EVENTS

Join us for Crow Canyon's second annual Open House Festival on Saturday, September 18. Enjoy fun activities for all ages during this day-long event presented by the Friends of Crow Canyon advisory board.

Save the date! The 2010 Crow Canyon Archaeological Center Annual Meeting will be held October 14–16. This year's keynote speaker is Dr. Patricia Crown.

The 2010-2011 Distinguished Lecturers Series, organized by the Friends of Crow Canyon advisory board, features presentations on archaeology, natural history, and the people and history of the West. First lecture: November 19, Dr. Bridget Coughlin—Wine, Chocolate, and Heart Health: The Biochemistry of Food.

The 2010 Four Corners Lecture Series: Guest speakers from around the Southwest speak to this year's theme: "People and Landscape: Thousands of Years of Land Use in the Four Corners." Next Crow Canyon lecture: September 9, Paul Ermigiotti—The Story of Corn: From Teosinte to Ethanol.

Teachers: Bring your class to Crow Canyon for a hands-on learning adventure! Crow Canyon offers programs lasting from one to five days for students in grades 4 through 12. Learn more.

2010 Travel Adventures: Backcountry Archaeology, The Archaeology and History of Syria, and Maya Past and Present of Chiapas, Mexico.

2011 Travel Adventures: Ancient River, Ruins, and Rock Art; Hopi Pottery Workshop; Chaco Canyon and the Jemez Pueblo World; Backcountry Archaeology; Archaeology of the Hohokam; Bolivia's Andes and Altiplano; Civilizations of Central Mexico; and Oman, the Jewel of Arabia. (Sign up for any 2011 Travel Adventure by December 31, 2010, and save $100!)

Reserve your spot in a 2010 Archaeology Adventure: Check out our excavation and lab and day tour programs!

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NEWS

Read the August 27 eNews or visit the archive for earlier issues.

Newly released video, Learning from the Human Experience, is a lively montage of photos, film, and interviews that presents Crow Canyon's mission, history, and passion for sharing its research with learners of all ages. Watch it now.

Families, adults, teachers, and students assist in excavations at small sites in the Goodman Point Unit of Hovenweep National Monument. Read the July field update.

Early Bird Special! Sign up for any 2011 Travel Adventure by December 31, 2010, and save $100.

Crow Canyon is featured on a Today Show segment! Penny Wrenn, a contributing editor for O, the Oprah Magazine, shared her picks for "fantasy adventures" with the Today Show's Natalie Morales in a segment called "Dream It, Do It: How to Make Your Dreams a Reality."

Check out the new Telluride Inside... and Out series on Crow Canyon. The lifestyle blogazine, based in Telluride, Colorado, produced videos and podcast interviews featuring Crow Canyon's Grant Coffey, Deborah Gangloff, Rebecca Hammond, Dan Mooney, Scott Ortman, and Mark Varien. Learn all about Crow Canyon!

Crow Canyon announces the publication of Leaving Mesa Verde, coedited by Vice President of Programs Mark Varien. Full story.

Kristin Kuckelman authors article in American Antiquity. Full story.

Fumi Arakawa coauthors article in computing journal. Full story.

Crow Canyon traveler meets Zuni artisan, buys her work on eBay. Full story.

Longtime Crow Canyon supporter Skip Lange passes away. Full story.

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