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Mesa Talks

A Collaborative Lecture Series

 

Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project and Los Luceros Historic Site have partnered to bring you Mesa Talks which runs annually from May through October and is typically the last Tuesday of the month, from 6:00-8:00PM MDT. Since both Los Luceros Historic Site and Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project are closed to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic, these talks will be broadcast here live (you can also scroll down for an archive of past lectures). Mesa Talks features 8 lectures a year and offer the microphone to exciting and visionary speakers who enrich our understanding of the history, culture, arts, and more of Northern New Mexico.

The Comanche Expansion
Of The Eighteenth Century

During the 1760s and 1770s, the present Los Luceros Historic Site was situated amid the thrust of a forceful Comanche expansion into northern New Mexico.

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The Comanche Expansion
Of The Eighteenth Century


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Prehistoric Dogs
Of the Southwestern United States

Over the last 20,000 years, dogs have followed their human companions to every continent, holding a wide array of roles in human society.

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Prehistoric Dogs
Of the Southwestern United States


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A Tewa Story
Phioge Owingeh

Arthur Cruz shares his knowledge of Phioge Pueblo.

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A Tewa Story
Phioge Owingeh


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Best of the Best
Rock Art Recording for 2019

At the beginning of each year, 40 trained MPPP recording volunteers are invited to participate in voting for the ?best of the best? of the previous year?s recording on Mesa Prieta.

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Best of the Best
Rock Art Recording for 2019


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The Archaeology of Hunting
In the American Southwest

Hunting has always played a pivotal role in Native American subsistence and culture.

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The Archaeology of Hunting
In the American Southwest


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Conserving Sonic Heritage
The Archaeology of Sound

Recently, archaeologists have begun addressing the intangible and fleeting experience of sound.

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Conserving Sonic Heritage
The Archaeology of Sound


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Los Luceros:
How the State's Newest Historic Site Came to Fruition

Join Ethan Ortega, the manager of Los Luceros Historic Site as he explores the history of our State's Newest Historic Site.

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Los Luceros:
How the State's Newest Historic Site Came to Fruition


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Sensory Archaeology:
Quantitative and Humanist Ways of Understanding the Past

As social scientists, archaeologists often struggle to convince the broader STEM audiences of our discipline's objectivity and rigor.

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Sensory Archaeology:
Quantitative and Humanist Ways of Understanding the Past


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Dig Historia!
Public Archaeological Project at Coronado Historic Site

Learn about Public Archaeology and an excavation at Coronado Historic Site!

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Dig Historia!
Public Archaeological Project at Coronado Historic Site


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