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1988),focuseson Cycladicstatues and vessels of the Late Neolithicand Early Bronze
Age (ca. 4500-2200B.C.).The exhibit includes about 145 stone objects from the
islands in the Aegean Sea. (See ARCHAEOLOGY,
September/October 1987.)
RIVER
OF RUINS
Floatdownthe largest rivers of Central
America, exploring jungle-shrouded
Maya ruins along the shores. Howler
Monkeys, Scarlet Macaws, orchids.
Tikal, Uaxactun, Seibal, Dos Pilas,
Aguateca, Yaxchilan,Piedras Negras.
February,March1988.
The Ancient Maya
of the
KINGDOMS
YUCATAN
Explorethe famousruinsofChichen-ltza,
Palenqueand Uxmal,and the seldomvisited ceremonialcenters of Edzna,
Kohunlich,Cobaand BalankancheCave.
Ledby Mexicanarchaeologist.November
28, December19, 1987, January 2,
February13, 1988.
Highlights
of the
MAYA CIVILIZATION
Tikal,Uaxactun,Seibaland Quiriguain
Guatemala. Copan in Honduras.
November 7, December 26, 1987,
February6, March26, 1988.
Rapa Nui Festival
EASTER
ISLAND
Immerseyourselfin the cultureof Easter
Islandand Tahiti.Led by archaeologist,
Dr.GeorgiaLeewhospentseveralseasons
workingonEasterIsland.Jointhepeopleof
Rapa Nui during their yearly festival.
ruinsin Tahiti.
ExplorePolynesian
January1988.
CHICHICASTENANGO
Festival
Join the Mayain Chichicastenango
for
the Santo Tomasfeast day, and spend
Christmasin Antigua,Guatemala.Festive
dancing,ancientruins,colorfulcostumed
villagers, Tikal. December18, 1987.
Easter processionsin Chichicastenango
and Antigua.March26, 1988.
Fiesta in
MEXICO
CHIAPAS,
TheSan Sebastianfestivitiesin Zinacantan and Chiapade Corzo. Magnificent
Palenque,spectacularYaxchilan,pagan
religiousceremonies,all are part of this
uniquetrip. January 16, 1988.
Alltrips are led by archaeologists
or anthropologists.

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ARCHAEOLOGY

WEST
The Colorado History Museum, Denver,
CO: "Daughters of the Desert: WomenAnthropologists and the Native American
Southwest, 1880-1980" (December 19,
1987-February 28, 1988), exhibits the
pioneering work of 40 different womenanthropologists whose work started in the
Southwest prior to 1940.
Denver Art Museum, Denver,CO: "Headhunters and Spirit Watchers: Ancestor
Worldof NewGuinea"(November21, 1987January 24, 1988),illustrates the mysterious world of ancestors and spirits through
carved figures and cult boards of the Sepik
River people.
Denver Museum of Natural History, Denver, CO: "Ramses II: The Great Pharaoh
and His Time" (through March 31, 1988),
presents the priceless Egyptian tomb treasures along with objects of gold, silver,
bronze,faience,painted limestoneand wood
inlaid with ivory.Highlighting the exhibit
are a ten-ton statue of the pharaoh, royal
ornaments and a gold collar weighing almost nineteenpounds. Catalogueavailable.
Houston Museum of Natural Science,
Houston, TX: "Sun Gold" (through November22, 1987),traces man'srelationships
with the sun through many Mesoamerican cultures. "Peru's Golden Treasures"
(through January 3, 1988), displays over
240 PrecolumbianPeruvian gold artifacts,
including necklaces, ear spools, beakers,
tweezersand miniature human and animal
figures.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los
Angeles,CA: "Lost and Found Traditions:
Native AmericanArt 1965-1985"(through
December 11, 1987), is the first comprehensiveexhibitionstressing the survival of
Native American art forms to the present.
Over 300 works by more than 200 artists
will be featured, including textiles, pottery, and baskets demonstrating traditional styles and techniques integral to
tribal self-expression.Catalogue available.
Circulated by The American Federation of
Arts. "Quest for Eternity" (through January 3, 1988), showcases 160 examples
of Chinese ceramic sculpture from the
Neolithic period to the Ming dynasty,
excavated from tombs near ancient capitals and metropolitan centers. Catalogue
available.
Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, The
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque,
NM: "Daughters of the Desert" Women
Anthropologists and the Native American
Southwest 1880-1980" (through November 30, 1987),examines the important role
womenhave played in the research, presentation and preservationof the NativeAmerican cultures of the Southwest. "Sacred
Paths" (November 1, 1987-January 30,
1988),focuses on the Spanish and Native
American religious experience in the
Southwest from pre-Hispanicera, with emphasis on the late Spanish Colonialperiod.

This quadrilingual exhibit (Spanish, English, Tewa,and Navaho) features historic
artifacts, photographs and maps.
Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, CA:
"China Trade: Trade and Treasure & The
Race to Riches" (November18, 1987-June
5, 1988), presents over 500 paintings, ceramics, maps, models and instruments.
Each pieceillustrates China'strade and the
interaction with America during the late
18th and 19th centuries.
Pueblo Grande Museum, Phoenix, AZ:
"Centennial" (through February 1988),recounts 100years of archaeologyat Pueblo
Grande. Highlighted are early accounts of
Cushing and Bandelier and more recent
studies at the site.
San DiegoMuseumof Man,San Diego,CA:
"Sacred Soil" (through 1987),explorestraditional attitudes of the Hopi and Navajo
Indians toward land, the Anglo views of
land as a marketable commodity,and how
these viewpoints impact the land dispute
over the joint use area on the reservation.
Historic and contemporary photographs
illustrate these disparate views. "Face
Finding" (through January 4, 1988),shows
the 7 steps a forensic anthropologist follows when reconstructing a face from a
skull. "Souvenirs to Science: The Eclectic
Collector" (through May 8, 1988), celebrates major collections which have been
donated to the museum, highlighting such
materials as the maps, diaries and artifacts
of a pioneer in Southern Californiaarchaeology,paintings of the Kumeyaay Indians
and a collection of Precolumbian pottery
from Peru.
Southwest Museum, Los Angeles, CA:
"The Jimenez Collection of Mexican Jewelry" (through January 5, 1988),includesa
rare Prehispanicpectoralof shell,turquoise
and gold, several 17th-century relicarios,
and silver objects and jewelry by William
Spratling."ContemporaryNativeAmerican
Art" (through January 17,1988),features
paintings, prints and mixed media from
Native Americans throughout the U.S.
CANADA
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto,Ontario:
"Ontario at Home: TwoHundred Yearsof
Living" (through January 3, 1988), features six room settings, over 200artifacts,
graphics, illustrations, maps and photographs illustrating Ontario home life and
social history from the late 18th to the
mid-20th centuries. "Patterns in Light:
The John and Mary YaremkoGlass Collection" (through January 3, 1988),shows
the technology of glass-making and its
development through the years. Historical illustrations, photographs and a press
mould are on display.
FOREIGN
RoyalAcademyof Arts, Piccadilly,London:
"Ageof Chivalry: Art in Plantagenet England 1200-1400"(November6, 1987-March
6, 1988),presents spectacular objects like
the Crown of Blanche, the Black Prince's
armor, and the crozierof Williamof Wykeham, along with other treasures representative of English Gothic art. Catalogue
available.

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