2024 PCSWDC Annual Symposium
Schedule
Sat Sep 21 2024 at 09:00 am to 05:45 pm
Location
US Navy Memorial | Washington, DC
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~ The Rocks Speak: New Insights into Indigenous North American Rock Art ~PCSWDC’s 30th annual One-Day Symposium
The meeting begins at 9:00 am, and ends at 5:45 pm. Doors open at 8:15 am.
Visit our website to learn more about our speakers, the event, and to order the event t-shirt: www.pcswdc.org/symposium-2024-early-registration
Early registration is open:
Register by July 31, 2024 - to save $15 off the price of a member's ticket: www.pcswdc.org/shop/2024-symposium-earlytickets-a263c
In addition to hearing the latest scholarly insights and lively discussions about American rock art, this year's event will include a silent auction and a reception with an open bar hosted at the Navy Memorial Museum.
Purchase Reception tickets ($50): www.pcswdc.org/shop/rec-2024
SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION TICKET PRICES
To register: www.pcswdc.org/symposium-2024-early-registration
- Three types of tickets are available:
MEMBER TICKETS: $130 - Early registration price ($145 after August 1st)
These tickets are available to current members of the Pre-Columbian Society of Washington, D.C. whose memberships are current as of the day of the symposium (September 21, 2024).
Individual members are entitled to one member-priced symposium ticket while Household members may purchase up to two member-priced symposium tickets.
NONMEMBER TICKETS: $155 - Early registration price ($170 after August 1st)
These tickets are available to people who are neither Individual, nor Household members of the Pre-Columbian Society of Washington, D.C. as of the day of the symposium.
STUDENT TICKETS: $30 - Early registration price ($35 after August 1st)
NOTE: Student tickets are available only to students enrolled in an accredited academic institution as of the day of the symposium. Students must present an active, valid student photo ID at the door.
~ POST-SYMPOSIUM RECEPTION ~
Following the symposium the Society will host a reception at the Navy Memorial. Join speakers and others for conversation over hors d’oeuvres and an open bar. You need not attend the symposium to attend the reception, however, you must have a ticket to join the reception.
Purchase Reception tickets ($50): www.pcswdc.org/shop/rec-2024
~ SYMPOSIUM OVERVIEW ~
In North America, and in particular the arid and rocky Southwest, there are important culturally-diverse assemblages of images on rock that were created as early as the Archaic period, and continuing through the early historic period. Previously, rock art in North America was difficult to interpret due to a variety of factors, including the inability to accurately date the images, attribute them to either prehistoric or modern communities, or associate the images with archaeological assemblages. However, recent methodological and theoretical innovations have enabled scholars to interpret and understand these images in new ways.
This symposium brings together six scholars focusing on methodological and theoretical ways to interpret Indigenous North American rock art. The insights presented include new scientific advances that enable precise dating of rock art paintings and the use of Indigenous knowledge as a means of understanding the images as manifestations of cultural knowledge and memory. Through this event, participants will gain an in-depth knowledge and broad understanding of ancient North American peoples, their religious beliefs, social organization, and creative approaches, in addition to an appreciation that rock art continues to be an integral part of contemporary life for Indigenous communities.
~ SPEAKERS ~
CAROLYN E. BOYD, Texas State University - “Reading Rock Art: Enduring Myths in Archaic Period Rock Art”
DAVID S. WHITLEY - “Rock Writings: Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and the Archaeology of Religion”
EMILY C. VAN ALST, Washington State University - “Across Stone’s Surface: Incorporating Indigenous Perspectives in the Interpretation of Rock Art Imagery”
KAREN STEELMAN, Shumla Archaeological Research & Education Center - “At the Scientific Frontier: New Advances in Dating Rock”
LAWRENCE LOENDORF, Founder, Sacred Sites Research, Inc. - “The Shield-bearing Warrior Rock Art Motif”
MYLES MILLER, Versar Global Solutions - “Mountains, Caves, Storm Gods, Ancestors: The Deep Time Origins of Southern Southwest Cosmologies”
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Where is it happening?
US Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave NW,Washington D.C., Washington, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays: