Pueblos and their Ancestors – SECTION 1

E. Charles Adams
Spring 2020
Wednesdays |  
1 PM - 3 PM
January 29, February 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2020
Course Format: Hybrid
Location: Main Campus
Tuition: $145

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Many of us are familiar with and may have even visited the seemingly mystical places in the Four Corners of the U.S. Southwest on the Colorado Plateau, including Mesa Verde, Chaco Canyon, Canyon de Chelly, and many more. These were the long-ago homes of people we know as Pueblo, who began farming in the region 4,000 years ago. Their descendants – the Hopi, Zuni, Acoma, and Rio Grande Pueblos – retain strong spiritual connections to these places told in oral histories passed through generations. Together we will explore what made these places special then and even today: how did people survive and prosper in this harsh region, why did they leave these places, where did they go, and what can Pueblo people today tell us about their ancestors?

Please Note: The tuition price of this course was incorrectly printed in the Spring 2020 brochure. The correct price of the course is listed here.

Required Reading

Archaeology of the Southwest, 3rd Edition (2012) by Linda S. Cordell and Maxine E. McBrinn. Left Coast Press, Walnut Creek, CA.

Meet Your Instructor

Professor Emeritus

E. CHARLES ADAMS, Curator Emeritus, Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona. Adams has lived and worked in the Four Corners region for more than 50 years, the last 35 with the Arizona State Museum (ASM). While at ASM, Adams directed research at ancestral Hopi villages near Winslow, AZ, in collaboration with the Hopi Tribe. He has published numerous books and curated exhibits at ASM.

Location

POETRY CENTER
Dorothy Rubel Room
1508 E Helen
Tucson, AZ 85721
United States

Located on the SE corner of Helen Street and Vine Avenue, one block north of Speedway and three blocks west of Campbell Ave.

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