From chacmool at ucalgary.ca Mon Oct 4 13:28:27 2010 From: chacmool at ucalgary.ca (Chacmool Archaeology Association) Date: Mon Oct 4 13:29:10 2010 Subject: [Chacmool-l] Upcoming Events Oct. 4 Message-ID: Hey folks, Just a short list of upcoming events. Hope to see you there! Lauren Chacmool President ** IMPORTANT DEADLINE ** The deadline for abstract submissions for the 2010 Chacmool Conference is October 11th, 2010. Abstracts should be approximately 150 words and emailed to chacmool2010@gmail.com Time is running out so be sure to send in those abstracts and get your research some attention! Check out the conference website here: http://arky.ucalgary.ca/chacmool2010/ 1. The Noon Hour Lecture Series continues. Dr. Peter Dawson will talk this Wednesday, October 6 at 12 pm in ES 859 on ?Inveniam viam aut faciam?: Using 3D Laser Scanning to Digitally Capture Fort Conger, a Historic Arctic Exploration Base on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada. If you would like to volunteer to bring treats for 20-30 people, sign-up is outside of our office on our bulletin board. There are various weeks available and this counts as 2 volunteer hours (I mentioned this already... get something to put on your resume, people!) 2. Chacmool is having a joint meeting with the Classics Student Society and the History Students Association on October 6th in Cassio A/B. It will start around 4:30 pm and representatives from all three clubs will be present. This is a great chance to get out and meet people from other departments with similar interests and have a good time. There will be food/snacks so check it out. 3. On October 13th at 6 pm in ES 859, we'll be showing "Bubba Ho-Tep" for movie night. Come out, get your mind of midterms for a few hours and have some popcorn. **If you no longer wish to receive notifications about Chacmool events, please email us with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line.** From chacmool at ucalgary.ca Tue Oct 12 09:53:43 2010 From: chacmool at ucalgary.ca (Chacmool Archaeology Association) Date: Tue Oct 12 09:53:59 2010 Subject: [Chacmool-l] Events Oct. 12 Message-ID: <43145b47c20d117e65acc336bb52101c.squirrel@webmail.ucalgary.ca> Hey folks, Just a few events coming up this week. 1. Noon Hour Lecture Oct. 13: Nick David is presenting "Errors as the portals of discovery: A superior smelting furnace from the Mandara mountains of Cameroon" 2. Movie night is tomorrow at 6 pm in ES 859. We're watching Bubba Ho-Tep so come out and have a good laugh. 3. If you're planning on volunteering for the conference, sign-up sheets will be posted outside the Chacmool office (ES 826) later this week. 4. The Military Museums tour is next week, Thursday October 21st. If you haven't signed up and would like to, there are still some spots available. Good Luck on Midterms! Chacmool From chacmool at ucalgary.ca Mon Oct 18 13:08:43 2010 From: chacmool at ucalgary.ca (Chacmool Archaeology Association) Date: Mon Oct 18 13:09:40 2010 Subject: [Chacmool-l] Wednesday Lectures Message-ID: <8e52e9057b578010411d4782aa32a76d.squirrel@webmail.ucalgary.ca> Greetings, This Wednesday's Noon Hour Lecture will be by Dr. McCafferty on: "Last Call at Camp Granada: Reflections on Nicaraguan Archaeology." Volunteer sign-up to bring treats is outside the Chacmool office. And at 7:30 pm this Wednesday, go check out the monthly ASA lecture for free! The topic is "Alaska?s Last Mammoth-No Bones About It" by Dr. Duane Froese in the Tom Oliver Lecture Theatre (Earth Sciences Room 162), University of Calgary. See you there! Chacmool From chacmool at ucalgary.ca Mon Oct 25 12:50:22 2010 From: chacmool at ucalgary.ca (Chacmool Archaeology Association) Date: Mon Oct 25 12:50:34 2010 Subject: [Chacmool-l] Upcoming Talks Oct. 25 Message-ID: <2edc7f75cfdc6028eb66000862ec97af.squirrel@webmail.ucalgary.ca> Greetings, The sign-up sheets for volunteering at the 43rd Chacmool Conference are now up outside of ES 826. Spots are limited so sign-up before everything is taken! The Noon Hour Lecture Series continues this week with a talk by Dr. Camilla Speller titled: "Let?s Talk Turkey: Insights into New World Turkey Domestication Using Ancient DNA Techniques." Sign-up to bring treats is outside of ES 826. Here is a list of some talks coming up. See you there! Chacmool Oct. 26, 7:00 pm Evans Room, Rozsa Centre, University of Calgary "Cracking the Whip: Archaeotourism as Sustainable Development in Latin America" by Dr. Geoffrey McCafferty, University of Calgary OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - FREE ADMISSION Light refreshments will be available Hosted by the Latin American Research Centre Nov. 5, 1-5 pm MFH 2370, University of Calgary "Tusaqtuut: the peoples' time for sharing" - Arctic Life Traditional Knowledge-Sharing Seminar with South Baffin (Uqqurmiut) Inuit Elders RSVP to 403-220-4035 or jsdudley@ucalgary.ca Nov. 5, 7:30 pm ES 162, University of Calgary Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities - Calgary Chapter: "The Copts: who are they? Their heritage and culture; then and now" Dr. Kamal K. Botros $5 for non-members www.calgaryssea.ca Nov. 8, 3:00 pm KNB 133, University of Calgary "Ethnicity and Gender in Roman Funerary Commoration on the Rhine and Danube Frontiers" Dr. Maureen Carroll, University of Sheffield Hosted by the Department of Greek and Roman Studies Nov. 8, 7:00 pm SS 541, University of Calgary "Back to the Roots. The Arachaeology of Temple Groves and Private Gardens in Roman Pompeii" Dr. Maureen Carroll, University of Sheffield Hosted by the Calgary Society for Mediterranean Studies From chacmool at ucalgary.ca Fri Oct 29 12:05:59 2010 From: chacmool at ucalgary.ca (Chacmool Archaeology Association) Date: Fri Oct 29 12:06:08 2010 Subject: [Chacmool-l] Chacmool Exec Position Open! Message-ID: Greetings folks, We're in need of a Treasurer for the Chacmool Archaeology Association. The nomination sheet is posted outside of the Chacmool office (ES 826) and the election will happen on Wednesday, November 3 from 9 am to 2 pm. Swing by the office to vote or if you're unable to make it, send an email with your vote, name, and student ID#. See you there! Chacmool Archaeology Association From chacmool at ucalgary.ca Fri Oct 29 14:25:41 2010 From: chacmool at ucalgary.ca (Chacmool Archaeology Association) Date: Fri Oct 29 14:26:03 2010 Subject: [Chacmool-l] Volunteer Opportunity Nov. 6, 9:30am-3:30pm Message-ID: Hey folks, The Department of Archaeology is involved in an Open House on November 6 from approximately 9:30am to 3:30 pm. All you have to do is watch the booth and answer questions potential students may have. This counts as 6 volunteer hours! If you're available to help out, please let us know and we'll send you more details. Lunch is free, provided for volunteers from 12-2 pm. Thanks! Chacmool Archaeology Association