Anthropology and Our Community: Celebrating Our Diversity
The Greater Southwest is our focus as we celebrate the wonderful diversity of our community and region, and the contributions of our faculty and students to them. This weekend is organized to coincide with the 2015 Tucson Meet Yourself Festival.
Tucson Meet Yourself: 100 Years of Anthropology at the University of Arizona
In the image above, the Anthropology exhibit tent is the green rectangle in Jacome Plaza.
Friday, October 9, 2015, 11am-10pm, Downtown Tucson
Satrday, October 10, 2015, 11am-10pm, Downtown Tucson
Sunday, October 11, 2015, 11am-6pm, Downtown Tucson
While enjoying the festival, visit our public exhibit highlighting contributions of School faculty, students, and alumni in areas such as the City of Tucson waste reduction program, the Pima County Medical Examiner’s Office, and Cultural Resource Management. What does it mean to be Human? Students and faculty in the School of Anthropology at The University of Arizona try to answer these questions - and many more - about our species. Visit our booth at the Tucson Meet Yourself festival. Please click here for a description of the Anthropology exhibit.
University Indian Ruin Open House and Tour
Friday, October 9, 2015, 3-7pm, University Indian Ruin
Address: 2799 N. Indian Ruins Road
Visit old friends and make new ones as we celebrate Tucson's history and community. Through a tour and exhibits, learn more about this Classic Period Hohokam village, which was occupied between AD 1150 and AD 1450. University Indian Ruin is managed by the School of Anthropology for preservation, public education and the training of students. Visitors will even be able to taste Emil Haury's famous Wetherill Stew! Plus, back by popular demand, experience the School of Anthropology Field Attire Fashion Show, Part 2!
Field Trip to Amerind Museum
Saturday, October 10, 2015, 7:30am-12:30pm
Take advantage of this unique opportunity to travel an hour east of Tucson for a guided tour of the Amerind Museum and Fulton-Hayden Memorial Art Gallery. The tour will be led by UA alum Dr. Eric Kaldahl and will focus on the museum's archaeology collections. Vans will leave from the front of the Arizona State Museum at 7:30am and return there at 12:30pm. Cost: $50, includes transportation, admission to the Museum, and specialty box lunch.
Please RSVP here: https://uafoundation.org/NetCommunity/foundation/events/amerind.
University of Arizona Field Schools through the Ages
Saturday, October 10, 2015, Symposium 1-5 pm (Cesar Chavez Building Room 111), Reception and View of the Collections 5-7 pm (Arizona State Museum)
Learn about our long-term commitment to engaged learning through our field schools and research projects, and see materials and publications from our field school collections. Symposium presenters include Raymond Thompson (Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Former Director of the School of Anthropology and the Arizona State Museum), Patrick Lyons (Director of the Arizona State Museum), William Longacre (Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Former Director of the School of Anthropology), J. Jefferson Reid (Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and University Distinguished Professor), Barbara Mills (Professor of Anthropology and Former Director of the School of Anthropology) and more! Stay tuned for more details.
Click here for symposium program.