Archaeology and Language in the Southwest Office of Archaeological Studies and Friends of Archaeology Brown Bag Lecture:

Language is not the most obvious of the data sources available to Southwestern archaeologists. We can’t hear the ancient ones speak, and there is no confident way to confirm (or deny) models of language history. But historical linguistics is relevant to archaeological models of deep culture history, and language is an important part of current controversies in migration studies. Eric Blinman will present an introduction to Southwestern linguistics and a (biased) view of the correlation between Pueblo languages and archaeological models of Pueblo history.

The Brown Bag talks will take place at the Center for New Mexico Archaeology at 12:00 noon in the CNMA library. Seating is limited. Admission is free.

The Center for New Mexico Archaeology (7 Old Cochiti Road) is located off of Caja del Rio Road, across from Challenge New Mexico on the way to the Santa Fe Municipal Golf Course. Take 599 to South Meadows Road, continue through the traffic circle west along the Frontage Road to Caja del Rio Road. CNMA is on the left-hand side of the road and is the large building with white sail-like skylights on the roof.