and to register, visit Four Mile House SCFD Free Day .
PLAINS CONSERVATION CENTER – EDUCATIONAL CLASS (AURORA, CO/IN PERSON/$):
January 25, 2025 (12:00-2:30pm MDT) – Introduction to Spindle Spinning. Learn the basics of this ancient method of making yarn. For more information and to register, visit Plains Conservation Center
OLD PUEBLO ARCHAEOLOGY CENTER - TOUR (TUCSON, AZ/IN PERSON/$):
(New) February 8, 2025 (9:00am-1:00pm MDT) – “Tucson and Marana Yoeme (Yaqui Indian) Communities” car-caravan cultural sites tour with Yoeme traditional culture specialist Felipe S. Molina. For more information and to register, visit Old Pueblo Tucson & Maran Yoeme Communities Cultural Tours
HISTORY COLORADO - EDUCATIONAL CLASS (ONLINE/$):
Ongoing through November 2025 - The Museum Basics classes are suitable for those working or volunteering in cultural institutions such as museums, archives and libraries as well or those hoping to get into this field. For more information and to register for this class, visit History Colorado Museum Basics Classes . Additional classes include:
March 12th: Strategic and Effective Approaches for Deaccessioning
May 4th: Hazardous Materials in Museum Collections
July 9th: Working with Communities as Partners
September 10th: Objects as Teaching Tools
November 12th: Fundamentals in Collections Rehousing
AMACHE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE (CO):
Ongoing: Amache was one of ten internment camps established by the U.S. government during WWII to detain Japanese and American citizens of Japanese descent. There is a museum to visit, a self-guided map/audio tour of the historic site and a virtual visit link. For more information, visit Amache Visitors Information .
CANYON OF THE ANCIENTS (SW CO/$)
Year Round: A choice of guided tours led by the Southwest Colorado Canyons Alliance are available. For more information, visit Canyon of the Ancients Tours .
SAND CREEK NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE (CO)
Ongoing: The Contact Station at the Sand Creek National Historic Site outside of Eads, Co is open (closed federal holidays), but the Visitor Center in the town of Eads is closed between October 1 through March 1. For more information, visit Sand Creek Visitors Information . Please also visit the Sand Creek Massacre exhibit at History Colorado Center, 1200 N. Broadway, Denver 80203.
Upcoming Archaeology Lectures
HISTORY COLORADO PAAC PROGRAM ENRICHMENT SERIES (ON-DEMAND/FREE):
Exposing Hoaxes, Busting Myths, and Solving Mysteries - Archaeology Lectures presented by Dr. Ken Feder, Professor Emeritus at Central Connecticut State University. There are ten one-hour videos covering a range of topics available on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl68fplNJM8BsG6uJLeHUfMYtNHeza5l_
EGYPTIAN STUDIES SOCIETY (HYBRID/FREE):
January 20, 2025 (7:00pm MDT) – Daughter of Ra, Lady of the Two Lands: The Life and Times of Pharaoh Hatshepsut. Speaker: Rhonda K. Hagerman. For more information and to access the lecture webpage link, visit Egyptian Studies Society
COLORADO ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY - PIKES PEAK CHAPTER (HYBRID/FREE):
January 21, 2025 (7:00pm MDT) – Open Mic Night: Annual Tradition of Member Presentations of their travel and excavation experiences. Speakers Mike St. Clair, Cindy Zenkert-Strange, Julie Haverluk and Jerry Rhodes will be speaking on Ancient Greek Archaeological Sites, Hovenweep National Monument, Bears Ears Trip with Crow Canyon, and Travels in Peru. For more information and to access the “Click Here to Join On-line” link to attend virtually, visit CAS - Pikes Peak Chapter Lecture
SMITHSONIAN ASSOCIATES (ONLINE/$):
(New) January 21, 2025 (10:00-11:30am MDT) – Gobekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe: Unraveling the Mysteries of Humanity’s Earliest Monuments. Speaker: Serif Yenen, a Turkish tour guide, guidebook author, and filmmaker. For more information and to register to receive the Zoom link, visit Smithsonian Associates Gobekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe Lecture
ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA - NATIONAL (ONLINE/FREE):
January 22, 2025 (6:00pm MDT) – Caring for Mohenjo-Daro. Archaeology Hour Series. Speaker: Uzma Z. Rizvi, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Urban Studies, Pratt Institute, New York. Mohenjo-Daro is a designated World Heritage Site located in the Sindh Province, Pakistan. For more information and to register for the Zoom link, visit AIA-National Archaeology Hour Lecture
DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE (DENVER, CO/$):
January 22, 2025 (7:00pm MDT) - Women and Power: The Pañamarca Discovery, High-Octane Lecture Series. Speaker: Dr. Michele Koons, Director of Anthropology, DMNS. Dr. Koons will be speaking on recent excavations at the Peruvian archaeological site of Pañamarca which uncovered painted images from the Moche culture depicting powerful women. For more information and purchase tickets, visit DMNS Koons Lecture
ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA - AIA-NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER (ONLINE/FREE):
(New) January 26, 2025 (4:00-5:00pm MDT) – Aethiopia Abroad: The Role of Kush in a Network of Cultural Exchange In the Greater Mediterranean. Speaker: Peter Moore Johnson, PhD Candidate at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. For more information and to register for the Zoom link, visit AIA-Northern California Chapter Lectures
ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA - BOULDER CHAPTER (IN PERSON/FREE):
(New) January 29, 2025 (7:00pm MDT) – A Late Bronze Age “Naval Station” at Kalamianos (Saronic Gulf), Greece. For more information and to register, visit AIA-Boulder & CU-Boulder Museum of Natural History Lectures
ARCHAEOLOGY SOUTHWEST - (IN PERSON & RECORDING/TUCSON, AZ/FREE):
(New) February 4, 2025 (5:30-7:30pm) – Connecting and Dividing: Dogs and European Colonists, Enslaved Africans, and Native Americans in the Chesapeake Bay Region, 1600-1800s. Speaker: Matthew E. Hill, Director of Undergraduate Studies and Professor of Anthropology. A recording of the lecture is available on their YouTube channel – Archaeology Southwest YouTube Channel and their video archive webpage – Archaeology Southwest Lecture Archive a few days after the lecture date.