[Anthsoc] Archaeology lectures in Hamilton and Toronto

[Robert W. Park]

From: Hamilton Chapter OAS <hamiltonoas at hwcn.org>
Subject: January Lecture - Thursday 19th

                       Public Lecture


The Ontario Archaeological Society, Hamilton Chapter presents,
an illustrated lecture by Dr. Gary Warrick, Sir Wilfrid Laurier
University, titled;


"Cultural Affiliation of Ancient Archaeological Remains in Ontario"


Abstract:

Gary will address the problem of identifying modern aboriginal groups as
descendants of ancient archaeological sites, complexes, and remains within
the Ontario sequence.


WHEN: Thursday, January 19th, 2006
WHERE: Fieldcote Museum, 64 Sulphur Springs Road, Ancaster,
Ontario, CANADA
TIME: 7:00pm  Light Refreshments Following

This Public Lecture is FREE and open to the public.


                     ALL  WELCOME

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Toronto Chapter OAS

UPCOMING PUBLIC LECTURES

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 – Members' Night

Talk 1 - Namanchugo: Changes and Continuities in 
the Development of an Andean Shrine - Daniella
Jofre, Trent University

Catequil was documented by chronicles as a main 
huaca during the early XVI century. A
supernatural being, thunder and lightning deity, 
and founder ancestor from Huamachuco’s myth of
origin, he incarnated a widely venerated oracle 
from the central and northern Andes region. His
sanctuary is archeologically documented as 
Namanchugo in San José de Porcón, located at 3250 
m asl
below Cerro Icchal’s mountaintop which emerges at 
4150 m asl. Namanchugo is a U-shaped artificial
mound almost perfectly oriented N-S with two 
lateral platforms off the central mound. The
construction of this site, Catequil’s shrine, 
mimics Cerro Icchal’s mountaintop and would 
reflect the
development of an Andean place of ritual. Over 
500 years have passed since the sanctuary was
abandoned and the huaca of Catequil continues to 
be of religious significance in regional folklore
today. Considering that Namanchugo was occupied 
for more than a thousand years, my research 
focuses
in the changes and continuities that occurred 
within the process of construction of Namanchugo 
and
the nature of its occupation from the Early 
Intermediate Period until the Late Horizon 
(circa. 200
B.C to 1532 A.D).

Talk 2 – An Archaeological Tour Around Newfoundland – Roberta O’Brien

This tourist survey will look at some famous 
sites including Port-au-Choix, L'Anse aux Meadows 
and
Red Bay.

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Title TBA -  Joan Banahan, University of Toronto

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Continuity in Nomadic Pastorialism in Mongolia, 
Bronze Age to the Present – Caroline Walker, York
University

Meetings begin at 7:30pm and are held in Room 
560a, Sidney Smith Hall, 100 St. George St. 
Everyone
is welcome!