Post by L Roebuck on Sept 14, 2007 11:41:20 GMT -5
French Anthropologist To Discuss Rock Art Conservation During XXV JAR Lecture
The University of New Mexico, UNM Today
The Journal of Anthropological Research is hosting a pair of discussions on rock art by Dr. Jean Clottes of the French Ministry of Culture. The lecture and following seminar, part of the JAR Distinguished Lecture series, will be held in conjunction with the National Park Service’s Conference entitled “Set in Stone: Binational Workshop on Petroglyph Management in the United States and Mexico.” The Petroglyph National Monument, along with UNM, JAR and Mexico’s Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia, will present this workshop from Sept. 19-21.
“Dr. Clottes is the leading authority worldwide on rock art,” said Dr. Lawrence Straus, Ph.D., editor of the Journal of Anthropological Research. “He is a superb archaeologist and we are honored to have him as our speaker this year.”
He will discuss “Rock Art: An Endangered Heritage Worldwide” at the UNM Anthropology lecture hall, room 163, on Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m. and give a seminar on “The Rock Art of Chauvet Cave, France” on Sept. 21 from noon-1 p.m. at the Hibben Center, rm. 105.
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The University of New Mexico, UNM Today
The Journal of Anthropological Research is hosting a pair of discussions on rock art by Dr. Jean Clottes of the French Ministry of Culture. The lecture and following seminar, part of the JAR Distinguished Lecture series, will be held in conjunction with the National Park Service’s Conference entitled “Set in Stone: Binational Workshop on Petroglyph Management in the United States and Mexico.” The Petroglyph National Monument, along with UNM, JAR and Mexico’s Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia, will present this workshop from Sept. 19-21.
“Dr. Clottes is the leading authority worldwide on rock art,” said Dr. Lawrence Straus, Ph.D., editor of the Journal of Anthropological Research. “He is a superb archaeologist and we are honored to have him as our speaker this year.”
He will discuss “Rock Art: An Endangered Heritage Worldwide” at the UNM Anthropology lecture hall, room 163, on Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m. and give a seminar on “The Rock Art of Chauvet Cave, France” on Sept. 21 from noon-1 p.m. at the Hibben Center, rm. 105.
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