From Chacmool at ucalgary.ca Tue Dec 4 10:24:33 2012 From: Chacmool at ucalgary.ca (Chacmool Archaeology Association) Date: Tue Dec 4 10:24:45 2012 Subject: [Chacmool-l] December Newsletter Message-ID: HI All! HURRAY!! We?re almost finished this semester!! 1) Noon hour speaker 2) Gingerbread Competition and End of Semester Wrap-up 3) Merchandise (read ? Gifts) 1) Noon hour lecture - Late Pre-Hispanic Pedestrians of the Carribbean Lowlands of Costa Rica By: Adam K. Benfer Where: Earth Sciences 859 When: December 5, 2012 from 12-1pm In Costa Rica and the Circum-Caribbean, identifying the locations, functions, and evolution of past networks of human movement contributes to understanding pre-Hispanic interregional interactions and exchanges. I hypothesize late pre-Hispanic routes of interregional communication among the village of Nuevo Corinto in the northeastern Caribbean Lowlands and contemporaneous population centers in the Central Highlands of Costa Rica. I test these hypotheses through archival research on historic interregional roads, archaeological reconnaissance of late pre-Hispanic features, and least cost path predictions of human movement. I discuss the potential functions of these routes and evaluate their role within the regional network. 2) Gingerbread Competition and End of Semester Wrap-up Where: Earth Sciences 859 When: December 7, 2012 ? Doors open at 4:30pm and competition starts at 5pm Cost: $5 per person (to help with goodie costs) ? Cash bar. Don?t miss out on the fun! Who has what it takes to make the best Gingerbread archaeologically themed creation? Sign up sheets for teams are outside the Chacmool Office (ES 826). Rules can be found at our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/groups/chacmool/ This event is for everyone ? even if you are not competing there is lots of socializing to do. 3) Can?t find that gift for the person who has everything! How about Chacmool hoodies or t-shirts? Come by the office to check them out ? we have a variety of sizes. Hoodies - $40 for Members, $45 for Non-Members and T-shirts - $15 for Members, $20 for non-members. Good luck on all your exams and we hope you have a safe and fantastic holiday! From chacmool at ucalgary.ca Tue Dec 4 11:48:55 2012 From: chacmool at ucalgary.ca (Chacmool Archaeology Association) Date: Tue Dec 4 11:49:06 2012 Subject: [Chacmool-l] [Fwd: Surviving Progress] Message-ID: <0ad90a9914d86af500bb0d66503917cc.squirrel@webmail.ucalgary.ca> Some more information/a reminder about "Surviving Progress," a documentary being shown in the Archaeology and Popular Culture class tomorrow! A note from Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown: My class tomorrow is open for anyone to come watch "Surviving Progress". This is the hour and a half documentary based on Ronald Wright's book "A Short History of Progress". We are in KNB 126 from 4-5:30 pm tomorrow (Wednesday). --- Definitely not an opportunity to miss! Chacmool From chacmool at ucalgary.ca Tue Dec 4 11:48:55 2012 From: chacmool at ucalgary.ca (Chacmool Archaeology Association) Date: Tue Dec 4 11:49:07 2012 Subject: [Chacmool-l] [Fwd: Surviving Progress] Message-ID: <73eba368388bb9decda31a35bc05d2af.squirrel@webmail.ucalgary.ca> Some more information/a reminder about "Surviving Progress," a documentary being shown in the Archaeology and Popular Culture class tomorrow! A note from Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown: My class tomorrow is open for anyone to come watch "Surviving Progress". This is the hour and a half documentary based on Ronald Wright's book "A Short History of Progress". We are in KNB 126 from 4-5:30 pm tomorrow (Wednesday). --- Definitely not an opportunity to miss! Chacmool