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A View From the Braun: Archaeoastronomy
GENERAL INFO
Date / Time:
Saturday, Mar 20, 2010, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Location:
Southwest Museum of the American Indian
Appropriate For:
Adults
Admission:
Free for members, $10 for nonmembers
RSVP/Reservations:
323.221.2164, ext. 230
Paul Apodaca, Ph.D., the Braun Research Library Lecturer-in-Residence, will present a lecture describing how the first Americans used the sky as part of their worldview. Archaeoastronomy is the study of how early humans used the stars, planets, sun, and moon to describe the universe as they saw it. Dr. Apodaca will cover a wide variety of American Indian traditions that demonstrate how they developed calendars, incorporated them into their art and architecture, and created a body of knowledge that still affects the world around us.
