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Sunday Science: American Indian Lifeways in the San Luis Valley

February 7, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Speaker: Mark Mitchell
Topic: American Indian Lifeways in the San Luis Valley

Bio: Dr. Mark D. Mitchell is the Research Director for Paleocultural Research Group, a nonprofit that conducts research, trains students, and educates the public on the archaeology and paleoecology of the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains. Mitchell holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Colorado at Boulder and has more than 35 years of experience in archaeological field and laboratory research. His research interests
span the archaeology of two different regions: the Northern Great Plains in central and western North Dakota and the Southern Rocky Mountains in Colorado and New Mexico.

Mitchell’s Southern Rockies research focuses on American Indian land use in the San Luis Valley and adjacent mountains. He is the author of journal articles, book chapters, and monographs on the archaeology of the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains.

Summary:
The archaeological record of American Indians in the San Luis Valley is a record of hunting and gathering. But the strategies American Indians used to subsist in the valley’s cold-desert environment were not unchanging. Both residents and visitors alike adapted to shifting environmental conditions, transformative technological innovations, demographic changes, and the appearance of European and American colonists and settlers. In this talk, Dr. Mark Mitchell will explore the archaeology of the San Luis Valley, drawing on the results of recent public archaeology projects.

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Date:
February 7, 2021
Time:
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Venue

Zoom Meeting
Angel of Shavano Campground