[OR_Archaeology] March 5 OAS Talk

[Mike Taylor]

Hi,

The Oregon Archaeological Society is hosting what should be a fascinating presentation on March 5. We would appreciate your publishing the attached flyer and information.

Thanks in advance,

Mike Taylor
OAS
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40,000 Years of Life & Death in a Spanish Cave (Free Talk!)

FREE ARCHAEOLOGY PRESENTATION-OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
7:30 PM, Tuesday, March 5 in the OMSI Auditorium (no ticket needed)

The Oregon Archaeological Society is pleased to sponsor the March 5, 2013 lecture titled: "40,000 Years of Life and Death in a Spanish Cave: Excavations in El Miron, Cantabria." The featured speaker is the distinguished Dr. Lawrence Guy Straus, the Leslie Spier Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico College of Arts and Sciences.

El Miron Cave, located in the Cantabrian Cordillera in Spain has been excavated by Professor Straus and a Spanish colleague since 1996. Scientifically discovered in 1903, but ignored by archeologists despite being surrounded by cave art sites, El Miron is a large cave with a strategic location.

The site has been the subject of numerous multidisciplinary studies of the climate, landscapes, human technology, subsistence, and artistic activity that have resulted in dozens of publications in Europe and the U.S. Major discoveries have included dated portable art objects, rock engravings, an associated human burial, evidence of human occupation and livestock stabling, and ceramic and metal technology. 

The presentation is at Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) and is free and open to the public. A general business meeting begins at 7 PM, followed by the lecture at approximately 7:30 PM.

See www.oregonarchaeological.org/events for more information.

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