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Tag Archives: archaeology
Research: How hiding in plain sight saved the Jicarilla Apache
North America’s Jicarilla Apache tribe cloaked themselves in trade, diplomacy, and intermarriage and nearly escaped incarceration on an American Indian reservation. How they did it has been a mystery of the historical American Southwest – until now. “In some ways, … Continue reading
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Tagged anthropology, archaeology, B. Sunday Eiselt, Dedman College, enclavement, ethnohistory, faculty books, faculty research, Jicarilla Apache, Margaret Allen, Native American history, Ronald H. Towner, Southwest studies
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Calendar Highlights: Sept. 6, 2012
A Taste of Tango: Break out your dancing shoes and join the Meadows Wind Ensemble for “A Night in Buenos Aires: A Celebration of Tango.” The program features numerous tango performances that are sure to dazzle and inspire you – … Continue reading
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Tagged archaeology, Boulevard at SMU, Caruth Auditorium, Diego Velazquez: The Early Court Portraits, exhibits, Fred Wendorf Distinguished Lecture Series in Archaeology, Jeremy Sabloff, Latin American Heritage Month, McCord Auditorium, Meadows Museum, Meadows Opera Theatre, Meadows School of the Arts, Meadows Wind Ensemble, SMU Mustang football
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Research Spotlight: Trial by fire, and how humans respond to it
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Tagged anthropology, archaeology, Christopher Roos, Dedman College, faculty research, National Science Foundation, Southwest wildfires, Thomas Swetnam
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Research Spotlight: 3-D map confirms ancient Mayan structures at ‘Head of Stone’ site
Archaeologists have made the first three-dimensional topographical map of ancient monumental buildings long buried under centuries of jungle at the Maya site “Head of Stone” in Guatemala. The map puts into 3-D perspective the location and size of Head of … Continue reading
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Tagged 3-D mapping, archaeology, Brigitte Kovacevich, Dedman College, faculty research, Head of Stone, Holtun, Maya archaeology, Pre-Classic Maya culture
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Research Spotlight: No evidence for Clovis comet
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Tagged archaeology, Clovis comet, Clovis controversy, Clovis site, David Meltzer, Dedman College, faculty research, New Mexico, Vance Holliday
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Research Spotlight: Site-trampling study gives a new look at old digs
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Tagged archaeological site dating, archaeological site disturbance, archaeology, Dedman College, Metin Eren, site trampling, student research
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Research Spotlight: The archaeology of childhood
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Tagged archaeology, Dedman College, faculty research, SMU-in-Taos, Sunday Eiselt
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